Sunday, April 28, 2013

Oliver's 2nd Birthday - Part I

Oliver is 2! Wow, where did the time go? We had a pretty low-key day on his actual birthday. We had breakfast for dinner and went and got cupcakes for dessert. The next day we took him to Shedd Aquarium in Chicago for the day. We had a great time checking out all the underwater life and enjoyed some delicious Chicago deep-dish pizza for lunch. I think he really liked the aquarium...especially the sea lion! What a great family weekend! Happy birthday, buddy!!!

We got him this shopping cart, and he loves it! He carries things around in it all day.
Happy birthday to me!
Pancakes and sausage for dinner...because that's his love language :-)
Cupcakes!
That was delicious!
Downtown Chicago...I love this city!
The VERY vocal sea lion that Oliver just couldn't get enough of...
We were just in time for the feeding of the beluga whales.
They also did a few tricks.

These animals are amazing!
Very cool to see them underwater...
Mama and her baby
All 4 of them
We couldn't keep Oliver away from this cool submarine with lots of buttons!
This might have been his favorite part of the aquarium...ha!
Very cool play area
Wheeeeee!
Penguins
My favorite part...the dolphins!
Playing in the water...
Chicago-style pizza...yum!

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Easter 2013

Happy Easter 2013! Oliver woke up to a special gift from the Easter Bunny in the morning, and then we traveled to South Bend for a fun-filled day with family. I believe Oliver ended the day with not one, not two, but THREE Easter baskets. Hmm...wonder who will end up eating all that candy...

Bubbles!
A Mickey Mouse Clubhouse coloring book...man, that Easter Bunny really knows his stuff, huh?
Aunt Fay and Uncle Matthew brought Oliver a cool baseball Easter basket.
Annual Easter egg hunt...Oliver's first!
Finding eggs with Daddy
and more eggs...
My handsome little man with all his loot
Love this pic of my two guys :)
Daddy and Oliver
Oliver and his sidekick, Jameson
Our little family of 3
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