Another Sunday with the Grandparents!

Today Grandma & Grandpa Toussaint came over! Ollie was very excited to see them. He started talking to them as soon as they walked in the door! It was a very nice visit. We BBQ'd some lunch and they brought icecream with them! After lunch we sat outside for a little while and it was actually a bit chilly! Crazy weather for August. Next week Grandma & Grandpa will be on their way to New Hampshire and then down to Florida. They should be home by Christmas! Now that they said "see you at Christmas" to Ollie he is starting to make his christmas list. It sounds like Ho Ho will be bringing him an awful lot of stuff! He still has four months to think of other things...yikes!

Meramec Caverns

Here is a cute pic of Ollie sitting in a little box that we got in the mail. He wanted me to make the box bigger.

Today Aunt Erin & Uncle Kevin were watching Maggie & Samantha so we all went to Meramec Caverns. John & Paula came too!

Maggie, Ollie & Samantha waiting for the cave tour to start!

Ollie & Samantha

The tour lasted an hour and a half and the tour guide did not seem to like Ollie. Everytime he would talk to me she would stop talking and wait for him to finish before she would go on with story.

Time for lunch! The kids got their own table - this is the way to eat!

Now it's time to go for a boat ride!

Don't be fooled! The day wasn't perfect. Ollie & Maggie had a wrestling match over a white life preserver in the middle of the boat tour.

The tour guide told us we could throw them over and they would eventually get back to the dock.

John & Paula

Panning for gold.

Time for icecream! Ollie got a "super herio" (super hero) icecream. Maggie & Samantha got cotton candy icecream. Here Ollie is telling them very adamantly that they do NOT have cotton candy they have icecream!

It was a fun day but we did have a few meltdowns.

Sunday with Grandparents

Yesterday we stopped at Bass Pro on the way to Papa's house. Daddy had to look for a few things and there was this huge inflatable set up outside so Ollie and I stayed outside to play.

What a fun surprise!

Then we went to see Papa & Grandma Pati. Ollie rode the mule a couple times and then we all went out to eat. Ollie had pizza - he ordered himself!

Then we went to Maw Maw & Papa Toussaint's house. Maw Maw got out a little "magic" sand box. Ollie had a good time in the sand box.

Aunt Marcie, Daddy & Maw Maw all catching up.

Ollie asks for help. It is hard to get the sand out of those little castles.

Time to color with markers. Yikes I hope he doesn't get used to markers! We only have crayons at home.

Ollie and Kristina. She is going to help make a castle!

Tyler, Ollie & Bailey (Aunt Marcie's dog). Ollie really likes this little dog. Bailey is so fast and likes to be chased!

Park time

Yesterday morning we all walked down to the park. Ollie rode his bike, mommy held his seat so he wouldn't go too fast down the hill & Aunt Erin & Tyler took turns walking Bella.

Ollie likes to go fast down the hills now but it still makes me very nervous.

Aunt Erin was walking Bella until she found a little bird and pinned it down. Then Tyler had to take over.

Thank goodness for Tyler, Bella is a handful when other dogs come around!

Magic at El Maguey

On Thursday nights they have a magician at El Maguey. This is the second time Ollie has seen the magician and he thinks it is really funny!

Even I am impressed by what this guy can do. He pulled that red hanky out of Ollie shirt! He was sitting on my lap so I know he didn't put it in there!