Oliver's Playdoh Guy and Ewan's First Trip

Dorothy found this playdoh face kit and while we were making dinner he announces, "look at my playdoh guy"

Covert Newt

Somebody brought these blocks for kids to play with and it was a huge hit.  Oliver was super  excited about building towers and more excited about destroying then after.

We went on a work retreat recently on a nearby island.  One of the guys that came brought a cheap foam flying toy and he was surrounded by all of the kids then entire time.  He would launch it and then it would be followed by a whole hoard of running kids.  This picture is Oliver holding it and getting ready to throw.

A bicycle for him was the best thing we ever did.  Now we can go on walks and he can ride on the trails.  He loves it.

At the retreat Oliver met this little girl and was trying to get her attention for most of the time.    

This was Ewan's first trip out.  We got him in his little swim trunks and took him into the hotel pool.  The water was pretty cool, but he had fun and Oliver was in heaven.

We went and stayed a night at a little town north of Seattle and happened to be there the weekend of the fall festival.  One of the events was a squash car race.  Oliver picked out the squash body and pumpkin tires and a propeller for good measure.  We assembled it and then he got to race it down the track.  He was SO excited about it.

This is a park called deception pass.  When we went over the bridge it was pouring outside, but Oliver  still wanted to get out and look.

Lowes day.  He is putting together a little plane.

The only thing that he wanted to do at the beach was pick up drift wood and pitch it into the water. 

I was down stairs doing some work when I heard Oliver say, "look daddy I'm exercising"  I looked over and he was doing the elliptical.

Oliver helping Doro make pancakes.

Newt belly tree-frogging.

Oliver and Ewan's First Summer Together

We figured out that the beach umbrella, which didn't work at the beach, was perfect for  shielding his pool, and all the construction vehicles that end up in it.

Baby Ewan

Oliver turned 3 when Grandma Cathy was here.  All he wanted was a big fire truck, and Doro made him a fire truck cake.

We tried to go to the beach, but it was cold and windy.

I made these onsies when Oliver was born, but he was so big that he never  fit into them.  

"I always wanted binoculars"  

Oliver goes on Saturdays to Lowes for his little build projects.  We usually count down the days until the next "lowes day"   He loves getting dressed up in his apron and safety glasses.

Doro had a picnic with Ewan and Oliver in the back yard, which then somehow turned into a parking lot for all of his trucks.  

Look at my parking lot.

Front end loader, in the pool, naked.  Not surprised.

There is this little park at the end of our street and the other day there were two old ships out on the water doing a display of old war strategies, including fake cannon fire.  It was pretty interesting, and Oliver busted out into the water.