Terrific Tuesday

We had a very busy day today. This morning Oliver painted and he got to sit at the big table. He loves sitting there- he is able to climb into the chairs on his own pretty well now, he has a little trouble getting situated, but usually he doesn't fall. :)

Oliver's flower painting

Oliver also sat at the table for snack for the first time today. String cheese and crackers- so yummy! He was pretty proud of himself.

Oliver and Andrew ended up with matching coats. It was funny when we went for a walk this morning, people always smile when we walk by, but there is something about 2 kids dressed in matching clothes, we got more compliments this morning than we have ever before :)

Oliver and I went to a park this afternoon. He had a lot of fun. They had a little bowl-like merry-go-round that he had fun on. There was also a big sandbox with lots of trucks, scoops, and buckets. Oliver liked smashing sandcastles. I am pretty sure his favorite part of the park was the swings. He just smiles and laughs the whole time he is in there. Here are a few pictures from our trip to the park today.

To finish off the day, we grilled out for the first time of the season. Cheeseburgers and hot dogs! We ate outside too. Oliver loved the strawberries we had. He probably paid more attention to the squirrels, birds, and the helicopter than he did to his meal.

I hope everyone else had a wonderful day like we did. Tomorrow we are planning to go to the library in the morning. If it is nice again tomorrow, we will walk there. Have a good night!

Monday

We played with play dough this morning. Oliver only tried to eat it one time! He wasn't too sure what to do with it. He didn't really get squishing the play doh or rolling it. If I made it into a ball, he would throw it off the table. He would poke his finger into the play dough and did this multiple times.

Our cheesy little boy playing with a screwdriver.

We played outside for a little while this afternoon. It was pretty chilly. Oliver drew with sidewalk chalk.

Sunday

We had a rainy Sunday and we didn't do too much with it. We went to church this morning and then got groceries. We also stopped at Toys R Us and picked up swing for Oliver. We plan to put hooks in our porch so that he can swing there, even on rainy days, and the we will figure out something so he can use it in the backyard too. Eric stayed busy working on his paper and Oliver had fun playing with toys and reading books. Eric is on spring break this week so his schedule will be a little different- no classes which he is excited about.
Have a great week everyone!

Pajama Time

Go Panthers!! Oliver was getting to bed a little later than usual and so putting pajamas on was quite the fiasco. When he gets tired, he thinks pretty much everything is hilarious. He was laughing at everything and ticklish to the touch tonight. Have a good night!

Happy Friday!

Oliver and myself shortly after his nap this afternoon.

We ran a few errands after Eric got home this afternoon and one stop was ToysRUs. Just past the checkouts, they had a big selection of Power Wheels that Oliver desperately wanted to get in and drive and we were mean and wouldn't let him. As we were exiting the store, they had the little quarter machines with trinkets and things and they also had a car that you put your 50 cents in and then you got go for a ride. So we figured we would let Oliver do that. He loved it as we thought he would. Here are a few snapshots of him in the car and a little video of his ride.

Happy Friday!

A few weeks ago, we were watching Planet Earth about the oceans. Oliver saw the fish on tv and thought they were pretty awesome. I wish we would have caught his first reaction, but this gives you an idea of what he thought of it.

We had another very nice day here. Oliver and I went to our MOPS group in the morning. After nap, Oliver wasn't feeling well again- I guess this bug is holding on for a little while longer. Hopefully a good night's sleep will help him and a restful day at home tomorrow and he will be all better.

Some exciting news today- my niece Jill and her husband Steve had their first baby today. Ethan Aaron Scanlan was born and from the pictures I have seen, he looks pretty adorable. Congrats Jill & Steve! We can't wait to meet him!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Oliver and Andrew walked around holding hands in their green shirts today.

We tried out the bike carrier for a little trek this afternoon. It worked very well and I think Oliver liked it. After trying that out, we for a walk. It was another beautiful 60 degree day. Oliver played outside a lot today. He used sidewalk chalk for the first time and had a lot of fun drawing with it.

Have a good night!