Trip to Breezy Point

We just returned from a great week up at Breezy Point. It was so nice to get away and spend a whole week of uninterrupted time with Oliver. We had a blast swimming in the pool and at the beach.

Matt was only able to come up for the first half of the week and then had to return to work, so Nana and Pop (Oliver's new name for Grandpapa) joined us for the remainder of the week.

I think Oliver got used to the idea of waking up with a morning swim and his Nana and Pop around. On the last day at the resort he woke up and the first thing he said to me was "Nana, Pop, Pool?"

Dinner at Melanie's

Our good friend Melanie has opened her house for the month of August to anyone wanting to come for dinner any night of the week. She is blogging about it at www.opendinnertable.blogspot.com We went for dinner tonight and had a lovely time. Melanie made pasta from scratch with a vegetable sauce fresh from her garden and delicious bruschetta with home grown tomatoes. Oliver had a great time running around the yard and chatting with the backyard chickens.

Sweetpea

Winking! What a charming fellow!

Beach Baby

Oliver is loving the beach this summer. This is from a beautiful July day spent at Lake Riley with Nana and Grandpapa.

Best Daddy Ever!

Happy Father's Day

We had a great day today. This afternoon Matt's parents came over for a BBQ and Oliver showed off some of the new toys we got for the backyard. The big hit right now is a Little Tikes lawn mower. Matt made some delicious chicken wings and chicken sausages on the grill. For dinner we went over to Nana and Grandpapa's and all of the cousins were there. Oliver tried out the bounce house for the first time and had a blast. Brock showed him how to be crazy and Brayden made sure he was safe - such a good combo!

Birthday Boy

Oliver's first birthday party at Edinburough Park was almost three months ago, but I forgot my camera that day, and Emily Reitan acted as official photographer. She gave me a great cd of photos and video last week, so we now finally have some documentation of Oliver's first birthday party on his blog. We had a great time with lots of family and friends!

Birthday Cake