A Boy and His Dog

Cadbury should get some kind of reward for his patience with Oliver.

Oliver teases him endlessly and uses him as a jungle gym. 

I guess Cadbury's reward is all the food Oliver shares with him.

I am glad these two are buddies. 

They are both very entertaining and with their powers combined, there are a lot of laughs.

And I think we roll our eyes a lot sometimes at how ridiculous they can be...

Oliver just got this Oliver Sized Chair and, of course, who thought it was the perfect place to take a nap?!

RIDICULOUS, I tell you.

Superbowl Sunday

The weekend before my parents arrived, we had a family yard clean-up day. I raked leaves into huge piles, Ollie played in them...

 Whoops!

And Jordan loaded them into big black bags. We enjoy the sunshine when we can get it.

Yesterday morning, we woke up and it had just started snowing. 

 {See all our black bags full of leaves and branches...}

It continued to snow all morning and afternoon. We got an e-mail confirming what we had expected...church was cancelled. So instead of making Superbowl dinner, like I had planned, I made Superbowl lunch.

Fleming's Mac and Cheese with Chicken Adobo. Then, while Ollie napped I made cookies. 

I have been wanting to make these cookies every Easter for the past two years. They may be a little premature on the Easter theme, but Cadbury Mini Eggs are my most favorite candy and these cookies did not disappoint! {Recipe found here.}

Once Ollie woke up I took him outside to explore the mysterious white stuff that was all over the yard.

Of course, the need to put the mysterious soft powder in his mouth was required to fully investigate the mystery.

I love the aimless wandering.

Cadbury did some investigating of his own...apparently this wood pile had a suspicious smell...

Check out the 'snow'tee {that's a plan on the word goatee for those of you who didn't catch it}.

AND is that a mountain goat on the wood pile or Cadbury?!

Weirdo.

Ollie sure liked exploring the back yard, like always.

BUT, all good things must come to an end, so I bribed him indoors with a cookie.

 We sort of watched the game, but were more interested in the commercials, 

 which, like the game, were disappointing, for the most part. It was a pretty awesome day though and I am not complaining. 

Today, the snow is all but melted, but supposedly there is more on the way tomorrow. A few more weeks of winter...we will survive!

Three Visitors

My parents came to visit!

They were two VERY welcome guests...there was however, a third UNwelcome guest.

An extremely nasty cold was not invited to the party!

We all got some good snuggles from the sick little guy, but that was the only advantage. Ollie and I were feeling crummy for pretty much their entire visit. BOO!

Then mom got it the last couple days they were here. Double BOO!

We hunkered down and chilled at home the whole time. Definitely NOT what I had planned for their visit.

There were A LOT of baths happening...

but, we are finally feeling better!

...But our guests left yesterday. I am still feeling sorry for myself, can you tell?!

I am sure glad this dude is feeling better though.

Sorry, Mom & Dad! We LOVE you like crazy and are so grateful you came to see us!

SORRY!

Eighteen Months

Have I said it lately? Oliver is getting so BIG!

I can't believe it has been eighteen months since Ollie joined our family. 

Here is what he has been up to lately. He gives more and more snuggles.

He LOVES being outside, with a stick in each hand, and a pot full of soil to stir.

and playing with/teasing Cadbury.

Coming inside, is torture...I swear the neighborhood thinks I am murdering him every time it's time to come inside.

He also loves to play with other kiddos, so when my neighbor invited us over the other morning, both of us were thrilled! {Thanks, Briana!}

Ollie & Rio are three months apart.

We are all excited for Ollie's first trip to Nursery on Sunday! I think he is going to love playing with the other kids.

Oliver's favorite toy {besides shoes} is Dusty...

{Mom loves this new best friend too!}

He has finally accurately showed me where his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears are located!

He has five teeth in the front and 1 molar...all other teeth are either poking through or red and bulging...poor guy.

He says, "Mama" and "Baba." Once we heard "Dada," but the little booger won't say it again. He understands everything I say, he just prefers his gibberish. He really loves it when I join in and talk gibberish back.

And in case you were wondering, he still does not like the car wash...

Car Wash - 2 : Oliver - 0

I finally, covered his face with a blanket. He clutched it for 5 minutes without moving it from off his face. I pulled it down once we were safely far from the car wash and he gave me a big grin.

Oliver, we LOVE you! My favorite thing is to get kissies from you. Even when you slime me, it's the BEST!