Celebrations

In the middle of October we headed to Chicago with Andrew's parents to celebrate our niece's birthday and also Dad and Mom Wiese's 40th Anniversary! We had so much fun being with family. We missed not having all the Wiese's there :(

We started the Saturday out with an anniversary lunch at a delicious Mexican restaurant and then headed back to get ready for Rebecca's birthday party while the men disc golfed :) Rebecca's party was a big hit...

We enjoyed watching Soul Surfer after the party. This is what Ollie did during most of the movie... he would put the basketball on the chair, climb on the chair, and make a basket. He thought he was so cool :) We got some cute video.
Thanks so much Kevin and Melissa for letting us crash at your house and for the delicious food. We were so glad we could celebrate with you Rebecca and Dad and Mom... we love you all :)

Date Night Pumpkin Carving

Part of our date night the other night was carving pumpkins (the part that Ollie was awake)! We had a lot of fun... but Ollie's face in this first picture probably describes his experience... he didn't have fun. We probably should have waited until he went to bed. Oh well :)

I had a blast with you Babe! Love you :)

Pumpkin Patch

My mom and I took Ollie, Jake, and Kate to the pumpkin patch last week. There was so much to do and they had so much fun!

I think the corn was the favorite part...

We had fun eating a sack lunch in one of the little play houses :) The weather was perfect. Hope to go back again this fall :)

Homecoming

Andrew is coaching 8th grade foot ball this year and is really enjoying it! They have won 4 out of 5 games so far. A couple weeks ago they had homecoming and Andrew got to be in the parade. Ollie and I went to see him and get a couple pieces of candy :)

Pumpkin Day

Pumpkin Day with the Wiese's this year was wonderful. We had perfect weather, good food, and so much fun with family! Oliver loved being outside...

Thanks for everything Dad and Mom! We are enjoying all of our pumpkins :)

15 Months - First Haircut

Saturday Ollie was 15 months old. He is such a little man and we are loving his fun personality. He is understanding us very well and is "saying" some words (see below). Most of the time if we say "all done" then he is good but once in a while will throw a fit. He has been taking one afternoon nap and going to bed around 7:30-8:00 and sleeps till about 7:00. He is a very good eater most of the time but still won't drink his milk very well :(

Here are some things Ollie likes to do:

• wear hats- he won't walk out the door without a hat on
• plug cords in (which I don't LET him do)
• saying: "moooo" (cow sound), "ddd" (dog), "woah" (if he drops something), an " Idunno" sound while he holds his hands up if he can't find something, "shoos" (shoes), "ba" (ball), "hhhhh" (hot), "b00 bye" (bye bye)
• signing: all done, more (uses the more sign for "drink" too), please, thank you, and music (the sign he made up)
• throw his dirty diapers away or anything for that matter
• use his own spoon and fork to feed himself
• carry his pacifier around
• help me start the washing machine
• help me unload the dishwasher and actually does put the silverware away for me!
• watch Baby Einstein
• go on walks at the park and play on the slides and swing afterward
• help me vacuum
• pick out his own book to read

I'm sure there are many more things I am forgetting...

Here are some pictures of his first haircut he got a couple of weeks ago. It was just a trim on top because it was super stringy. I just couldn't cut his curls off!

We love you Buddy!

Fall

This is what we have been enjoying lately...

Ollie loves being outside and does really well around the fire. Usually Andrew and I enjoy the fire pit after he is asleep.
The weather has been perfect and I would love it to stay like this forever!
Ollie loves his hats. And we love Ollie in his hats :)
Hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall weather!