Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Saturday, December 18, 2004
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Oliver's Christmas Card
We thought this was particularly interesting because of the very subtle reindeer and Rudolph's red nose. Oliver met with Santa last weekend, and yesterday we were at the mall and there was no line and I let Oliver see Santa again. He was only up there a second, and then returned to me. When I asked him why the visit was so short, Oliver replied, "Well, I saw him last weekend and I already told him everything! There can't be 2 Santas!"
Friday, November 26, 2004
Oliverisms
Just a couple of things this week from Oliver:
1. At the Santa parade, he wanted to know where the gnomes were. (He meant elves)
2. Last night, he was eating a chicken drumstick and decided he liked the leg portion at the top better than the feet (the bony bit at the bottom)
He is so cute. I just got back from taking him to the pediatrician, where we found out that the rash on his tummy is actually shingles. He was very well-behaved and now likes to say "shingles." Now, he will probably want show his shingles to everyone.
1. At the Santa parade, he wanted to know where the gnomes were. (He meant elves)
2. Last night, he was eating a chicken drumstick and decided he liked the leg portion at the top better than the feet (the bony bit at the bottom)
He is so cute. I just got back from taking him to the pediatrician, where we found out that the rash on his tummy is actually shingles. He was very well-behaved and now likes to say "shingles." Now, he will probably want show his shingles to everyone.
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Anniversary Card
Oliver made this great card for Amy and me for our 9th wedding anniversary. What makes it really special is that he did it at school, on his own and unprompted the day after we told him that it was our wedding anniversary.
Saturday, November 13, 2004
Friday, November 12, 2004
The Assiniboine River With Ice
The Assiniboine River is a river in the prairies of western Canada. It is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley. It flows south-east from Saskatchewan to "the Forks" in Winnipeg, Manitoba into the Red River of the North. Some of the flow is diverted into Lake Manitoba at Portage la Prairie. In 1967, a dam was built in Shellmouth that controls the river's flow.
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Sunday, November 07, 2004
New Guitar
(this is Amy). I am out of town in Montreal for a conference. Yesterday, Marcelo bought Oliver his first guitar. It was a reward for learning to tie his shoes. Apparently 35 years or so ago, Marcelo got a harmonica when he learned to tie his shoes, and Oliver rationized that since he already had a harmonica, he now needed a guitar.
Isn't he cute?
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Halloween Party Pictures
We hosted a kids' Halloween party on Saturday at the local community center. All the neighbors brought food and decorations and the kids had a great time. Oliver and his girlfriend, Lauren, danced the night away.
More Halloween Party
More halloween photos. Oliver was the best Harry Potter. For some reason, many of my neighbors dressed up as witches. I guess we are officially the Witches of Elm Street. Marcelo dressed like this for both the party and trick-or-treating the next day. I called him the Genie with a Bottle/The Sultan of Swing. He looked very cute. The baby we are holding is Brodie, who was dressed as Brodie the Builder.