Olivers Updates

Miss Kalia…she is adorable!

Carter was being silly and rolling down the hill, I can’t wait to do this!

Holy cow, it sings!

Gifts, gifts and more gifts!

I even got something cool, thanks Auntie Renee!

The ball’s behind you Carter…that one is going to take some practice!

Hangin’ with Auntie Erin…mommy loves to come visit all of them because she gets a break.

Go Bill, go!

Mommy, I need one of these too!

One pink Tonka Truck…came out pretty cool if you ask me.

Uncle Jeff has a new friend.

Carter’s Toy Story Cake

Happy 4th birthday Carter, I look forward to many more birthday parties with you and your brother! ~Love, Baby O

Auntie Renee and the boys going out on the boat for the crab pots…Carter did NOT want to go!

Daddy finally got the guts to pick up the crabby.

Oh no, the motor went out and they couldn’t start it again. Good thing Uncle Bill knows how to row!

Camden was holding a tiny little crab.

My family!

Uncle Jeff relaxing and hangin’ with Camden

Camden and Auntie Renee

The Shepherd Family

A 2 year old baby Bald Eagle

Auntie Erin, 1 week before her wedding.

Daddy teaching the boys how to change a tire, this is a life skill in his book!

Camden has got it all figured out!

A cool momma dino sculpture at the neighbors house

And here is the baby

We are simply adorable!

Camden and his Papa (Bill) taking a stroll back to the house.

It’s tractor time, I thought this was super cool!

Everyone going for a ride.

Peek-a-boo!

All of us boys.

I can’t wait to get big and strong like Carter and Camden so I can go on rides too! Thanks for having us up Dick and Cathy!

August 20th mommy found out that I had a new tooth…

I don’t want to show anyone mommy!

What? You can’t see it from here?

How about now? I’ll give you a hint, it is down by my lip on my right hand side.

Enough already! They can see it!

Ladies…I now have a new haircut and tooth…

Mommy made Cedar Plank Salmon over a charcoal grill, everyone said it was really yummy…I enjoyed it afterwards in liquid form.

Mommy says I have to stay warm…

I discovered a new food, raspberries…YUM!
What the *#?!, get me out of there mom, it’s WAY to cold!

Mommy, I know I’m a baby but that doesn’t mean I have to be a nudist!

Mmmm, dog tongue.

Daddy, I just want to eat the rocks!

I do love the water even when it is ice cold.

Me in my chariot, mommy walked me all uphill for almost 2 miles, she was tired!

Playing ball with Bruce, he let me hit his head with it, silly Bruce!

Blood is rushing to my head, really fast!

Let’s see what you have in there, maybe dentistry will be my calling. I can start on my mommy…I hear she has really bad teeth!

This is the nut job from the other side of the campground…he somehow found his way into Auntie Teresa’s tent!

Blu is all tuckered!

Daddy kisses.

What are these things and how do I get them?!?

New doggy hat, I think I inhaled to much campfire smoke!

Last night of camping, enjoying the nice toasty fire before bed. Thanks Uncle Bruce for organizing everything, I love to see you and play all day long.

Mommy took me back to the beach for the lowest tide of the summer and this time Katri, James, Jessica and Karli came with us. We had so much fun!

This is my new crabby hat.

Katri was helping James walk over the slimy mess, he didn’t like it very much.

If I didn’t know any better I would think that was a sea monster, yikes! Mommy tells me it is called a Sun Star.

A purple Starfish

Me and my mommy…

Eeek, it’s a crab, a much bigger one!

Karli dug out a Sea Snail and Jessica found it very interesting! I thought it was rather slimy!

James has a baby Sun Star in his hand, that was the only thing he was brave enough to touch.

Thanks for coming along everyone, I always love to see you!

Today mommy and daddy took me to Golden Gardens in Ballard because it was the lowest tide of the summer.

It’s going to be awhile until this guys goes anywhere!

We also got to see Native Americans heading off on their journey to Neah Bay.  http://paddletomakah.org/

Some history:

The event is in its 21st year. Each summer, as many as 100 canoes from U.S. tribes and Canadian First Nations participate in the Tribal Canoe Journey. The journey by cedar canoe honors a centuries-old custom of transport, harvest and trade by Coast Salish Tribes.

Some more info: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100711/news/307119990/0/news/neah-bay-taking-center-stage-for-huge-tribal-canoe-journey

What a cool tradition!

These are worm like things we found under the rocks…daddy would take the rock off and they would wiggle around like crazy. Daddy wasn’t sure what to do the first time.

A hermit crab

Mommy and daddy wouldn’t let me eat this, but I sure wanted to!

Help, it’s got me!

Daddy, you are nasty!

Standing at the top of the water table. Mommy is going to bring me back on Monday when the water is out further, I can’t wait!

This weekend my daddy & mommy took me to Vancouver…the other Vancouver, up in Canada. It was so cool. My auntie Tanya told mommy about Granville Island so they took me there and I think my mommy is in love. I really loved it too because they have a community water park that is FREE! Mommy says we will be going back often.

Run daddy, run!

Going through the car wash…

That was a wet one!

Fun stuff!

Check out my cool trick, now I’m in Canada…

Still in Canada as you can see…

Good thing I have this…cause they may not let me back into America!

Glad this thing has pictures, otherwise it would be pretty boring.

Mastering the art of reading upside down. This is a great talent folks!

ahh…the nice green grass, in…can you guess?

The United States of America! That was a pretty cool trick huh, in Canada one minute and the US in the other. I’m just a traveling baby!

Mommy, it’s time to go, daddy is almost through the border…we don’t want him to leave without us!

Thanks for hanging out with us Daryl, we all hope you enjoy the rest of your time in Vancouver and have a great trip back to Ontario. I hope one day I get to come visit you in Ontario one day.

Daddy took me swimming in the pool, it was chilly!

But I was still having a great time!

Splish, splash, splish, splash, in the swimming pool…

The Shepherd Family – Jeff, Camden, Renee and Carter

All of us on the beach in Carlsbad

Me and the guys…

Yum…sand in my mouth, nose, eyes, ears and every where else! I may have went face first, oops!

Hey, check it out, I have a wiener dog on my 4th of July outfit!

Time for our 4th of July baseball game

All tuckered out!

Open up Uncle Dave!

Hey, I’m trying to watch the ball game!

Auntie Renee has some super long legs in this picture!

Fireworks at the park

Uncle Dan, Auntie Michelle and Kalia, Auntie Renee, Uncle Jeff, Carter and Camden – I sure am a lucky boy to have all of you in my life!

All of us kids.

Are we done yet?!?

So much heat at the Wild Animal Park, I can’t take it anymore…time for a snooze.

This is a white Rhino, 1 of 7 that are left in the world…6 are above breeding age so this Rhino will be extinct by the time I grow up.

This lion sleeping on top of a Land Rover.

I hope you enjoyed some of the pictures from our adventures in San Diego, I look forward to the day that I get to go back because I only got to see half the zoo and a little bit of the Wild Animal Park. Thanks Uncle Jeff and Auntie Renee for sticking around and taking us to the airport. We sure appreciate it! It was good to see all of you and I love you lots! See you soon!