Pumpkin Carving

This years pumpkin carving was eventful! Owen wasn't really a fanof cleaning out the pumkins, but LOVED painting his pumkin.I think we may have an artist on our hands!! Ha!

Owen was not a big fan of touching the pumpkin guts....he's facial expression was priceless!

He didn't like the guts, but he really liked using

the pumpkin carving tools

After cleaning out the big pumpkins, we let Owen paint his pumpkin. This was definitely Owen's favorite part of the night. He was an artist at work with a mission to paint every inch of his pumpkin as well as his legs and toes! Lets just say that we went straight to the bathtub once he finished his masterpiece!

Moving on to his leg and toes...

"look at my artwork"

The finished products....

"wow"

Spirit Week

It was Spirit Week at Owen's daycare October 25th through the 29th. It was so much fun to see all the kids dressed up! I think the parents might have enjoyed it just as much as the kids!

Day 1: Mismatch Day.... I think Owen was the tackiest one in his class!

Day 2: Hat Day.... Owen doesn't really like to keep hats on, so I had to distract him with a football just to get a picture!

Day 3: Pajama Day.... So cute in his guitar pj's!!

Day 4: Game Day.... Owen was full force in his Razorback gear. He even insisted on taking his Razorback football to school.

Day 5: Costume Day.... Owen was the cutest little loin!
It was so funny to watch all the kids looking at each other. They just kept staring at each other like "why are you wearing that?".

Owen and his little girlfriend Emmie...

My little lion....

group pic...

Fletcher, Emmie, Brooklyn, Meribell, and Owen

Pumpkin Patch

Okay....so I'm finally back to blogging again! Now I just have to play catchup....

A few weeks ago we spent a warm Sunday afternoon at the pumpkin patch. We went to the same pumpkin patch last year, but Owen was A LOT more active and A LOT harder to photograph this year! He really enjoyed carrying and throwing the small pumpkins.

playing with the pumpkin statue...

a not so safe wagon ride...

drumming with daddy...

Daddy's little helper...

my boys...

Family pic..

Aunt Amanda and Owen

weighing in...

ACH Appointment...

Owen had a follow up appointment at Arkansas Children's Hospital last Monday. Overall, it was a good appointment....with the exception of trying to entertain Owen for 2.5 hours.

Owen fell asleep on the way to the appointment and continued to sleep until we laid him down to get weighed. This worked out surprisingly well because he was still half asleep and just laid there completely still (which never happens!) and let them take all their measurements. He weighed in at just under 27 lbs which is in the typical range for his age and height.


We spent the majority of the appointment discussing the possibility of dietary changes. Because Owen is still the only child in Arkansas with VLCAD, we had our metabolic nutritionist consult with nutritionist in other states about Owen's future dietary management. After a lot of discussion....we have a plan! If Owen's blood work comes back normal (or normal for Owen) then we'll start adding fat to Owen's diet. So...if all goes well, we'll let Owen have 20-22 grams (he currently gets 10-15 grams)of fat per day for 4 weeks and then do blood work to see how his body is handling the added fat. The idea is that we will challenge him and do blood work every 4 weeks until we find his "magic" number. According to one nutritionist's calculation, Owen may possible be able to work his was up to 27 grams of fat per day. It will all be based on how his body responds but we are excited to be working towards his "magic" number!! Who knows...he might be able to have something other than chicken after all!

This was a happy picture with daddy before he was wrapped up in a sheet and held down by 2 nurses to get his blood drawn. Hopefully we'll have all the blood work back sometime this week and get the "go ahead" to start eating more fat!

All Dressed Up!!

Playing dress up at daycare! Isn't he so cute in his little tux??