Oliver at Play

Oliver has taken an interest in musical instruments recently, so we purchased him a drum, a trumpet, and a few other instruments. This morning he was really into the drum and I was able to snap some cute pictures and this video:

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Later in the day, Oliver enjoyed a relaxing ride on a blanket courtesy of Daddy.

Oliver had a great week with Grammy & Gramps

My Mom & Dad came to stay with us this past week. Oliver warmed up to them in no time and by the end of the week he was asking for Grammy & Gramps before he went to bed and first thing when he woke in the morning. He had such a fun time with them here and loved having someone to play with while Mommy was doing mundane things like laundry and cooking. During their stay, Oliver rode a huge horse on the the carousel and enjoyed tastes of Grammy, Gramps and Mommy's ice cream cones while watching ice skaters at Stonebriar Mall. We took walks and played on the playground in the park behind our house. Oliver had a blast when Grammy taught him how to play Jacks; he loved throwing the balls in the air. We went to see the animals at Owen's Spring Creek Farm, where Oliver enjoyed feeding some very hungry sheep and goats and had so much fun counting the horses with Gramps: Oliver counts: "one, twooo", so cute! And finally, Oliver was able to ride all the mechanical cars and trucks at Willowbend Mall play area. Oliver's favorite part of the entire week was getting to know his Grammy & Gramps better and developing memories that will last a life time.











On the last night Grammy & Gramps were here, after dinner Oliver went to Grammy and took her hand and said “come” and then to Gramps and took his hand and said “come” and then he led them into his toy room to play. They played with puzzles, cars, trucks, shapes among other things. It was almost as if Oliver could sense that they would be leaving the next morning. My Mom said she will remember that for a long time. It was so cute! This is a picture of them playing that evening:

My family loves to play the card game "May I?". Last night we played probably the longest game of "May I?" ever! I am sad to report that I think I may have lost my touch with the game as last night I had my all time worst score, but that may be because I never got the calendar (inside joke). Thanks for coming to stay with us Grammy & Gramps. Here are some pictures of Oliver saying his goodbye's. We will miss you!