Well Actually

That's Ollie's new phrase for the week. Every sentence almost begins with that phrase. Don't know where he picked it up, but it's favorite this week. Another favorite? Optimus Prime. Huts now has hooked on Transformers. He has new underwear with Transformers and has requested them for Christmas.

Baby Sister

Last night Ollie went on and on about Maya, a baby at the sitter's like Abby. Apparently, he now wants a baby sister like Abby. He really likes baby girls, I guess. On another note, his imagination has gone wild and he has been making up stories left and right about rocket ships, monsters and so forth. Maybe he is preparing for Halloween and the legends and lore of that holiday.

Weekend at Grandma Vickie's

Ollie had a good time, I think, but came home with a runny nose. We weren't sure if it was the air conditioning, smoke or a cold. He seems much better this morning, so maybe it was a culmination of everything. He also stayed up late one night, so that probably didn't help.

He spent most of last night watching TV and slept all night without a peep. He got up this morning and took his remaining Starbursts with him to the sitter's. Tonight Mom and Dad are hosting the Bible study group, so he will have most of the evening to himself to watch TV and play. He should be back normal tomorrow.

As for the weekend, Ollie seemed to have a great time playing with all of the cousins. He was shy at first, but eventually, he took off and had some fun. He looked at the new twins a couple of times, but was too busy with the big kids to do anything else. Thankfully, he didn't ask to hold the babies who were much too small for that.

Ollie's Weekend

Ollie was playing in his room when his Grandparents arrived. He came down to see them and quickly went back up stairs to play with his Power Rangers. He came down to check out the stuff they brought for him and couldn't wait to get the plastic growling dragons on his hands. After playing on the swings, everyone but Ollie and his parents took a nap. Grandpa Steve slept through cartoons and Ollie playing Power Rangers loudly.

Ollie wanted a hot dog for dinner, but after he ordered he wanted macaroni. So, he got a bit of macaroni from his protesting sister and then ate his hot dog. He behaved really well at the restaurant and loved pointing out all the stuffed deer and bull skulls on the walls. As long as the deer weren't singing, he was fine with them. After his bath, Ollie played Power Rangers until bed time. He then got to camp out on a mattress in Tori's room, which he loves doing. He only woke up once during the night, but that was long after Tori's crying was over. Luckily he went back to sleep or his dad would've been camping out on the floor.

Sunday at the reunion, Ollie ate a good lunch. He's even started to like chicken drumsticks and other meats. He ran into a few issues on the play ground with older kids. They scared him off a bit when they told him he couldn't play with them. He also had a hard time climbing the 1/2 circle structure past the first level. He attempted it, but got scared every time he tried to go up to the second level. He kept trying, though he never made it past the first level. Eventually it was time to go and Ollie was hot, tired and ready to leave. He ate a little bit of pizza for dinner and played the rest of the night.

He was sent to bed early because he was crabby and snotty. However, he didn't go to sleep and was allowed to get up and stay up. He watched Wild Hogs with us and asked to watch it again on Monday. Ollie mostly chilled out that day and ran a few errands. He seems ready to head out of town this weekend to see his other Grandma, Aunts and Uncles and the twins. Hopefully he'll be as good this weekend as he was last weekend.