Pumpkins

Here are our pumpkins.... we carved them a few days AFTER halloween... better late than never, right??

Asher colored his smiley face... Mommy just did a silly face... Outside on the front porch...

500th Blog!

Ok, so I've been procrastinating blogging because I wanted to do a really cool blog entry for the 500th blog post! But, I finally decided I better get something up and then I can tweek it later! I want to get a really cute family picture, but it nap time and so forth... so check back tonight or tomorrow and I'll update it!

So... 500 blogs! That seems crazy! I started just after Asher was born, and now we are a family of 4! Asher is getting SO big and he cracks us up all the time! One example... he and Daddy went to church wednesday night. Soon after they left I saw there was a bad accident on the highway and called to let them know to take a different route. When we hung up, Asher asked what mommy wanted. Daddy told him there was an accident on the highway and mommy told them not to go that way. Very seriously Asher says "Master Shifu say there are no accidents" quoting Kung Fu Panda... very funny! (yes, he's seen that way too many times).

I love going back through the archives and seeing how big he's changed and all the fun things we've done! I can't wait too see how Ellie changes in the next 500 blogs. Blogging is kind of like therapy for a young scrapbooking mom. I can pop entries and videos up here quickly without feeling like I have to scrapbook EVERY moment. (Saves time and money!) So thanks for reading our adventures! (If you are reading this on facebook, these notes are imported from blogspot and the videos don't import). Check out the original site for a better layout! http://www.theolsonfamily04.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading... here's hoping for another 500 Olson Family posts!

Aunt Holly

Aunt Holly loves to come snuggle her niece and nephew!

Ellie Lynn

Ellie Lynn Olson

October 29, 2009

11:55 am

8lbs 2oz

20 1/2 inches

Swim Lessons

Asher is almost done with his very first session of swim lessons! He is doing a GREAT job! He and his "friends" are funny to watch and it is very cool to see how much they are learning each week. This week they practiced alot with floating on their backs and he did it on his own for just a bit! (I think he's got his mommy's problem that no matter how much I relax my feet always drift down). Can you see mommy beaming through the computer???

Pumpkin Playdate

On monday we had some friends come over for a "pumpkin party"... first we visited the pumpkin patch and rode on a tractor ride. We got to bounce in the inflatable, and there was a haybale maze too! After some fun there we came back to Asher's house for pumpkin shaped grilled cheese, games and cupcakes!

(Pin the nose on the pumpkin!)

Pumpkin Patch / Happy Birthday Mommy and Tessa

This weekend we made our last trip to Olsonville as a family of 3! We went to see Tessa for her 2nd birthday. Friday night was also mommy's birthday so we went to a nice Italian restaurant in Quincy, IL on our way up! Saturday we celebrated Tessa's birthday with a Care Bear cake and lots of family, then on Sunday we visited the Pumpkin Patch to take our yearly "grandkids" picture for Grandma Hope.