The reason I have so many photos here of the same thing is

because Oliver was being such a ham. He would tilt his head

backwards and look at Grandma and laugh, talk and kick his legs,

he was so funny.

Oliver liked sitting in the highchair.

He got to look around at everything.

Yummy Rubio's fish tacos

I got in with Oliver but I think I am bit to big for this pool.

Oliver likes the small water fountain that comes out of

his froggy pool

Oliver's new snazzy outfit!

Grandma Char's Visit
Grandma came to Phoenix to visit Oliver (I mean us - he he) on the 24th of July, her b-day! She said that coming to visit was her b-day present. After work I picked up Char from the airport and we drove home, where Ethan was watching Oliver (he had worked from home). We took Char out to the Cheesecake Factory for supper, but first we put Oliver in his new outfit that Grandma bought him, complete with sandals.

Friday we went to Rubios for lunch. Char had heard that they had good fish tacos, and they were very yummy! Then we went to Walmart and Grandma bought Oliver a froggy pool and we got him a floaty for the pool. Ethan and Grandma set up the froggy pool and then Oliver and Mom took a swim, (well, more like a dip) in it.

Saturday morning we went swimming in our neighborhood pool. Oliver liked his new floaty and the surf board but what he really liked most was the lifeguard preserver that was in the pool, of course kids bypass the things that we buy, for something that you don't have to pay for. :)
Then late in the afternoon we went over to Aaron and Nichole's for Zayden's 1st birthday party.
We had a great time at the party! Nichole's Dad made some wonderful food, the party decorations etc. were very cute and it was fun watching Zayden open his gifts, he got excited over every gift and wanted his parents to take all of them out of the packaging.

Monday Grandma got some alone time with Oliver while Ethan and I went to work. -Which means Oliver got spoiled (of course), he got to go swimming, and go for walks, and be held whenever he wanted to. :)

Monday evening Grandma treated us to pizza and we had dippin' dot ice cream.
Tuesday I worked from home half a day and then Oliver and I took Grandma to the airport. It was very quiet when we got back to house. - No Grandma :(

Thank you very much for visiting us Grandma A, we had a blast.

Icecream - Good Stuff!

Oliver got his afternoon nap in.

Brenda, Oliver, Genevieve and Brenna

Brenda & Oliver

Brenda, Brenna and Oliver. Brenna really wanted to hold Oliver.

Sunday Afternoon at Brenda's Place
Sunday after meeting Genevieve and Seth invited us to go to lunch with them. We ended up going to Souper Salad which is very close to Brenda and her roomies new townhouse. We ran into Brenda, Kara and Chantal at Souper Salad. Brenda invited us over to their place. It is such a cute place - very nicely decorated. We hung out there until gospel meeting.

Oliver & Daddy

Oliver and his jumper/activity center

Great Grandma R. bought Oliver this jumper. As you can see in these photos Oliver loves his jumper. Thanks a bunch Grandma!

Chloe & Cody's party
Chloe had a birthday pool party for her son on Saturday, and Ethan, Oliver and I went. We had bought Oliver some swim trunks at Toy's R Us so we were excited to see how his first pool experience would go. Oliver ended up being tired, so his first few expressions were not exactly that of joy. He really likes his baths so we thought he would really enjoy the water in the pool, but since he was tired he kind of just sat in the water with a half-awake expression. - We will just have to try it again another time.

Cookie Monster

After work on Friday, before Mom and Annette left for Tucson, we went to Mom's all time favorite fast food restaurant - Del Taco (luvs them churros). As Ethan and I were leaving we decided to go to Babies R' Us for a few things. Well, while we were there Ethan took Oliver over to an area where there were huge stuffed animals. One of them was a gigantic Cookie Monster, which Oliver seemed to love. We ended up getting Oliver a smaller version of the Cookie Monster because daddy said, "we can't show him the animals and not get him one." - Hmmm, looks like daddy cannot resist those big blue eyes. :)

Ethan, Oliver, Annette & Mom

What a goofball!

Time with Annette
My Aunt (Aunt Sharon) and her daughter Annette drove to Tucson to visit my Mom and Grandma and see how Grandpa is doing.
Since they were in Arizona for over a week, Annette came up with my Mom to help her watch Oliver etc. So we got to spend time with Annette. I wish I could have taken a day off but at least I got to see Annette after work.
Thursday night we went out for supper and Oliver kept us amused. He was laughing at everything and jumping around like a wild monkey while we held him. When we were driving home he kept giving Annette and Mom this funny face, so there was constant laughter from the backseat the whole ride home. What a comedian! :)

Sista's & Cousins

Grandma & Madalyn

Oliver & Great Grandma

4 Generations of Gals

Oliver & Madalyn hanging out

Awwwwwhhh!

Kissin' Cousins

4th of July!

Originally Dad was going to California to visit Heather, Aaron and Madalyn on July 4th; But at the last minute Dad's company needed to send him and some co-workers to Germany, to work on the super 1st class section of some 5oo passenger planes and meet a tight deadline. So Heather and Aaron decided to go to Tucson. Yeaaaa! That means we got to see Madalyn again.

Heather wanted to surprise me by showing up at my door on Wednesday but she couldn't keep the surprise from me. I kept asking if she was coming and finally she told me she was. They showed up at our house late Wednesday evening. Thursday morning they drove down to Tucson with Oliver. Ethan and I got off work early, went home and packed and then drove down to Tucson.

We had fun spending time with Mom and Grandma. We visited Grandpa several times while we were there. Grandpa is doing really well. When we visited him he talked the whole time, joked around and seemed to really enjoy our company. He is having trouble with his right hand, and he told us he didn't care if he couldn't use his hand, all he wants to be able to do is walk out of there.

Madalyn is over a month old already and such a cutie! She seems to be a really good baby. Heather started doing tummy time with her from when she was only a few weeks old and she likes laying by herself. She is already taking everything in and making her own unique baby sounds.

Silly Daddy! - He was wearing Oliver's hat.

Brenda - the baseball superstar

Our Fun-Filled Weekend! :)

Yup, what we considered fun (way back when...)before we had Oliver is a bit different now. Now if we get a day off work and a full nights sleep we are having a blast! :)

We fed Oliver peas on Saturday and at first it was hard to determine if he liked them or not. He didn't spit the food out of his mouth but he coughed and coughed and wouldn't open his mouth without some prodding. - So it looks like it might take some time for him to get used to the texture.

Brenda and roomies moved from a condo to a house this weekend. Ethan and I went over to their condo to help them out a little. We ended up going to watch them play baseball. They are on a city league with some of the other friends. It was fun to get out of the house. Oliver loved watching everything around him.