32 Month Update

We are settled into our new home and already have had our first visitors. My mom and dad spent the past 10 days with us and got to take in all of the British Columbia sites around us. We had a great visit and I know my parents really enjoyed their visit as much as we enjoyed them being here. We showed them all around town, Darren was a good tour guide. We ate some nice dinners at Mo and Dan's house and at a few of the local restaurants and I even took them out to the Ainsworth Hot Springs. Which all of us, including Owen, thoroughly enjoyed! We miss them already and can't wait for their return. We are looking forward to Aimee, Dayne and Chad's visit during Christmas!

Owen has adapted quite well to his surroundings. I take him twice a week to his playschool program where he spends his three hour afternoons playing, doing arts and crafts, playing in the gym, story time, singing songs and his favorite time of the day "Nack time" (translation...snack time). The other day Miss Donna was telling the kids that they were going to frost some sugar cookies in the shape of bats, ghosts and pumpkins for Halloween. When Owen caught on that there were cookies in close proximity, he followed the teacher around asking about the cookies for a good 5 minutes!

I read Owen books every night before he goes to bed. He now always tells me that I have to read him "whole hand" worth of books. Whole hand means 5...so I need to read him, "not two mommy, whole hand". But somehow the 5 books turns into 8 or 9. He loves his airport book from his Mi-Mi. Aimee wrote on the front page, "To Owen...Lots of Love Mi-Mi", every time we read the book, he reads to me that part. He also will recite all the people that he misses, "Pa-Pa, Grandma, Rocky, Mi-Mi- Dayne, Chad, Lu-Lu, Gi-Gi, Ashley, Jenna, Uncle Jason, Bruzer, Lu-Lu, Rocky"...for some reason all of the dogs make it twice on the nightly list. It must have been the big wet kisses he always got from all of them!

Owen is also a big hit with our neighbors and Mo and Dan's neighbors. The neighbor across the street was out and Owen said, "Hi, what's your name?" Our neighbor replied, "Ron". He said, "Hi Ron, my name Owen". Ron said, "Hi Owen." My dad and I were standing outside with Owen, so Owen being the polite conversationalist told Ron, "This is my mom and Pa-Pa". Owen is one of the main reasons why we know the majority of the people around us, he is always looking out for us making sure that our neighbors not only know him, but us too! Mo an Dan's neighbor goes out for daily walks and always passes our house. Owen saw him walking the other day and yelled out, "Hi Bob. What cha doing?" Bob said, "Just going for my walk." Owen said, "Oh...come over to my house, I'm playing hockey with my mom." Bob couldn't help but smile. Good thing that Owen didn't tell him that he is playing with his "Hockey Dicks", that is how he currently pronounces Hockey Sticks...he is having some issues with the letter S sound!

We love and miss everyone in Chicago and thank everyone in Trail for their warm and loving hospitality. You have made our move here a happy one!