Grandma Pati's 60th Birthday!!!

Yesterday was Grandma Pati's 60th birthday! We started off by going to Ollie's first basketball game. He did well. He played the whole game. His team got creamed but that is besides the point! Look at those skinny little legs and those big new basketball shoes!

Ollie is #6.

We headed to IL for Grandma Pati's birthday party at Ravanelli's. They had awesome food and check out that cake. It was very pretty!!

Ivy kept herself busy by putting things in her daddy's shirt pocket and then taking them out and starting all over again!

Papa let Ollie play Angry Birds on his phone. Thank goodness because Ollie's DS was dead!

Time for presents!

Uncle Chris must have done something funny!

All the kids got a balloon! One drifted up to the ceiling without it's ribbon and Chris was getting creative to get it down. He was trying to shoot a toothpick through a straw to see if he could pop it. He hit the balloon several times but it would not pop. Thank goodness he stopped before he shot someone's eye out!

Happy Birthday to you - Grandma Pati!!!

January Birthdays!

Last Thursday was Erin's birthday. Papa & Grandma Pati came over and we all went out to eat at El Maguey with John & Paula. Ivy was having an apple for a snack before dinner!

The Magic Man Bruce was there! Ollie just loves it when the magician is there!

I think Ivy likes him too or maybe she just spotted her Grammy?

Time for presents!

Saturday evening we headed to Aunt Teresa's for the January birthday celebrations. Ollie had a good time with Liam!

Here's the birthday crew!

Monday evening we picked up Ivy because Erin had a swimmeet. Ollie & Ivy had a good time playing with cars. There were cars all over my living room!

Ollie got mail from CA!

Monday night there was a box from CA waiting for Ollie!

He got legos, a wrestler, silly putty & a quacker (thanks Mom!)! There was also a calendar that Ollie can mark off all the days until we go to CA!!!

He sat down at the table and worked on those legos until it was bedtime!

Happy 5 1/2 Birthday Ollie!

Monday we were off school & work. Papa came over to watch Ollie & Ivy while Erin & I ran!

Ollie's 5 1/2 birthday was on Friday. They celebrate the 1/2 birthdays for the kids who's birthdays are over the summer. Apparently it is a very big deal to be the birthday boy or girl! They get a sticker & crown and get to pick a friend to help them pass out the napkins and cupcakes at snack time!

Ollie was embarrassed and did not want Mrs. McPhee to do the "crazy arm thing" while the whole class sang happy birthday to him. So they just go to sing.

Chris & I got Ollie a little MP3 player and Chris put some of Ollie's favorite songs on it Thursday night. Since it was his 5 1/2 birthday I went ahead and wrapped it up although I told him many times this week that you do not get presents on your half birthday! I guess now we have to celebrate 2 birthdays every year!

He loves the MP3 player! He runs around the house singing and talking even louder than normal!

Snowy days!

Wednesday evening Chris watched Ollie & Ivy while Erin and I went for a run. We had rec'd a big box that day and they had a good time watching Spongebob & eating snacks in the box! Why do we buy toys.

Thursday, Ollie had his first snow day! He only had to go to daycare that day! We sent his snow clothes to daycare with him but they did not go outside so as soon as we got home we bundled him up and sent him out with Bella! It was very cold but they didn't seem to mind. They stayed out for about a 1/2 hour while I made soup and grilled cheese for dinner. Perfect for a snowy evening!

While we were eating dinner Duke called and asked if we had any size 5T or 5 boy clothes because one of his friend's house burned down and they lost everything. We told him we would box up Ollie's old clothes and he could pick them up. I was explaining to Ollie why we were giving away his clothes that didn't fit because there was a little boy a little younger than him and his house caught on fire and he lost all of his clothes. The wheels were turning in Ollie's head and he said "did he lose all of his toys too?" I told him he probably did. Ollie then said "can I give him some of my toys?" Sure! So we went upstairs to go through some of his toys. Ollie decided to give a little boy that he doesn't even know his old batcave along with a Batman, Robin, Penguin & Riddler! He also gave a few other little toys! I am so proud of him! We must be doing something right!