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oliver connell | day one thousand & ninety-nine

tcp — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:45:17 +0000

Another year has past and another Lacelle family Christmas party is upon us. This year it was a little quieter than previous years, which made it a lot more cozy! Every year, Santa Claus makes a stop in Woodbridge for all the kids. Oliver loves visiting with Santa and this year he brought Oliver a couple new Chuggington Trains. Of course, Oliver thought Santa was bringing him some new cars from Cars 2 but Mum and Daddy knew that Santa was saving those wonderful gifts for Christmas at our house. You’ll see that in an upcoming post.

But for now, please enjoy the photos and if you have time, the six minute video of Oliver’s visit with Santa.

Cheers!
t.

And a video of Santa’s arrival and visit with the Lacelle family:

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:

Video Short: Oliver is one cool dude

tcp — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:26:11 +0000

A quick and painless video of Oliver dressed in his finest wearing my sunglasses. Oh the fun times we have with our kids!

Cheers!
t.

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 | baghead

tcp — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:40:06 +0000

I find this video absolutely hilarious. Does that make me a bad parent?

Video Short: Oliver on a trampoline

tcp — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:37:37 +0000

Oliver visited our good friend Melissa’s house and she has a trampoline. Of course, Oliver LOVED it! She was kind enough to document the fun and send it to us! Have a watch!

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 & forty-four

tcp — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:01:38 +0000

Once again we celebrated Canada Day with our friends and old neighbours at the annual Rosedale Street Party. If you remember this is the day when Rosedale Ave. gets closed down for about 50+ kids and their families to play on trampolines, in bouncy castles, on fire trucks and in a little street hockey game. Everyone pitches in for some good eats and then there is the bike parade, chalked full of decorated bikes and wagons complete with some very happy, smiling kids. The day is capped off with some awesome fireworks!

It’s always a blast and I hope you enjoy the photos and the video below.

Cheers!
t.