The Big Boy Chair

I got this chair as a gift at one of my baby showers and it has been in Ollie's room just looking cute.  Our TV in the living room sits up really high and now that Ollie has a few favorite shows and knew it was time to give him a proper spot to lounge.

Ollie watching Praise Baby!

What a BIG boy!!

I think he enjoyed it very much!

Sweet Moments

Sometimes our little Oliver will do things that I never want to forget.  Last night was one of those times.  Usually we wait until Ollie goes to bed to eat but last night we ate as a family (something that we will soon start doing every night) and when we sat down at the table I started to eat and realized we hadn't said the blessing.  I told Jacob and we put our hands together and bowed our heads and told Ollie what we were doing.  Jacob said the blessing as Ollie watched us and then once Jacob said Amen and we lifted our heads Ollie looked at both of us and put his tiny hands together!!  It was a moment I will treasure forever!!

Eyes Wide Open!

Five or six months ago I stumbled across a blog that has changed the way I think and act.  It has made me rethink what my future as a Mom will look like.  It has truely opened my eyes and heart and for that I am so thankful!

Sometimes you just know when you are being called to speak up and fight for those who can't!!
This story is HEARTBREAKING and help is needed....

http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/2011/08/because-it-is-our-problem.html



Mr. Independent

Over the past few weeks we have noticed that Ollie refuses to eat anything from a spoon.  At first we thought he didn't like what was on the spoon but we quickly realized that he is just stubborn and wants to feed himself!!  It can be his favorite food and if we put it on a spoon and hold the spoon up to his mouth he wants nothing to do with it.  So I decided that no matter how big of a mess he makes I would give him the spoon.  He will also be learning to use a spoon a "school" so we might as well start now....

Oh and don't even think about trying to help him hold the spoon....talk about total melt down...end of the world!!  I don't know if it is his age or the red hair but I swear he acts like he knows EVERYTHING!!!  I am sure we have so many years of "independence" ahead of us!  Oh well...bring it on Ollie!!

Uh-oh Spaghettios

WOW....what an eventful Monday evening we had!  Monday is swimming day so by the time I get home for work around 5:15 Jacob is feeding Oliver dinner.  We have to be at The Swim School a little after six to get him in his suit and in the water at 6:15.

Shortly after I got home I noticed that Oliver's cheeks were really red and they have not been red like that since before we found out he was allergic to chicken and soy.  Jacob said that he had feed Oliver Spaghettios for dinner and after I read the ingredients on the label there it was in black and white....soy this and soy that!! No more spaghettios for Oliver...poor kid!

Swim lessons went great as always.  Oliver always does well and never cries!  Although he can sometimes get distracted because he is too busy people watching.  He is learning how to properly climb out of the pool and we are working on trying to get him to keep his mouth closed when he goes under water.

As we were leaving The Swim School Jacob put Oliver in the back seat and he fell into his car seat and staring crying.  I ran over to get him and saw that he busted his nose and it began to bleed.  Jacob freaked out and was worried he broke it but he let us touch and wipe off the blood so we were all good.  Into the car seat he went where he talked the whole way home!

What a Monday!!!! HA

A Wonderful Surprise

The Crows were in town this weekend spending time with family and they stopped by our house to surprise us before heading back to Lake Charles!!  We were so happy to get to see them for a bit.  Before they left I had to take a couple of pics of the boys together.

So Precious!!! 

THANKS FOR THE SURPRISE!!

WE LOVE YA'LL!!

Sunday Funday

A couple of Sundays ago Jacob, Ollie and I headed to Gammy and Paw's "house" to have a fun day on the lake.  We wanted to get out on the boat and get Ollie used to wearing his life jacket.  We knew it was going to be HOT and that there would be no escape from the heat but we hoped that Ollie would have fun.

 Callie came to play too!!

 Ollie decided to wait in the tube until Paw brought the boat around

Such a STUD!! 

Paw...I am over here!!! 

Trying to get comfortable in the life jacket!!

He really did so GOOD!

Of course he liked it much better when the boat was moving and the wind was blowing...

and every time we stopped we would dip him into the water for a quick swim to cool down.

Ollie and Callie swimming while Jacob got ready to ski.

Ollie just had to drive!! He is such a B-O-Y! 

Jacob skiing and Ollie driving!

Ollie liked watching everyone ski....and fall! HA

We finished the day off with some hotdogs and fun with Ollie!!  It was a lot of fun spending the afternoon at the lake and we can't wait until the house is complete so we can have more Sunday Fundays!!!

Happy Sunday Funday!