Christmas Eve

I was an awful photographer this Christmas Eve. There are more video clips of the evening than pictures...but either way, we recorded the evening. Owen and Ry wore matching red Quiksilver sweaters Stef and I found at the last minute. They would not sit still together for a moment so their pictures are always of them not looking or one is running away.

Dinner was at the Keenan's. Stef made prime rib (YUM!), I made broccoli casserole and bread pudding for dessert, Nancy made a salad and JoAnne made her famous potatoes. It was a great dinner!
Before dinner, we sat around, had some wine and Owen and Ry opened their stockings. Owen was a pro at opening presents so he helped Ry open his as well. Then, after dinner, the present opening began!

Uncle Chris helping Owen open!

Auntie Stef, Owen and Ry just after dinner.

More presents!

Owen's favorite present of all!!

The only pic of the 3 of us on Christmas! At least we got one!

Christmas Photos

I love that my dad is a photographer. We have a great resource pretty much whenever we want. So, for our Christmas pictures this year, Dad came out and took pictures of us at El Dorado Park. Owen had a blast since he loves the park and he was all smiles. We even had a cluster of geese to mess around with. Owen loved chasing after them...as you'll see in one of the pics. We used a few of the pictures for our Christmas card and we'll eventually share some of Owen's good shots with family. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving in Las Vegas this year. It was also a mini Ravelo family reunion. There were about 50 extended family members who all gathered for dinner at the California Hotel (where else) and then again for a brunch on the Saturday after. It was a fun time to see Aunties, Uncles and cousins who we rarely see. We also did a little sight seeing and actually got a night out on the town with out the kids! It was a nice time but I had no luck this round when gambling. Absolutely none! I should have stuck to shopping at the outlets!
The kiddos of the 3rd generation: Taylor, Rylee, Diesel, Ocean, Easton, Owen and Johnny. Cayden is missing (among others who weren't able to make it to Vegas at all) but he eventually joined the group on the Saturday for brunch.
My siblings and I...we're so grown up now!
Johnny and Owen at the hotel. We stayed at the Hilton Grand Vacations which is right next door to the Hilton. It's a nice place, super family friendly and very convenient since both my mom, aunt, uncle, cousins, sister and brother all stayed there too! We would bounce from room to room hanging out!
The Agapay side of the family with the "core" Ravelo family members!

The Keenan's enjoying turkey dinner!

Owen's 2nd Birthday!

Owen loved his birthday cupcakes!

The day of Owen's birthday party, was the day the fires in Chino Hills broke out. We had planned an outdoor party, but because the ash was so thick and the air quality was really poor, everyone squeezed inside to celebrate. We didn't have nearly as many people over as his first birthday, but just enough to make it seem like a big deal! We just served appetizers (which actually turned out to be really good!) and I mad 8 dozen (YES, 8 dozen) cupcakes for the occasion. They turned out so cute and yummy!
Didn't catch too many pictures from the party since we video taped this time around. All in all, it was a good party, Owen had a great time and we can't believe we have a 2 year old!

Halloween Time!

Owen had a great time this Halloween! His first appearance was at Mommy's work to show off his really cute French Fry costume. He was a hit for sure! After Mommy got home from work, it was pumpkin carving time. Then after dinner, we anticipated night fall and got ready to go trick or treating!


This year, we had Grandma Jo, Grandpa Chuck, Erin and Pat joining us for chili and cornbread and then off to a few houses for candy! Owen's first stop was to our neighbor Evelyn who absolutely adores Owen. Owen adores her dog Toto.

Pa's Punkin Patch!

Owen, Jill and I visited Pa's Punkin Patch on October 18th. This was Owen's 2nd time visiting the patch in 2 weeks. He was a pro. He got to ride the cars, the pink elephants, go in the petting zoo, play a game and pick out a pumpkin! Not to mention take a lot of pictures! This was a really fun day! Thanks Jill for coming to play with us!

His favorite part of the patch is the "cars" ride. From this picture, you'd never know it, but he really loves this ride!



We rode the train together. He had fun on this ride too!

Owen went in the Petting Zoo with Jill. He got to visit the sheep, baby chicks, goats, and and ostrich. He was a little scared going in and didn't want to be let down.

It was a really fun day! I'm sure we'll have plenty more pictures because we have to go back and pick out an even bigger pumpkin! According to Greg, the one we picked, just wasn't big enough!

New "Do"

We finally gave in and got Owen's hair cut. But, not too much! We both really love his curly locks so it was safe to trim it up! We took him to the person who does my hair, Jenny. I trusted her and could be honest about what I wanted his hair to look like. Owen was really good while getting his hair cut, unlike the previous two times we've taken him to the kiddy hair cut places. He sat very still in my lap and talked very quietly to Jenny. He was in and out in less then 10 minutes. Love that! There isn't too much of a change as you can see. He's still cuter than ever! (Sorry for the random background...Owen's too quick these days to actually get him to cooperate!)