The Smiths: July 2011

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Keith Urban

7/22/11

My mom won free tickets to see Keith Urban off of WITL. Lucky for me, my dad had zero interest in seeing him. We went to the B93 pre- party at the BOB before heading over to the concert. Although our seats weren't the best we had a great time. I really enjoyed the opening act Jake Owen, and Keith Urban was amazing. My mom's camera took much better pictures than mine, as she has a max zoom. Here are some of mine/her pictures from the concert:

My favorite picture from the concert

A night at the Anderson's

7/21/11

Last week's heat was absolutely brutal. We went over to the Anderson's on Thursday night to enjoy their wonderfully cool air conditioned house. Nikkia made us some delicious chicken (looking forward to getting the recipe and trying it out), corn, and potatoes. The boys had a great time playing together while we enjoyed some nice adult time as well.

Owen loved this truck!

Noah seemed to enjoy it as well

Owen and Noah playing with a really cool puzzle

Another neat puzzle made with real hardware locks

The boys :)

Friday, July 22, 2011

Owen's 1 yr pictures

We went to finally get Owen's 1 year pictures. (Ignore the fact that he will be 14 months next week!) Here are a few of the adorable shots! There are lots more... these are just my favorite.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Impression 5

7/15/11

Last Friday we met the Anderson's at Impression 5 Science Center in Lansing. I had not been to Impression 5 in about 4 years. They recently renovated the First Impression Room. It is absolutely perfect for 1-4 year olds. Noah and Owen loved both the play area and especially the water room. I overlooked the big bold words on the website saying to bring a change of clothes... luckily I had Owens swimsuit in the car since he was soaked head to toe.

Checking out the tree he could crawl through

Playing on the indoor playset

Walking across the bridge

Whose that boy in the mirror?

They had so many great toys for Owen's age group

Noah and Owen playing in the water pool

Cute picture of Noah

Trying to net a fish... or just playing in the waterfall

Check out the full view of this water table... so cool!

Owen soaked after playing in the water table

The boys eating a snack. I can't believe how well they sat at this table and ate.

Erik and Owen playing in the bubble room

Owen loved the big bubbles

Owen with his famous "cheese" face

Noah and Owen inside a huge mouth

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Owen's first hair cut

7/8/11

We took Owen downtown to get is first official hair cut. He did a great job and sat pretty still for the most part! With his new hair cut he is looking like a toddler now!

Look at all that hair!

Kristen did a great job on Owen's first hair cut!

Binder Park Zoo

7/7/11

We visited Binder Park Zoo on Thursday. Our trip started out a bit rough with a cranky baby, but once we switched strollers and filled his tray with snacks we had a great day! We walked through the regular part of the zoo and we were a bit disappointed. Besides seeing 1,000 kangaroos (which Owen loved) most of the other animals were MIA. Although we were chased by a peacock.

Watching the kangaroos

Kangaroo

Erik and Owen in front of "Smith Snow Leopard Encounter" Too bad the snow leopard was MIA

The peacock that chased us

Biggest turtle I've ever seen!

We took Owen into the Children's Zoo where he got to go for his first train ride. He also got to climb on a dinosaur and run though a tunnel... which he had a melt down in and Erik had to retrieve him by climbing through the tunnel as well. :)

Riding the kiddy train

Owen trying to climb on the drinking fountain

Huge dinosaur statue

Owen climbing on a triceratops

He loved climbing on this

After lunch we went over to the Africa part of the zoo. This was by far the best part. Owen loved the giraffes and zebras. He also liked the monkeys, as he was pointing to them and making the ohh ahh ahh sounds.