A Little Horse

Ollie went to Grandma Vickie's this weekend, and although he had a lot of fun, he didn't stay because he didn't feel so good. For one reason or another, he work up coughing at 2 on Sunday morning and bumped Grandma off the couch. He slept there until 5 and then woke up again. Grandma sat with him until he fell asleep. He got up a little tired and hoarse, and still sounds like he has a frog in his throat. It is supposed to be in the 80s and stay that way all week, so hopefully that will help.

Two In One

And The Winner Is

Ollie or Christian Oliver Erickson as he insists on being referred to on occasion. What did he win you ask? He won tickets to see Go Diego Go! Now this is through no fault of his parents. One of his Mama's co-workers entered him in the contest. Not only did he win tickets to the show he won lunch with Diego (which Ollie couldn't attend due to the time constraints), attendance at a meet and greet with Diego before the show, 4 tickets to the show and a walk-on part in the show! He was nice enough to share his tickets with his sister and parents. Whether he actually does the walk-on is a big question. I'm guessing he'll be scared and chicken out, but he may change his mind. It'll be interesting to see how they dress us up. Yes his Dad gets to be part of the show too. Guess we'll be helping Diego and Baby Jaguar save the day!



Go Diego Go

Ollie won tickets to the show. He was supposed to have lunch with Diego on Tuesday, but we didn't receive enough notice for him to do that. So that night, he went to a Meet and Greet where he met Diego and his sister Alicia and had his picture taken with them. Then he went backstage to prepare for his walk-on role in the finale. He got halfway across the stage and started crying. They gave us a backstage tour after the show instead. We saw the show and then went backstage to check out the puppets, scenery and confetti. Ollie had a great time, and so did his sister. He came home tired but happy, and was wound up this morning. Thanks to my coworker Ronda for entering us into the contest.

Final Match Continues

Watch out. Anything you own in pairs will be in the final match if Ollie is around. He puts everything, toothpicks, shoes, strings, in the final match. "Dad, are they in the final match?" he often asks. If it isn't a sword, then it's a final match. Guns, swords and the final match. Can anyone say wrestler or boxer?

Stella

Ollie loves his cousin Stella. He talks about her all of the time and was looking forward to her coming up over Memorial Day weekend. Stella can't come, though, so he will have to wait a bit to see her. He sure does like his cousin and Tori is starting to learn to say her name. Stella outranks all aunts, uncles and parents I think with those two. Heck, Tori and Stella even look alike.

Return of Zoey

Our black cat Zoey finally came home after two years of living with my mom and brother. Ollie has been asking about her the day since she left, and he was excited to get her home. She seems ok. She likes going outside, but always returns home, sometimes the next morning. So far, Ollie hasn't had a chance to pet her. She runs from him. Of course, the return of Zoey makes him lng for the return of Baby, who is happily living with a coworker's mother. Her new name is Luna and I don't think she is returning.

Upcoming Weekend

Tori and Ollie are going to visit Grandma Vickie this weekend. Ollie says he is going to stay there for a week, but we'll see. HE has never stayed at someone's house while Mom and Dad left. He always goes with rather than stay behind. Anyway, he is looking forward to checking our Grandma's trailer. Wish us luck. Car rides make for live wires! One more note: Tonight (Monday--5/14) is Huts' last day of class. Ollie and Tori are looking forward to having Dad home every night of the week. They're tired of Mom Monday nights.

Weekend Craziness

Tori and Ollie had fun at the yard sale. We made $250 for Relay for Life (cancer) and the kids were good sports about their toys being sold. Ollie took the leftover toys to his toy box upstairs, while Tori fell asleep on the swing and took a long nap. Both stayed out of the baked goods, though Ollie ate some of the freshly baked cookies his dad made when the cookies started running out.

Birthday Boy

Ollie turned four yesterday. He received his presents on Saturday night: a tool bench, two Power Rangers, a Power Ranger DVD and a Rock 'em, Sock 'em Game. He ate some cake and went to Maid Rite for lunch on Sunday and to the park and the zoo. Ollie played hard all day. His ears were bright red around 5 o'clock, and after a few fits, he took a bath and went to bed at 6. This morning, he was up and running, ready to tell Grandma Sharon that he is now 4.

Big Bad Ollie

Boy, oh boy, was Ollie ever rotten Saturday. He refused to listen to either parent and back talked us all day. He ran around the stores, refused to stop running, tried to tell us what to do, etc. He got into a ton of trouble that day (two spankings), and Sunday didn't start off too well either. He calmed down by the afternoon and said sorry every time he did something wrong or put himself in Time Out.

Underwear Only

That's how Ollie spent yesterday evening. It all started with him having an accident as he was leaving the sitter's and coming home in underwear and a shirt. After Tori took a shower with her mom and ran around in a diaper, Ollie took off his shirt and ran around in his underwear until about 8:30. Then he finally decided to put on clean pajamas. It was funny to see him hop around on the bed in his underwear and sing his silly songs.