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…
Three words: Oliver’s First Christmas! What a blast we had! We thought the easiest thing to do would be to host both the Connell and the Ruprecht families at our house for Christmas Day dinner.
Day three saw us say goodbye to our new friends at Headwaters Hospital and take Oliver home for the first time. To think, in just 72 hours of Dana having major surgery, we were leaving the hospital and going home….