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oliver connell | day fifteen hundred & seventy-one
Oliver’s Grandmother was celebrating her 65th birthday this year so we had a little party for her, complete with her closest relatives. We had wonderful Ukrainian food, lots of presents and great laughs. Oh, and there was cake – how could we forget that? Cheers! t.
oliver connell | day fourteen hundred & ninety
Christmas Day is a day most of us look forward to. This year however, I think most of us in the Connell household would just rather hope that next years is better and forget what’s already been. You see, Oliver was sick, then Dana slowly came down with the flu as well, culminating with all three of us getting it and effectively ruining our Christmas/New Year’s plans and holidays this year. We didn’t…
oliver connell | day twelve hundred & twenty-four
Another year and another Easter was upon us. This year, the Easter weekend fell on the same weekend as Oliver’s Papa’s birthday so we had two things to celebrate. So, we headed up to Victoria Harbour for another memorable visit full of good eats, presents and good company. It was such a beautiful day, we spent a good chunk….
oliver connell | day eleven hundred & twenty-one
Wow – was Christmas day a lot of fun this year! We had Santa pay us a visit early Christmas morning and he spoiled us rotten. SPOILED. ROTTEN. We had a lot of fun opening all the gifts that were left under our tree. I then got to working on cooking…
oliver connell | day one thousand & eighty-seven
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…
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
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…
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 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 & 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
Day three saw us say goodbye to our new friends at Headwaters Hospital and take Oliver home for the first time. To think, in just 72 hours of Dana having major surgery, we were leaving the hospital and going home….
oliver connell | day two
We slept a bit the first night, but it was an early morning for us to start day two. We had a visit from Grandma and Grandpaw, as well as Auntie Alison and Cousin Julia. Julia was so cute with Oliver…
oliver connell | day one
Our son, Oliver Trevor Jay Connell, was born on this day, November 30th, 2008 at Headwater’s Hospital in Orangeville Ontario Canada. It’s true when you hear people say that the birth of their child changes their lives forever…