A Little Fun with Tuesday

Ollie's friend Tuesday came over for dinner the other night and they had lots of fun together.

Papa read them books. Then they ran around the kitchen island in circles chasing each other. Papa tried to help out by telling Ollie to go the other way to catch Tuesday. A brilliant plan except that two excited toddlers running around in circles can't stop very fast unless they crash into each other. Funny stuff once you determine that they're ok.

And they were ok!

Happy Birthday Sofia and Matias!

Five!? Seriously?! Five years old? We can't believe it. We miss you lots! Hope your birthday is the best one yet.

Playdates With Emmett

Emmett's mommy brought Emmett's new little brother home from the hospital the other day, so Ollie invited him over for some playtime to give his mommy a bit of a break.

The boys had fun eating together.

And papa was a great sport (and target) on the roof with a little water fun.

Then more eating. (Jeez, you'd think this boy actually ate from all these eating pictures, which is rarely the case.)

And this video is from another of their mornings together, but just a little taste of what it's like with the two of them around. Two little boys can really rile each other up in about 60 seconds flat.

Before and After

You may have noticed in recent posts that Ollie got a haircut... here's a little before and after.

See how much happier he was with a new haircut? Or more likely it was just the balloon?

Coney!

Ollie appears to have picked up his parents passion for amusement parks....

He enjoyed riding around and around on the choo choo train...

...And around and around in the pony cart...

...And around and around in the duck pond...

...And around and around on the whale...

...And around and around (backwards) on the jet....

...And around and around on the 226 fire truck....

...And after a  perfect day at Coney, with Nathan's in tow, Ollie conked out on the subway back home...

Braver Than Mama

(Grampa emailed and said, "Hey Mama, Ollie has been sleeping in that carseat too long! Let's see some new pictures!" Thanks for the nudge Grampa!)

Ollie went to the dentist today! He went for the first time when he was 1.5 and the iron drops he was taking turned his teeth gray. That appointment was h-e-double-hockey-sticks-ish. Not sure if it was worse for Mama or for Ollie. But today! Today Ollie was a champ! You all may know that Mama once fainted at the dentist, she's so scared of them, so we're hoping Ollie won't have the same issues with evil teeth cleaning doctors. And if today was any indication, he'll be fine. He sat in the chair all by himself, said "ahhhh" like we practiced at home, and then watched Cars the whole cleaning, scraping(!) and flouriding time. (Sunglasses provided by the dentist.) Afterwards he said, "That was fun, going to the dentist!"

Zonked Out After a Day at the Beach

Two seconds after we got in the car.

Big Cousin, Little Cousin

Two and a half years apart in age, but still these two can play together all day.

Going for a Stroll

Exploring around the cottage with his cousins.

Papa Takes Ollie on His First Fishing Adventure

It was while the boat was docked and Papa seemed to have even more fun than Ollie did, but they both enjoyed catching those little fish and throwing them back to grow bigger for us to catch next year. Ollie caught his first fish! An Ollie sized one. And then Papa caught a "Papa fish".

Happy Birthday Grampa!

We're happy we got to spend the day with you!

Bathtime at the Cottage

This is the way we take baths at the cottage! And only every three days or so.

Grampa, a Bucket, Some Rocks, and a Dock

Are all the things you need to have a lot of fun. Often before 6am. Throw in a few fish and a swing and this kid definitely won't want to go back to Brooklyn.