Young Warrior

This is a picture of sad dejected Owen from last Monday. His wardrobe choices were questionable but that wasn't what had him down. It had something to do with someone hitting him or kicking him but from what I understand he had done his share of abuse as well.

These past few weeks have been a view of what happens when Owen takes charge. He is really taking this oldest child thing seriously. He is trying to take over the house I think, but we won't let that happen. Ivan my little tank won't let that happen. Owen is still very obedient and though he does argue occasionally I am happy that his response is usually to obey.

This morning as I turned the computer on and opened Firefox, he quickly ran to my side and said, "Let's see what the world is doing." He really wanted to check the weather maps and see the radar pictures but as I was just opening Fox News' website it tickled me to think of him keeping up with news around the world. It won't be long before he's interested in all of it I think. He already asks more questions about things he has no business asking.

Yesterday he had a bit of a rough day. From a bit of constipation to a hard fall on the steps going off the deck to a scratch from the neighborhood kitty it was all a little hard to take. He had a good time playing outside and by the time dinner and bath were over he was more than ready to go to bed. All three boys slept very well last night.

Today it is rainy and gray so I don't expect to get a lot of outdoor time for him. However, we are behind in reading some books and doing some activities so this will be a good day for that.