We got our summer off to a great start with watching our oldest niece graduate from Newport High School in June. We are so proud of her and the wonderful intellegent woman that she has become. On that same day, Oliver’s Aunt Nydia and Uncle Alberto welcomed a daughter into the world, Ashley Natalia. She lives in Mexico, so we have not had a chance to meet our new niece in person yet, but we get to “talk” to her on video messaging on our computer and she is adorable.
For the 4th of July weekend we went on our annual camping trip to Loon Lake. Six other families went also, so of course Oliver had a blast playing with other kids and getting dirty outside. Oliver went swimming in the lake all day and he loved it so much we could not get him out of the water until he was exhausted.
A few weeks later, for Juan Carlos’ 30th birthday, we took him on a surprise trip to Bend, Oregon with our friend Rafael and his family. We all had so much fun! The house that we rented had a hot tub in its huge yard, and Oliver and little Rafael loved it. The weather was perfect, so we walked around town and went to Drake Park and played with the ducks there.
Also in July, Oliver discovered bubbles and pretty soon he always wanted to play with them. By the end of the summer learned how to control blowing big bubbles and little bubbles.
August included lots of trips to the park and Newport’s Farmers Market. Our weather here was not very warm or sunny, but we played outside as much as we could. Mid-August Megan had her 10 year High School Reunion. It was amazing to see many old friends and catch up with them over the weekend.
In September it was filled with birthdays. First was Megan's, then Oliver's cousin Marco, then Oliver's birthday on the 24th, followed by Grandpa Dave's. For Oliver's 3rd birthday we had a huge party for him at the Newport Recreation Center and it was a blast! We rented a small gymasium for the kids to play in and set up a bunch of toys for them, including bikes, trikes, balls, and slides.
The most exciting part of our month was that Oliver's grandparents from Mexico came and visited us for 3 weeks. Oliver did not have a very hard time getting comfortable with them, and he and his grandpa got very close playing ball all day long. Oliver called them his "otro ama" (other grandma) and "otro apa" (other grandpa).
In early October w
e went on a family vacation and drove to Everett (just North of Seattle) to visit Megan’s friends Carrie and her family. It was so great to spend time with them and they were wonderful tour guides of Seattle. We went to Pike Place Market, visited the gum wall, and saw the Space Needle. Although we did not go up into the Space Needle because Oliver was too scared, it was still fun to see it up close again. Carrie took us to an awesome park in Everett and we had perfect timing getting there and p
laying for hours until it got dark. It was hard saying goodbye to them, but we are hoping to see them this summer.
Another exciting event that happened in October was that Oliver's uncle Alberto came back to live with us. He fishes out of Newport and Alaska, so when he is home with us Oliver loves spending time with him.
Oliver did dress up for Halloween as Spiderman, but he would not put on his costume so he wore his Spiderman pajamas. We went trick-or-treating with Oliver’s cousin Brisa who was dressed up as a butterfly. Once we got started with the trick-or-treating, Oliver got really scared of the other kids costumes and masks so after some hysterics we came home early.
The big highlight of our November was our double Thanksgiving. We first went to a local restaurant called Georgie’s with Oliver’s parents, grandparents, Great Grandma Evie, Aunt Becca, and Matt. Then we went to our friends Zaida and Adrian’s house and had a wonderful meal with a bunch of our good friends. We have so much to be thankful for and it felt amazing to spend it with all of our loved ones.
The day after Thanksgiving Oliver’s Great Uncle Rob came and visited for the weekend. It was great to see him as always. It is great to see Oliver getting used to him also and it seems like he interacts with him much more now.
Oliver's Great Grandma Evie lives closer to us in Newport now and Oliver gets to see her about 3 times a week. He even knows which apartment is hers and has his stash of toys at her place. It is so nice that Oliver likes playing with her and he always gives her hugs and kisses w
hen he leaves.
Oliver has a new favorite movies. They are Jungle Book, Lion king, Toy Story, and Finding Nemo. Oliver even sings some of the songs from Lion King and Jungle Book when they come on. He also acts out movies sometimes, either with his toys or by himself. Its very cute. He still likes trains, reading before bedtime, dinosaurs, Toy Story characters (Buzz Lightyear and Woody), jungle animals, and Spiderman.
In October Oliver had his 3 year check up and everything went good. The Doctor expects him to be about 5’9” which is nice that he is not going to be short like his mom. Famous soccer players are usually about 5'10" so he should fit in nicely with them. :) His vocabulary is increasing a lot in both English and Spanish. It also seems like he is teaching his cousin Brisa English which is cool.
Oliver now has a big boy bed in his room (thanks to Aunt Becca's old twin bed) that has jungle animal sheets and bed spread. He is so proud of it and loves sleeping in it. When it is bed time he lines up his toy dinosarus at the end of the bed, then him and his mom read books to go to sleep. He sleeps much better n
ow that he has a bigger more comfortable bed.
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and salad with grilled chicken are Oliver's meals of choice. He sometimes tries new things, but is still a bit picky and does not seem to have a large appetite most of the time. He loves milk, water, and juice to drink.
This winter we are looking forward to Hanukkah and Christmas (of course) and paying in some snow hopefully. Happy holidays everyone!
The most exciting part of our month was that Oliver's grandparents from Mexico came and visited us for 3 weeks. Oliver did not have a very hard time getting comfortable with them, and he and his grandpa got very close playing ball all day long. Oliver called them his "otro ama" (other grandma) and "otro apa" (other grandpa).
In early October w
e went on a family vacation and drove to Everett (just North of Seattle) to visit Megan’s friends Carrie and her family. It was so great to spend time with them and they were wonderful tour guides of Seattle. We went to Pike Place Market, visited the gum wall, and saw the Space Needle. Although we did not go up into the Space Needle because Oliver was too scared, it was still fun to see it up close again. Carrie took us to an awesome park in Everett and we had perfect timing getting there and p
laying for hours until it got dark. It was hard saying goodbye to them, but we are hoping to see them this summer.Another exciting event that happened in October was that Oliver's uncle Alberto came back to live with us. He fishes out of Newport and Alaska, so when he is home with us Oliver loves spending time with him.
Oliver did dress up for Halloween as Spiderman, but he would not put on his costume so he wore his Spiderman pajamas. We went trick-or-treating with Oliver’s cousin Brisa who was dressed up as a butterfly. Once we got started with the trick-or-treating, Oliver got really scared of the other kids costumes and masks so after some hysterics we came home early.
The big highlight of our November was our double Thanksgiving. We first went to a local restaurant called Georgie’s with Oliver’s parents, grandparents, Great Grandma Evie, Aunt Becca, and Matt. Then we went to our friends Zaida and Adrian’s house and had a wonderful meal with a bunch of our good friends. We have so much to be thankful for and it felt amazing to spend it with all of our loved ones.
The day after Thanksgiving Oliver’s Great Uncle Rob came and visited for the weekend. It was great to see him as always. It is great to see Oliver getting used to him also and it seems like he interacts with him much more now.
Oliver's Great Grandma Evie lives closer to us in Newport now and Oliver gets to see her about 3 times a week. He even knows which apartment is hers and has his stash of toys at her place. It is so nice that Oliver likes playing with her and he always gives her hugs and kisses w
hen he leaves.Oliver has a new favorite movies. They are Jungle Book, Lion king, Toy Story, and Finding Nemo. Oliver even sings some of the songs from Lion King and Jungle Book when they come on. He also acts out movies sometimes, either with his toys or by himself. Its very cute. He still likes trains, reading before bedtime, dinosaurs, Toy Story characters (Buzz Lightyear and Woody), jungle animals, and Spiderman.
In October Oliver had his 3 year check up and everything went good. The Doctor expects him to be about 5’9” which is nice that he is not going to be short like his mom. Famous soccer players are usually about 5'10" so he should fit in nicely with them. :) His vocabulary is increasing a lot in both English and Spanish. It also seems like he is teaching his cousin Brisa English which is cool.
Oliver now has a big boy bed in his room (thanks to Aunt Becca's old twin bed) that has jungle animal sheets and bed spread. He is so proud of it and loves sleeping in it. When it is bed time he lines up his toy dinosarus at the end of the bed, then him and his mom read books to go to sleep. He sleeps much better n
ow that he has a bigger more comfortable bed.Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and salad with grilled chicken are Oliver's meals of choice. He sometimes tries new things, but is still a bit picky and does not seem to have a large appetite most of the time. He loves milk, water, and juice to drink.
This winter we are looking forward to Hanukkah and Christmas (of course) and paying in some snow hopefully. Happy holidays everyone!
No comments:
Post a Comment