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oliver connell | day eight hundred & sixty-eight
oliver connell | day eight hundred & sixty-eight

ack in April, Oliver, Dana and I attended Luca’s 2nd birthday party. We haven’t been to many kids parties in a while but this one was a lot of fun! Oliver got to play at an indoor playground, eat some pizza…

oliver connell | day eight hundred & sixty
oliver connell | day eight hundred & sixty

I love B/W Photographs. Always have. There is something about the richness of the tones that can be achieved in B/W’s that appeals directly to me. So for those that know my photography, I always try to include some B/W images…

oliver connell | day eight hundred & forty-six
oliver connell | day eight hundred & forty-six

One of our goals for Oliver was to teach him to learn how to swim. Both Dana and I feel it’s important for a child to learn as early as possible how to swim. We like to be around water (whether it’s at the cottage or a friend’s pool) and…

oliver connell | day eight hundred & forty-two
oliver connell | day eight hundred & forty-two

Just a few more of Oliver….

oliver connell | day eight-hundred & forty-one
oliver connell | day eight-hundred & forty-one

For as long as I’ve been able to remember now, Oliver has enjoyed everything to do with the Disney movie Cars. He’s been reciting lines from the movie, watching youtube video shorts on the computer and collecting the Disney….

oliver connell | day eight hundred & thirty-five
oliver connell | day eight hundred & thirty-five

The great spring thaw! On this day in March, it started to get warmer out and everything was melting. It still wasn’t warm enough to not have jackets, touques and gloves on, but it was certainly nice to feel…

oliver connell | day seven hundred & ninety-nine
oliver connell | day seven hundred & ninety-nine

Superbowl Sunday: the king of all sporting events. Many around the country and the world get together to eat, drink and watch some football. More and more Superbowl Sunday is less about…

Video Short: a short glimpse into the life of Oliver
Video Short: a short glimpse into the life of Oliver

If you’ve ever wondered what Oliver does during the day, here’s a quick video of some of the exciting things that keep him busy….

oliver connell | day seven hundred & seventy-eight
oliver connell | day seven hundred & seventy-eight

Today we have just a quick video of Oliver and Mum enjoying a few chocolate chip pancakes with some very juicy berries. From this video and all the chocolate on Oliver’s face, it looks like…

oliver connell | day seven hundred & seventy-seven
oliver connell | day seven hundred & seventy-seven

Being a photographer it’s important to stay up with the latest technologies. So, to be able to offer my clients a better finished product, it’s also important…

oliver connell | day seven hundred & sixty-seven
oliver connell | day seven hundred & sixty-seven

Oliver and I spent the evening of day seven hundred and sixty-seven watching the Canadian Word Junior Hockey team compete for the gold medal against the Russian team. I say compete because…

oliver connell | day seven hundred & fifty-seven
oliver connell | day seven hundred & fifty-seven

Boxing day saw Grandma and Papa come for a visit to celebrate Christmas with us. They arrived in the early afternoon on Boxing Day, stayed for dinner and the night. Oliver loves…

oliver connell | day seven hundred & fifty-six
oliver connell | day seven hundred & fifty-six

Another Christmas morning was upon us and Oliver didn’t get up until later in the morning. Not sure if he just didn’t understand we were going to open presents or if…

oliver connell | day seven hundred & fourty-two
oliver connell | day seven hundred & fourty-two

Every year, Dana’s Mom’s side of the family gets together once in the summer for a family picnic and once in the winter for a Christmas party. This year Oliver is at a great age…

oliver connell | day 721-722
oliver connell | day 721-722

November was a really hectic month around the Connell household. Dana was in full production mode for two craft shows…

oliver connell | day six hundred & eighty-five
oliver connell | day six hundred & eighty-five

If you recall, one of our favourite photo sessions we did with Oliver was at Downey’s Farm where they have a pumpkin patch. Oliver was a little too young last year to do much more than…

oliver connell | day six hundred & eighty-one
oliver connell | day six hundred & eighty-one

We spent Thanksgiving day at Nana and Grand Dad’s for turkey dinner. Nana makes a mean turkey so this was a happy event for all of us! Auntie Alison, Uncle Arek and cousin Julia were…

oliver connell | day six hundred & seventy-nine
oliver connell | day six hundred & seventy-nine

Day six hundred and seventy nine (are you getting tired of all these numbers yet??? LOL!) saw Mum, Daddy and Oliver take a trip north to cousin Bobby’s house. It was Mum’s…

oliver connell | day six hundred & seventy-two
oliver connell | day six hundred & seventy-two

We like to get outside as much as possible. And since we are planners, this sometimes means that we have an outdoor excursion set for a day where the weather might not cooperate. This was…

oliver connell | day six hundred & fifty-nine
oliver connell | day six hundred & fifty-nine

Whether it be weekends or weeknights, we play in and around the house most days. There are just so many fun things to do! And of course, we love our house…

Video Short: Oliver shows us his “Flirty” face
Video Short: Oliver shows us his "Flirty" face

It hasn’t happened too often yet but every once in a while, Oliver comes up with something that just makes us belly laugh over and over again. This is just one of those instances…

Video Short: Oliver enjoying breakfast and Colouring
Video Short: Oliver enjoying breakfast and Colouring

We’ve had a lot of fun with Oliver over breakfast. It’s pretty much our favourite meal of the day around the Connell household. It also seems to be the time we most often pick up the…

oliver connell | day six hundred & eighteen
oliver connell | day six hundred & eighteen

We had been meaning to get up to Kingston to visit the “Dirties” for some time and finally in early August, we were able to clear one weekend and go and see them…

oliver connell | day six hundred & ten
oliver connell | day six hundred & ten

Another afternoon at Gage Park for the Connell family! Oliver loves playing in the playground and on the splash pad so how could we resist? We always have a great time…