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Three months! Owen gets very serious when the camera comes out..

Finally a small smile...

And then a very definite, "Get this camera out of my face!"

3 things from Owen's third month:

1. His hair got a little thinner and his girth a little wider (yet still oh, so adorable!)

2. Crossed 4 state borders with hardly a fuss.
3. Moved out of Mom and Dad's room into his big-boy crib. (sniff. sniff.)

Blessing

We were very lucky to bless Owen with both sets of grandparents and Jordan's family while in Texas. 

We realize having waited for the opportunity to bless him with his grandmas and grandpas Owen is a bit of a giant now. And white does make everyone look larger. Not to mention the camera adds ten pounds. 

Grandma and Grandpa Rimington came for a few days just for Owen. We are so grateful they did.

We had such a great time spending the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa Nelson. This just topped off such a memorable visit.  

Jordan Nelson, Randal Nelson, Vernol Nelson and Kenneth Rimington--Owen's priesthood circle. He has quite a legacy with these admirable men, and from those so far away who were there in spirit.

Let's not forget the cousins. Attempt #1.

And with the final attempt...Nailed it! :)

What a beautiful and blessed day!

Tex-mas

We spent Christmas with Randal's brother and his family in Houston, Texas. Randal's parents joined us from Idaho.

We played lots of games, including a few of the Minute-To-Win-It sort.

Ethan and Uncle Jordan won.

Santa still managed to find us in Texas.

Which put smiles on Ethan and Addie's faces.

Owen, however, remained rather stoic.

This gift of a plain plastic box from Santa was puzzling. More like "boring," according to Adelaide. Yet we found it handy in keeping all the little Lego pieces contained and eventually back to KY with us. Boring or not, that Santa is always thinking.

During the trip we visited Big Lou's, home of the largest pizza. 42 inches to be exact. And later we washed it down with a 3-pound cinnamon roll. 

How did we know such culinary feats even exist? Man vs. Food. 

We headed over to see the Alamo.

So did everyone else.

This is the best I could do. 

We found the Kentucky flag. Then learned we aren't supposed to take pictures once inside the Alamo as per the big sign just off to our right.

And then after seeing the hallowed sight where brave men lost their lives protecting their rights, their families and their land... 

We went to see some true patriots.

The King of Pop. 

A sort-of Barak Obama.

And this guy. (You're welcome, Tammy.) 

And thank goodness there was some kind of reference to the historic events which occurred just across the street or we may have thought we wasted our money.

Regardless of any regret over the wax museum, seeing the Alamo was worth an added 8 hours in the car to go to San Antonio.

And this was too. Loved the Riverwalk. 

Oh, and this. Though not for Owen. He didn't love the mariachi band as much as we did. More specifically, the trumpets. There were some tears.

 He later pretended to be asleep in the stroller so he didn't have to take a picture with them.

We also went to Houston's Space Center. On the busiest day in 15 years according to a tour guide. 

But that's okay because Grandma and Grandpa Rimington had joined us and we were just happy to spend time with them.

Besides, Ethan was able to help out the astronaut.

In return he received a tasty bottle of special astronaut water. Very refreshing.

So in a nutshell, that was how we spent our holiday. 

We had a great time with our family. Made some memories. And learned everything truly is...

bigger in Texas.

That...

And...

Grandpa looks smashing in a pink tiara.