Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Happy Birthday Oliver!

Our baby boy turned one last Saturday! This year flew by so fast.  He is such a handsome little guy.  He got his first haircut on his birthday and it took away his baby look :( His hair was out of control so we trimmed it for our family pictures. 



He didn't like his birthday hat! It made him look like the pope!


I couldn't get a good picture of the two boys together. Oliver was more interested in the comb and Thad didn't want to look at the camera.


We had lots of family and friends over for his party.  My mom brought Thad back to us on Wednesday and stayed for the party on Saturday.  She brought Hannah, Macie and Dawson with her.  We still had Shayna out here and so she brought her back to Kansas with her.


Mommy and birthday boy


We had a BBQ and a Elmo birthday party.  I found this cute idea on Pinterest and made our own veggie Elmo.  


Daddy and birthday boy!


Oliver, Landon and Parker playing with his new drum set we got him.  They can start their own band together.  It came with 4 instruments and they have fun shaking them all.


Ollie got so many cool toys! He got a bubble machine that plays music for the bath, a ride on bouncy toy, bath toys, trucks, and balls.  He has had so much fun playing with his new toys.  


He loves his new bouncy ride.  It has a ball so when he sits it gives it a little bounce and plays music.  He can get on and off by himself which is nice.


He also got a new swing set! He loves his baby swing! Thad also likes it and thinks he is the one who got it! 




Elmo cake! It turned out really cute. 


I painted this plate at a pottery place in town. 


Ollie was very nice about eating his cake.  He was very excited he got his own piece instead of little bites!


He finally took a big chunk of cake and put it in his mouth.



Yummy!


I love this picture of his big blue eyes.  


When he was opening his presents his friend Parker was very anxious to see what he got.  Parker got in Oliver's way and Ollie yelled at him and pulled him down! Everyone else thought it was funny except Parker! 


This little boy is so special.  He has been such a blessing in our lives.  We thank God for him everyday.  He is such a little sweetheart.  He is still crawling everywhere, walking around furniture and standing a little more on his own.  He loves walking when we hold his hands.  He is going to be an outdoor baby and cries when we bring him back inside.  He loves throwing the rocks outside and crawling in the grass.  


Happy birthday to our baby boy! 


Thad likes it when Uncle Tony throws him high in the air.  I caught this shot at the perfect time! He wanted more and more but Tony was tired! 



Oliver's 1st Haircut

We gave Ollie his first hair cut on his birthday! Adam has been wanting to cut it for awhile and I just couldn't do it before he turned one! His hair was getting a little out-of-control! 


Before pictures


Adam cuts his own hair and Thad's hair (when he lets us).  Now we will be adding one more to the list!


He didn't cry at all.  He wanted to see what daddy was doing to him.  He did great for his first cut.



He looks so grown up now! He lost his baby curls which is bitter sweet.  I liked his curls but they will grow back.  


He really looks like he is 18 months instead of just turning 1.  It changed his look completely! He is so handsome :)


Heart Walk 2012


The AHA Heart walk was a few weekends ago.  Thad was in Kansas with my mom still so he missed it :( 

Shayna came back with us when we dropped Thad off.  She was here for close to 2 weeks! She made signs to carry in the walk.  She came up with the idea for Oliver's sign- "I'm riding for my big sister Emma and my big brother Thad." It was cute!


Melissa and I- she is on the leadership team with me for Mended Little Hearts.


Me, Melissa, Chuck and Adie- all part of the leadership team.  Chuck was born with a CHD and is now 38 and waiting for a heart transplant.  Say some prayers for him if you would.





We had a booth set up for our Mended Little Hearts group.  We have these great pictures of our heart kids and a few sentences about them to display at events.  



 Chuck, Ollie and Adam

The weather was great and we walked for a great cause.


This is Michelle- she is also part of our MLH group.  She was my and Oliver's delivery nurse when he was born! It's fun for her to see him grow up.


Some of our MLH team.  It was hard to get everyone together for a picture!



Mary and I.  We are co-coordinators for Mended Little Hearts. We met in the hospital when Thad was 3 months old and her daughter AnnaSophia was 4 months old.  They were both getting heart cath's at Children's Hospital.


April, Me and Adie


Oliver wanted to walk for his sister and brother!


Shayna liked going around to all the booths and getting the freebies :)  



We had a great turnout for the Heart walk this year.  It's great to be part of such a wonderful organization!

Monday, June 11, 2012

North Pole

My mom came out last week and brought Shayna, Hannah, Macie, and Dawson with her.  We had a houseful but it was a good time. We went to the North Pole and spent the whole day there! 


The kids rode rides from about 11:30 until 5:00! They were wiped by the time we left.  My mom and I had to ride on a few since Thad and Dawson weren't tall enough.  Some of the rides made me sick but the kids loved them! Oliver even got to ride on a few!




The slide was a big hit.  Thad went about 15 times!


I took Oliver and he wasn't sure what to think.  It went pretty fast since we sat on sacks.  We went a few times.


He had fun just hanging out in his stroller.


Train ride


The kids thought this was pretty cool.  It was solid ice going down the white pole.  


Ollie loved the reindeer carousel. He started to cry when I took him off so we had to ride again. 


Dawson and Thad are really good buds.  I'm glad they are close in age.  They had a good time together.


We were wiped by the end of the day.  We went on over 20 rides and some of them multiple times!