Games we play

I'm running out the door, but I promised Tim a new blog post with some recent video clips. :-)

First up is the shuttle launch - his little squeals of delight are so funny!



Then Oliver plays this game where he is pretending to hand Tim bits of the cat post (there is never anything in his hand). This video does not show the true length of how long this went on. Hahaha!

BabyLegs photoshoot!

A few weeks ago, BabyLegs posted on Facebook that they were holding an open casting call - e-mail a recent photo of your little one, and the details on them, to be part of the fall collection.

Oliver was selected as one of those lucky few.  We went down for a fitting a few weeks ago and yesterday was the big day.  Tim and Oliver went down to Georgetown for the event.

Someone was there streamed the whole thing live from her iPhone, but it is blocked on my work computer (not enough Flash updates).  We found the chunk that Oliver and Tim are in here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/14654573

Oliver is in a long sleeve green onesie, and is sometimes wearing a super cute fuzzy hat.  Tim is in a short sleeve brown t-shirt.  The person doing the iPhone seemed to get a lot of some girl in a tu-tu to the point where I wanted to shove her out of the frame!  Hahaha!  It's a long video, but Tim and O are only in the first like 10 minutes or so.

Don't worry - this was just a one-off and Oliver will not be some kind of stage baby.  Really.  :-)
I'm also getting prepared for Oliver's birthday party.  I took some photos from my phone, if you would like a sneak peek.

It will be barnyard theme, and will be outdoors - so everyone pray for good weather!

Happy Mother's Day!

It was quite a change for me this year for Mother's Day.  I had always celebrated the other mother figures in my life, and this year, I was the one to be celebrated (along with all the other mothers, of course).  On Sunday, Oliver and I walked down to the Ballard Farmers Market to pick up some fresh cut flowers.  This is now the ONLY place I buy flowers if I can help it.  You can get a huge bouquet of fresh flowers for $5 - $15 depending on how big you want it.  I picked up three bouquets and walked around a bit more before heading back home.

The family was coming over for dinner, so Tim and I cleaned a little and I made dinner.  Miss Chelsea was in top form last night.  Both her and Oliver were wearing tank tops like it was summer!

This one is a little grainy - but still super cute. 

Earlier in the day, Oliver crawled into the bathroom (his new favorite hangout).  I was folding laundry in the next room.  I am learning that if I don't hear anything, he's probably up to no good.  Case in point (and look at his guilty face):

Yes, that is toilet paper!  Oliver unrolled the whole thing.  Luckily it was just about halfway done.  We now have it all sitting in the sink to use.

It's hard to get mad about something like this.  Especially when he smiles up at you and giggles like he knows he did something he wasn't supposed to. 

We had a great but way-to-quick weekend.  Happy Mother's Day!

Per Tim's request...

He cannot view youtube at his work, so I made a little video after Oliver ate dinner last night.  What a cutie pie.

He's showing off his skills.

O and his playtime

So I will apologize in advance that the following video is on youtube and not on vimeo (I find the quality a million times better on vimeo), but after piecing together the clips the file was just slightly over the allotted amount for vimeo - 20 megabites over :-(  So I will need to get another little video together so Tim can view it at work as he cannot view youtube videos there. 

So just an update, Oliver is a crawling machine.  So much so that he would rather crawl now instead of cruise.  He's learned that he is much faster at crawling, so now I think he won't be walking for a little bit. 

He also continues to eat and try new foods.  I am so impressed with the variety of what he eats.  The other day, my mom figured out in one meal he had 7 different fruits and veggies!

The following video is kind of long, but I was too tired to do any editing.  4 different clips put together of Oliver playing and being silly.

3 weeks away to Oliver's first birthday!!  Where did the year go???

Mess with the bull...

... and you're going to get the horns.  A new game that Oliver and Tim play, Tim pretends to be a charging bull, and then Oliver does the same.  TOO CUTE.





Easter weekend recap

Happy Monday, y'all - are you like me and wondered where the weekend went? 

Saturday, Oliver and I went for a nice long walk while Tim was at work.  After that, we drove up to Mount Vernon to see the tulips.  Tim and I went a few years ago, but it must have been on a weekday or something, because it was CRAZY busy.  Gah.  Lots of photos ahead - the weather was wonderful and the tulips were GORGE.

                               

A quick video of the tulips... sorry for the crying baby in the background!

We had a great time while we were there, however we will not be going back for future years unless it is during the week.  WAY too many people and traffic.  Added to this frustration is that the diaper bag was without formula (canister was empty) and Oliver dropped his pacifier in the tulip fields somewhere (without a spare).  Suffice it to say, the long ride back was not a pleasant one.  :-\

Sunday we had a pretty wonderful day, despite the weather.  Oliver was busy crawling and cruising around while Tim and I got ready for family to come over.  No opportunity for Chelsea and Oliver to be bunnies together, but I did get Chelsea to be bunny-fied!

Ali even got in on the action - don't you love Chelsea's glamour-shot hands??



We had a great weekend - can't wait for more of this awesome sunshine!