Fall is in the air.

Here are some more pics from our day of playing in the leaves. Owen likes to jump in the pile or have you sprinkle leaves on his head.

Giggle ear.

Yesterday, we played a lot in the front yard. Owen discovered Daddy's ear.

I'm a little cuckoo clock.

Here's a little song we like to sing with O once in a while. He digs it.

Mart cabin, Labor Day.

This Summer, we felt very fortunate to be invited up twice to the Mart cabin. Labor Day was an absolute blast! Owen was starting to walk a bit in his Frankenstein-kinda-way. And we shared a lot of laughs with K's uncle, cousins, brother, nephew, etc. etc. We ate too much and played a TON of yard games like beanbag toss. The perfect ending to a really fun Summer. Thanks Team Mart!

Clap your hands say yeah.

Here's some vid of Owen enthusiastically clapping away. He really gets after it on this one.

Owen walkabout.

A look back.

Click the photo to play a movie.

12 months.

Ever since Owen was 1 month young, every month we've been putting him in this rocking chair and snapping a photo alongside his little plush monster. It's been fun watching him grow taller and taller, getting more and more animated, his face changing into that of a little boy. While it's been fun doing this on a monthly basis, we always said we'd stop the chair photos once he turned 1 year old. Plus, the squirrelly little guy won't sit still for us anymore anyway. :)

Galaxy Drive-In.

Every day on our way to work we pass by Galaxy Drive-In (formerly Wagner's Drive-In). The old Wagner's was great, so we were excited to see just how new and improved this badboy is. If you're thinking of paying it a visit, see commentary below...

The new sign beckons the good ol' atomic age.
It's cheesy in all the right ways. Good. "Let's walk in..."

Food arrives and our order is mostly accurate.
Burgers are decent. Fries are not so good.
Bill arrives. Old Wagner's prices are gone.
"We paid that much for this?"

This was pretty cool. An old ice cream truck. Photo op, done.

Neverland Ranch called. They want their creepy kid statues back.

Have legs, will climb.

No matter what's in his way, Owen will climb it. Perhaps you're laying on the floor resting after a hard day's work? Owen will climb over you. Stairs? Yep. Up and down.
Below are pics from Owen ascending the plush climbing thing at daycare, the playground at the mall and last but not least a beanbag toss game. Look out Mount Kilamanjaro!

Supercastlebreak.

Owen got a lot of awesome gifts for his b-day and one of said awesome gifts was a jumbo cardboard block set. Check out the mother of all castlebreaks...

The Party: part 3.

Here's the part of the program you all came to see...the cake-eating contest.

The Party: part 2.

The Party: part 1.

A lot goes into a kid's b-day party: the food, the drinks, the favors, the activities. So our first time around, we tried to be as chill as possible. We got party trays from the company store (aka: SuperTarget) and Katie found some sweet lunchboxes online for the kiddo guests. Some letters from the $1 section at Target added some personalization. And the only baking Katie did was Owen's "block cake." If you've seen the castlebreak video, you know this is something he's into. Oh, and we got a second cake for Owen to shove his cute little face into (more on that later).

Pre-party at Owen's house.

This week's theme at Heyrobertsons is definitely: Owen turns 1! Although his official b-day was July 28th, we're celebrating all this week (because, well, we're tardy bloggers). These shots were taken about an hour before guests started arriving to Owen's first party at our place. The kid was certainly amped, as you can see.

Flower child.

Here's Owen boy mackin' on all the older ladies at the flower market. Lil' pimp. You'll notice the derby hat stays on him now that we've bought him the other bucket hat. Go figure.

Precisely yes.

Probably the cutest thing Owen Maxwell is doing these days is nodding "yes" and shaking his head "no." He's just so darn precise with his movements when nodding yes. You have to see this...

Mini Golf.

One thing to know about us Robertsons is: we sure do love a good game of miniature golf, err putt putt golf. So when my parents visited us for Owen's b-day party weekend, we had to trek over to the artfully-designed Big Stone course. Although my Dad wore his pro-style Kangol golf hat, his cap wasn't making him any luckier that day. Once again, I retained the Robertson "King of Swing" Golf Crown, beating him by a few strokes. And pocketed a crisp, clean 5-spot in the process. Trash talk aside, it was a beautiful day. And if you haven't been out there, you should make a trip to Big Stone in Minnetrista. They even have roosters and billy goats. Seriously, go there now. Stop surfing the world wide web. Fresh air awaits. And billy goats, too.

Cartin' around.

As an early b-day gift, T's parents and sis got Owen a shopping cart. Boy with shopping cart? Sure, why not. He love, love, LOVES the thing. Whenever he gets cranky we just roll the thing in front of him and he giggles and pushes it from one room to another. As a bonus, he's recently started throwing the little plastic fruits and veggies that came with the cart down our stairs for Daddy to pick up. Nice.

4th of July revisited.

I know, I know. We've been flaky about blogging lately, but Summers (especially MN ones) fly by faster than you can say "Fourth o' July." (Nice segue, eh.) Every year, we don't feel like our Summer is complete without a trip to K's uncle's cabin. The family is top notch, the scenery is beautiful, the naps are long, and the sound of crickets is music to our ears.
This was O's first time ever swimming in a lake, so that was fun to see. He wasn't so sure about the water rising up to his shoulders, but he warmed up to the idea of the whole lake thing.
And although the night of Fourth of July sounded like WWII mortar fire outside his window, Owen slept the whole night through without a peep.