1-2-3 Go!

Ann was at the top of the slide and I was at the bottom both spotting and catching the moment. Owen is a bit of a thrill seeker. He did the slide solo about 10 times in a row, squealing with delight.

 

Crazy Hair

A More Recent Photo

He is looking like a big boy in this shot sitting at his table reading a book. 

Better Late Than Never

Here is a shot from a few weeks ago when Owen gave his stamp of approval for this year's Christmas Tree. 

A Night at Owen's Mansion

Little Owen Heffner shows off his new house coat and his studly robot PJs.

The General Cheekiness Continues

Be it paper towel or gift wrapping the little munchin will happily pull apart whatever he can get his hands on. 

Taking Care of Business

Owen is a You-Tuber

The Family Guy

The Monster

Rather than rub his eyes and yawn to show that he's tired, Owen has taken to mischief when he's ready for a nap. Hence the new nickname; the monster. 

Fruit Eater

A full body bib is essential attire to eat a mango but just a partial bib for the over-sized apple (or are those just under-sized hands?). 

The Mini-Hulk

Grandpa dipped into his tickle trunk and found my old Incredible Hulk muscle shirt, look at the muscles on this guy! 

A Chip Off The Old Block

Owen is more of an Allen Man than his own Dad with his little hunting and fishing outfit. 

One Year!

Today is Owen's first birthday! Normally I would say time flies, but considering we've been awake for most of the past year it seems like a long time. Nevertheless we can't believe how much he's changed and grown since birth.

Here is the first ever blog picture, his typical activities at three weeks of age were sleeping and generally staying out of trouble. At one year he is most happy when he is destroying yet another outfit.

 

Rainy Day Fun

It poured with rain yesterday and by mid-afternoon Owen had cabin fever and expressed his desire to go outside by slamming both hands against the front door. So we bundled him up in his one-piece rainsuit and Cousin Sedona's hand-me-down pink runners and have a few minutes of outdoor time.
 

The Trick-or-Treater

The hungry little croco-gater made two stops last night on his inaugural Halloween evening. 

B.Y.O.P.

We took Owen to a bring your own pumpkin carving party on the weekend. Here's the little crocodile having a swing. 

Owen at Play

In between a seemingly endless string of meals, Owen finds time to play and get into a little mischief.
 

The camera is still in the Pentax shop, so still no updated pictures. Here is one of Ann from last summer, still pregnant with Owen. This past weekend he traded crawling for walking as his preferred method of travel.  

A Happy Little Guy

 

First Steps

We're not ready to officially declare Owen as a walker quite yet, however he did take two or three steps on a couple occasions this evening.
 

Memory Lane

Here are a couple more pictures from the archives; the Allen men in 1979 and 1986.
 

Temporarily Out of Service

The Pentax is experiencing technical difficulties and has been sent to headquarters for repairs. The service rep. assures me the finest minds in the company are hard at work to get it up and running as soon as possible.

Stay tuned...The blog will continue.