Meet me in St. Louis, Part I

I usually make it back to St. Louis for Father's Day and Thanksgiving. Since Olson was only a tiny thing at Thanksgiving, we didn't make it back this last year. So we were quite excited to get him to St Louis to see Grandma and Grandpa, and to meet his Aunt Lisa and cousins Will and John! We packed in quite a bit during our visit, so I will break up the updates in a couple of posts.

Olson was an old pro on the airplane. He took a bottle, napped, then woke up in time to play for a bit before we landed. There were definitely some crying babies on the flight, but we were proud that O wasn't one of them!

Wait. We're doing what in the air?

Sleeping peacefully after a bottle

Flying is fun!

We were busy, busy while were in St Louis! The weather was great, and Olson got to take some walks around the circle.

Napping while Grandpa walked

Our first night in town we went to the Cards game. Unfortunately they lost, but Olson seemed to enjoy it. Well, except for the loud cheering. We made it through 7 innings before we headed out. Yes, way past his bedtime!

Go Cards!

Grandma, Aunt Lisa and cousin Will enjoying the game

O, Uncle Jeff and Stan the Man

A very tired baby with a cute Fredbird hat

Stay tuned for more of the fun trip!

xoxo the nelms

Bonus Footage!

I think I have finally figured out how to download videos to the blog, so here is a tidbit from swimming!

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Swimming!

Olson took his first dip in the pool today! After the initial shock of the cool water, he adapted and loved it! He kicked around and waved his arms, and loved being pushed around in his pool float.

Getting used to the water

I think I like this!

Yep, I DO like this!

Kicking with Dad

Getting pushed around was fun

I love swimming!

We're looking forward to a lot of fun in the pool this summer!

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Vroom Vroom

We stopped by Aunt Carlette's yesterday, where Olson got to sit on his first dirt bike. Of course mommy wants it to be his last...

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Beach Baby!

Memorial Day 2011---Olson's first trip to the Carolina coast! Mimi was kind (and brave) enough to invite us for the weekend, and Olson loved it! Don't worry, Grandpa, he was properly covered and "sunscreened"! We hope this was the first trip of many this summer...or at least the first of a few!

Playing by the Atlantic

Getting a closer view

O wasn't too sure about the loud waves

Enjoying the calmer Sound

Hmmmm...what do I think about this?

Happy baby on the beach!

O loved being outside!

The boys spent a lot of time in the hammock

Mesmerized by Lilly!

Olson would also like to wish his Grammy a very happy birthday! We love you and can't wait to celebrate with you in August! 

Happy Birthday, Grammy!

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7 months!

Wow, another month GONE! Olson is continuing to amaze us as he grows and becomes more active each day. He has expanded his repertoire of foods to include peas, green beans, nectarines, mango, pears and his favorite--avocado! We're excited to try even more new foods in the next month. Olson is sitting up on his own for longer periods of time, and tries to grab toys that are nearby. He topples over fairly often, but just keeps on smiling! It's fun to watch his stay entertained with toys that I thought he would never use. He is also infatuated with Lilly. He follows her with his eyes all the time. Too bad Lilly only cares about him when he's eating!

I forgot my printed "7 month" sign for our pictures, so we had to make do. Here's our big boy!

I'm celebrating at the beach!

I realized I neglected to update his "stats" from his 6 month check up--he was 16.2 lbs and 26.5 inches. A growing boy!

A couple more shots for good measure...

Happy on the deck!

He couldn't keep his hands off of the shells!

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Florida

I'm trying to catch up on posts--we've been busy, which means less time to devote to updates! Sorry! It was quite the drive all the way to Naples, but we had a fun, brief stop in Orlando to see Aunt Roxanne, Uncle Bill and Cousin Catherine! We enjoyed the visit with Grammy and Jeff, and of course the southern Florida weather! Here are a few photos from our trip:

Let's get this show on the road!

Relaxing by the pool with Aunt Roxanne

I loved playing with Catherine!

Love my new shades

At the Moorings Beach with Grammy

Yay! Uncle Jeff came to visit!

Olson was intrigued by Daisy

I had sooo much fun with Uncle Jeff

What a fun week with my family!

xoxo the nelms