OK. So all along, we've noted that David has caught "this fish" and "that fish". Maybe these were little "fish" stories of their own, if you get my drift. MAYBE, Daddy helped David just a little bit. But today, after actually digging up the worms in our backyard, David CAUGHT SOME FISH BY HIMESELF ! On HIS fishing pole that really had a little hook on it with the REAL worms. Those crazy fish were biting faster that we could count. We lost count after about 15. So today was a MOST sucessful day for the Olson anglers! If it wouldn't have started raining, we would have been fishing in the dark!
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
"We got 3 big bass," says David.
David and Daddy went fishing AGAIN this morning. This has now become a near daily occurance. They have had a dry spell the last few days then WHAM, 3 bass this morning. David squealed so loud you could hear him on the other side of the lake! We've got quite the fishermen here at the Olson house.
We Have A New Puppy !
We went to the Japanese Festival this last weekend. David was insistant that he have his face painted. He wanted a puppy dog face. The festival is in line with the cherry blossom festival, as the Japanese originally gave the trees to DC as a gift. We had a great time eating "not good for you" type food and watching all the fun Japanese artists display their goods. We even had stranges ask if they could have their picture made with David because he looked so cute as a puppy dog! We had a worn out puppy at the end of the day!
Monday, April 09, 2007
Happy Easter from the Olson Family- 2007
Happy Easter from the Olson Family!
We spent the Easter weekend in Amarillo visiting Grammie and the Guldes! What fun! The Easter Bunny made a "special trip" to Grammie's house to find David! AND, "O Jeff" and "O 'Nise" brought a special bag of Easter goodies to David as well. What a fun weekend! From bubbles to eggs to chocolate to spiderman to Crayola supersize chalk, we think Easter was great this year! Happy Easter from the Olsons!
We spent the Easter weekend in Amarillo visiting Grammie and the Guldes! What fun! The Easter Bunny made a "special trip" to Grammie's house to find David! AND, "O Jeff" and "O 'Nise" brought a special bag of Easter goodies to David as well. What a fun weekend! From bubbles to eggs to chocolate to spiderman to Crayola supersize chalk, we think Easter was great this year! Happy Easter from the Olsons!
Happy Birthday Grammie ! Surprise !
Surpise to Grammie on her birthday!! The Olson clan made a surprise "quick trip" to Amarillo to celebrate Grammie's birthday with her. As luck would have it, we celebrated Easter with her too! We had a blast eating a Red Lobster with "O" Jeff, "O" Denise, Jacki and Jo Jo. Just check out the remains of only ONE of the crab plates. Grammie celebrated with a big icecream sundae! Back to Gram's for more fun and a Superman impression by David. We woke up on Saturday to SNOW and cold weather, but it didn't stop us from having more weekend fun with the Guldes! Yummy Texas steak at Logans and more fun at Gram's was a perfect ending to a great weekend. Happy Birthday Grammie!! Hope you liked your surprise! Thanks to the Guldes for a super fun weekend!
Easter Egg Hunt 2007
We went to a community Easter egg hunt and had such a great time! David enjoyed the free hotdogs and chips before the hunt. David and Daddy went inside the little petting zoo and David said he liked the goats and the turtle the best. Mommy helped David hunt eggs and put them in the big basket. After the hunt, David jumped on the big bouncy thing and had a great time! Happy egg hunting!
Monday, March 26, 2007
Fish, Worms, Kites...Boys Boys Boys
What a great weekend. I have to admit, boys are pretty fun. Good thing, as I will be outnumbered soon. We spent all of Sunday fishing and playing. We went to 2 different lakes! We played with Daddy's fishing worms, and even caught 2 fish! David stuck his finger right in the mouth of the small mouth bass without hesitation. We flew our kite and ended the day with a few pushes the swing. What a great day! Love them boys!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
And...the cat came back, he couldn't stay away!
Our beloved Morris Kitty has been gone most of the winter. At one point, we even posted a "lost cat" notice on the local animal control web page. We even thought that maybe the harsh winter had done the poor kitty in. BUT NO ! We spotted him down the street a few weeks ago. He apparently is mad at us again and has taken up temporarily with new friends. He did grace us with his presence 2 whole days in a row . So we grabbed the camera to record this most historic event! Unfortunately, we only got a couple of shots as Morris darted out the door, back to see his kitty buddies down the street.
Monday, March 19, 2007
The Sun! The Sun ! YIPEEE!
It only lasted for 2 days, but we were happy! The warm sun came out and we had near 80 degree weather! We even considered putting on sunscreen! David grabbed an orange popcicle, some yogurt, juice and other various snacks, along with his chair and teddy. We headed out at 10:00 in the morning for some "sunning" on the front porch. He proclaimed that he needed his "shades", hence the cool dude look. COME BACK WARM SUNSHINE !!
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What's Up With the Weather !!!
Ok, so 2 weeks ago, we had a minimum of 5 inches of snow. Cold, blowing, deep snow. David and our neighbors, Zhara and Imani, built an 80's retro pink haired, punk type snowman, went sledding on the hill, and did a little work with the daddys and a shovel. Best part of the day was coming inside and sharing hot chocolate and girl scout cookies! We want warmer weather please!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Luray Caverns, A Bag of Rocks and a SNAKE !
We had a fun 4 day weekend over Presidents Day. We decided to venture to Luray, VA, about an hour or so away. There is a natural caverns there, similar to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. We took an hour long guided tour down in to the "cave" , as David called it. David's favorite part was getting to buy a bag of different colored polished rocks, and then a "pretend" rattlesnake. Upon leaving the "cave", we went outside to discover SNOW ! What a fun day we had!
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Adventures of SUPERMAN !
SUPERMAN lives in OUR house!!! And by the way, he can fly and eat and orange "push up" ice cream at the SAME time. He also loves his "superdog", Molly, and he can play CANDYLAND in his spare time when he is not flying around the house or lounging on the rug or in the chair. Stay tuned for more adventures with SUPERMAN !
Winter Fun
David loves to play in the snow, no matter how cold it is. He also likes to make snow angels, as seen in the second picture. Unfortunately, he likes to lay on his tummy to make them vs. his back. Makes for a cold nose on the angel when all is said and done. Notice that he again was very fashionable by wearing his helmet on one of his outdoor adventures.
Breakfast With Daddy
Just a few funny shots of Buddy and Daddy being silly at breakfast! As David says, "best friends".
An Eye for Fashion
David recently has grown quite fond of wearing his bicycle helmet. He felt very "fashionable" this day with his helmet on, a bright gold shirt, thermal pj bottoms and one sock. Maybe he's on to something here..........We think he looks awesome!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Horseback Riding with Margie
Margie is a WONDERFUL horse rider! Her regular horse, Dancer, was very tired this day, so she rode Bell instead. David got to ride Bell and fed her some carrots and apples. Margie and David then went and gave Dancer a few treats too. Thank you Margie for a fun time riding horses!
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Jumping, Climbing, Swinging, Pizza and Ice Cream
More fun in Georgia with our friends! Ms Kiki and Margie took us to meet Ms. Laura with Sophia, Philip and Julia, and Ms. Jan with Gabe and Noah, and Samuel and his brother,and Katherine - all of David's buddy's, to a gym full of bouncy toys, jumpy things, balls, a ZIP line and an ice cream party BEFORE LUNCH! David had soooo much fun! He liked swinging on the bars and the zip line the best. We finished the morning with a big pizza party and playing in the sun. What a great morning!
Fun With Friends
David and Mommy took a quick trip to Tyrone, GA to visit friends. David was SOOOO happy to see his very best friend, Margie Kane aka Mo Mo, Miss Kiki, Margie's mom, Mr. Steve (dad) and Lauren(sister). And of course, visit those fun cats, Billy Bob and Pumpkin! And, we got introduced to the new doggy, Sammy! We spend the whole weekend playing and having fun! We got to ride in Mr. Steve's new Mustang GTO, dance around at Sonic and Mo and David painted each other in the bathtub! Here are some of our pictures! Thanks to our dear friends for a wonderful weekend!!!!
Trains Trains Trains!
David got a train from Grammie AND from Grandma Bee Wee! WOW ! What a lucky boy! Amazingly enough, the parts were all compatible. Put them together and BAM! A super sized train! Couldn't think of anything better! Thanks to both Grandmas !!
Happy Birthday Daddy!
Daddy celebrated his 36th birthday on December 28. We had homemade lasagne, courtesy of Grammie! We put up banners and we ate cake and ice cream and had fun watching Daddy open presents. David and Francis enjoyed digging into the icing on the cake before the party. Happy Birthday Daddy!!
Christmas 2006
Christmas 2006. What a great time! Grammie came from Texas and Uncle Matt, Aunt Sally, Francis, George and Scoutie Dog drove in their NEW CAR from Chicago to celebrate in Virginia with us. We had a great time! Santa came and left ALOT of nice things. Stockings were full and even Scout, Herbie and Molly got presents! We got to go to the White House the day after Christmas and look at the decorations! Thanks Grammie and Guldes for a super duper Christmas! MAKE SURE TO VISIT mattandsally.com for MORE OLSON CHRISTMAS PICTURES!
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Fall Fun
Leaves leaves everywhere! One of the "perks" of living in northern Virginia. A FOUR HOUR adventure. Matt blew the leaves into a pile that was near chest high. And note that this was not the first time the leaves had been cleaned up! David saw quite the opportunity when that big pile of leaves "appeared" in his yard. Unfortunately, when we tossed David on top of the pile, he SANK TO THE BOTTOM! Scared us all for a second, but he quickly recovered and stuck to riding on the smaller pile in the wheelbarrow! Fun times in the fall at our house!
Lions and Trains and Rock Stars, OH MY !!
Halloween 2006. David decided to be Thomas the Tank Engine for Halloween. No surprise. But then, he spotted the lion costume. The decision was a tough one, but Thomas won out. We had so much fun going trick or treating with our neighbors, Zahara and Imani, the rock stars. And Grammie was a champ. She stayed at our house and gave out candy to all the goblins that came by. Next time you call us, ask David to give you his best , "TRICK OR TREAT" !!!!! Sometimes, he'll even be a toot and say, "smell my feet, P.U." Happy 2006 Halloween!
Philly Fun
Here are several pictures of our recent trip to Philadelphia with Grammie, Uncle Matt and Aunt Sally, Francis and George. We saw the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, historic downtown Phildelphia by way of a horse drawn carriage, and we ate Philly cheesesteak sandwiches that were YUMMY !! David had fun playing in the leaves and being silly with his cousins!
Fun with Francis, George and Grammie
Here are several fun pictures of David with his cousins Francis and George and his Grammie on our recent trip to Philadelphia. FUN FUN FUN !!!.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Albuquerque Balloon Fest with the Guldes!!!
We spent a wonderful morning in Albuquerque with the Guldes (Jennie's Fam.) at the annual balloon fest. It is the largest international ballon fest in the nation! INCREDIBLE. We drove from Santa Fe to Albuquerque on Friday night, did a little swimming with
"O Jeff" and Jacki. David calls "Uncle Jeff, O Jeff". FUN FUN! Then we got up at 4:30 in the morning to head out to see the balloons. Rain caused a delay, but up up up went most of the balloons!! What a great time! Thanks, Guldes, for sharing this SUPER COOL day with us!!!! We had a BLAST !!!
"O Jeff" and Jacki. David calls "Uncle Jeff, O Jeff". FUN FUN! Then we got up at 4:30 in the morning to head out to see the balloons. Rain caused a delay, but up up up went most of the balloons!! What a great time! Thanks, Guldes, for sharing this SUPER COOL day with us!!!! We had a BLAST !!!
Santa Fe, New Mexico and longtime friends
Here is Mom/ Grammie, with some longtime friends from Amarillo that now live in Santa Fe, NM. Bud and Jeanne Reitman. They helped us surprise Mom on our quick trip to Santa Fe.
Mesa Verde, Colorado
Mesa Verde, Colorado. Should be one of the wonders of the world. Hard to believe people LIVED and SURVIVED here! Go to www.mesaverde.com to get information and pictures. This is definitely worth the drive! You can actually tour down in the caverns. We opted out, as it was too cold and would make for a FULL day. We did climb around on a few little ruins. Probably not supposed to actually CLIMB on them, but................... Worth seeing!
MOVIE: THE FIRST FISH !!!
Here is the movie of David catching his very first fish. He calls them "swish".
David Catches His First Fish ! on Vimeo
David Catches His First Fish ! on Vimeo
David Catches His First Fish ! (and other fishing pictures too!)
David Catches His First Fish ! (and other fishing pictures too!)
Originally uploaded by Jennie Olson.
ALL ABOARD! Train to Silverton is Approaching!
Here's a few more pics of David with the big train! There are a few more scenery pictures too.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Silverton and Durango Colorado Trip with Grammie
We spent a glorious week on vacation with Grammie. We drove to Durango Colorado in one day. We boarded the Silverton / Durango steam engine train the next morning and took a beautiful 3 hour ride up the mountain to Silverton Colorado. The scenery was incredible! After taking a nap in our hotel room that was built in 1802, we walked the tiny town to find a restaurant. We BARELY missed the brief ice storm that hit! It came and went and the sun was out! We toured the town more and even found a little grocery store! We went to bed early, then arose, packed our bags and went to eat a yummy breakfast at a little cafe. CHECK OUT THE PICTURES OF DAVID'S PANCAKE !! After shopping around, a quick fishing excursion by daddy and David, and taking a few pictures, we loaded up and headed back down the mountain for a 3 hour ride to Durango. We drank hot chocolate, caught a few zzzzz's and enjoyed the scenery. Check out our movies of the train ride!
Jennie's 20 year Tascosa High School Reunion
20 years! Wow! Came and went in a flash. Though there are only a couple of pictures of us, I put all of these on here anyway. What a great time we had. I can't believe I hesitated at the idea of going! Tascosa won by a landslide at the football game, the get togethers were fun, (though we stayed out WAY TOO LATE)! Thanks to Grammie and Jacki for watching David. Though finding out about the loss of one of my dear friends was a sad moment, overall, the entire weekend was spectacular. Favorite moments? Showing off my hunk of a husband and our beautiful son to all my friends, and getting escorted to the football game by my Tascosa High School freshman attendee nephew, Joey.................Can't believe that either!
Sure am looking forward to the next reunion!
Sure am looking forward to the next reunion!
Stretching Lessons from Aunt Sarah
Aunt Sarah came to visit ! YIPPEE! She does her stretching and yoga daily. After exercising and stretching with Aunt Sarah, David has learned few moves. One day, he quietly went to his room and rolled out his own stretching mat. He came and got me, and proclaimed that he was "stretching". Then, he went into his closet, tried to put on his Superman shoes (that are too small), then climbed on the side of the crib proclaiming, "I'm Superman!". If stretching makes you feel like you are superman, I"M STARTING TOMORROW !!! WE love you Aunt Sarah! Thanks for making us feel like SUPERMAN !!!
The Olson Farm
We spent Labor Day weekend with Aunt Sarah and Rick at the Olson Farm. It was mostly a cold and rainy weekend, but we had a wonderful time. Matt and Rick did some SERIOUS BBQing, David played and had fun with Aunt Sarah and Rick, and Jennie did the overseeing of the major antique furniture sorting. The beagles got some much needed rest. HA. The farm is a fun, beautiful place, with so many memories for the Olson family.
Friday, September 08, 2006
A New Friend for David
I am in a babysitting co-op for our new neighborhood. Basically, we each get 20 hours of babysitting to start with. We trade cards to keep track of usage. All the moms in the co-op live in our neighborhood. We meet once a month to schedule needs, but can call anytime we need help. David has a new friend from this co-op. His name is Declan. He is a few months younger that David. David calls him , "Baby". David has now played with Declan twice and both times he had so much fun! Declan is precious!! The only time David shed a tear, was when Declan tried to get on David's prized horsey. After a kiss and hug from Mommy, David decided to not only let Declan ride the horse, butto help him put on the necessary cowboy hat. The two boys fell asleep after a bunch of fun and laughs! This is good for Mr. Olson, as he is learning how to share. A new thing that he has NOT been fond of. HA !
A Visit from Grammie !!
Grammie came to visit ! YIPPEE !! We had soooo much fun! We even got to hang out with Uncle Matt as he was in the area for a wedding! Double fun! We visited the Shenandoah Valley, and went to the local farmers market. We went to the Museum of American History and looked at the trains, trucks and the former First Lady ball dresses. We took Grammie to see the REAL Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the National Archives. We even drove to Lancaster, PA to the Amish areas and shopped and shopped. We finished that fun day by eating at a place called Good and Plenty. It was GREAT food, served famiy style. We finished the weekend with a crab and shrimp fest. 2 1/2 doz. crab, 2 lbs of shrimp, fresh from the Chesapeake Bay! YUMMY! We spent time playing and swinging on the front porch swing. Thanks for a fun week Grammie and Uncle Matt! Come back soon!
National Zoo and Aquarium
We visited our national zoo and aquarium recently. David absolutely loved the animals. His favorites at the zoo are the elephant, giraffe and horse. He enjoyed playing in the cooling mists as well. At the aquarium, he loved the big blue crab the most. And since Finding Nemo is his all time favorite movie, he was sure that he saw Nemo, his dad Marlin, and Dori. Come visit us and we will take you to our nations zoo!
Breakfast with Daddy
David and Daddy had yummy breakfast with sausage, coffee, OJ, cake cakes (waffels), and blackberries. David LOVES fresh blackberries from the farmers market, as evidenced by the leftovers on his face. Breakfast with Daddy is so much fun!
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Lincoln, Jefferson and WWII Memorials
We went on another weekend excursion to learn more about DC. We went to 3 memorials and walked around a BIG lake. David did really well, especially after a big ice cream break. There are so many more things to see! Can't wait to continue our learning! We ended our afternoon at the big fish market. We purchased 24 BIG BLUE CRABS.............ALIVE!!!! We took them home and had our first crab fest! So, everyone come visit, and we will cook you a FEAST !!!!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
A Pirate in the house!!!
Grandma Bitsy (BeeWee) gave this pirate outfit to David last year. It has been waiting patiently in the drawer for David to fit into it. We pulled it out thinking it might be a little big yet. BUT NO! IT FITS! Now we have a pirate in the house! A nice one at that! You can see by the marks on his forehead that this pirate has been in a few scuffles, but he's been the winner every time! Thank you Grandma Bitsy, for the pirate outfit!
Ocean City, NJ
We spent the weekend with Aunt Sarah in Ocean City, NJ. David played in the ocean and on the beach for the first time. He learned to say crab, ocean, sand, beach, sandcastle and FUN! We rode rides at the amusement park and he even met a pretty girl on the beach who insisted on having her picture made with David! We were covered in sand from head to toe! David played with his shovel and bucket and scooped hundreds of loads of sand! What a great time! Thanks to Aunt Sarah for drawing more cool pictures of David! We love the OCEAN!
Thursday, August 10, 2006
CHOO CHOO ! DAVID loves trains!
We went to Burke Lake Park which is 10 minutes from our house. We rode the choo choo train AGAIN! David just LOVES it! If you come visit us, we will take you on a train ride too!
Sunday, July 30, 2006
He is finally here! Our nephew, George William Finch Gulde
Weighing in at 8 lbs and 14 ounces, and "standing" 21 inches tall, George William Finch Gulde made his debut today, July 30, 2006! We are so happy for Matt, Sally, Francie and Scoutie dog. We want to meet this guy in person! He is a super addition to the Gulde family and looks as if he may even have that Gulde chin! Cousin David thinks he is "good", and calls him "Geowge". We call him, wonderful! Welcome, George William Finch Gulde. We love you.
Uncle Matt, Aunt Jennie, David, Herbie dog, Molly Dog, and even Morris kitty.
Uncle Matt, Aunt Jennie, David, Herbie dog, Molly Dog, and even Morris kitty.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Museum of Natural History
We have been going to one Smithsonian Museum every weekend that we can. Our goal is to thoroughly see each and every one. Here are a few pictures of our trip to the museum of natural history. David liked all the bugs! We cooled off by running through the sprinklers by the Washington Monument! Each trip, David gets to ride the carousel in the park! David has the best views! Dad carries him around in the backpack!
A few more pictures from our visit with Pop Pop
Here are a few more pictures of our visit with Pop Pop. David sure liked the big pool and the trip to Grandfather mountain. He especially liked the bears !
Sesame Place ! ELMO !!
We traveled to Langhorne, PA to Sesame Place. We saw ELMO, Mr. Noodle, Big BIrd, and all the Sesame Street gang. David went on the slide, jumped and played and even had his picture made with ELMO ! It sure was hot, but lots of fun. We topped off the day with ice cream and a big nap, and then a trip in to Philadelphia for a cheese steak sandwich! WOW! What a great day!
Aunt Sarah, NYC and July 4th
We took a trip to NYC and spent a day with Aunt Sarah! David practiced his potty training and met the pigeon mommy in the window. It was hot, so he practiced "being free". We even followed Aunt Sarah to the ocean in Maryland and watched her draw! Thank you, Aunt Sarah, for a super duper fun time!
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Really BAD Boo Boo
David got in a "fight" with and escalator at the mall. 27 stitches and 6 hours in the ER later........well, you get the picture. He was a trooper. The stitches were removed a week later. Yes, there will be a scar, but it will be something he can brag about to his football buddies and show off to the ladies..........:)
Sunday, June 18, 2006
June 10, 2006 David Joseph is 2 years old.
June 10, 2006. Today, our precious boy turned 2 years old. Wow......what a busy two years. Because we had a big party in Georgia, we celebrated as a family. We went to the park and played on the slides and swings, then ended the day eating pizza and playing games at Chuck E. Cheese in Fairfax, VA. We had an Elmo candle for the pizza! What a great day! We love you, David, our big 2 year old.
David and Pop Pop
David now calls Grandpa Olson his "Pop Pop". We recently visited Pop Pop at his new home on Lake James! We went to Grandfather mountain and saw cool animals, we BBQ'd and David got his first lifejacket to go out on Pop Pop's new boat and go fishing for the first time!
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