He's Living Up to His Middle Name (Walker)

At the beginning of last week we got really excited because Owen took a step or two. Apparently, one or two steps were not enough, because he is now walking all over the house. It sure didn't take him long to get the hang of it. I guess he decided that walking was better than crawling around. I just can't believe how fast he's growing. In addition to walking, he has also had several other changes in his routine. He has started eating some table foods and drinking from a sippy cup. Where does time go?

It Has Been a Long Time Since...

Girls night out? I know- I can't believe it, either. It seems like it has been so long since I've had a night out with the girls that I've almost forgotten what it felt like. Nevertheless, last night we all went out to eat at Applebee's for Anna's birthday. It was so nice to be together, that we didn't even mind waiting over an hour to be seated. The evening was filled with laughter, girl talk, and ice cream cake. We even had the waiters come out and sing to Anna (which she really appreciated). I had a good time and hated to leave, but I had to because Anna and I were running in a 5K the next morning.

A 5K? Wow- this weekend has turned out to be full of things that I used to love to do and have not had the opportunity to do in a long time. I haven't run a 5K since before I was pregnant with Olivia. Of course, my performance in the race was less than stellar. But, that's okay because I had not trained at all. I was able to complete the course in 33:20, which is a fairly respectable time. At least I was not last.