Our Baby is 1!

On June 24, Oliver turned 1! It is so crazy that I have a 1yr old yet it seems like I have known him forever :) Our baby is turning into a little boy. A couple weeks before his birthday he started standing up on his own without holding on to anything and then a couple days before his birthday he started taking his first couple of steps. And now, a couple of weeks after his birthday, he is walking really well on his own but still crawls sometimes. He is signing "more" and "all done" very well and is getting very good at letting us know what he wants. He still only has two bottom teeth and is now only nursing once a day. He won't drink his whole milk very well so we are trying to get it to him in food forms :) He loves to watch Baby Einstein...

play with Mommy...
and is doing really well (most of the time) at putting himself to sleep and is sleeping really well through the night...

He loves taking baths but only gets to at Jake's house because our bathroom is still being remodeled...
On his birthday I had a MOPS meeting but afterwards we headed to the pool to play with his cousins...

We have been enjoying the pool a lot. Most days he is pretty good but sometimes after about an hour he starts getting fussy and tired.

Anyways, after the pool we headed up to my dad and mom's to start decorating the gym for his party the next day. It was such a fun day to remember back to when he was born and celebrate our sweet little babies life. He is such a joy and we thank God for him!

Keosauqua

On Tuesday, June 21st, Andrew's parents came down to pick us up on their way to Keosauqua to visit family. They also picked up our shower/tub and brought it down to our house for us!

Before we left we gave Dad his Father's day gift...

On the way...
We had so much fun catching up with family we hadn't seen in forever! It was a beautiful day so we chatted outside, ate pizza and ice cream, and took a little walk.

Thanks so much for the fun day Reimers and family! Can't wait to do it again!

Finally Father's Day

My goodness... I am way behind! Finally here is Father's Day...

Ollie gave his Daddy an Iced Tea Maker, a couple days early :)

On Saturday, June 18th, we headed up to my parents gym to have Father's day there with my dads side of the family. Here is ollie in the Lego table...

and Andrew with Mackenzie...
After dinner we all headed into the house to relax and play games.

and of course empty Grandma's bag drawer...
My Grandpa Massner...
they played games until wee hours of the morning :)
On Sunday, after church, we stopped at the Snake Alley Art Fair to see a friends booth. We ended up buying a couple pieces of her art which I am super excited to hang! Then we headed up to Dad and Mom's to grab a snack and give Dad his gifts before we headed up to Iowa City.

One fun gift we gave him was a picture of all the grandkids in St. Louis Cardinal gear, it was so cute and he loved it :)

Dad and most of his kids and grandkids... we missed you Dustin and Leah!

We then headed up to Iowa City to do some shopping and to eat at Dad's choice, Texas Roadhouse. Those rolls are to die for!


We had a wonderful Father's day and are so blessed with two wonderful father's that are so wise and great examples. Oliver is also blessed to have such a fun and loving dad! We love you Dads!

Our Sweetie

Memorial Weekend

Saturday: Dad came down to help finish tearing out the bathroom

Sunday: Drove over to IL to celebrate my grandma's 90th birthday! Had fun staying overnight and hanging out with family, which included playing Uno with no electricity :)

Monday: Baby shower for my cousins and birthday party for my aunt. Some shopping and Monical's Pizza on the way home :)

Here is a recap in pictures:

11 months

On Tuesday Ollie was 11 months. It is so crazy that in less than a month my baby will be 1! Yikes! He just keeps getting more fun and more ornery :) I love that I get to stay home with my buddy and watch him grow and learn new things. It is such a blessing. Andrew will be working for my dad this summer so I got a pool pass to the pool in my sister's town. I can't wait to see how Ollie likes it!? Andrew has also started the demo on our main bathroom. I will have to write another post about that soon. It should be a busy summer :) Here are some new things:

• a couple weeks ago he figured out how to go down the stairs by himself (now we don't have to keep a gate up!)
• he holds movies up to me (veggie tales or baby einstein) and makes a noise to let me know he wants to watch a movie. i usually say no... unless i need to take a shower :)
• he has been finding our keys and pushing the red panic button because he knows it will make a noise.
• he won't hardly eat any baby food and is nursing 2x a day. he loves spaghetti, pizza, and fruit!
• has started throwing food on the floor!
• gets into everything and gets around everywhere but still won't stand on his own without holding onto something.
• he is loving his new workshop from Uncle Zach and Aunt Annika...

Ollie still loves balls and we love his sweet, cuddly, fun personality! Now to plan a party...

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day was wonderful! Andrew made me breakfast, we enjoyed church, and then headed to my parents for lunch. We had a relaxing afternoon and then Grandpa and Grandma, Aunt Pam, and the kids came over to Dad and Mom's for dinner to celebrate. It was a beautiful day...

We are so thankful for our mothers and what a blessing they are to us and our families. I am especially grateful that I get to be called Mommy!