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oliver connell | day eleven hundred & forty-one

tcp — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:53:13 +0000

Now I believe last entry I talked about hibernating on the couch in our cozy living room during the winter. Yup – last time we made some goofy faces and snapped some pictures. It was fun. This time, we actually really did document our newest Sunday afternoon ritual. And even though I botched the family portrait of the three of us by overexposing it (I still love it because of all the sun rays in the photo), we had a lot of fun eating popcorn, watching movies and making memories. It’s becoming our favourite Sunday afternoon past-time.

PS: Last time I said that Oliver always just wants to watch Cars 2. Well this time he sat and watched (and I think enjoyed) The Incredibles. He kept picking up the DVD case and looking at all the pictures – I think that was a good sign that maybe we’ll be able to watch some different movies now….Here’s to hoping!

Enjoy!
t.

I love this photo Oliver took of me

The botched exposure on our family portrait (still love it though)

Dana took this fleeting shot of Oliver and I and I love it (moire and all!)

oliver connell | day eleven hundred & thirty-four

tcp — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:05:57 +0000

During the winter months here in Canada, it’s not easy to get outside with a little one when it’s so frickin’ cold. Ok, so we’ve been lucky this year and we’ve had a very mild (touch wood) winter. But it doesn’t stop Dana and I from wanting to just hibernate in our warm and cozy living room. It seems that Oliver has picked up some of those traits from us too. There really is nothing better then settling in on a late Sunday afternoon with your favourite movie and favourite people. Now if only we could get Oliver to watch a movie other then Cars 2, we’d be all set. LOL!

Enjoy some goofy afternoon photos we took.

Cheers!
t.

Video Short: Oliver’s 3rd Birthday

tcp — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:04:44 +0000

We didn’t take many photos on Oliver’s actual birthday but we did manage to get a couple of videos in. Oliver and I went to the grocery store the previous week and Oliver saw a cake with ice cream cones on the side. He said that was the one he wanted. So, when it came time to get him a cake, despite the synthetic sugary mess these cakes normally are, we got the one he wanted. As you can see, he enjoyed it immensely.

Happy birthday Oliver!

Cheers!
t.

oliver connell | day one thousand & eighty-seven

tcp — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:03:19 +0000

For Oliver’s 3rd birthday, Dana and I wanted to redo his bedroom. We knew we had stretched Oliver’s sleeping in a crib for as long as we could. It’s not very often that you hear of toddlers still sleeping in a crib by their third birthday and even though Oliver was still fine with it, we wanted to do something special. We had purchased a frame and headboard the previous month, and we had gotten a new mattress for when the time came to transfer him into a big boy bed. So, the weekend before Oliver’s birthday, we shipped him off to Grandma and Papa’s house so we could make the transformation.

When Oliver came home, he absolutely loved the room and he has transitioned flawlessly into his new bed.

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I then went up and spent the day with my Mom and Dad. Since they weren’t going to see Oliver on his actual birthday, we celebrated that day instead. They spoiled him rotten (again) with clothes, matchbox cars, Chuggington trains, a new part of his track, and an awesome dinner and dessert, complete with cupcakes and ice cream. Needless to say, Oliver (and to some extent I) were in heaven!

The photo below is Oliver’s first photo of his Papa. I held the camera for him, he pointed it and pushed the button. I think it’s great!

And if you have 9 minutes, here is a video of Oliver’s birthday celebration:

All in all, we had a great and super productive weekend.

Cheers!
t.

oliver connell | day one thousand & seventy-nine

tcp — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:01:06 +0000

We’ve been through three Autumns now with Oliver and this year we finally played in the leaves together! In previous years, it has just seemed like Oliver was (a) too young or (b) I was too late and the snow was too early. This year while helping me rake the leaves, Oliver enjoyed jumping, rolling and burying himself in them. What proud Father wouldn’t run and grab his camera?

Cheers!
t.

And no leaves-jumping-day would be complete without a fun video:

oliver connell | day one thousand & sixty-six

tcp — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:32:55 +0000

Hallowe’en 2011. This year we expected Oliver to really “get it” and he didn’t disappoint. Right from the beginnings of October, when asked: “What would you like to be for Hallowe’en Oliver?” He would say: “A Snowman!” Yup, a snowman. Guess he was thinking ahead to Christmas a little early this year. I dunno.

So Mum, the resourceful woman that she is, sourced out the cutest (and I mean cutest) Snowman outfit she could find. Oliver looked awesome in it!

And if you remember from last year, Oliver cried a whole bunch when we went trick-or-treating. Well this year, he bounced around from house to house, enjoying every minute of it. If this is a precursor to Hallowe’ens to come, we are going to have a lot of fun with our wonderful son.

Enjoy the photos and the short video below.

Cheers!
t.

And a short video of the Hallowe’en aftermath…

oliver connell | day one thousand & thirty-six

tcp — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:04:46 +0000

Pancake Sunday. It’s become a staple around the Connell household. It’s something that Oliver and I do together every Sunday morning. I get up and have a shower and get dressed. By this time, Oliver is awake and wanting to head downstairs to make pancakes. Both he and I make them while Dana gets some much needed time to lounge a bit in bed. When they are ready, Oliver calls up to her and she joins us. We’ve got a pretty good system going here.

Oliver starts the cooking off by sampling a few of the chocolate chips that will be going into the pancakes

As I start to mix the ingredients together – Oliver loves to help

But his attention is quickly diverted by something else he loves to do: sort the spices

And as the first pancakes finish cooking

Oliver can’t wait any longer!

The final product when I finally get to dig in

On this morning, Oliver then got dressed in some new clothes and modelled a bit for me

And when it comes time to go outside, Oliver isn’t happy about wearing his touque

A face only a Mum or Dad could love

oliver connell | day nine hundred & eighty

tcp — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:56:44 +0000

In August, Dana and I returned to our family cottage “Cedar Tip” to try another week of vacationing with Oliver. If you recall, the first trip was when Oliver was still quite young and unfortunately, it was more work than a vacation. We had high hopes for this years trip and it didn’t disappoint. We spent the week with Oliver’s Grandma and Papa and our close family friends the Hodgdon’s from the States. Oliver quickly developed a crush on Christie, who was absolutely wonderful at entertaining him.

We enjoyed boat rides, shore Lunches, trips to local towns, fishing, swimming and eating. The weather was just wonderful too!

The week seemed to go by so quickly this time around. We are very happy with the memories we created at Cedar Tip this year and look forward to many more family vacations up there in the years to come.

Below are a bunch of images we took and a short video. I hope you enjoy.

and a short video of Oliver’s new crush Christie playing catch with him

oliver connell | day nine-hundred & thirty-one

tcp — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:29:39 +0000

As Oliver gets older, his expressions seem to get more animated. I’m not sure if it’s just that he likes to ham it up for the camera now, or if he actually does make these expressions all the time. It’s probably a bit of both.

….and just in case you are wondering, yes that is a bowl on Oliver’s head. He decided it would be something he’d like to wear one evening while we were making pancakes for dinner together.

Nonetheless, don’t you just love those BIG blue eyes?

Cheers!
t.

oliver connell | day eight hundred & seventy-six

tcp — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:06:20 +0000

Easter at home is always fun! It’s especially fun with Oliver as he loves to be surprised and of course, he loves his chocolate. The Easter Bunny also brought along a couple of Oliver’s favourite things in life: a sticker book and some die-cast cars inspired by the Pixar movie Cars.

Once we got our chocolate breakfast out of the way, Mom & Dad Ruprecht spent the afternoon and evening with us, enjoying some great food and excellent company. It was a really great day.

Enjoy the photographs and the video below.

Cheers!
t.

And a quick video of Oliver discussing some of the Easter fun we’d been having: