Every Little Step You Take...

Happy Mother's Day! My first. And best! It was a great day hanging out with the fam and enjoying our downtown. And, Oliver actually had a couple of decent naps today, which is a great gift in itself.
One Small Step For Man
Within the past two weeks, he has started letting go of whatever he's holding onto and taking a few steps all on his own. No fear! I think we are up to 5 being the max so far. So exciting! AND, he can also climb up all of the stairs like it's nobody's business. That achievement is mega scary.
Organized Chaos
One of Oliver's favorite things to right now is to take out of a drawer whatever it is you just put into it. And then to take out every single thing out of every other drawer happens to be within eyesight. The pro of this activity is it entertains him for up to 15 minutes at a time. The con, of course, is putting things back after Hurrican O has left the room.

Here are some pics from this super fun weekend. We had a block party on our street on Saturday night. The Griffiths and the Clothiers came by to help us get friendly with the neighbors. The kiddos had a great time. And then, today we enjoyed lunch at Ingredient before taking a stroll down Mass Street and a pit stop at Sylas & Maddy's Ice Cream Parlor. Great day!

All Our Eggs In One Basket

Happy Easter! Oliver's 1st! These past two weeks have been a whirlwind of grandparents. Grammy Melanie & Grandpa Jerry visited us last week, and Nana Karen came up this weekend. Everyone is amazed at how aware Oliver is of ALL his surroundings. He can spot a non-child-proofed cabinet door from a mile away!
And, man is he fast! As evident in the pics below, I could not get a moment's pause to get a really perfect shot of him in his super cute Easter outfit (a present from the Youngblood relatives in Nashville. Thank you!). It was chilly this morning, so we had to put on an undershirt and socks for church.
For Oliver's first Easter, we started a new (hopefully annual) tradition. We headed over to the Clothiers house to share some yummy food with Noah's family as well as Charlie Griffiths (Mick & Stacia). It was a fun afternoon of food, friends, and egg hunting. O actually ate some deviled-eggs, greenbean casserole, cheesy potatos, and some ham. This was the most "real" food he's eaten at one sitting!
Oliver just loved watching Noah and Charlie wreak havoc everywhere. These three are definitely going to be keeping us parents on our toes for years to come. Good times!