i just noticed that the last time i posted, it was around owen's 4th birthday.

so before anthony was born, there were the "bigs" (isaiah and ethan) and the "littles" (owen and xav).  i guess they still are the bigs and the littles because anthony is "the baby." well owen is quite capable at four years old and can surely hang with the bigs.  however, the bigs don't give owen much credit and treat him like a baby a lot of the time.  owen, being the clever boy that he is, figured out a way to establish his dominance with his big brothers.

enter, the Amy Trophy.

if you have ever played mario and sonic at the olympic games, you know that there is a pink girl hedgehog named amy.

owen makes himself the director.  he dishes out trophies.  the Sonic Trophy is awesome.  you want that one, and you can get it because you are wearing the color blue and that is the criteria owen deems necessary for earning the Sonic Trophy.  you can also get it if you are sitting next to owen.  or if you happen to be holding a fork.  as long as owen says you get the Sonic Trophy, you get it and you are cool.  he is the director.

if you are not in director owen's good graces, you may find yourself being awarded the Amy Trophy.  isaiah is drinking chocolate milk.  xavier is drinking chocolate milk.  ethan is drinking white milk.  owen says, "whoever is NOT drinking chocolate milk gets the Amy Trophy!" ethan, realizing that he is the only one not drinking chocolate milk, groans a terrible groan and is supremely upset that he has been awarded the Amy Trophy.  why? you ask.  well because "whoever gets the Amy Trophy gets turned into a girl!"

it is quite hilarious, and because owen is the self-appointed director he wouldn't allow anyone else be the director.  watching isaiah and ethan vie for *not* the Amy Trophy was great.  owen has since relaxed his ways and has allowed his older brothers to be the director.  but even that can be taken away if you don't use your director powers right.  :)