Christmas

Ollie is ready to open presents. The first morning we put them out, he discovered them and tried to open one. Luckily we caught him in time. He was a bit upset at not getting to open them right then, but he's been building his anticipation and can't wait for Christmas morning. From my memory (and that isn't very good) here's what he's getting from us:

Walkie-Talkie Buzz Lightyears
Military men and 2 vehicles
Red Power Ranger
Dinosaur castle
Bank that makes train noises
Water toys
Curious George DVD

and a couple of other things that will have to be unwrapped for me to remember what we bought for him.

There will be a few things in his stocking like the juggling balls that he requested. Those will now get tossed aside because he's forgotten about them. He now wants a snow globe. Maybe we can find a cheap one before Christmas.



It'll be fun for him this Christmas, he knows what is going on and can actually tell us what he wants. It is great for kids and parents at Christmas when they are this age. You can ask and reasonably get them what they want. In a few years it'll be tougher because they'll want a flat screen TV. We'll enjoy it while we can.

Quick Pic

No Way!

One of the little boys at the sitter's is going to have a new sister in March. Last night Ollie and I discussed this and me getting pregnant some day a little brother or sister for him and he essentially told me no thank you. He couldn't get a handle on me having another baby, and is content with his Tori. He likes bossing her around and playing hide-and-seek with her in the linen closets. It's a good thing we don't plan to have another child until Tori turns three.

Dinosaur King!

Ollie has become the dinosaur king. He recently started watching the "Land Before Time" videos and hasn't stopped. He now refers to his T-Rex's as "Sharptooth's" as they do in the movies. We'll have to buy the rest for him, maybe for Easter and his birthday since Christmas shopping is done. He is getting tons of dinosaur stuff for Christmas. There's a dinosaur play castle with dinosaurs. A very large dinosaur and I'm sure some others here and there. Guess they'll just have to fight the power ranger and the military men for control of the castle.


Scary, Bruised Dinosaur Boy with his claws!

We ran into a problem the other night with dinosaurs. He had a choice between a "Max and Ruby" video and a small green dinosaur. He chose the video and we went home and watched it without a fuss. We passed the same store yesterday on our way home and Ollie suddenly wanted the dinosaur and wanted us to go back and get it for him. He wasn't happy when we told him no and cried all the way home. I hope we don't have a repeat performance tonight.

Christmas will be a great dinosaur revival, so all the roars you hear will probably be Ollie's dinosaurs tromping through our house looking for food.