We broke out some paint this weekend after Oliver decided he wanted to make his cousin Chelsea something in return for the heart she made for Valentine's Day. We got messy, but thank you washable paint for coming off the clothes so easily!
Some other fun stuff we've been doing... like making party hats...
Playing with Chelsea...
Floating in bubbles and wearing Nona's reading glasses...
Oliver is also having lots of fun playing with water - in it or pouring it.
We also went to an indoor playground with Ali and Chelsea the other day. Ali snapped this photo which makes Oliver look like he is five years old! What a little man he is becoming.
Other Oliver ramblings... I'm really proud of being Oliver's mom - he makes my heart happy. He still loves cuddles (on his terms, of course), and I will stop what I'm doing if he wants to. He is always on the move right now. He wants to run, tumble, climb, swim, paint, puzzles, build blocks... he has so much energy! Luckily he is still taking a nap after lunch. He's not very adventurous with food lately. He still eats really well, and we still are doing mostly organic and no processed foods. He plays VERY well with Chelsea. They are very close and is always asking, "Can Chelsea come over?" I hear that the reverse is true - Chelsea will ask, "O-ber soon?" Tim can always make Oliver laugh and he doesn't mind acting the fool to make his boy happy - if that means making a tent in O's crib and climbing in with him, then that is what Tim will do!
With Oliver's swim lessons concluding last week, we had our Sunday mornings free again. Since it was mostly sunny, Tim, Oliver, and I went to Country Village. I had driven by this place quite a bit when I worked in Bothell, and figured it was time to check it out.
One of the cool things there was a pond full of ducks and geese. It says to not feed them (of course) but people where there with old bread feeding them. When I was little, we used to do that quite often - feeding the ducks at the Arboretum - however it seemed like these ducks were a bit more assertive and didn't mind trying to nibble on your finger to get a piece of bread!
We walked around a bit, and we waited to go out a train ride that was supposed to open at 12.
They had a pretty big kids play area. One was a big pirate ship that Oliver loved.
After much delay, the train was FINALLY open (nearly 20 minutes late), and luckily we were one of the first people on.
...only to find out that it wasn't actually a train, but a little tractor (with wheels) pulling cars that looked like a train. Although Oliver didn't care - and that is the reason were we on it!
A good time was had by all, and now past O's naptime, we raced home and he slept like a log after a busy morning!
Nona turned the big 6-0 the other week, and we celebrated with having a few of her close friends and family over. A good time was had by all. Doesn't she look fabulous for 60?! ;-)
Bonus video! The living room is too dark for the video, I'm noticing. I'll improve the lighting situation next time, but this was a cute one of Oliver and Tim dancing to Jimmy Buffett about a month ago.
This winter just seems to drag on and on! We have found a few ways to be the nasty weather.
1. Get bundled up and get outside when the rain stops!
2. Snuggles with Mommy and Daddy!
3. Enroll in swim lessons!
4. Break the rules, and practice your tricycle indoors.
I am SO THANKFUL for our new place. We have much more room to roam and play.
Whew, this post is way overdue! Do you remember Christmas? You know, that holiday that happened more than a month ago? I finally uploaded my photos last night and got to relive it all over again.
We woke up Christmas morning, and after reminding Oliver who we left milk and cookies out for (and carrots, too), he shouted, "Santa!" and immediately ran out to the front room to find all the presents under the tree. He outstretched his arms and said, "Presents!!" It was very cute and adorable. We spent the morning unwrapping presents and playing with toys.
After a lazy morning of watching "Finding Nemo," and playing with toys, we went over to my brother's house for round two.
Dad and Jana were there and got Oliver and Chelsea (as well as Tim and I) some nice stuff. :-)
With the new house, we actually had room to have everyone over, so Christmas dinner was at our place. My mom came over and got dinner started while we were visiting here. We came back home and put Oliver down for a nap, while I helped my mom make dinner.
Christmas has never been so LOUD! The rest of the family came over, and the night was spent listening to Oliver and Chelsea zoom around a big semi truck and a garbage truck through the house. After a while we had to stop due to the headaches they were causing. :-)
It was another busy Christmas, but definitely one of the best Christmases yet. I can't believe it's been three Christmases already with Oliver. To recap, here was last year and the year before.
I can't wait for next year!
I was home today with Oliver - he was too sick for daycare. During one of his moments of energy, I found him reading Green Eggs and Ham to himself. Love love love.
Some other cute and silly things that have been happening:
Oliver enjoys running "The Loop," which consists of running through the kitchen and the living room. Friday night he did it for a good 30-40 minutes. He was pretty winded at the end and was so funny about slugging back some water afterwards like he ran a marathon or something.
We are also lightly doing some potty training - it is starting to ramp up after he used the potty all by himself the other day. He said he needed to pee pee and went into the bathroom and the whole bit. It hasn't happened since but it does give me faith that it is going to happen at some point! :-) He will also just want to sit on the potty if that means he doesn't go to bed... he thinks he has me fooled.
When we are ready (both Oliver and Tim and I), I'm going to try doing a verision of this which is pretty darn scary. It has been pinned quite a bit on pinterest with a lot of success stories. But only, if we are ready. :-)
