Owen's first full month has been full of exciting adventures!  First off was a bath once we were finally able to see his bellybutton.  Once he was all clean and smelling good, he was ready for some visitors! We kicked it off with a weekend visit from Gigi (Matt's mom) who was so excited to meet Owen she could barely contain herself.  She came up with her neighbor Kathy and commenced immediately to equal opportunity spoiling of both Owen and Levi. We managed a couple of great outings over the weekend, including Owen's first dinner out at West First and his first hike at the Carl Sandburg house to see the baby goats.  The Sandburg hike can now be officially claimed as a family tradition, as Levi's first hike took place there when he was five days old.    

The next weekend we loaded the boys up and headed down to Columbia to Neine's house for a visit with the Hewlette side of the family.  Owen got to get in some more snuggle time with Lielee, who had teamed up with Niene to get the boys some special pre-Easter treats.  Big E came up from Charleston, and Uncle Frank, Rieree, BeBe, Uncle Richard and Aunt Linda all came over too!  The big boys tackled some home repair projects for Neine while the rest of got to visit

After a great big lunch, William and his family came by and Owen got to meet Anastasia and Jackie.

Then, to cap off a great first month, we loaded up the truck and land yacht (camper) this weekend and headed to the French Broad River Music Festival in Hot Springs, NC.  By all accounts, Owen was the youngest kid at the festival - and seemed to adapt readily to the laid back atmosphere.  He spent the weekend lounging in his sling, listening to great music and enjoying the sunny weather.  He and Levi made lots of new friends and rocked out to Sol Driven Train's special kid's show.