Ollie vs. The Atlantic Ocean

A few weeks ago when Grandma Jane was visiting (more on that later—we're way behind on our posts!) we took Ollie for his first beach day. It was an overcast day, but still warm enough—which was good since Mama was paranoid about him getting a sunburn. He really liked lounging on the beach, eating the sand, and watching the gulls.

The ocean, however, was another matter... 

Sand. Ok.

Surf. Ok.

Cold Atlantic Ocean...

Not Ok!

(the best part is near the end where he pauses to lick the air and then starts crying again)

What an exhausting day!

i'm in (zadia) love!

can you believe that zadia's middle name is love? well i sure can, i think it suits her perfectly.

zadia, zadia, i can't keep my eyes off her.

she plays hard to get sometimes...

 but every once in a while, if i share my toys with her...

she'll give me a hug.

Clear the Way, Here He Comes!

Blog time is different than real time... on Monday morning, about a week after our little wiggler learned to rotate, he figured something else out. Here are a lot of videos of a big milestone:

Motion

2D motion equals translation plus rotation


Ollie has the rotation part down.

Nature Boy

You might be wondering what this picture is...

 

It's the view Ollie liked most on his first hike this Saturday.

He sure liked the new way of riding in the carrier, backpack style.

And he got a big kick out of touching his first pine tree.

We're ready for our first camping trip now!

Happy 6 Month Birthday Lil Man!

From 3 minutes old

to (approximately) 259,200 minutes old

and 1 happy family.

do i look like my papa, or what?

everyone thought i looked more like mama when i was born, but papa's genes are fighting hard.

Oh, Cuteness.

Look how much hair he has! Look how cute he is!

happy birthday aunt kristen!

how's it feel turning 29?

wow! we really need to come visit you... this picture is from 3 months ago! i love you and miss you! have a great birthday!

i'm blogging!!!!

Big Chairs and Little Boys

and lots of toys.

Uncle J Makes Sofia Laugh

That girl is a tough nut to crack, but it's sure worth it when you do!

Making Faces on the Sun Porch

More Baby Blanket Art

These are some of Ollie's friends: Elodie, Zoe, Zadia, and Emmett. The pic is from a few weeks ago, but we forgot to post it and thought it went along with the cute baby blanket art theme...

Sleeping Baby Blanket Art

Boat Ride at the Cottage

More cottage adventures... Ollie's first boat ride.

All ready to go.

Yeah Papa, Michael Jackson that baby!

Lake air tastes yummy.

 

Super cool Captain Matias.

and Captain Sofia—floor it Dad!

I don't know what this face was for, but it's a good one.

and First Mate Ollie Z...

while papa was workin too hard this week....

i didn't see papa much this week cause he was workin some late hours, so it was just me and mama all week. when papa came home after his deadline, i had something to show him:

i guess i'm still a yogi in training

but i think i am getting the hang of it