Another wonderful afternoon in Gage Park in downtown Brampton, Oliver, Dana and I spent some time walking, running, and playing. Oliver had a couple of firsts this afternoon…
It’s been a while since Oliver and I hung out with the camera. I mean, we took a bunch of pictures on our vacation to Haines City Florida where we visited Nana and Grand Dad and that…
During one of the first weeks of April, Dana, Oliver and I traveled to Central Florida to visit Dana’s parents at their “winter house.” Oliver’s Nana and Grand Dad live in Florida for six months of the year so…
Last year Oliver was only 26 days old when Christmas came around and that didn’t leave us a heck of a lot of time to introduce him to Santa beforehand. So, this year we made a point of checking his schedule…
On this day, we celebrated Oliver’s first birthday with my parents. They brought some wonderful gifts for Oliver and it was of course, another great evening. Oliver has really taken…
Today was November 30th, Oliver’s first official birthday. We celebrated at home with some cake that Mum made. It was delicious, and looked great, despite what she may think…
We had the best intentions. Everything was in order: thirty plus people coming to our house; loot bags were done and ready; cake was made; outfits were picked out. Everything you do to prepare for your son’s first…
November 5th was a very special day for us as Oliver took another first step in his growth….quite literally. At this point, Oliver had been walking around furniture quite easily but…
Oliver “The Aviator” Connell. That is what we so graciously named our dear son this Hallowe’en. He looked quite stunning in his costume in what was his first year celebrating the dark holiday. Dana had this idea…
Dana suggested that since this was Oliver’s first Hallowe’en that we take him to a pumpkin patch to see what he thinks of the pumpkins. Well, I think it’s safe to say that Oliver loves them! We went up to…
On day 315, Oliver had gotten ready for Thanksgiving dinner and was looking quite handsome in his Thanksgiving sweater. So, being the good and responsible parent that I am, I took some photos…
On this Saturday in September, Dana, Oliver and I traveled to Bolton Ontario to visit the Bolton Fall Fair. We spent the morning going through the petting zoo (where they had a…
The Connell family cottage is located in Iron Bridge Ontario on a little lake called Chiblow. The cabin was built in 1934 and has been in our family for more than 30 years…
One afternoon while out with a neighbour Julie and her daughter Adara, Dana and Oliver had the chance to cool down in another neighbour’s pool. Up until this point, Oliver had never been swimming…
This post has several videos included in it. The first is of Oliver when he received his first balloon! You can see he had a lot of fun with it! I still love the look on his face when he tugs on the ribbon…
In the previous post, I talked about how Oliver had learned to throw his cups and other miscellaneous toys over the side of the play yard to the floor below. Well, along with those pictures…
Every year, Dana’s Mom’s side of the family gets together for a BBQ in the summer and a Christmas party in the winter. This year was Oliver’s first Family Picnic. He got to meet some of his Aunts, Uncles and Cousins…
Canada Day! Celebrations happen across the country. They usually start with some sort of gathering, continuing with a BBQ and then some dessert, and they end with fireworks…
Father’s Day. A joyous occasion where we get together to celebrate being a Dad. This year was my first with Oliver and I had a great day! We celebrated by having our families over for a BBQ in our new backyard…
We’ve got some more video for you! In this post, we first three firsts for Oliver: Oliver’s first time in his highchair; Oliver’s first time eating Applesauce; and Oliver’s first time having some veggies…
This day was so beautiful, weather-wise, we decided to take a picnic lunch to the Heart Lake Conservation Area. Ok, so we bought subs from Subway and took them and ate them…
Oliver’s first Easter meant that he got some extra special gifts. As you can see from the photos below, Oliver got a wide range of gifts from his Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles…
Valentine’s Day. A special day in every couples’ heart. Oliver was two and a half months old at that point and Dana and I hadn’t been out by ourselves since before he was born. So, in an attempt to get a little alone time…
Guess what? Its more pictures of our little guy! Like you would ever get tired of that! During this four day period, we took some pictures of Oliver celebrating his first days of 2009…