happy bday mama!

happy b-day mama! vivienne and i just wanted to tell you that we love you sooooo much!
.....aaaaand..... that you really should get papa to take more pictures of you with us since he could not find any to post today

...aaaaand papa asked me what we should get for your birthday, and i had a great idea. i told him we should get you an ipad. papa asked me why and i smirked and said i dunno. but i did know. if we have two then i will get to use one more often....aaaaand....if we have two then vivienne could use one too!!!
i love you mama
happy birthday

Hola Chicatina....

Vivienne playing with her Tia Natalia....so cute...until

Ohio Shake

 

Grey Hats

Does this hat look familiar?

 

Scoooooochin

 

Look What This One Is Doing!

 

Sitting up all by herself! 

Traction

We were trying to give Vivienne some traction while taking her first crawl....Ollie decided he needed some traction too...

Smooch

Can they get any cuter?

Yes they can.

 

All things yellow

 

 

 

Glidin!

 

Someone Else is Starting to Enjoy the Playground

She can't sit up on her own quite yet, but she sure enjoyed lounging in the swing today!

trip to carolina part 1

ok so it has been a month since we were on vacation....mama and papa needed a vacation from our vacation, and they took forever to upload pictures.

here is sister chillin with grandma

and here i am bakin with grandma ruthie - for vivienne's 5 month bday (did anyone notice someone just turned 6 months old?)

my favorite was gardenin with grandma in her yard

can you believe they trusted me with a hoe like this one!?

heeeeeeeyah!

kachow!

 

 

 

 

186 ounces of bounces

 

B A N A N A S

First tastes....bananas!

 

I think she likes it

 

Superheroes

Ollie Z and the Wonder V to the rescue!

and Boy Wonder?

3 Years, 20 Questions

We're a little late with this, but we're stealing an idea from a couple of friends... every year around his birthday, we'll ask Ollie the same 20 questions and record his answers. Below are this year's 20 questions and answers from Ollie, age 3, complete with video.

1. What's your favorite color? Green!
2. What's your favorite toy? Clifford.
3. What's your favorite fruit? Carrot. That's a vegetable. Apple!
4. What's your favorite video to watch? Super Why... And Sesame Street, new Sesame Street. What about your favorite movie? The one with the owl in it. [The Secret of NIMH.]
5. What's your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Ravioli!
6. What's your favorite thing to wear? Costumes... Superhero costumes.
7. What's your favorite game to play? Letters on the iPad.
8. What's your favorite snack? Cereal bars!
9. What's your favorite animal? Cow.
10. What's your favorite song? The ABC song.
11. What's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes!
12. What's your favorite book? Ollie and the Potty Dance.
13. Who's your best friend? Zadia!
14. What's your favorite thing to sleep with? Sheets! What about your friends? Yeah, like Monkey George and Lambie!
15. What's your favorite thing to do outside? Go on my bike and ride!
16. What's your favorite dessert? Ice cream! What kind of ice cream? Chocolate.
17. What's your favorite holiday? Saturday. And the one where you love someone. [Valentine's Day]
18. What's your favorite thing to drink? Water!
19. What do you want to eat for your birthday dinner? Cake!
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? I don't know, you think... What do you want to do when you get big? Dive into the water! Actually when I go under the water I want to be a scuper diver.

Lounging

Ollie's favorite pair of sleep pants comes in big and small.....

 

 

Beautiful

 

 

Porkchop ...and you don't stop

Future breakdancer, river dancer, or tap dancer? You decide.

 

 

speaking of big boy beds....

now that my big brother has his own bed, i have a new crib to play in(and eventually sleep in)

unfortunately I do not think big brother is ready to give it up

maybe if i try the vulcan grip...

yikes he brought a hammer!

ok maybe we both can play in here!

 

Who likes underpants?

Potty boot camp works. 1 weekend and a few days - no clothes and towels and blankets on all chairs and seats except for....

Vivienne's Bumbo....

...sorry baby...I think she forgave you.

Chocolate incentives (m&m's and uncle Sean chocolate (Hershey's) )probably helped too.

But most of all, the #1 incentive was big boy underpants.

 

Goodbye diapers. Hello Cars and Thomas underoos.

We are so proud of you lil guy.

Accidents do still happen...the other day Ollie went into the bathroom to wash his hands after eating and all of a sudden Tracey heard, "Stop! Stop! No! Stop! Why you won't stop?" Worried, she yelled, "Ollie is everything ok? "No!" he said, "Something is wrong!" She ran in to find him in front of the toilet standing in a big puddle of pee--he hadn't quite made it to the potty in time. When she asked him what happened he said, "I tried to tell it to stop but it wouldn't stop."