October 26, 2011 and 2012
November 27, 2011 and 2012
December 30, 2011 and 2012
January 8, 2012 and 2013
January 25, 2013
Then and Now v.2
Chris is still at it over at Oliver Daily and we're quickly approaching Oliver's 500th day of life! Here are a few more comparisons of Oliver recently and from the same day one year ago.
January 23, 2013
Oregon
We spent the last week of our trip to the west coast in my beautiful home state of Oregon. Oliver had a chance to meet all 4 of my grandparents (his great grandparents), his aunt Katrina and uncle Steven, and many of our friends in Portland, Salem, and Eugene. I don't get to see my family often enough so I tried to soak in the time with my parents and sister (who came out to visit during our stay). We ate lots of good food (and coffee and dessert of course), watched some good movies (perhaps most notable was Microcosmos), spent an amazing day on the Oregon Coast, and enjoyed being together.
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| playing piano together |
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| Oliver meets his Uncle Steven & Aunt Katrina (along with her dog Kiwi) |
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| swinging at a park in Portland |
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| dinner out in Portland with some of my grad school friends |
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| young and old bond over music, Oliver and his great grandpa |
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| group photo at Oliver's great grandparents house in Oregon City |
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| spending time with grandma |
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| Oliver being corralled by his grandpa and great grandpa |
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| Oliver with his great grandpa |
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| Oliver getting a little work done |
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| visiting friends in Eugene (photo courtesy of Chris Schatz) |
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| beautiful day on the Oregon Coast |
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| my family at lunch on the coast |
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| Oli on the coast |
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| this kid loves the beach |
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| family photo in Lincoln City |
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| sisters |
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| another family photo, this one at sunset |
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| jumping at sunset |
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| sunset over the Pacific Ocean |
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| our last beach day was a good one |
January 22, 2013
16 months
Happy 16 months Oliver! He seems more like a toddler everyday. This growing up thing makes me feel both happy and sad, which I'm guessing is never going to change. I feel like his babyhood just flew by but I'm really trying to enjoy every stage.
We spent much of the last month visiting family and friends on the west coast. Even though he was sick most of the time, he was a real trooper. He's not a fan of the word 'no' these days, even throwing himself on the floor sometimes, but overall he is so much fun to be around. This kid exudes joy like it's nobody's business.
He still loves to dance and his new move is the pivot. He loves balls. He's been pretty good at throwing them for awhile now but just recently learned to catch! He's talking more and seems to learn new words or signs every day. He uses about 20 words or signs now. Most recently he learned eyes and nose. The most useful sign he learned recently is 'more'. We've been trying to teach him this one for awhile and just this weekend he signed and said it. It's very helpful during meals. He regularly says funny things or makes funny faces and is always keeping us laughing. xoxo Oli!
A year ago, he was just 4 months old!
January 19, 2013
January 8, 2013
Weekend visit with friends in Oakland
We spent our last weekend in California with our friends Carolyn and Mario who live in Oakland, CA. We ate some good food (dulce de leche filled churros not pictured but delicious), watched some good movies (Moonrise Kingdom) and enjoyed catching up with friends. This was the first time time Care and Mario met Oliver and they were so great with him. Both here and in Santa Cruz it was so nice to see our friends with Oliver. I wish we lived closer. Thanks for the great visit you two!
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| he loves lights, calls them "hiiiights" |
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| Mario & Oliver |
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| french toast for brunch near Lake Merritt |
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| Carolyn & Oliver |
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| Cheers to my long-time friend Care (we've known each other for 16 years!) |
Santa Cruz Part 2
On our last full day in Santa Cruz we went back to Cafe Brasil (we met up with my graduate school advisor).
After that we went up to the duck pond. Oliver fed the ducks and then played on the playground for awhile. It was another beautiful day.
Thank you for hosting us Vickie and Marc! Santa Cruz, we love you. Hopefully we'll be back soon!
*First photo by my advisor and some photos from Vickie and Marc too.
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