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oliver connell | day seven hundred & one
oliver connell | day seven hundred & one

Hallowe’en….Oh Hallowe’en. Hallowe’en was fun last year as it was Oliver’s first. Dana planned out this Fighter Pilot outfit that just worked so well given Oliver’s size and…

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 & 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…

oliver connell | day five hundred & ten
oliver connell | day five hundred & ten

It’s been a while since Oliver and I hung out with the camera. I mean, we took a bunch of pictures on our vacation to Haines City Florida where we visited Nana and Grand Dad and that…

oliver connell | day four hundred & ninety to ninety-seven
oliver connell | day four hundred & ninety to ninety-seven

During one of the first weeks of April, Dana, Oliver and I traveled to Central Florida to visit Dana’s parents at their “winter house.” Oliver’s Nana and Grand Dad live in Florida for six months of the year so…

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

Oliver and I like to have fun with the camera. Oliver is still at the stage where he doesn’t really know why I am pointing a big lens to his face, but he will entertain the idea….for a little while at least.

oliver connell | day four hundred
oliver connell | day four hundred

On this evening, Oliver and I watched the Canada/Switzerland World Junior Hockey Semi-Final. Oliver was given a Team Canada jersey by good friend Jim Coyle when he was born. I just so happen to have one too…

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

Every once in a while (ok, more often than not), I spend some time with Oliver playing on the floor. What’s different about some of these times is that on occasion, I bring my camera along for the ride. I try to capture…

oliver connell | day three hundred & ninety-three
oliver connell | day three hundred & ninety-three

The day after the day after Christmas was supposed to be our Christmas with Oliver’s Nana and Grand Dad. Unfortunately, Nana got sick over the holidays and in the interest of keeping Oliver healthy, Nana stayed back…

oliver connell | day three hundred & ninety-two
oliver connell | day three hundred & ninety-two

We spent boxing day with Grandma and Grandpaw in Victoria Harbour. It was a good day to eat some more scrumptious food (like we hadn’t had enough from the night before), sit and chat and enjoy…

oliver connell | day three hundred & ninety-one
oliver connell | day three hundred & ninety-one

Today is Oliver’s second Christmas. Santa has visited our house yet again and left some wonderful gifts for us all. Oliver’s favourite gift: a bag of Apple Crisps he got in his stocking. Clearly Santa knew what Oliver…

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

Last year Oliver was only 26 days old when Christmas came around and that didn’t leave us a heck of a lot of time to introduce him to Santa beforehand. So, this year we made a point of checking his schedule…

oliver connell | day three hundred and sixty-nine
oliver connell | day three hundred and sixty-nine

On this day, we celebrated Oliver’s first birthday with my parents. They brought some wonderful gifts for Oliver and it was of course, another great evening. Oliver has really taken…

oliver connell | day three hundred & sixty-six
oliver connell | day three hundred & sixty-six

Today was November 30th, Oliver’s first official birthday. We celebrated at home with some cake that Mum made. It was delicious, and looked great, despite what she may think…

oliver connell | day three hundred & sixty-four
oliver connell | day three hundred & sixty-four

We had the best intentions. Everything was in order: thirty plus people coming to our house; loot bags were done and ready; cake was made; outfits were picked out. Everything you do to prepare for your son’s first…

oliver connell | day three hundred & fourty one
oliver connell | day three hundred & fourty one

November 5th was a very special day for us as Oliver took another first step in his growth….quite literally. At this point, Oliver had been walking around furniture quite easily but…

oliver connell | day three hundred & thirty-six
oliver connell | day three hundred & thirty-six

Oliver “The Aviator” Connell. That is what we so graciously named our dear son this Hallowe’en. He looked quite stunning in his costume in what was his first year celebrating the dark holiday. Dana had this idea…

oliver connell | day three hundred & twenty-two
oliver connell | day three hundred & twenty-two

Dana suggested that since this was Oliver’s first Hallowe’en that we take him to a pumpkin patch to see what he thinks of the pumpkins. Well, I think it’s safe to say that Oliver loves them! We went up to…

oliver connell | day three hundred & fifteen
oliver connell | day three hundred & fifteen

On day 315, Oliver had gotten ready for Thanksgiving dinner and was looking quite handsome in his Thanksgiving sweater. So, being the good and responsible parent that I am, I took some photos…

oliver connell | day three hundred and one
oliver connell | day three hundred and one

On this Saturday in September, Dana, Oliver and I traveled to Bolton Ontario to visit the Bolton Fall Fair. We spent the morning going through the petting zoo (where they had a…

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

On this day, I took the opportunity to take some more portraits of Oliver in his element: playing in the living room! Oliver looked so cute in his overalls, I just had to capture a few moments. This was a pretty typical…