Oliver with a Twist: new year

Happy New Year! I have a lot of catching up to do. As we all know I am the slackest blogger on the planet but one of my resolutions is to be a more frequent poster during 2012. So to recap the last part of 2011, here we go:

Ollie sink bathing at Gramma Grace's house

The weekend before Christmas, Ollie and I went to visit my mom for an overnight visit. Like at all Grandma's house's, Ollie got a bath in the sink and thought that the avocado green measuring cup from 1974 was the greatest toy ever.

While we were at mom's we got our cookie baking on. We made a huge batch of sugar cookies and mom and I decorated them together. I haven't done that in a long time and it felt so nice to spend time with my mom with Ollie playing at our feet. My mom makes the BEST sugar cookies of all time. Another goal for 2012 - learn Grace's super secret sugar cookie making skills (including homemade frosting) and have Ollie decorate for Santa. We also whipped up some homemade chex mix, popcorn balls, chocolate sea salt bark and fudge. Yum Yum.

cookies for Santa - 2011

Santa made a visit to our house. Ollie wasn't exactly sure what to think. He was not interested in opening any of the wrapped presents so --- this is awful -- I put them away and are going to give them to him for his birthday in a few weeks. Don't you worry, he got plenty of toys from Grandmas, aunts and uncles and cousins. Our house looks like ToysRus and its driving me crazy. I need to figure out some sort of storage solution for all of Oliver's new found treasure.

Santa was here - 12/25/11

We had our traditional brunch at our house and it was a hit. You can't go wrong with French Toast Casserole and lots of coffee!

Jake and I were back to work a few days in between Christmas and New Year's. On the eve of the new year, Oliver was acting really fussy and at bedtime got so upset he threw up. The throw up is another story completely. Let's just say I am on the hunt for a new area rug for his room because his current is starting to smell.Yuck-o! His "episode" took me back to September and his first bout of ear infection so we packed up the car and headed off to the pedi in Raleigh. She diagnosed the poor goose with ANOTHER double ear infection. It was a beautiful morning and we had some time to kill for his prescription to be filled so we headed over to Pullen Park. Pullen Park recently underwent a complete renovation and I was so excited to go. I used to go there in college to study. It was a perfect day for the park -- We had the best day!