Children's Museum

This morning we enjoyed a special treat as we met up with friends and received free passes to the Children's Museum. Oliver had a great time and here are some of the activities the museum offers:

A Bubble Room



Train Room



A tool room where you could build projects using recycled materials.



A supermarket-Oliver had a ball putting groceries in his cart and then loading them into a shopping bag.





Next a big room with caves and tunnels.





Painting-another one of Oliver's favorites and he even willingly put on his smock and hung it back up when he was finished.



And a big dance floor in front of a wall mirror with dress up clothes. Oliver wasn't too interested in the clothes but he enjoyed walking around in tap shoes.



Oliver also enjoyed climbing into a fire truck and had a great time with his friends. I'm so grateful to have other mom's to hang out with during the week and playmates for Oliver.

Summer Fun

Summer is now in full swing and just in the past few weeks we've had to start using the AC to keep the apartment cool, but it's not bad with days in the low 90's.

We've been enjoying going to birthday parties and Oliver, who is usually highly skeptical of new foods, loves trying cake and cupcakes and ice cream!!





He's also starting to interact more with other toddlers and enjoying new activities such as blowing bubbles,



playing in a bouncy house,



and chasing animals.





Since I only work part time at the daycare, most of my days are free and Oliver and I have been enjoying nearby parks, especially one that has a train to ride...



and a creek that flows through the park that's perfect for wading and keeping cool in the summer heat.



In other family news, Nathan received a new video camera for Father's Day that's he's been super excited about.



Now he takes video anytime we're out and about!!



And last but not least is news about our upcoming 2nd child!! We had the 20 week ultrasound and everything looked good and IT'S A BOY!!!





Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July!!

Springtime in Colorado

First things first, if you haven't already heard the news, Mom and Dad have been telling me that there will be a baby in the household sometime in the future and point to Mom's tummy. I don't really understand but since I will no longer be the center of the universe I suppose it's time to turn my blog into a family blog....so I'm passing it off to Mom now....good luck!! ~~Oliver~~

We started trying for a second child in Jan and by March 7th we had confirmed a pregnancy and my expected date is currently Nov 11, 2011. I'm about 15 weeks now and will have my first visit with a midwife next Thur. After 10 weeks of waiting we were finally approved for medical health insurance which will completely cover all of the prenatal care, labor, delivery, and postnatal care which is a HUGE praise!!!

In other news, spring has slowly emerged and we've been enjoying cool, breezy days in the 60's and a few days in the 70's with still a few cold days in the 40's thrown in the mix. It's so different from Tx in which summer basically hits in March-April with days in the 80's and by May-June it's already in the 90's.

We've been enjoying the weather and getting out as much as possible.



Here's our first backpacking experience in CO, at a beautiful park that overlooks the city.





One morning I met up with a few other mom's and toddlers for a fun hike near the foothills.





Then last weekend friends from TX came for a visit. Oliver had a blast with their 2 girls.





We experienced a free tour of the Coors Brewery which is the world's largest single brewery and listened to an audio tour while we walked through the factory.





Next we headed off to the Colorado Railroad Museum to observe real trains from the past. Oliver a bit nervous at first of the gigantic trains....



...soon calmed down and enjoyed climbing up into and exploring the trains.





After naps, we headed to a nearby park.



It was a great weekend and we're looking forward to another one coming up to celebrate our anniversary.

Oliver's B-day

Ok it's a bit late, but I turned 2 last month and here are pictures from my party and fun weekend with family:

Mom and Dad worked really hard and made me an awesome train cake.



Of course "train" was the party theme.



I enjoyed snacking on cheese puffs!!




Dad helped me open my presents.



Then I had a blast playing with my new toys.

Catch Up...

Wow it's been awhile but I've been really sick for the past 3 weeks along with Mom and Dad and we're finally all getting better and hoping we'll stay that way for a good long time.

Here's some moments from the past month and a half:

I discovered vaseline and had a lot of fun before Mom and Dad found me and were not too thrilled.



I'm really into building.



One of my favorite times of the day is "Daddy time" in the evenings:





I love kissing Mom and Dad and recently started kissing my monkey. Mom just laughed and laughed.



Last week Mom let me help her clean the bathrooms and it's really exciting cleaning the toilet. Mom says when I get older that I can do it all by myself.



And just recently I've started shaving after watching Dad and wanting to be just like him.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's!!! It's been a great holiday so far and last week Grandma, Granddaddy, and Uncle Jonathan came to visit:



We had fun opening presents and Grandma squealed with delight when she opened up her gift from us



which was a handsome picture of yours truly!!



I also had fun passing out presents



and of course opening presents and discovering new toys.







Momma received a very special present from Daddy that made her really happy!!



The next morning we packed up and headed farther north to Rapid City. Snow was everywhere we looked and so much fun to walk around in.





I even tried sledding with Ganddaddy and had a great time.







And there were more presents to open and more new toys.





I also met cousin Matthew and we had a lot of fun together.





Now back at home it's snowing here and we had fun stomping around in it before getting too cold!!