Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from The Osbornes!
Little eLf
too close to nap time
Our little present
Enjoying her first snow
all bundled up!
too close to nap time
Our little present
Enjoying her first snow
all bundled up! Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
State Fair
Steve and I decided to take London to the State Fair on Sunday. We hadn’t been in probably six years so we met up with Russ, and Heidi & Josh and had a great time. Well, we did so hopefully everyone else did as well. The weather wasn’t ideal to walking around outside all day…it was sooooo cold! But, we kept London warm with a jacket and lots of blankets. She got fussy a few times because she wanted to get out and walk around so we had to take a few breaks here and there.
She rode her first ride on the carousel. She seemed to like it. I think she was more fascinated with the lights at the top than she was anything else. The horse we picked out when really high so I was getting nervous I wouldn’t be able to hold on to her. After a few goes around she wanted off so we sat in one of the little sled seats and waited till it was over.
Her favorite part of the day was probably when her daddy fed her some funnel cake covered in powdered sugar and chocolate syrup. She couldn’t get enough of it! She actually got a little tude with him when he stopped feeding her.
After the fair we hung out at Heidi’s and ate some pizza...London included...she LOVES pizza crust. It was 7 by the time we left Raleigh and London was soooooo pooped that she passed out after a few ounces of her bottle in the car. The poor thing was trying to hold her bottle the whole time and it just kept slipping out of her hands when she would nod off. She woke up after about an hour, finished her bottle, then was out for the rest of the night!
On the carousel. 
This is what happens when daddy feeds her funnel cake.
Trying to take a picture, but London didn't want to cooperate.
My cuties :)
Our sauce won a blue ribbon for best condiment
She rode her first ride on the carousel. She seemed to like it. I think she was more fascinated with the lights at the top than she was anything else. The horse we picked out when really high so I was getting nervous I wouldn’t be able to hold on to her. After a few goes around she wanted off so we sat in one of the little sled seats and waited till it was over.
Her favorite part of the day was probably when her daddy fed her some funnel cake covered in powdered sugar and chocolate syrup. She couldn’t get enough of it! She actually got a little tude with him when he stopped feeding her.
After the fair we hung out at Heidi’s and ate some pizza...London included...she LOVES pizza crust. It was 7 by the time we left Raleigh and London was soooooo pooped that she passed out after a few ounces of her bottle in the car. The poor thing was trying to hold her bottle the whole time and it just kept slipping out of her hands when she would nod off. She woke up after about an hour, finished her bottle, then was out for the rest of the night!
On the carousel.
This is what happens when daddy feeds her funnel cake.
Trying to take a picture, but London didn't want to cooperate.
My cuties :)
Our sauce won a blue ribbon for best condimentat the NC Specialty Foods Association conference.
This was displayed at the fair in the Got to be NC exhibit.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
11 months!!!
So I’ve been a little slack with updating our blog since it’s wedding season and we’ve been extremely busy with weddings. But I’ve been told by multiple parties that it’s time to update the blog, so here goes…
L-boogie…our sweet little chunky nugget is now a little over 11 months old. It’s hard to believe that our precious 7lb 10oz baby girl is now this grown up, soon to be one year old. Time really flies by! And many things have changed since our last post. Although she has not quite mastered walking, it will be any day now. She will take about 2 steps toward us before she slowly squats to a crawling position. But be careful, because if she gets a hold of your fingers, she’ll drag you around the room. And she has FINALLY gotten her first tooth. It’s not fully out, but most of the way, and it’s adorable. I love seeing it shine through her little grin.
As for Steve and I…well, we are happy but worn out!!! Between work, and more work, a little girl who is into everything, and our growing hours of lack of sleep, we’ve been barely getting by. It’s definitely time for another vacation. We had a mini vacation with our weekend away from baby when Kelly got married, but we hardly saw one another so it didn’t really count. After our last wedding this fall (which will be in a few weeks), and London’s first birthday, I think we’ll treat ourselves to a weekend in the mountains :) Maybe!
We are very much looking forward to the day we have planned for Boogie’s birthday, which will be held at the barn due to the growing guest list. I can’t wait…Nor can I wait for Halloween. This year, we are dressing up as a family, to the Wizard of Oz. I don’t want to spoil the hilarity of the photos we will be sending out, but between myself, London, Steve and Frankie, we will be dressed as the lion, the scarecrow, the tin man, and Dorothy. But, you will never guess who will be wearing what!!! Stay tuned.
Until then, here are the most recent photos I’ve taken of our little princess…
L-boogie…our sweet little chunky nugget is now a little over 11 months old. It’s hard to believe that our precious 7lb 10oz baby girl is now this grown up, soon to be one year old. Time really flies by! And many things have changed since our last post. Although she has not quite mastered walking, it will be any day now. She will take about 2 steps toward us before she slowly squats to a crawling position. But be careful, because if she gets a hold of your fingers, she’ll drag you around the room. And she has FINALLY gotten her first tooth. It’s not fully out, but most of the way, and it’s adorable. I love seeing it shine through her little grin.
As for Steve and I…well, we are happy but worn out!!! Between work, and more work, a little girl who is into everything, and our growing hours of lack of sleep, we’ve been barely getting by. It’s definitely time for another vacation. We had a mini vacation with our weekend away from baby when Kelly got married, but we hardly saw one another so it didn’t really count. After our last wedding this fall (which will be in a few weeks), and London’s first birthday, I think we’ll treat ourselves to a weekend in the mountains :) Maybe!
We are very much looking forward to the day we have planned for Boogie’s birthday, which will be held at the barn due to the growing guest list. I can’t wait…Nor can I wait for Halloween. This year, we are dressing up as a family, to the Wizard of Oz. I don’t want to spoil the hilarity of the photos we will be sending out, but between myself, London, Steve and Frankie, we will be dressed as the lion, the scarecrow, the tin man, and Dorothy. But, you will never guess who will be wearing what!!! Stay tuned.
Until then, here are the most recent photos I’ve taken of our little princess…
Friday, August 28, 2009
Beach (Again)
We've been a little slack on the Blog lately...enjoying the last remnants of summertime before weddings kick off again with a bang next weekend. It's been a good one; we spent 2 weeks at the beach, 1 week with Crystal's family, and another week with mine. Here are some pictures from our week at Cherry Grove with my folks and siblings:
Yes, I know, we probably shouldn't have taken a Baby to Dick's, but she had a BLAST!!!
Derrrrrr.....
London & her Uncle Chris
Caleb napping
Chris & Katie
She loves fishtanks!
My little Brother Matt
Beach Hair
My pretty ladies
Yes, I know, we probably shouldn't have taken a Baby to Dick's, but she had a BLAST!!!
Derrrrrr.....
London & her Uncle Chris
Caleb napping
Chris & Katie
She loves fishtanks!
My little Brother Matt
Beach Hair
My pretty ladies
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Toes in the Sand
The Osbornes are back into the swing of our daily routines after a wonderful beach vacation to Ocean Isle. It was L's first beach vacation, and of course our first vacation with a baby. I do believe we packed the entire house into our trailblazer and used some storage on the boat because we had NO IDEA what to take for booger...I don't think she even touched half of the stuff we lugged around!
We definitely enjoyed watching her face as she saw the ocean for the first time, kicking her feet and hands in excitement. She concentrated on the water when we stood her up in the crashing waves, but no unhappiness there either. She loved it! Her favorite part was the sand...as could be seen by her constant rolling around in it, and the fist fulls she shoved in her mouth! We did try to keep her from eating bucket fulls of sand, but eventually, she did it anyway. Thankfully, there were no problems later :)
Since the last post, a lot of new and exciting things have happened with our sweet, chunky nugget. She started crawling when I was in Atlanta (first part of July) but since then she has mastered that and travels faster than a speeding bullet. It's about impossible to keep up with her, so we are looking into getting a "cage" haha. She is also very determined that she is going to stand up and walk around. She pulls up on everything and if you hold her hands while she is standing, she takes off walking...although she looks like a little drunk...all over the place, legs wobbling with every step. Its an interesting milestone for Steve and I as parents because for one, we are able to get more stuff done since we aren't holding her all the time, but at the same time, she is into EVERYTHING so we are constantly redirecting her, pointing her towards the items she can actually play with.
As for Steve and I, things are still the same. Work, Baby, Working out, and sleep!
Enjoy our favorite beach pics...
Mr. Crabby with his "Laser Crab Eyes!"
First watermelon slice. Yummy!
The sun setting over the canal.
After eating a few hand fulls of sand.
Knocked out! Shortly after, an old man walked by yelling "she looks peaceful"
which startled her and woke her up. We think he forgot to put his hearing aid in.
Covered in sand.
Complete concentration.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Happy 1st Birthday Caleb!!! & Ready for Momma to Get Back...
(Aplogies for the picture quality, they were all taken on my phone)
This past Sunday London and I went to my Parent's after my baseball game to celebrate Caleb's first birthday. My Mom has been keeping foster children since I was 9 years old, and moved to therapeutic DSS foster care a few years back. She currently has two kids in her care, Scotty (aka. Mini-Coop) a 4 year old, and Caleb, a 1 year old with Cornelia Delange syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_de_Lange_Syndrome).
Little Caleb is an Angel! In his one year on earth he has already experienced much more that most of us will in a lifetime. Countless surgeries, trips to the ER and many doctors telling us that he wouldn't make it. Caleb has been very healthy in the past few months, however. The longer he stays strong, the better his chances are for continuing to grow and develop.
He still eats through a feeding tube, and probably won't be able to walk until he is 5 years old (if ever) and will likely never talk, but the kid has a heart of gold. He loves to laugh and play and make all sorts of noises. He especially loves my brother Chris who can always get him to laugh, and my parent's dogs, Kohle, Pepper and Emma.
Here are some pictures from his first party yesterday:
In other news; This is my 6th day of getting to feel what it would be like to be a single parent. This past Wednesday morning, Crystal left with her Mom for a tradeshow in Atlanta, and will return late tommorow night. Here's a nod to all of the single parents out there, especially those with mutliple children. I honestly don't know how they do it. Just keeping up with the limited amount of laundry and dishes that L and I make is tough.
Probably the most difficult thing is London being "out of her groove." She definitely misses her Momma, as evident of her unwillingness to let me leave a room without taking her with me. She has done fine at My Mom and her Aunt Joyce's while I am at work, but once I pick her up, she is very needy. I understand though, as I am all out of whack too with "Mom" gone. She has started to adjust, but has fought sleep ALOT more than usual. I have had to sleep with her in the bed with me at least 3 nights so far to keep her from crying. She has just learned to climb and stand at the crib rail, and even after I think she's asleep, I'll walk by her room and see her standing there cooing "MuMaMaMaMa..." It's so sweet that I can't help but cart her around half asleep until I am ready for bed.
Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB, hat's off to single parents, and COME HOME SOON MOMMA!!!
Here's my little mechanic helping Me, Chris and Russ work on the Bronco on Saturday. My sister keeps telling me that London is going to one day resent all of these redneck pictures I keep taking of her.
Here she is after a long night of waking up, crying for Momma and getting transported to Dad's bed. We both look like this in the morning's lately
Here is the little playpad that I set up for her while we worked outside Saturday.
This past Sunday London and I went to my Parent's after my baseball game to celebrate Caleb's first birthday. My Mom has been keeping foster children since I was 9 years old, and moved to therapeutic DSS foster care a few years back. She currently has two kids in her care, Scotty (aka. Mini-Coop) a 4 year old, and Caleb, a 1 year old with Cornelia Delange syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_de_Lange_Syndrome).
Little Caleb is an Angel! In his one year on earth he has already experienced much more that most of us will in a lifetime. Countless surgeries, trips to the ER and many doctors telling us that he wouldn't make it. Caleb has been very healthy in the past few months, however. The longer he stays strong, the better his chances are for continuing to grow and develop.
He still eats through a feeding tube, and probably won't be able to walk until he is 5 years old (if ever) and will likely never talk, but the kid has a heart of gold. He loves to laugh and play and make all sorts of noises. He especially loves my brother Chris who can always get him to laugh, and my parent's dogs, Kohle, Pepper and Emma.
Here are some pictures from his first party yesterday:
In other news; This is my 6th day of getting to feel what it would be like to be a single parent. This past Wednesday morning, Crystal left with her Mom for a tradeshow in Atlanta, and will return late tommorow night. Here's a nod to all of the single parents out there, especially those with mutliple children. I honestly don't know how they do it. Just keeping up with the limited amount of laundry and dishes that L and I make is tough.
Probably the most difficult thing is London being "out of her groove." She definitely misses her Momma, as evident of her unwillingness to let me leave a room without taking her with me. She has done fine at My Mom and her Aunt Joyce's while I am at work, but once I pick her up, she is very needy. I understand though, as I am all out of whack too with "Mom" gone. She has started to adjust, but has fought sleep ALOT more than usual. I have had to sleep with her in the bed with me at least 3 nights so far to keep her from crying. She has just learned to climb and stand at the crib rail, and even after I think she's asleep, I'll walk by her room and see her standing there cooing "MuMaMaMaMa..." It's so sweet that I can't help but cart her around half asleep until I am ready for bed.
Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB, hat's off to single parents, and COME HOME SOON MOMMA!!!
Here's my little mechanic helping Me, Chris and Russ work on the Bronco on Saturday. My sister keeps telling me that London is going to one day resent all of these redneck pictures I keep taking of her.
Here she is after a long night of waking up, crying for Momma and getting transported to Dad's bed. We both look like this in the morning's lately
Here is the little playpad that I set up for her while we worked outside Saturday.
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