HAPPY EASTER!!! and Happy Birthday Reign!

We hope that everyone had a very Happy Easter!! Our was excellent =) I felt like we were able to visit everyone, and spend quality time, without feeling rushed. It was perfect. Unfortunately, I do not have very many pictures because my camera is on the fritz. It keeps vibrating when it is turned on, which creates blurry pictures. Enjoy the few pictures I was able to take before it got completely ridiculous.

Here's Odee on Easter morning with his present from Jess and I, a Little Tikes barn.Matching Daddy and Oden! So handsome!

Oden and Grandpa Scott.....this was one of my last pictures.
The day before Easter was our friend Reign's 1st birthday party. Here's Reign trying to touch Oden, he wanted no part of that. He just wanted to play with all of her pink toys!!
The babies and me!

Oden lounging in Reign's pink chair. Jess would've died......

I am going to work on sending my camera in for repair this week, so there will be more pictures soon!!

NAKEY BOY

Here is a video of one of the cutest things that Oden does now. When it is bathtime, he runs into the bathroom. He definately knows the routine. Then, I take his clothes off and as soon as I take off his onesie this is what he does......

......with such joy, he runs his hands up and down his tummy while I say, "NAKEY, NAKEY, NAKEY!!" It's so precious!! This definately makes me smile everytime :)

Nothing too exciting, but some cuteness

Here's some new pictures for all of you Oden fans out there. There really hasn't been too much going on around here lately. We've just been enjoying the warm weather, when we can, and snuggling on those crazy Illinois cold days! I wish the weather would just decide already on which season it is!! One day it feels like summer, and the next day we're in the Arctic Tundra!! Jess and I are getting ready to go on vacation, which is exciting to us! We leave for Las Vegas this Friday and return on Monday. Oden will be staying with Grandpa and Grandma Dee Dee. I already know we will miss him horribly, but he will be in good hands. It's only a couple of days anyways! Other than that, I swear he is on the verge of talking. If we could stop giving him his binky, I bet he would be doing better. It's just such a comfort, for Jess and I!! Soon enough he will be talking. I suppose there's really no need to rush it.


Oden and Grandpa Dee Dee holding hands at the park.

All up in Grandma Dee Dee's grill! haha!

Helping Oden fly his first kite. So cute!

White Sox baby!

White Sox baby eating Thomas White Sox baby retrieving the Thomas he hid under the couch. This is one of his new antics. He puts toys under the couch and then does a search and rescue!
Oh, so sleepy!
He so cuddly, cozy in the mornings!

Yay for wedding proposals!

Oden had a small part in a wedding proposal over the weekend. On Friday our friend Ian came over and we attempted to take some pictures of Oden holding a sign proposing to our cousin, Jen Hogan. It took quite a while to get a decent picture, but in the end Ian took one that he liked and wanted to use for their special moment. We were flattered to be part of such a special event. So the story goes..... Ian posted the picture on Jen's computer background so when she looked at her computer she took a double take and by the time she looked at Ian he was one one knee with an absolutely gorgeous ring!! She said, "YES!", of course. Ian and Jen are a couple of our favorite people and we wish them all the best. Congrats Jen and Ian!!!

We were trying so hard to get a good pose.

This is the one Ian chose. I'm sooo glad he got one he liked!!

On a less exciting note, we are just loving the warmer weather lately! Finally, a chance to get out of the house and let Oden stretch his legs!! He LOVES being outside. Here are some pictures of a few of our recent days outside.

This day it was still a little cold out, but it didn't phase him at all!

Playing bubbles with Kerri and LaneyDad chasing Oden to the end of the drive, he runs here often."Let me in your car Dad!"Loving the swings at Renwick Park You can't go down that way, silly!

"I am the King of this playground!!"

Just hanging out in the firetruck with Auntie Olivia.

Baby Baldy

So yesterday, Oden went to my mom's house (Grandma KiKi). When I returned to her house she had given him a haircut. Not just a trim, she cut off the baby hawk!! She chopped off the back half of it and cut about an inch off the top. Apparently, she didn't like the way it looked. AHHHH!! Jess and I had talked about Oden having a mohawk before he was even born! Needless to say, we were upset. All has been discussed with my mother, and I feel confident that nothing like this will happen in the future. Luckily, it is hair and it will grow back. Plus, his hair grows like wild fire! He's already had about half a dozen haircuts.

Ironically, I had a little photo shoot with him just before we left the house. His hair looked sooo cool that day. So here are some pics pre and post hawk removal :( so sad.

BEFORE:

Healthy, punk rock baby boy

AFTER:
Our poor cancer-looking baby

Newbies

I know this is what everyone craves ...... new pics!!! I'm going to try to post as many as possible the next week or two because I accepted a position at an insurance company, and am going to assume I will not have much time to post. So enjoy them while you can :)

Still loving this little 4-wheeler!

Trying to eat his baby blankie


More pooping! I just think it's funny how he hides now!

Wrestling with his monkey balloon! Silly monkeys!

Chuck E. Cheesetrip with dad!! So much fun!!

Smarty Pants

Here is the video that I promised. For about a week or so, Oden was obsessed with this toy lawnmower. There was one time when I was vacuuming and he ran and grabbed it so he could push it along side of me. He thought he was vacuuming too! It was SOOO cute. This isn't a video of that particular event, but it is equally as cute. You can really see how smart he is getting.

new pictures

Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know that Oden is doing great! He is getting so big and so smart. So here are some new pictures of him for you :) I have a great video that I PROMISE to post later in the week.

"Baby Hawk"

Up close and personal....
I love these monster jammies with matching slippers!

Grandma DeeDee and Odee at the Superbowl party

Odee finding a secret spot to poop!

Walking outside for the first time!! He loves it!!

Valentine's Day with Grandpa DeeDee....AWWW!

Sorry I've been slacking.....

WOW! It's been almost 2 weeks since my last post. I'm sorry. I have no excuses, just pure laziness (or at least as lazy as you can possibly be with this kid running around!!). I also forgot to post his updates after his last doctors appointment (which was January 6th). So as of then, he was 30 inches tall, and he weighed 22 lb. 10 oz. So, he is doing great. He is starting to talk a tiny, tiny bit. He will say (only when he wants to) things that sound like "Hi Kitty", "Up", and "All Done". He is getting so smart. It's awesome to watch him grow.

Here's a video of Oden playing with Uncle Mikey:

Random picture of Oden sleeping, yes he was actually sleeping like this!! LOL!

Just thought I would mention that I love all of your comments. We haven't been getting many lately so..... maybe if you comment I would be more motivated to post more often?!?! =)

MORE ODEE <3

Hello! I posted a bunch of new pictures today on my facebook. There's this cool option that I just noticed where you can share your albums with others, even if they don't have a facebook account. It is way easier to upload pics on facebook than the blog, so here are the links to lots more of our favorite baby dude:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14961&l=e620b&id=1167392071

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14948&l=84310&id=1167392071

I hope this works!!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY ODEE!

I still can hardly believe it. My baby boy is a year old. Funny how time flies when you're having fun :)

On Oden's actual birthday, we had a small get together at our house with all of him Grandma's, Grandpa's, Aunt's, and Uncle's. And by small I mean 17 people (He is such a lucky boy). It was awesome watching everyone interact. Our families get along like peas and carrots, and that makes us very happy. So, we hung out, ate pizza, opened a couple huge presents (a basketball hoop, a baby car, and a 4-wheeler), and then ate cake. This was the only time we let him have the opportunity to dig into a cake. I think he liked it, but was full from pizza. It was very cute, and not horrible to clean up. Which I was thankful for. He was the cutest baby birthday boy ever (I am not bias at all).

Then this past Saturday we had a huge party for him at Brunswick Zone in Romeoville. Everyone was able to bowl or play games, and have a great time. Oden was such a good boy all day. I planned the party for the perfect time of the day, which was after nap time. I only saw him here and there, he really let everyone hang out with him. It was awesome. Thank you for everyone who came out for Oden's big day(s). He is so loved, and we are so blessed to have all of you in our lives. Sorry that I didn't post more pictures. But as you can probably imagine, I had quite a few to choose from. Please let me know if you have any good ones from the parties, you can never have too many memories :)
ENJOY!

Birthday morning, still in jammies. Did you notice his mohawk is back?!

Playing on his zebraLoving his WonderPets ball pit! Thanks Mags!
Eating PaPa John's!! YUMMY!

Birthday boy, and Birthday Grammy. So sweet.

He didn't know how to blow it out, but he had some help.
I don't know about this....

He loves this little car! I can't wait to play with it outside!

Brunswick party.....getting ready for cake
I love this baby dude!He liked riding this motorcycle