Saturday, November 13, 2010

Cutie Pie Kellan

Bearably Cute!

Chubby Cheeks
The distinguished look.
Keith calls this his Norwegian outfit.  Regardless, he makes it adorable.

It is exhausting being so cute and kissable.

Cozy After a Bath

 Sitting up on Mommy's Belly.
He has discovered he loves to sit up, he's just not quite strong enough to do it on his own.  Someday Buddy!
I was amazed at how different he looked in this position.



Monday, November 1, 2010

Kicking Leaves

One of Oliver's favorite past times this fall has been kicking leaves in the yard.  They have been learning about fall in school and on our drive home he likes to tell me about the life cycle of leaves.  So, a week ago we took him to the entrance of our sub division where there are some wonderful trees with tons of leaves.  He loved kicking all of the leaves!  We had great timing too.  That night, a wind storm came in and every leave was gone by the next afternoon.  Whew, we made it just in the nick of time.

I just grabbed my pocket camera so they aren't the best quality, but sometimes you just have to made do.

Oliver rolling around in the neighbors yard.
 We had amazing color this fall and I realized on our walk that I didn't get out to take photos of any of it.  Huge Bummer!  So, here is one tree that was wonderful.
 We finally made it to the leaves and cut Oliver loose with strict instructions to stay in the leaves and not to dare venture toward the road.  Like the rule follower he is, he stayed in the leaves.
 If you look closely, every family member is represented in this photo.





 Kellan giving a nap in the crisp fall air and the comfort of Dad's arms a thumbs up!
Keith looking down from a tree.
 Oliver taking a roll in the leaves.
Of course, Oliver wanted to check out the tree too so Keith hoisted him up there.


 Our attempt at taking a photo of both boys, neither of which were in the mood to strike a pose.  Oh well, maybe next year.
 Quick, one more JUMP!
 Look Mom, a new stick!
This was Oliver "making" the leaves fall as he would bang one stick onto another. He did this the entire way home.
We have had amazing fall weather with temperatures in the 70's and 80's and brilliant fall colors.  The weather continues to be nice but the weather people promise snow in November.  I suppose it is inevitable but we are going to enjoy the Indian Summer as long as it is gifted to us.

Sportin' the Broncos Gear

Check out Kellan in Oliver's hand-me-down Broncos outfit, again courtesy of Julie and Alex.  Oh, these make me smile and giggle.  Does he look like he should be on the Sopranos or something in the jump suit?  So Cute!

Pumpkin Carving with the Stack's

Last Saturday, the Stack's invited us over for pumpkin carving.  Absolutely, we were up for it!
Keith and Kellan watching the action from the corner of the table on the magical exercise ball.
Chloe and Holly (Stack's neighbors)
Carrie, Parker, Jen and Craig
Carrie unveiling the inside of a pumpkin to Oliver.
Ewwww.... Pumpkin guts!

Check it out, Oliver.
Oliver digging in to experience the inside of the pumpkin, first hand.
Ewww... slimy!
Carrie, Oliver, Craig and Parker
Keith working on a pumpkin

Keith's finishing touch to a pumpkin
Parker enjoying some evening reading
Oliver trying on a witches hat for size
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
Not Oliver!
Our final creations.
Note to self, don't let Oliver pick out the designs next year.  He liked the most detailed options that entailed the most work!
Thanks for a great evening Stack family.  Happy Halloween!

Oliver's Play Date with Charlie

Oliver had his first play date and invited Charlie over for a visit.  Charlie is Oliver's best buddy from school.  They have been together since infants.  When they were in the 12-18 month classroom the teacher described them like brothers.  They love each other one minute, fight the next and are back to sharing the love by the third minute.  They are also good for each other.  Charlie is the youngest of three boys so he pushes our reserved oldest child to be more adventurous.  We also noticed that Oliver could use some practice in sharing his toys.  All around, it was a great time for the boys.

Oliver was SO excited to play his new (birthday) fishing game with Charlie.  I can almost imagine them around an ice fishing hole.


 Next stop, the train table that we moved into the office.  We moved it out of Oliver's room when Grandma was here after Kellan's birth.  We have learned to like it here because we can work in the office while Oliver is entertained and feels involved.  There is no way I'm moving into the living room as he would prefer.  As Oliver would say "probably.... the living room would be a good place for the train table".
 Lunch time fit for a play date: cheese hot dogs.  Yum!
What did Kellan think of the play date?  It was a real snoozer!
Someday, he'll appreciate them too.
After lunch, Keith took the boys outside and they went on a hunt for snakes, spiders and ants.  Charlie was armed with a bat and Oliver was armed with a golf club.  They reported back that they didn't find any because it was too windy for these creatures.  Someday I'll let them know that they don't like the temperatures in October either, but until then, I'll go with the wind theory.
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