Growing Like a Weed!

...I wish I had the same enthusiasm for yard work!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful Daddy O's in our lives!

Checking In

It's been awhile since we've checked in. It has been another very busy few months...lord, will things ever slow down? I have moved categories at work and I am now Product Developer for TOYS! Oh my, wait until Max finds out! I headed off to China right after Easter and then almost as soon as I returned, Carmon headed home to help his family with the spring planting at the farm. Max and I were solo for about 10 days and then my mom flew in for a short visit. We had lots of fun as always and Max enjoyed playing with Grandma and of course he had lots of new tricks since he had last seen her.
We have had a very soggy spring but have been getting outside to play whenever the sky is clear. Max just loves the park and he is so independent and brave on the playground now - it is amazing to me what this two year old can do. Every day is full of surprises, funny moments, new words, silly faces and giggles. We love having this little boy in our lives.
This weekend was rather soggy again but we got out this morning and went to Port Credit for our usual Starbucks and park fix. But today there just happened to be a fundraising event at the park and there were these HUGE inflatable slides and bouncy houses all over the place!


We had a ball...until it started to rain! On the way back to the car we came across a Police car and an Ambulance - it was actually harder to pull Max away from the vehicles than the bouncy houses! A nice Police man saw the pleading look in Max's eyes as he ran over to the car, and he asked if Max wanted to sit inside...Lucky Boy!

This was Easter

That look of wonder in his little eyes! It's too much! We had such a fun day - brunch with friends and an Easter egg hunt for the little ones. William, Kylee and Max scurried all around the house searching for eggs and they had a ball.

Big Boy Bed

I will admit, I was dreading this transition, but it was time...Max is not a baby anymore (sob!). The first couple of nights were a bit of a challenge as he discovered his newfound freedom and tried to 'escape' repeatedly.

He is settled in now and we look forward to a cuddle and a story before it's time to say goodnight.

We weren't sure if he needed a guard to keep him from falling out of bed and we thought we would see how he did without it before going out and buying one. Each night we surrounded his bed with pillows. He didn't roll out for the first 4 nights but then after that we would find him on the floor around 2 am snuggled up in the pillows! We bought the guard...

Spring has Sprung...In Yellow and Green!

Spring is finally here! We are super excited to get out in the yard, play at the park and feel the sun again. We enjoyed a spring visit from Katrina and Mike and Baba and Uncle Ben - Max has changed a lot in the past few months so it was fun for him to show off all of his new tricks. He is quite the little man - very independent, very assertive...even a little bit bossy, but that's OK. Carmon says he gets that from me...what?? Impossible.

Trucks and tractors are still the centre of the universe and he always wants to 'drive' our car - we let him open and close the doors, that's about it - poor child. But he does get to drive his little truck in the back yard - it is very funny to watch him get in and out, open and close the tail gate and wheel around. We also have a John Deere fan on our hands...in case you haven't noticed!! He loves his new cap as it is just like Daddy's.

We are looking forward to Easter next weekend and are planning an Egg Hunt on Friday - holidays are so much fun now!