Summer Happenings 2010!

Summer fun. One would think the Owens girls had webbed feet with as much swimming they did. Hadley grew at an amazing pace (funny how that happens in the first year!) Here are some of my favorite moments from this past summer.

Cadence was one tired Princess!

Sleeping Beauty!

Here is my niece Megan (Edward & Margaret's second) & she's holding Hadley & Jacob. Jacob is my brother Bobby & Lisa's 4th child & he's eight days older than Hadley.

Hadley really wanted in the bathtub, too!

Blanco County Fair & Rodeo parade! Morgan is a natural waver! ;)

Dripping Springs or Bust!

Well...here she is! My beast of a house! This is the only house we looked at when we came home to go house hunting. I knew from the moment I saw her that she was the one. We knew we were going to look at a foreclosure, which meant more home for our money, a fixer upper, & a probable close from you know where. She sits in the middle of nowhere in Hays county, off Fitzhugh towards the Blanco County Line, in a nice little neighborhood. She was meant for us! We put in our offer & it was accepted within 30 minutes. Did I mention it was meant to be?! Since moving in... we have had a new road built, Steve fenced in a garden, refinished the concrete floors, added carpet to the bedrooms, excavated the back yard, built rock patios & flowerbeds on the front & cleared cedar. Right now, I'm in the process of painting the interior. I'm sure we've done more, I just can't remember it all! We've been busy! My honey~do list is a mile long & Steve should get an award for appeasing me!

The subdivision we live in has free range cattle. The following pictures were my friendly reminder that we need not forget to shut the gate! The Longhorns certainly didn't mind stopping by for a visit!

Birth Announcement: Hadley was born a year ago!!

Hadley was born into a whirlwind of a situation! My pregnancy with her went better than I could have asked for.

Towards the end, Steve was given the opportunity to transfer to Austin & we went for it. We put the house up for sell (with the help of Kristen & a certain St. Joseph... a story that deserves a blog post of it's own!) & closed on the sell the day after Hadley was born. Luckily, we had worked a lease back clause for the following 2 weeks! Thank goodness for my Mom & Steve. They did most of the work of packing up what was left in the house. And, let's not forget the movers...(Bobby, Edward & many other family members!) How will I ever repay them?! Ahem, Ahem...back to Hadley! She was an Angel! Morgan & Cadence stayed by her side & made sure I wasn't forgetting about her. I guess it shouldn't be a big surprise that she's a little spoiled with all the attention she received & still receives!

A Beehive!

A Beehive! That's me, with all my buzzing busy bees all around me!

Yes, I decided to check in on my blog & realized I have only made one post this year. Sad! This has been an exciting year for us & I plan to add the highlights within the next few days. Highlights should include the birth of Hadley, our move to a new home in Dripping Springs, the girls starting a new preschool & MDO, Cadence in Wonderland's 3rd birthday, Morgan's Chuck E Cheese 5yr Adventure, Thanksgiving in our new home, school programs, and much more! 2010 came & went in a flash & I certainly hope time slows down for us in the years to come. My busy bees are growing up too fast!

Three Girls!

Wow. I'm the mother of three girls! I can't wait to see how they grow together & take this world by storm! Morgan Faith Cadence Emily
Hadley Michelle
The Owens Sisters

Spring 2010

Morgan is Four!!

Morgan's birthday landed on Thanksgiving day this year. With me being pregnant I decided to take the easy way out & have her party at my parents' home. Mom was cooking anyways, right?! Luckily, neither Mom nor Morgan minded! Morgan loved having all her cousins there to celebrate!

How Sweet It Is To Be Two!