2005 A GREAT YEAR FOR THE OWEN FAMILY

It has been a good year for the Owen family: graduates, babies, weddings, moves and more. We all had a birthday so we are all a year older and wiser. Chris finished up at Rice. I think he cheered the loudest and then landed a great job. Kudos to papa Chris! Z, G, W, B, and S moved to Colorado Springs to a fun place that is all their own and Wyatt is our first grade school boy (he especially likes the free breakfasts). Little Hayden "Tex" Boley arrived in style in the Big Apple in late summer. Congrats to mommy Em and daddy Chris. Since then he has been jet setting across the eastern US. I think he is planning on calling Dallas home with Mom and Dad in their new home. The big wedding day in October brought us all together thanks to Ez and Crystal. A beautiful day at the temple and then fun times in Jackson and Powder Town, and now a new little bungalow to call their own. We can not forget the big surprise from Abe and Kelly which will culminate in Feb '06. A little girl that Kelly will be able to accessorize everyday. Now maybe poor Marley won't have to play dress up. Tex will have his new best friend! Abe is getting closer to graduation day himself. And who could ever forget that memorable day in the spring when Little Red got her braces off! I think she cheered louder than Chris at his graduation. Oh how we all waited for this day but no one more than Abby. Way to stick with it Ab. And what about Mom the student who has kept us all together, loving one another, feeding us keeping us happy. We love her. I look forward to 2006 a brighter and even better year.
Love Dad