The Little Hunter

Oliver has become really good at sitting alone and has graduated to some finger foods. At first he would put the piece of food in his hand and then close it and suck his thumb. Then he started to realize that if he shoves his whole hand in his mouth the chances of getting the food in would increase. Now his is able to scarf down his little pieces of food in no time.

Oliver's first tooth finally busted through. We have known for quite awhile that a tooth was coming because he has been drooling up a storm and shoving everything he could in his mouth including Erik's and my noses! It's just been so much fun watching him grow. Like everyone always says, it happens so fast.

Grandmacare

Busy working at Grandmacare

Grandpa Jim is sharing his love of Coke with his Grandson

Grandmacare is the term I use when people ask who watches Oliver during the day but I guess I need to add in the Grandpa's too. Whenever Grandpa Jim walks into the room Oliver lights up with a big smile. There has been several times where Grandpa Jim has been left home with Oliver for a few hours. Both Grandpa and Oliver have managed to survive. Oliver did have a diaper on backwards one of those days but he didn't seem to mind. 

Grandma and Grandpa Salm have been watching him one day a week and Oliver has been able to do a bit of farming. He was able to ride in the buddy seat of the tractor with Grandma Katie during the harvesting. He also got to watch Grandpa Keith drive the combine. He was sure a happy boy being with his Grandparents and observing the harvest.

Erik and I will often talk about how blessed we are to have our parents living close enough that they can be a part of Oliver's life. It's comforting to know that when I walk up to the door to drop Oliver off in the morning someone who loves him will open the door to greet him. 

Happy Halloween 2011

Happy Halloween everyone. When it came time to come up with a costume for the little man I thought nothing would  be better for our little stinker then a skunk. So the quest was on to find a skunk costume pattern at the fabric store. Grandma Chris used her amazing sewing skills to pull off this awesome skunk creation. It is soooo fuzzy and warm which was perfect for the cool trick or treating weather that we  had. Of course Oliver wasn't old enough to get candy yet but we tagged along with some friends of ours who have children Oliver's age and older. It was really a fun night out and a great first Halloween for Oliver. Thanks to all of you who sent Oliver his first Halloween cards. I put them in his baby book so when he gets older he can see all the people who thought of him on his first Halloween.

Oliver had another first and that was a trip to the Wollerman cottage. Grandma, Grandpa, and I made a trip up to Lakewood to rake the leaves at the cottage and spend a little time showing Oliver around. It was a really nice day and Oliver got to enjoy Great Grandpa Vern's swing. 

                                                            Enjoying the swing

Ready to hit the road to Lakewood