Our Little Pisces

Ollie had his first swim class this past weekend with his friends Milo, Zoe, and Finn. He enjoyed it for the first half of class until he inhaled some water and decided he'd had enough for the day. Can't wait for next week!

(Thanks for the great swim trunks Uncle Matt and Aunt Nikki!)

 

getting used to the water


not so fond of the backstroke


but good at the crawl

can you please send me some toys? because as you can see, i don't have enough of them.

lil tiger vs. spidergrrrl

this is spidergrrl, she's a superhero.

she can climb tall walls and kick and miss every time, on purpose!

i wanna grow up and be a superhero, i really really do!

funny face

The Best Sound in the World

Is this boy laughing.

A little antidote to yesterday's crying post.

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