Second Haircut

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Baby Slumber Party

This is what a baby slumber party is like. (Featuring Oliver, Fabiola, Isla, Charlotte, and Zadia.) And if you listen closely, you can hear Ollie's new skillz.



(Thanks for the video, Fabi's mom!)

Baby Pterodactyl

This one doesn't even really need an intro...

Ollie and Zadia

Ollie and Zadia are on different nap schedules at the moment, so we don't get to go to music or gym class with our favorite little girl right now. But we still manage to work in some Zadia time each week and our two munchkins entertain us with their hilarious relationship dynamic each and every time. 

Usually Zadia is the one trying to hug Ollie, or chase him, or hold his hand—while Ollie just sort of tolerates her abundant attentions and plays hard to get...

c'mon ollie, chase me!

you don't mind if i sit here, do you ollie?

hey ollie, let me in, i just want to hug you!

really, i think we can both ride this, ollie.

ollie, do you want some cheerios?

...so this hug that Zadia's mommy captured was especially adorable—a rare moment when Ollie was the one initiating the love—and clearly he adores Zadia too!

Bubbles!

Well, we're so far behind with posting, we may never catch up. We still haven't posted pics from our trip to the cottage the first week of August or many adventures between now and then. But instead of dwelling on the past (which we'll tell you about eventually), here are some pictures of Ollie blowing bubbles in the park on Sunday, which was a perfect park day.

Dipping.

Blowing.

Blowing harder.

A bubble!

So proud of himself.

...All Fall Down

Ollie somehow picked up some capeoira moves from his Aunt Deborah

Mama, Can I Be a Fireman When I Grow Up?

Like many little boys, Ollie loves fire engines.

He likes putting on his fire hat.

And climbing into the toy fire engine at the playspace near us.

How lucky is it that we live right across the street from a fire house!? This week when we were walking home, Engine 226 was out front. The firemen asked Ollie and Emmett if they wanted to get in!

So the boys climbed up and had a seat.

Ollie loved it so much he wouldn't come out.

Shopping Just Got Way More Fun

Our local grocery store just got Ollie sized grocery carts!

mama said we didn't need anything in this aisle, but there were pictures of cats and dogs everywhere, so i went up and down it four times.

how many bananas do you think i can fit in this thing?

Cheers!

He's ready for the Irish pubs!

lil sailor boy

papa has been gone all week hanging out with grandma ruthie while she recovers from surgery (get well grandma!!!!)
he just sent me a picture grandma took when papa was just a bit older than me.

i guess i now know where i get my ginger curls from....

papa don't you dare dress me up like that!!!

Sending Love

We're thinking of you today Grandma Ruthie!

Happy Birthday Sofia and Matias!

We can't believe you're FOUR years old!

We love you!

Before His First Cup of Coffee

Just like Mama in the morning...

Summer Love Is in the Air

Do you remember Ollie's first kiss? Well last week, Elodie came over for a roof deck pool party...

The kids were all having fun in the pool together.

But Elodie seemed a little stand-offish to Ollie.

So he asked Emmett what he thought he should do.

Emmett said "I'll be your wing man, Ollie. Here, take my seat!"

So Ollie sidled on over and made his move.

The other girls seemed a bit jeaolus.

But Elodie wasn't so sure she liked her second kiss from Ollie.

Well, on second thought, maybe it was tolerable.

Keep trying, Ollie, you'll get the hang of it!

Visit to Friends Out In New Jersey Farmland

What's a New York summer without a visit to friends out in the farmlands of Jersey? A few weeks ago we visited our friends Maxine and Zelda (and their parents) for an overnight in a cute town near Princeton.

And what better way to go get some morning bagels and coffee than in a little red wagon?

Ollie decided he liked that ride so much that it was time to go find some even better rides... so we headed off to the local fair for funnel cakes and ferris wheels.

The spinning teacups were his favorite. (Mama forgot to bring the camera, so these pictures from Papa's phone are not the best—which is a shame because we wish you could see the grin on his face.)

And what's this!!?? No, it's not a flesh-eating zombie in a flower hat... it's just Zelda after she'd eaten a whole lot of freshly picked blackberries.

The kids had a lot of fun practicing their farm and harvesting skills at a local farm where we were able to pick our own veggies.

Ollie was a little unsure at first... um, papa, i'm more of an enginerd type, don't you see my tshirt?

But pretty soon he got into it.

And picked a whole bag full of beans that he carried back himself.

After the farm, we still had to pick up a few more ingredients for our backyard bbq and pool party. So we stopped at the supermarket where Ollie had his first shopping cart ride. 

And while the adults were cooking and drinking beer, the kids posed by the pool.

Future bathing suit model?

Then it was time to dive in.

Thanks for having us out for a great visit guys!

Eeeeeeeh? Chuuuuice!!

The Lil Man is learning how to drink from a big boy cup.

Lunch with Papa

We usually try to go in once a week to have lunch with Papa.

There aren't many high chairs down in the Wall Street area, but Ollie doesn't mind. He likes getting to sit in the big people chairs.

But only for about 5 minutes. Then either Mama or Papa ends up running around with him while the other one eats lunch.

There's just too much to see to bother eating. He especially likes looking at all the construction with Papa.

After lunch we usually go home, but sometimes we'll have enough energy to find a playground and fool around for a little while.

This one was especially nice on a 97 degree day with its bonus water features. First Ollie just got his feet wet.

But it wasn't long before he decided it was hot enough to do more than that.

Another unusual part of the playground were these big foam blocks that some of the big kids had arranged into a ramp. Ollie loves watching the big kids.

And then copying whatever they do. A very successful lunch date with Papa! We love you Papa and you're awesome!