Why do we buy toys?

Owen's toy de jour is an old ATM receipt. He's currently crumpling it and uncrumpling it. Then he sticks it in the hole of one of his toys and pulls it back out. Very exciting! He's concentrating on it very intensely.

I just noticed I haven't updated this in almost a month. Blech. Lots going on in Owen's world, of course. It amazes me how much he changes every day. Sometimes I look back at old pictures and don't even recognize the baby in them. Case in point:
What happened to those fat cheeks?

Owen has a new trick. If you say "Owen, where's your belly button?" he'll lift his shirt and stick his finger in it. If you say "Owen, where's your tongue?" he'll stick it out at you. He knows where his nose is, but it's not of much interest to him, so he's only about 50/50 on pointing it out. DADDY's nose, on the other hand, is great for grabbing and he'll happily show you where THAT is.

The other day in the tub, before he had mastered this new belly button skill, we had a conversation that went like this:
-Owen, where's your belly button?
-No, that's your penis.
-Where's your belly button?
-No, that's your penis...

The very next day, on Ben's bath night, I heard the following conversation:
-Owen, where's your belly button?
-No, that's your penis.
-Where's your belly button?
-No, that's your penis...

If Owen's 4th word is penis, I wouldn't be at all surprised!