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

It’s no secret that Oliver has a few “narcissistic” tendencies. He loves to look at himself in the mirror. Scratch that, he loves to kiss his reflection in the mirror! He also loves to look at pictures…

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 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…

Video Short: Oliver enjoying pancakes
Video Short: Oliver enjoying pancakes

As Oliver started to get older, he also started (and continues) to enjoy new foods. We thought he would like pancakes, but I don’t think we were prepared for HOW MUCH he would enjoy…

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…

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

For the last two years, the neighbours of the Rosedale, Mill, Isabella area in downtown Brampton have gotten together to throw a Canada Day Street party for all the kids. This includes games…

oliver connell | day five hundred & seventy
oliver connell | day five hundred & seventy

Believe it or not, Oliver has been alive for twenty months and we’ve only taken him to get his hair cut twice. TWICE! His second haircut came back in Mid-June as it was just getting way too…

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

Day five hundred & sixty-seven saw us take a quick trip up to Mom & Dad Connell’s for the afternoon to celebrate Father’s Day. We only snapped a couple of photos this day, but they’re quite…

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

On this morning, Oliver, Dana and I were goofing around the in living room and Dana captured these fine moments of Oliver and I. It’s not very often that I get my picture taken these days…

oliver connell | day five hundred & fourty
oliver connell | day five hundred & fourty

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…

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

Mother’s day every year is a hectic day for us that Connell household. We usually end up trying to cram in as much visiting as possible on this day, which means we are trekking across most of Ontario! This year…

dana | on motherhood
dana | on motherhood

On Mother’s Day, it will be two years since I announced my pregnancy to my family. At the time, I didn’t know how motherhood would affect me. I didn’t know I’d be having a little boy, or how that little boy…