Weekend with Grandma and Grandpa!!!

Grandma and Grandpa came over to stay with Oliver this weekend, while his parents went to Seattle for a little Christmas shopping. We asked Jude and Bill to take some pictures, and we have plenty of evidence of indulgence!!! Apparently, Oliver enjoyed cinnamon bun, coffee, and lots and lots of chicken (even he seems surprised at the size of his belly after all this feasting). He even played video-games with Grandpa! Obviously, Oliver had the most wonderful weekend ever!

Getting ready for bed

Hangin' out with "Papa"

Oliver adores his "Papa" with a fervour that is difficult to explain but astonishing and heartwarming to witness! Grandpa is a never-ending source of jokes, games and puzzles.

Checking out the Christmas Lights

Oliver was delighted with the installation of the Christmas lights. He stood on the couch, wide-eyed, and kept muttering "WOW!" Grandpa took him out into the rain to take a closer look.

Working out

Saturday morning

Playgroup at Reilly Park Community Centre. As usual, Oliver is following an older girl around...

Changing on the go!

With his uncle Dan outside Seb's Cafe.

Chores around the house

Oliver will go to great lengths to pick up each and every crayon after he has finished drawing.




Christina stepped out of the room for a minute, and when she returned, Oliver had knocked over a vase of flowers. He was standing in a puddle, looking mortified! He enthusiastically participated in the clean up...





Oliver REALLY likes to sweep. He must get this trait from his dad...

Brown eyes

Planting bulbs

Oliver joined his mum in the garden on the most beautiful fall day. They planted about 7 dozen bulbs together! Oliver enjoyed tossing each bulb into its hole, and would mutter "pat-pat-pat" as he smoothed the soil afterwards.

New words

Oliver has some new words:

yogurt
streaker (running around after the bath)
sssssssssssssssss (what does a snake say?)
cheese (his favorite is brie)
truck
car
kakoo ("Kadoo", his floppy bunny)
book
boot
plane
TWO (Always accompanied by an index finger gesture pointing up. We have deduced that it means that he wants us to each take a hand and swing him...one...TWO...three!)
DEE (video, he gets to watch Baby Einstein while mummy has a shower)
TEE (tv, he sometimes gets to watch while mummy finishes making dinner)
SIC (music, he loves to boogie!)
rice
ohsss (Cheerios)
juice
cookie
cake (note he still can't say carrot, peas, etc., he doesn't really like veg)

Construction on the corner

Tom (and Oliver) checks out the trucks and big holes in the ground.

Hey guys, do you have an extra shovel?

The handsome men in stripes.

The Vancouver Aquarium

The dolphin show

Oliver tries the dolphin trick!

Oliver watching the new new baby beluga.

Take a deep breath!

Oliver, Dad and the jelly fish

Trick or treat!

Oliver enjoyed racing up and down the dark, wet, steep, slippery and spooky street!


Christina, Tom, Oliver, and an unidentified skeleton.

Mama and her cub.



















Trick or treat!







































You don't scare me, Skeleton!

Oh Phoebe! Hurry up!

Halloween party

Oliver waits his turn at 'pin the nose on the pumpkin'.

A festive table set for the kiddies!

Hallowe'en

Oliver and his friend Owen wore their Hallowe'en costumes to Science World this morning! They were admired by everyone, of course, but especially by their moms!

Oliver fishing for salmon (a grizzly bear's favorite snack!).

My vocabulary

This morning we decided to write down all the words that Oliver can say. We didn't think he said much, but when we counted them up...he can say over 30 words! His very favorite word is "NO" (emphasis his). He says this word more often than all the other words combined! In no particular order:

mummy (mum-MEE)
daddy (dad-DEE)
truck
please
ball
car
book
duck
baby
up
down
sit
more
bird
dog
wheel
ME (ie: give it to me)
cracker
apple
bye
hi
milk
juice
bubble
bottle (sounds like bubble, but different context)
sock
shoe
hat
hot
cold
train
spoon
GO (a favorite in the stroller, at the playground, while running around naked after the bath...)
soo (soother)

And when prompted with the name of the corresponding animal, he will make the following noises:
argh! argh! (dog)
miu! miu! (cat)
ee! ee! (monkey)
cah! cah! (bird - the bird we see most often is a crow)

Locarno Beach

Sunday morning at the seaside! It was a beautiful fall day, and Oliver played with his parents and grandparents in the sand and the leaves.

Saturday night with gma and gpa

Grandma Jude and Grandpa Bill babysat for Ollie on Saturday night while his parents went out on the town. Christina and Tom took full advantage of their freedom, and had dinner with friends, went to a hockey game and then a fabulous Hallowe'en party! Oliver was spoon fed his meal in the loving and doting arms of his grandparents and he thanked them by participating in the clean up. A lovely evening for everybody!