Superstion Farm

Owen loves animals so a couple weeks ago we went to a farmers market that had a free petting zoo.  He was such a chicken.  The animals were behind a fence begging for food and Owen clung to me.  What a chicken.  Eventually I got him down by the turkey but when I took him back to the goats he jumped  into my arms.  Anyways I still think he had fun even though he was a scaredy cat.

clinging to me

Dada made him pet the calf

I guess I'll feed the goat

Feeding the Turkey

Owen decided he would feed the Turkeys

Easter

Last year Owen was to young for Easter but this year I was so excited to be the "Easter bunny".  We bought him a coloring book, and stickers then scattered eater eggs filled with teddy grahams around the living room.  After showing him his Easter basket, which I'm pretty sure I liked more than him, we took him to the living room where he would crawl up to an egg, open it, get excited and eat his cookies. Don't worry he had a smoothie filled with fruits and spinach before his hunt.  After the first couple of eggs he would crawl up to the egg open it dump out the cookies and move on.  Grandma was nice enough to give him a baby pool and a few eggs.  Those eggs had goldfish in them and he turned his nose up to the fishes he likes cookies.  After church we went over to my parents where he got some new shoes and a book.  We had a great Easter can't wait to do it again next year and see how much more he understands.

We are moving bucket list

Well its a official we are moving to Rapid City SD.  Ryan starts his residency July first and we will leave sometime in June. We picked out our apartment and its a 3 bedroom so we expect everyone to come visit.   We are really excited to be moving there and to go on many adventures during  this year or maybe longer who knows.

Here is the start to my bucket list.  We cant do all the bigger trips at the  bottom unless we are there longer than a year but we can do all the South Dakota stuff.

1. Mount Rushmore (4th of July)
2. Crazy Horse Monument
3. Custer State Park go see some Buffalo
4. Bear Butte State Park
5. Badlands National Park
6. Wild Horse Sanctuary
7. Black hills scenic drives
8. Chapel in the hills
9. Go out to the forest build a campfire, eat dinner, roast marshmallows then go home to sleep I'm not taking a one year old camping
10. Thunderhead falls Gold Mine
11. Gold factory tour
12. Bear Country
13.  Journey Museum
14. Reptile Gardens 
15. Minuteman Missile National historic site
16. City of Presidents statues of presidents in downtown  rapid city
17. Storybook Island
18. Dinosaur Park
19. 1880 Train ride
20. Old McDonald Farm
21. Roughlock Falls Nature area-- where dances with wolfs final scene was filmed, hiking the one mile trail well see if Owen can handle it
22. Angostura Recreation area the beach
23. The Mammoth site paleontological site museum
24. Memorial Park Berlin wall exhibit
25. Evans plunge Mineral indoor pool and slides heated 87 Degrees
26. Devils Tower (WY) first national  monument
27. Temple/Mall of America/Baseball trip to Minneapolis 
28. Canada trip
29. Sioux Falls
30. Winterquarters

Flordia

We spent 2 days at Universal Studios one day Becky and Jeff took Owen home and the next day Ryan and I took him home.   Both mornings were spent at Harry Potter World but the second day we spent some time in Dr Seuss World so Owen could do some rides.  We did the carousel, one fish two fish, and a real coaster.   He didn't like the last one to much to scary.

He loves water

Jurassic park

Back to the Future

First Ride!

One Fish 2 Fish

Grandmas not happy she got wet

After Universal we did a day at Magic Kingdom.  We probably should have taken Owen here since he could of done most of the stuff.  I was disappointed Splash Mountain was closed, but we went on Space Mountain twice.

Swiss Family Robinson treehouse

Rum Rummmm

Hes off.

waiting to park

Yes we stole this picture

For our last day we went to Epcot.  The one place Ryan wanted to go.  He wanted to go there so bad just to eat food.  They have a section where you walk around and visit all the countries.   In the UK we got fish and chips, then a stop in France for a baguette, pastry, and lobster bisque soup.  Then some more rides before getting pizza in Italy, caramel popcorn and chocolate in Germany and some more pastries in Norway.  It was a day full  of food and rides.  To top it all off the Indian Health service Residency sites where picking there Residents the next day.  South Dakota called  him to ask a few more questions and tell him its between him and one other guy they will let them know tomorrow.   Luckily they picked us.  What a great way to end a vacation with a job.

Harry Potter World

Vacation time, after Ryan's rotation in Atlanta he had some time off school, so instead of going home we went to Florida.  Ryan's parents met us there and took care of Owen most of the time.  Thanks! The one thing Jeff and I wanted to was Harry Potter World which is part of Universal Studios Island of Adventure.    Since I love Harry Potter he gets his own blog post more about the rest of Florida later.

As you enter, you see the Hogwarts Express (I think they should make this into a ride) and then continue through all the shops in Diagon Ally.    Olivanders wand shop has a wand picking ceremony, you of course have to get some chocolate at Honey Dukes, browse through Fred and Georges shop Weasleys Wizard Wheezes,  and get an Owl at the Owl post all before heading to the Hogwarts Castle.  Don't forget to try some ButterBeer while you are their.  Hope you enjoy the pictures.

All aboard the Hogwarts Express

In Diagon Ally

Oh NO I saw Voldemort get me out of here

Which wand will choose me!

I found one!

We made it to Hogwarts

ButterBeer in Hogsmead

****Disclaimer we never saw Voldermert he is dead I don't remember what Owen was pointing at.

Atlanta week 5

Our last week in Atlanta, we went to the Martin Luther king Jr sites. The tickets to his birth house were all gone for the day but we did a self guided tour of the museum, grave, and his church

Martin Luther King JR grave

eternal flame

We decided to also go drive by the temple.  It was closed and Owen was asleep so I got a drive by picture from the car.  Farewell Atlanta we had fun!

Atlanta week 4

Since Ryan loves baseball we went and toured the Braves stadium.  We got there a little early and there were balls all over.  Owen loved it he would say ball ball and we would take him to all the balls. 

Owen and his balls

In the press box.

In the dugout

Waiting to be called up

Batter up!