Monday, December 30, 2013

Christmas 2013

Christmas was so much fun this year! Oliver really understood what was happening and was SO excited to open presents. We did a lot of traveling this Christmas...twice to South Bend for Don's family Christmas and Christmas Eve with my family. We reserve Christmas Day just for our little family, however. It's so nice to have a nice, quiet day to enjoy each other and our presents. By the sheer volume of presents he received, Oliver is one loved little dude! Merry Christmas from our family to yours! 

Oliver was so excited to play with this workbench that Santa left him!
He was also a big fan of the chocolate in his stocking and had 2 pieces opened and eaten before I even knew what happened!
He also got a Colts football in his stocking!
He was a big fan of unwrapping presents!
Nice and cozy in his froggy blanket from Gigi
Chillin' with his frog and fire truck
This is one small glimpse into what our house looked like pretty much all day. You couldn't walk anywhere without stepping over a piece of some new toy Oliver received...ha!

Thanksgiving 2013

Once again, we headed to my favorite place for Thanksgiving...Pokagon State Park. I am especially loving this place now that Oliver is a little bit older and better able to participate in some of what Pokagon has to offer. We had a fantastic long weekend...a much needed break! We swam, we made s'mores over the campfire, we watched the tobogganers, we hiked, we checked out the Nature Center, we painted a fire truck in the craft room, and on and on. Such a special time for the 3 of us as we prepare to become 4 very soon!

Our little family before Thanksgiving dinner
Loving the milk and rolls...ha!
He had to burn off the energy somehow...luckily we were eating in a private dining room!
Doing puzzles at the Nature Center
Checking out the turtles with Daddy
Playing at the playground
Off to hike on our own while Oliver was napping with Grandma
On our way home, we came across a small town holiday festival so we decided to stop. Oliver got to enjoy a Christmas cookie and loved, loved, loved this little pony, Mistletoe. They also had reindeer, but he was obsessed with this cute guy!

Halloween 2013

This year, we asked Oliver what he wanted to be for Halloween, and he decided on a football player. Luckily, we had most of the pieces of this costume on hand! Our little Peyton Manning had tons of fun and got loads of compliments!

The helmet was a little too big. :)
Ready for some trick-or-treating!
Tired after a long night of collecting candy