Happy Halloween

This morning at the Y in his hiking gear- measuring stuff

with his measuring tape

Running down the sidewalk to go trick or treating!

Spooky!
Getting our treats after getting tricked.

At another spooky house!

Happy Halloween. Oliver gets the idea of trick or treating, just didn't want to put his costume on! We got a little spooked at the first house, but we were okay! Oliver didn't have a nap today and woke up really hyper- probably from last night! So today was a funky kind of Halloween! We had fun with the Grandmas and Daddy tonite. Now we can start talking about TURKEYS!!!

"That was fun."

Oliver watching the skateboarders at the Y
Putting candy in his pumpkins- both Grandmas are
standing with him!

Going down the slide- Being caught by Grandma!

Mommy and Oliver at a firetruck- Oliver is pointing

at a rock wall

Eating his lollypop

On the train...

Getting a last few handfuls of candy from the

Fair Queen!

Oliver had a good day. He woke up early and cuddled with Mommy. Then we cleaned the house. He was getting into a bit of mischief and got a bloody nose and landed on the floor from a couch fall, but he was still having fun. We went to the Y and he had a good time, then we stopped by Mommy's classroom for a few minutes then we came home to nap. Oliver took a nice nap and then woke up to cuddle with Mommy and eat dinner.

Then we picked up Grandma, then Grammie, and we all headed for a special Halloween Festival at Grandma's church. When both Grandma's were in the car Oliver said, "It's Halloween!"

It was a huge Festival with tons and tons of people, lots of slides and rides and games. And tons of free candy!!! Oliver liked that part! Mommy and Daddy both have sweet tooths- so Oliver was bound to get one too! We had a lot of fun-- Oliver was so brave and wanted to play on everything! He even led us to some places! (He saw Dr. Rubin there too! He was pretty excited about that!)

When we got to the car, Oliver said to Mommy, "That was fun." We were all sleepy on the drive home--Oliver was in a zone. He is sleeping now, after he got a sneak peak of Halloween!

My Favorite Picture

Still my favorite picture ever of our little tree climber

at 3 months old!

Oliver had a good day. He woke up early and played with Daddy and then went to Jan's. Mommy picked him up and they went back to her school. He had fun playing with all the teachers, and dumping at Amanda's bucket of paper clips. He always has so much fun!

We came home and he ate "bug" pasta and the was so tired he went to sleep early. He is getting ready for a big Halloween weekend!

Driveway!

Our new driveway- the light is not that great but you can see it okay...

Oliver had a better morning! He wolfed down some pancakes and strawberries! Helped Mommy get ready and then was off for Jans house! He had fun playing with his friends and feeling the cool wind today! Mommy picked him up soon after she got finished at her doctor's appointment! (Mommy has a sinus infection- yuk! She has never felt so sick....or had to take so many medications at one time! Oliver helped her with that this evening!)

After Jan's we went to Mommy's classroom to clean up and prepare for a whole day of parent conferences tomorrow! Then we stopped by Ricos to bring home some yummo dinner! Oliver played when we got home and checked out our new driveway! We won't have so much dust blowing in the house now and getting on the cars!!! Oliver liked it-- now he can ride his bike- yay!!! He went to bed pretty quick today after a day full of fun, wind, and asphalt!

Tuesday with Daddy

Morning Sunrise
Oliver on the "compactor"

Driving....

Using his tools to fix the heavy machine!

He has great work ethic!

These pictures are sooooo cute!!!!

Oliver was kind of funky when he woke up this morning! So we got our morning off to a funky start! Oliver played with his friends and had fun at Jan's though! Daddy picked him up since it was Mommy's late day and they played with the tractor and other goodies that the paving people left behind. (We are getting the top of our driveway paved!) Oliver got into some things he shouldn't have- which just reinforces the need to make sure there are no tools, spray paint cans, sharp objects or other things lying around!!!

When Mommy got home Oliver was overtired and Daddy helped Oliver to bed. Mommy got to play with Oliver for a bit and now the boys are talking and getting sleepy on the sleeping bag.

Oliver's friend Twila Rose was born early this morning to our good friend Rochelle and her husband Conrad. We are so happy for them and can't wait to meet their baby girl!

I will run away

Playing with Emmi and Lily a week ago
Hanging with his good friend

Today Oliver rode to Jan's in the morning with Daddy. Oliver took a shower with Daddy and had fun with him in the morning! Mommy picked Oliver up and then went to Grammie's house. We haven't seen her in a long time. Then we went out to dinner and Aunt Jessica came along. Oliver said, "I will run away." And then he did....Aunt Jessica caught him! We went through the toy store and then went home. We are working on going to sleep now.....soon.....

Courdereds

Unloading the dishwasher
He sets all the dishes above on the counter for Mommy to put away!

He puts away the silverware himself (see right) he just tosses it

in the drawer! He is so helpful!

This morning Oliver was getting dressed with the help of Mommy. We opened the drawer with his pants in it and he said he wanted to wear his courdereds. (Mommy told him about two weeks ago that his corduroys were corduroys, and he obviously remembered!) So he got dressed and then we went grocery shopping, then to Sears to drop off Mommy's car to get a tune up, then off to the Y in Daddy's Jeep! We dropped Daddy off at Grandma's but she wasn't there- Oliver said, "I didn't see Grandma!" Hopefully he sees her soon- he can't wait to see his other Grammie tomorrow! Then we had fun at the Y and at Mommy's classroom! He ran to greet Amanda- he is growing very fond of her! He even knows which car is hers in the parking lot!

Oliver took a great nap and then played with Mommy, helped her clean (he unloaded the dishwasher himself again!), made dinner, and took a bath! He even watched a little Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin- getting ready for Saturday night!

It was a nice Sunday.

Gelato Boy

Holding his Gelato with two hands- We were walking to a

bench to people watch.

Oliver had a great day! We went in the morning to the Y and then helped Daddy do some car swapping for work. We drove to San Diego to do this and Daddy took us to his favorite quick Thai restaurant- fun! Oliver fell asleep on the way back to the lot where we did more car swapping- Mommy is lucky he fell asleep because she had to drive stick shift and she is not as smooth as she used to be! Daddy and Oliver went home then and Mommy went to work on report cards at the library. As soon as she got home Daddy was ready to go hunting and Mommy was ready to go to the mall with Oliver! We had fun, Oliver ate dinner and had some gelato! We came home took a bath and now we are getting sleepy!

Halloween Fun

Oliver making his Halloween Cookie
Grandma came to play and help Oliver

Danielle and Eileen

Mommy loves taking pictures of

pregnant bellies.....Eileen is due any day!

Two hot air balloons and a spider watching all

the Halloween fun!

Grandma watching Oliver go down a non-slippery slide.

We watched him run down the slide later- almost landing on his face!

Sliding to his friend

Oliver had a great day with Mommy. We went to the Y in the morning and played- he ran in without even giving Mommy a hug- he was so excited to play! Then we ran a few errands. We ran into Grandma in the same center and she surprised Oliver! Afterwards we went home and rested-then Oliver and Mommy cleaned the house a little and then made their way to a playgroup event at a park in Cardiff. We decorated Halloween cookies and Grandma and Mommy made a bat, ghost, bead necklace together- with the help of Oliver. It was fun! We love seeing all the new babies and the two year olds in our playgroup! Mommy, Eileen, Danielle, and Oliver were the last to leave the park and it was a little spooky with the fog quickly rolling in- perfect end to a perfect afternoon! We had a fun Friday!

Dishwasher Man

Oliver and Uncle Kelly on Saturday

at Uncle Kelly's RC Track (in his backyard!)

Oliver watching as the RC passed!

It broke soon after- then he watched Uncle Kelly work on it

in his garage!

Oliver had a good day today. After Jan's he went with Mommy to her classroom and they worked for awhile before heading home. We ordered a yummy pizza and ate dinner with Daddy. While we were waiting for pizza, Oliver emptied most of the dishwasher for Mommy. He put all the silverware away and set all the other stuff on the counter. Mommy didn't even ask him to do it! (Pretty cool!!!)

He is sleeping snuggly in his little camping bed....

Helping in the Classroom

Helping with our new bookshelves
Putting the pegs in

Washing his hands in our sink

Today Oliver had fun with his friends. He took an awesome nap as always and ate some good snacks! Mommy picked him up soon after school ended and brought him to her class! We had fun together-- and then we got our shipment of new bookshelves. We fit 8 big shelves into our tiny classroom that holds 40 kids and two teachers! Fun, fun, fun!!! Oliver has so much fun there and is getting used to helping Mommy with her work. He also loves all the teachers...

We came home to eat dinner together, and later saw Daddy when he came home from working on Miramar. Sleep time for all of us now....

Lobster in the Kitchen, in the Morning!

6:30 in the Morning- Playing with a Lobster
Good Morning!

Talking about the different parts of a Lobster!

Oliver had a good day! In the morning Daddy told us his Lobster Night Free Diving Tales- he is so brave! Then he shared his lobster with us! It is always fun to see a live lobster crawling around in your kitchen!!!

He played at Jan's and was very happy to see Mommy when she got there! He gave Mommy a big hug and was off to Mommy's classroom! We had fun working and playing- then Grandma came by to see Mommy's classroom and go out to dinner with Mommy and Oliver. We went to Panera and ate dinner! Oliver shared Grandma's soup with her- Yummo! Afterwards we walked a few stores away to the toy store. Oliver was fascinated by the Fire Engine at the entrance- but slowly found his way to some other treasures. Grandma got him a fun little VW Bus that rolls really far. He loves it! He played with it on the way home and got his finger stuck in one of the windows! Mommy had to pull over and play doctor to get his finger out. We were scared for a sec, but then we thought it was pretty funny! Now he knows not to put his finger in the windows! We had a lot of fun going out with Grandma!

When we got home Oliver and Daddy layed on the couch together and then Oliver went ni-ni.

Math Lessons

Writing on Mrs. Blough's Board
Counting his YMCA money with Connor

Oliver had a good day. Mommy picked him up at Jan's house right after school and brought him back to school. He cuddled with Mommy and then warmed up a little to the Teacher meeting! Oliver played with Connor (one of Mommy's students and a teacher's son!). Connor and Oliver were working on math! Connor was having Oliver estimate the amount of candy corn in a jar- Oliver was counting on his fingers and taking some cues from his buddy Connor. Then they counted out the change in Oliver's owl wallet! They were having a good time!

In the evening- Oliver ate dinner with Mommy, took a warm bath, watched a little Elmo, and then went to bed! He can't wait to hear stories from Daddy tomorrow- he is Lobster diving with Uncle Tommy's old friend Tai!!!

Boys helping Clean the House

Oliver emptying the dishwasher

Boys Vacumming

Today Oliver and Mommy went to the Y in the morning. Oliver wanted his nametag, a hug, and then he was off through the little door to play and have fun. He made Aunt Ronnie some art which we gave to her when we went to visit with Ronnie, Katy and Grandma. (Before that we stopped by Mommy's classroom to do a couple things- Oliver loves it!)

After Grandma's we met Daddy and he took Oliver for a drive. Oliver took a nice nap and then they came home to help Mommy clean the house. Mommy has been feeling a bit overwhelmed with cleaning the house and working full-time and being a Mommy- she can't keep up....so the boys helped today! It went really fast and was so nice!

Another Goodbye

Today we said goodbye to Bhuta in a special memorial where lots of family and friends attended. (Oliver stayed with Aunt Ali but was with Mommy and Daddy in a special place in their hearts.) The following pictures were collected by Grandma as a special tribute to a very special Bhuta:

Bhuta and his Brothers
Bhuta in his twenties- cleaning his boat

Grandma loves these pictures!!!

Bhuta and Uncle Joey (above and below)

Bhuta, Daddy and Uncle Joey

Bhuta, Uncle Joey, Uncle Tommy, and Daddy

The McCain's

Alaska Fishing Trip

Bhuta teaching Daddy how to carve the turkey

in Humboldt

Bhuta must have been telling a really funny joke....Bhuta checking out an old car in Alaska

Bhuta by an Alaskan Glacier

The McCain's at our wedding

Mommy and Bhuta

Bhuta exploring the Swiss AlpsBhuta and Grandma in the Swiss Alps
Bhuta on a train in Europe

Bhuta and Ranger- They loved each other!!!

The McCain Bunch at Daddy's Graduation

from Humboldt

Three Buds in Washington- Mt. Baker behind them

Daddy and Bhuta went skiing on Mt. Baker together

Bhuta in Oregon

We miss you Bhuta.