Hugs and Kisses from Sofia and Matias

Adorable.

Grammy Grammy Grammy

Nothin' better than lounging with Grammy at the cottage.

And look at this sweet contraption she rigged up for walks with Ollie.

Swimming!

Ollie's first swim at the cottage was so amazing!

He took a few minutes to get used to the water with Mama.

Then quickly relaxed and enjoyed it as much as we did.

We even dunked his nose and mouth under!

He'll be water skiing soon!

He took a little while longer to adjust to his second swim.

In slowly...

in a little more...

not liking that so much.

A cuddle from Papa...

then right back to it.

And loving it again!

Then on to his stomach for some serious work.

He's a natural water baby.

He didn't even mind the dunking!

In fact...

he kept trying to lick the water after that.

Our little man in a big lake.

What an amazing day!

A Quick Intro to the Cottage

It's time for pictures from the cottage! Today's post will introduce you to the eating and sleeping habits of most cottage visitors. We eat a lot of junk food (4 packages of double stuff oreos) and take lots of naps. What a life! Ollie got right into the swing of things with a little coaching from Grampa.

Hypnotized

Ollie met Papa's cousin Wendy, he was quite mesmerized and couldn't keep his eyes off of her.

She was almost hypnotic. Even Great Aunt Sandie couldn't gather his attention

Until Ollie met Papa's cousin Jack, must have been the hat.

fine number five

happy birthday to me! i'm five months old today.

What's So Funny, Ollie?

We're In Trouble Now!

While we sort through all the cottage pictures and videos to post, we wanted to leave you with this video of Ollie's brand new skill. He loves to do it all the time and everywhere now that he's figured it out. On the floor, on my lap, on the changing table, and most fun for us, in his sleep, waking himself up every hour in the process. Seriously. Every. Hour.

i'm baaaaaaaack!

i'm back from my trip to the cottage!
i have plenty to share with you but for now here are a few pix of me and mama and papa getting all cheesy.

Happy 14 Yr Anniversary!!!....& Olle's First Swim (sorta)

Today is Onkel Heimi and Tante Sujata's Anniversary. 14 years! Inspiration to us all. Happy Anniversary! Can't wait for you to meet Ollie in person.

Speaking of Swissland. This picture above was taken during our vacation last year, approximately 1 hr after Mama and Papa found out Mama was prego. Ollie do you see the twinkle in your Mama's eyes? Little Man we were ecstatic!

This is Mama taking Ollie on his first swim! She is floating down the Aare an awesome deep fast river that runs through Bern.

Little Man do you see Papa? He is floating hands and feet free.

Come back soon for pictures of Ollie's second swim.

Live from the cottage

sophie and me  resting in clayton while mama gets a massage. i dig the cottage life.