Summer Review (part 2)

To continue with my summer review, here are some more photos and videos from the summer.  They span from mid August to the end of August.

My dad spent some time with us here and there as he was working at Fort Riley.

Ollie has fallen in love with blueberries and they were is summer go-to, other than watermelon, of course.

Since I spent my summer teaching summer camp at the preschool, Ollie spent his days at daycare.  He loves Teresa (and her husband, Mike, even more).  As all little boys do, he crashed pretty hard this summer one day at daycare.  He was running and fell into the bottom of the couch.  It left a bump and a rug burn, but he's a tough little guy and it didn't slow him down a bit.

Riley made two trips to Texas, one right after the other, for work.  Ollie and I enjoyed our snuggles as he took over Riley's side of the bed.  We even moved a TV and DVD player in the bedroom so we could watch The Grinch and snuggle on the weekend.

He really was missing his daddy, don't let all these smiles fool you.

We took lots of walks this summer.  Ollie is usually very content in the stroller and enjoys the ride.

Riley's friend from college, Cameron, got married this summer.  (The wedding was in between Riley's two trips to Texas, so we were glad that he made it back so we would attend together.)

Ollie was such a good boy during the ceremony and at the reception.  He sat in his own chair at the reception and stayed busy eating snacks.

He also hit the bar pretty hard.  Water on the rocks with a straw.

My parents made a motorcycle trip or two out to see us (let's get real, it was just to see Ollie) when it had been a while since they had seen us.

Ollie has been loving cars, trucks, and tractors recently.  Riley dug into his own childhood toy stash in the basement and found some for Ollie to play with.  They are his new favorites.

...and of course, being naked is his favorite too.

Donuts in your jammies, what could be better.

Ollie has started to recognize when he needs his diaper changed and is much more willing to have it done.  He will collect a diaper and wipes, and even get wipes out for you.  He also helps to identify his stinky poop with a shake of his head and verbal "ueeck."

Ollie has also started to really like sitting in a booth like a big boy.  Lately, when we go out to eat, he sits in the booth until it is time to eat at which time we move him into a high chair. 

He just looks so big sitting there.

Oliver hasn't quite developed his patience as he gets quite frustrated when something doesn't do what he wants it to.  Most of his frustration is during play as you can see here while he is trying to play with his nesting blocks.

The following photos were from the last weekend in August.  On a whim, we decided to go to Horton since Derrick, Heidi, and the boys were there and we hadn't seen them since Carter's birthday in May.

Ollie enjoyed his first four-wheeler ride.