baby grace

ollie and otto's cousin grace anne came to visit this weekend (along with uncle jared and aunt jenn) it was really fun for all...

cute cousins

a very happy little girl

what?

ollie really wanted to help

Funny

Ollie said some funny stuff this weekend...

Candice and Ollie went to Target. When walking by the lingerie aisle Ollie pointed at the bras and asked, "what are those?" Candice replied, "what do you think they are?" Ollie said, "booby traps!"

I was wiping his nose, and he looked at me and said, "I have hamburgers in my nose daddy!"

Candice was getting ready to go somewhere...She asked Ollie if she looked good, and he said, "yeah, that jacket doesn't work so much."

funny kid

pitchers

a little photo update to keep the everyone off my back...hey...i've been busy

5 day old lil' fella

ollie looks like a giant

otto: i know kung fu

daddy: show me

big boy fell asleep on the job

(you can keep the fat comments to yourself...i'm packing it on to go on next season's The Biggest Loser)

this IS my happy face!

Boys will be...

ollie had a friend over sunday after church...they found a muddle puddle...

we are so glad max's parents are as laid back as us about their kid getting dirty (isn't max so cute...we love max's parents...they were some of our first friends in texarkana)

what's that on ollie's face? ever heard of a milk mustache? well this is a mud beard...we caught him drinking muddy water...never too early to build that immune system

ollie's favorite drinking hole

thanks seth

the first time my long lost friend seth woods put a wilco album in the cd player, i boldly proclaimed, "i'm not ready for that dude." well a solid 5 years and 3 albums later, i tell you seth, wilco could very well be my favorite band of all time. i have survived coldplay, rose and fell with u2, embraced radiohead, and even kicked the shins (ok, the last one was a stretch). but wilco...they are a part of me.

the funny thing about it is that seth prolly hates the latest release from wilco. it is way too accessible and clean. but that is the beauty of the album that my hirsute-austinite-hipster-even-though-you-would-die-if-someone-ever-called-you-that-to-your-face friend is likely missing . the songs have a lack of complexity and noise that the band has buried themselves in, over the last couple of albums (although it is hard to argue with yhf). all you get is pure songwriting from the greatest american band of our generation.

it is quite possible that not everyone reading this post is "ready for wilco ." but trust me, when you "get it" you'll wonder how you could ever go back to life before. if you think you are ready rush out and pick up easily my favorite album of 2007, sky blue sky.

jj

did you know?

my sister janica has been painting professionally for the last couple of years... she is on this circle kick right now (she's doing some for otto's nursery)... most of her stuff is modern/abstract with bright colors... she has sold everything she has ever painted (thanks ebay)... check her out at http://www.artformodernhomes.com/

poo poo party

ollie went poo poo in the potty like a big boy...so we had a party...what did we have?? you guessed it...brownies

it will be a good day when candice doesn't have to change 2 sets of diapers...