Elmo Land

I love this picture so much, I just had to post it!

This is Oliver eating soup with his Daddy for lunch while I study (or take pictures). I love seeing the two of them enjoy each others company.

Have you ever heard of Elmo land? I haven't. But Clayton and Oliver certainly have and they are going there in their big truck. Clayton made up this song for Oliver and he gets such a kick out of it that I had to get it on video. Too funny!

Balloons are endless entertainment at our house

Oliver played with this Pooh head balloon this way for about 10 minutes. This is near the end, so he has lost some momentum. It was still funny enough to blog about. Watch the video, you will see what I mean.

Oliver & the garbage truck

I have mentioned before in past posts how much Oliver loves garbage trucks...well, today I actually thought to grab my camera before we ran outside to see the garbage truck. Oliver will love watching these videos over and over and over and over...you get the idea! Just press the arrows on the video to play.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with where we live, here is a little explanation of what you will see. The houses in our subdivision have rear entry drives; therefore we have an alley. In the background you will see the park that has been dubbed, Oliver's park. The first video is of the garbage truck picking up our garbage while I hold Oliver (kind of wobbily to start, hopefully noone will get sick).

The second video is of Oliver waiting for the garbage truck to come back down the alley to pick up the garbage from the houses on the other side. The garbage trucks usually go even faster than they are in the video, so I had to make sure Oliver would sit still so I could take the video without fear of him jumping up to see the truck. He was a very good boy to sit there and drink his milk.

A birthday comparison...

My what a different day we had this year than last. Here is my favorite picture of him with his birthday cake from last year: I entitled it "You want me to do what with this cake?". He was totally miserable all day because he was on day 5 of Chicken Pox and it just happened to be his worst day yet; he had a fever all day. Not a happy day!

On the total opposite end of the spectrum, the happiest day in the world. I love the photo from this year! He is so excited, he just blew out his candles and now he is ready to dig in! No prompting necessary this year!

Oliver's Winnie the Pooh Party Part III

Before I begin, I wanted to list somethings I have learned over the last couple of weeks since Oliver's birthday: First, I should remember that if I know I don't have enough time to throw a party, and I actually say I don't have enough time to throw a party (and even blog about it), then I probably don't have enough time to throw a party. Luckily most everything at the party went off without a hitch, and my studies didn't suffer too much. Second, I should remember not to wrap gifts for a two year old unless I want to unwrap them myself. And third, I should remember to take less pictures if I am short on time. I need to consider how much time and effort I put into editing every picture before it goes on my blog. If I don't have time for a party, I certainly don't have time to edit 500+ pictures, select the best ones, and post them on my blog all within a few days. Anyway, I am done. This is the last of the party. Sorry it took so long!

You may be thinking where is the cake? Well here it is, the final event. Leading up to this day, I think the cake may be the thing Oliver has been most excited about. Well, Tom Thumb did not disappoint. They made the most darling Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree cake I have ever seen and I thought it tasted great too. Yummy, chocolate! Here are the pictures:

Look how excited he is, he can hardly wait!

ready, set, make a wish, blow

Hooray, I did it...can I eat it yet?

Okay, go ahead...take the obligatory frosting lick!

I imagine that Oliver is telling Ace that the frosting tastes great and Ace is agreeing with a huge grin!

The party guests with Oliver from left to right: Grandpa Royal, Aunt Tricia, Ace, Oliver, Grandma Royal, Grammy Brown and Gramps Brown

Daddy, Oliver & Mommy -- this is his typical smile in response to a request for a smile

How big of piece do you want?

Still tasting that frosting

Look at these two little guys using their napkins

I don't think I can eat anymore frosting!

mmmm...chocolate ice cream

And I just had to post this last picture. Later that night as I was getting Oliver's bath ready, he was talking with Gramps in the other room and I left for just one minute to go to the bathroom. Well when I got back, I returned to a bathtub full of bubbles. I had to let most of the water out, but the bubble stayed. Oliver enjoyed taking a bath with lots of bubbles tonight!

Oliver's Winnie the Pooh Party Part II

Here are the pictures from the present opening at Oliver's Winnie the Pooh birthday party. Oliver is a very fortunate young boy to have people who love him who are so generous! Thank you so much to everyone who thought of my little boy on his birthday!

If I have learned anything from this birthday experience, is that a two year old is still too small for wrapped gifts. I think I have more photos of Clayton or myself unwrapping gifts than I do of Oliver!

Awaiting the present opening

Ready, set, shoot!

Oliver unwrapping something very big from the Richards

It's a horse head! How did you know that Oliver was going to be a cowboy for Halloween and needed a horse????

video of Oliver Eskimo kissing his new horse...too cute!

Oliver saying OU when he opened his University of Oklahoma sweatshirt from Grandma & Grandpa Royal

Rip & Shred Oliver

He was soooo excited to see this school bus from the Reeves, just look at the smile on his face!

Oliver & Ace checking out his Winnie the Pooh DVD with all the original shorts from Mommy & Daddy

I think they call this an attack of the tissue paper variety!

Look, it's a big Tigger from the Evans

Hugs for Grandma!

What is this Daddy?

Here Ace you can play too, use the green Oliver train

Oliver taking his first ride in his new wagon from Grandma & Grandpa Royal in my living room

Now he wants to try it outside...sorry Oliver it's past your bed time...definitely tomorrow!

Oliver's Winnie the Pooh Party Part I

Guest arrive: Grammy & Gramps Brown, Grandma & Grandpa Royal, and Tricia & ACE. Party begins. We eat first.

Anyone up for a game of Pin-the-Tail on Eeyore?

Everyone was such good sports to indulge me in playing this party game. I think I have it for furthest away! My favorite memory of this game was how much both Oliver & Ace enjoyed watching everyone play.