Playing with Eleanor...

Oliver's first pony ride...

Playing "together"

Awwww, look at how cute Eleanor is!

oh yeah, and I found the camera...

 

 

Oliver playing outside in the "gocks"

oh what a weekend!

We stayed home Saturday, supposedly to get some things done around the house but of course we didn't do much. Bob almost finished the siding on the wall outside, he cleaned up the rest of the branches from the front yard, and i did some laundry and general cleaning.
Sunday we set off to WV to visit Bob's family. Oliver was awake a good part of the way but didn't get cranky until the very last little bit of the trip. We spent some time with Bob's grandparents just hanging out and visiting then we went up to his sister's house where we stayed overnight. Oliver had fun playing with his cousins even though they are all quite a bit older than he is (the youngest is 6). We also got to meet Ashlyn, which is Oliver's cousin's daughter. She's 6 months old and SO CUTE! Oliver didn't want to go to bed and actually didn't until everyone else went first. Then he woke up about an hour later and screamed like crazy for 30 minutes before going back to sleep for the rest of the night. That was pretty nice - about 7 hours of continuous sleep! Bob made pancakes for everyone for breakfast...yummmm! We visited with Bob's other sister and her kids after that. Ethan wasn't feeling well so he went down for a nap a little while after we got there but Oliver and Eleanor played together for a good while. As much as two 1year olds play together anyway. After that we went back to the g'parents and had lunch before heading back home. Oliver was awake a good part of the trip again, but a little more cranky this time. We sang a lot of songs to calm him down toward the end of the trip. It's good to visit, but it's so nice to be home!

Oh yeah, we didn't get to see Oliver's Godparents (Birch and Gretchen) but we did find out that they are expecting another baby! Hooray!

It's amazing!

Oliver has, in the last few days, learned 4 new signs and 3 new words! He knows the sign for eat from before but now he also knows bug, fan, frog and toothbrush! He's started saying fan, too and he says sock and duck. I can't believe how smart this little guy is!

I also noticed that if I make his phone ring he answers it (although he always hands it to me). When I hand it back though he holds it up to his ear like he's talking on a real phone.

One more thing - he can turn around while walking. I'm sure he's been doing this for a bit but I just really noticed it today. He can turn corners without stopping or falling and he can turn all the way around to go back the way he came.

I'm so impressed with the little guy today!!!!

I still can't find my camera!

No recent pics because although I've looked high and low I can't seem to find the camera.

Oliver put his tower of rings together all by himself yesterday for the first time. Most of the time he just likes to chew on it, but yesterday he saw me put the first ring on the peg and he picked up the next one and put it on. Of course, it wasn't quite that easy, he tried about 10 times before he actually got it ON the peg, but he did it! Then he did all the other ones. Then he took them all off and did it four or five more times before he got sick of it and moved on. What a smart little guy!

No pictures from Halloween!

I forgot the camera so one of these days I'll have to dress Oliver back up in his little costume and get some pictures. He was the absolute cutest lion ever - he even had a ferocious roar. Ok it wasn't ferocious...it was adorable. Anyway, we went up to Kyle and Cindy's to hand out candy and hang out (and EAT candy) and they convinced us to take Oliver around the block once to get some candy. Even though he doesn't EAT candy he still came home with a pretty good bit of it, most of which we've already eaten. He did get to try a little bit of Snicker's (not the nuts, though) and some Whoppers. He did so well not being scared of people when we went out but he only roared at one person. Oh well, he's 1, what did I expect?

I still think Trick or Treating is weird though. I mean, don't we tell our kids NOT to take candy from strangers? Yet an Halloween we go door to door with them so they can ask for Candy From Strangers. Hmmm, kinda contradictory? I think so!

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Doesn't Oliver look just like little Bobby?

We chopped down a tree!

There was a tree between our yard and our neighbor's that was making big cracks in the yard. Bob decided it was time for it to go so we all got into our yardwork clothes and went out. Bob used the chainsaw to cut it down. Oliver and I were far enough away for the tree not to fall on us, but we felt a BIG gust of wind when it came down.
Oliver helped cut the logs up into smaller pieces to be bundled up for the trash pickup. Of course he didn't get to hold the (tiny) saw without Daddy's help, but he had fun!
After we were done he played in the wood chips. He just sat there for the longest time picking them up and dropping them.
I love this shot, I don't know why. Just look how CUTE he is!

I'm a good sharer!

Want some of my yummy cracker?

look what we did!!

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At Isabelle's birthday party...

He's sticking his tongue out in this one. That'll teach us to take HIS picture!

what a handsome little fellow!

it's raining!!!

After the severe drought we've been having - with only 125 days left of water last I heard - it is finally raining. It started about 3am and has been raining ever since. Hooray!! We need this water so badly!

I don't know if I mentioned it before but Oliver is picking up some signs. He now does the hand motions to his "sleepy song" Moon Moon Moon. He does moon (hands over head in a circle) and "taking care of me" (rocking arms like you are holding a baby) it is tooooooo cute! He also lifts his arms up to be picked up. He points at everything and talks. We say the correct names for things, but at this point everything seems to be "DAT!" Hmmm, seems like he might be saying "What's THAT?"

He's walking so much more now, but still crawling most of the time. He can walk all the way across the playroom and back. He can squat down and pick up a toy and stand back up without holding onto anything. He dances all the time - bouncing up and down on his chubby little legs and waving his fists all around.

He fills up all my time, that's why I post so seldom now. He's full of energy!

OIiver's new tricks...

Oliver has learned a new word! He says "dah" and points at Jasper, so we are taking that to mean "dog". So now he says kitty, dog, tickle, mim and dad. Wow!

He started using a little bit of sign - including one he made up himself. He pats his chest with both hands for "naked". As in, I'm naked! It must be bathtime! Or I'm naked! Put me in some clothes!

Adventures at the Barber Shop...

Since Oliver started looking like this in the mornings and after naps we decided it was time for that first haircut.

We took him up to Bob's usual barber...in an actual BARBER shop...with old men sleeping while they wait their turn and everything. He sat up in the chair like a big boy, he didn't even really mind when he got covered up with the sheet thing...

He did cry a little bit toward the end, but I think it was only because he doesn't like sitting still that long.
Here is the final picture before he got down. He looks like a little boy! He really did so well - the barber used scissors and the clipper things that buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Oliver liked the buzz in his ear when he trimmed around there. When we were done we snatched up some pieces of hair for his book. The barber gave us a certificate for Oliver's first haircut. I almost cried!

Here is the picture of him after we brushed it like he usually wears it. Isn't he cute?!?!

messy face pic...and...

Oliver was eating gruel with blueberries and cherries in it. He made such a messy face that I just had to snap this picture. Isn't he the cutest?!
Then of course we tried drinking from a REAL cup. Thank you Aunt Rachael and Uncle Dave for giving him this froggie cup. He did really well as long as there was just one sip in it. I guess that's how we all start out. We're working on this every lunch and dinner now, but he really did so well on the first try!
mmmmmmm, milk!

mmmmm cookies!

Bob got Oliver some cookies that he can hold and eat all by himself. What that means is that he can't stick the whole thing in his mouth at one time!


He likes them a LOT. When we first give it to him he holds it and just smiles at it and talks to it. "Hello, cookie, I'm Oliver. I'll be eating you today." hehehehe

he's so playful!

One of Oliver's winter outfits

I love this color on him! These turtlenecks are so cute - and only 3.99 at Target. He looks so adorable. What a cute face!

cute things Oliver does...

If I say "Oliver, it's HOT!" he blows...not on anything, just blows.

He has started making a big CHEESE face...he grins really big and squints his eyes closed

He crawls around with a block in each hand - the blocks make a big stomping noise.

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In the firetruck

While we were waiting for it to open we were sitting on this bench. Oliver liked playing the chimes.

The perps, getting carted off to jail in the back of the police car.

Me and Oliver racing...weeee!

our trip to the GSO children's museum

We sat in a HUGE chair

This was in the 2 years and younger area. They had these big foamy blocks in different shapes for the babies to climb on. Oliver even went up the stairs by himself to get to the one he's sitting in.

He actually spent quite a bit of time in there. It was so much fun!

This was in a little castle area. Oliver really liked playing with that "other" baby.

We also got to get in a firetruck, a police car, a reacecar and an airplane. The siren on the police car really worked! I think we scared some people!