One Last Trip

We took the kids to Tanner's Orchard this past weekend. The day was warm and sunny, so everyone was out, but the kids seemed to manage the crowds well. Ollie was cranky at first, but he got into the groove of things. He spent much of the day sliding down the pole in the boat and even fed the goats. He also talked his dad into burying a sack of apples, an apple pie and a couple of cookies. He ate his cookie and had a slice of pie the moment he got home.



The parent of the week is me. Ollie went with me on all of my walks and asked me to give him his bath. He filled me with stories and recounted the Grinch cartoon to me as he watched it. He said that I am his for a couple of days and then it's Dad's turn to be his buddy.

Visit Put On Hold

Everyone is so busy that the trip to Kansas City was put on hold until December. Ollie and Tori didn't seem to want to go, and Grandma Marie has a million things on her plate. She is hoping that Ollie and Tori will be willing to come down for a week in December. Ollie still says he is not going anywhere, so we will see. He can be very stubborn when he wants to be, just like his parents.

Last night, the fun was sitting in toy buckets with a blanket and pillow watching TV. Ollie begged me to let him sleep in the bucket last night, but fortunately by the time bedtime rolled around, he had forgotten all about his request. Huts and I will try to post pictures this weekend.

Keeping the Babysitters Straight

Tonight Ollie and Tori will play with the kids in the toy room while Laura watches them; Huts and I will attend Bible study in the next room. This weekend, Ollie and Tori will play at home while Kelsi watches them; Huts and I are going over to a friend's for dinner. Ollie doesn't remember Kelsi, who once watched Tori. He is getting Laura mixed up with Kelsi, and the confusion is ticking him off. By this weekend, he should have the two sitters all straightened out.

Sad Ollie

Well, we finally got around to putting up the Halloween decorations last night. Ollie and Tori had a great time with the eyeballs and pumpkins. Huts put up the large pumpkin on the light post last. Ollie told me that when the light turned on, it would be Halloween and he could go trick-or-treating. I tried to explain to him that Halloween was a few weeks away, but he wouldn't hear of it. He stomped downstairs and told his dad he was ready to put on his costume and go out. Huts explained that wasn't going to happen and that's when the tears started to flow. Apparently, Santa Claus got thrown into the mix somehow and more tears flowed.

All is fine today. Ollie put on his costume last night anyway and played around, while Tori put on her blue and white polka dotted sundress for the first time ever and danced with me.

Spongebob Olliepants

One of Ollie's favorite cartoons happens to be SpongeBob Squarepants. This is a very silly show with a very silly and naive main character Spongebob. So it is of no surprise that Ollie likes to imitate him.

While working outside this weekend Ollie was playing on the chairs we have under our deck. He started marching in place. Then he started singing out "I'm Ready, I'm Ready, I'm Ready!" I knew I had heard the phrase before, but I couldn't place it. I asked him who said that in the shows he watches. He replied that Spongebob did, with a hint of "Geez you old geezer don't you know that", thrown in. I asked him to do it again for me and his Mama to see. He gladly obliged and I have it for embarrassment purposes later in his teenage life.

Two Peas In A Pod

I know I have described Ollie and Tori in this way before, but I can't help it. I just marvel at the way the two connect and take care of each other. Ollie makes sure Tori gets a bite of everything, wears her coat and so forth. She hollers at him up the stairs and makes sure she knows where he is at and what he is doing. They play on the swing set together, eat together and fake sleep together. They just seem to genuinely like each other.