Fall Family Photos

Haley (and her assistant Dalton) came to our house for dinner and a photo shoot last Sunday.

Ollie was pretty cooperative and there were no tears, but we did struggle to get him to smile.  He was serious for most of the time, but we did get some good shots :)

Ollie's First Halloween

Ollie spent his first Halloween in Horton with his grandparents since Riley and I were in Branson.  Neither of us are really into Halloween so we weren't heartbroken to miss out.  Plus, Ollie was too little to do much trick-or-treating anyway.  I actually think that Riley planned our vacation during Halloween so he wouldn't have to deal with trick-or-treaters coming to our door.  Our first year in Westmoreland, they came by the trailer load and Riley ran out of candy.  I was out of town for some reason and I'm pretty sure that Riley was scarred for life over the whole situation.

Earlier this week, we got Ollie back in his costume and took some pictures of him as a scarecrow.  I'm pretty positive that he is the cutest scarecrow that I've ever seen.

Nine Months Old

This little man has grown quite a bit in nine short months.

Ollie had his nine month well-check on Monday.  He almost got a shot-free appointment, but since flu season is near he ended up getting his flu shot.  It must not have been too bad because he didn't even react to the shot.  No tears or anything.  

Oliver is 27.25" which puts him in the 11th percentile.  He weighs 19 pounds, 4 ounces which is the 43rd percentile.  He isn't lacking in brains though as he is in the 76th percentile with a head circumference of 46 cm.  He's starting to fit into 6-9 month clothing. 

Branson Vaca

October 25, 2005 was the day Riley and I started dating which means we recently reached our ten year mark.  Somebody deserves an award for putting up with someone else for that long... I'm not saying which one of us deserves that award, but somebody definitely does ;)

We decided to take a little getaway to Branson for a few days, just the two of us.  Lucky little Oliver got to spend some time with both sets of grandparents.

I had Friday off from school so Ollie spent the day helping me pack.

Our Trip

We got up Saturday morning and headed out for Branson after some good baby cuddles.  Osceola Cheese was the first stop and Riley had to get his beloved sarsaparilla along with a bag of cinnamon twists.  I had to have some gummies (they have best gummies in the world) and cheese curds.

We spent our vacation doing a lot of Christmas shopping along with lots of relaxing and eating at new places.  We didn't take a ton of photos but here are a few of what we did take.

We spent one afternoon/evening playing games.  Shuffle board was up first and I dominated.  We didn't really know the rules, so we made some up.  

We played horse and I found out why Riley stopped playing basketball after middle school.  I haven't played basketball since middle school myself, but I maintained my skills :)

We also played ping pong, but it was pretty intense and therefore there are no photos.  Riley won.  Barely.

On Monday night we decided that we would go to the Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar.  We should have known better than to go on a Monday night.  There were like 12 people there and they were all over 60.  We didn't quite fit in and it was a bit lame.  Riley tried to make it a little more enjoyable by drinking lots of beer.  We left early and I drove us to eat a late supper at IHOP and sober this guy up a bit.

We also did some mini golfing while in Branson.  There is a discrepancy in regards to a hole-in-one that was made by me that was due to a mulligan when Riley interfered with my shot.  A winner has not been named at this point. 

Ollie's Weekend

Oliver spent Saturday and Sunday at Grandma Marcia and Grandpa Jim's house.  We got lots of videos, phone calls, and photos which made our time away from him a little easier.

Saturday was his first Halloween, so he did some trick-or-treating.

Cruising around in the house :)

Ollie headed to Mamaw and Papa's to spent Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  From the looks of things, he had a great time.