A neat sighting

As usual, we went for our morning walk & then went to the back yard to check out the cows in pasture behind us. We just happened upon a mama with her brand new calf. The baby was still wet. We watched for several minutes as the mama cleaned her calf & persuaded it to its feet. We watched the calf take it's first steps!! It was incredible. One minute it couldn't even stand up & the next it was walking! So cool.











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Thanksgiving 2009

We had a fantastic day! I cooked a turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, augratin califlower & a couple cheesecakes. We brought them to our church which was having a community outreach dinner. There was quite a spread. We stuffed ourselves full. Ollie really loved the cheesecake. After lunch, Bob took Ollie home while I stayed to help with deliveries. It was a really neat experience. We were able to deliver meals to families who weren't able to otherwise enjoy one. Please keep those families in your prayers this holiday season.









After I got home, we went to our friends, Randy & Sandy, for a bit more dessert. It was fun to visit with them. Ollie loved Sandy's cat pillows!






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Ollie has mastered the art of getting up onto a chair by himself. He gets up there & then yells at ne to help him down so he can climb back up & so on & so on. Ah. What's a mother to do?









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The story of my life

So, I needed a shower. The baby is up & in to everything. I have two choices, no shower or baby in the shower. I chose option two.



Now in the last post, I mentioned how everytime I take ollie's diaper off, he pees. Well it gets worse. I stripped him down & went to turn on the shower. He squats. Does he pee? No...he poops! He is blocking my way to get anything to get his "present" off the floor & I see my dog Lyle coming up from the rear. I scream in horror & pick up Ollie to get him out of the way so I can grab some TP to get it up. Well, Ollie fell & Lyle made a wild dash for the poo. Ollie started wailing. I got him up, screamed at Lyle, the supreme moron who has already started chowing (gross!) & cleaned up the mess. Urgh but I did eventually get my shower.




I'm a stinker!!

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Why is it?

Why is it that the very moment after you remove a baby boy's diaper, he squats on the floor & pees?


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Fall Funfest Pictures

Sorry I've been so delinquent! We had a fall festival at our church on October 30th. Ollie was dressed as a rockstar. I had to alter a few things in order to make it work. I bought adult tattoo sleeves and sewed a seam to make sure they fit tight. Then I cut them shorter and sewed them into the sleeve of his shirt. For those of you who are amateur seamstresses like myself, I recommend that you never ever try this. I thought I would lose my mind. I also bought a girl's studded belt and cut two small chunks off for wrist bands. I just stuck a bit of velcro on them. I used the left over for his belt. My wonderful husband dressed like a Marshall amp. Now, although Bob's costume was very clever, it was not very smart when his job was to be in charge of our 14 month old. You'll see what I mean!

Ollie had fun at the event even though he didn't play many of the games. He did however pet the goats, paint a pumpkin, and dive into the ball pit. He also enjoyed the duck pond. He's so sweet!

A Walk in the Park

We went shopping today with our friends Julianne, Brady & Landon. After a long day of tagging along with us, we decided the boys deserved a little fun so we went to the "Kid's Together" park. It is a great park! Unfortunately, I got no pictures of the three of them. Boo!














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