Fall Update

It has been a bit since my last posting... This is partially due to a loss of a couple of hard drives. I still have hope that I can recover them - I just need to find a place that can help me out. Admittedly my lack of updates is mostly due to fall is a busy time for this family of teachers. Fall is also a favorite time for Kelly and I to get out. You will notice for the first time in a long time Owen is not in all of the shots... In fact he is less than half! I hope this doesn't disappoint the grandparents. Enjoy!

Fall 2008

A post for photos

The Oleson's showed up this weekend for a visit. Great times were had by all... Dinner at our place on Friday, a trip to Liberty Park Saturday and the Silly Market on Sunday rounded out the weekend. Really wish they could stay longer as the kids got along so well and learn so much from each other...

August Visitors

Midwest

We just got back from a nice trip to Illinois and Michigan. All of the regulars were in attendance - John and Mary; Christy, Eric and Jack, Kelly, Owen and I. It was great fun to watch Owen and Jack hanging out together. A very different set of kids than just a year ago!

The photos are a bit of a combination of catching what we were up to and a several you will notice are a bit different. They are shot with a new lens, thanks Kevin! The new lens is called a lensbaby. Very fun lens to work with that allows a selective focus by using a lens attached to a flexible bellows. Enjoy...

Mid West Summer 08

Summer Visitors

Oma and Opa just left after over a week of visiting. We all had a great time enjoying the time off together. The things we did:

Concert in the park at Deer Valley
A long hike on the 8,000' trail (The flowers this year have been the best in memory)
A visit to the Hogle Zoo
A steep hike in Lambs Canyon
A beach visit at Jordanelle Reservoir
A train ride on the Heber Creeper
A dinner at Andre's
And just general hanging out and watching all of the funny things Owen can do now...

Don

Oma and Opa Visit Summer 08

California

Just got back from a wonderful trip to California to visit Kevin, Marty and Ele! Lots of photos to share... Highlights from the trip:

- Taking the red wagon to the grocery store (Ele and Owen got lots of comments)
- Wine tasting at De Loach
- Habitot in Berkley (Toddler specific museum - way fun)
- Yosemite - Hikes (Mist Trail!!!), camping, climbing, photography...

California Trip 2008

Oscar

We had the pleasure of meeting Oscar Sattelmeier today.

Stats: 7lbs - 7oz
Born: 5/26/08 @ 7:15 am
Photos from the visit: Oscar

Mom and Dad Sattelmeier are in great spirits and health. It was great to see the three together.

Don, Kelly and Owen

Don 14, Kelly 19

As it stands today I have 14 and Kelly has 19 days left of the kiddos. Needless to say we are anxiously awaiting the freedom that awaits us!

Our summer plans so far include a trip to Yosemite , a visit from Oma and Opa, a trip to Mackinaw and some time hanging at home base here in PC.

I have posted a few shots - May Photos

ONE

Owen has just completed his first lap around the sun.

While his true b-day was on Thursday, we took the liberty to celebrate it on Saturday. I have posted a few pictures from the day of celebration at: April 2008.

For me, the most fun was giving Owen a haircut. While a bit intimidating at first, there were several backseat cutters present, I was eventually able to get comfortable and I think the end result is quite handsome.

Don

Walking

Over the past few weeks Owen has been taking a few steps from time to time. Now in the last couple of days, he has strung together some more impressive "walks". It has been challenging to capture him in action due to a fetish with the wrong end my camera, the back!

Anyhow, I did capture a long series (33 frames) of him walking. Take a peak if you are at all interested in a baby walking.

Walking Photos

Lots of Snow

I was lucky enough to get a day off to go ski touring on a Thursday
and it was glorious.

Skiing 07-08

Don

January Vistors

We had a couple of visitors in January. John and Mary flew in for MLK weekend and Chris, Jen and Ainsley were in town the following week.

The photos during this time are posted - January 08

Thanks for coming out guys... Don

Hmmmmm, what to write?

It has been a bit since I have posted a true typed blog entry so here it is. Hmmmm what should I talk about?

You can probably guess from the photos I have posted that we spent our Christmas break in the Northwest enjoying some skiing and got to hang out with a lot of family. It was great to see everyone, share stories, catch up and enjoy our time with the new little ones.

Since Christmas I have had the pleasure to return to work and had an even greater pleasure watching it snow for almost a week straight. I haven't seen it pile this high, that fast, in quite a while.

On the Owen front, new features include; an increased interest to "walk" with his walker toys or mom or dad's fingers, the ability to wave bye/hello (very very cute), has begun to mimic/repeat some sounds, weighs in just over 18lbs and this past weekend had a collision with the dryer door that lacerated his frenulum (located under his upper lip). This latter episode was more scary than a real problem. It bled like crazy and it took a bit to really assess the severity of the wound. A quick (and I mean quick > 40 min) ER trip assured us that it was indeed no big deal. I hope we can continue to have similar benign medical needs.

Don

PS: I have begun a January 08 photo folder - Enjoy

PSS: Did I mention that Owen now waves bye when I go to work? Very cute.