My Ollie

This boy... there really aren't words.  And there aren't even enough photos to document the crazy stuff he gets into EVERY SINGLE DAY!  To say he keeps me on my toes is a major understatement!  The way I can best describe Ollie is like the weather we experienced when we lived in Kansas City... We had the same 4 seasons but the hot was hotter, the cold was colder, the rain was rainier, the hail was 4x the size of anything we had seen before.  Everything was more intense... including tornados!  Ollie is my little tornado (maybe because he was made in Kansas City..lol).  I mean, Aspen and Bryson were naughty little toddlers too but for everyone one time either of them colored on the walls, made a mess in the kitchen, or pooped in the bathtub... Ollie has done each one 10 times!  It's like his trouble dial is set on high!!!  But it's only because he has an insatiable curiosity (like the elephant child)... in addition to being a naughty troublemaker this blue eyed blonde haired little boy is smart (he learned the ABC's all by himself), sweet, silly, loves to laugh and have a good time.  I always say if you ever need to break out of prison you're going to want Ollie on your team!  This kids is a master escape artist and doesn't let ANYTHING stop him when he sets his mind to something.  I'm hopeful these traits will serve him well throughout his life!  

I recently read a blog post a mom had written about her son's high school graduation.  She said there was a time when she couldn't stop her little boy from running through the streets naked and peeing on  their neighbors lawns.  As a young, frustrated mother (understandably... this is sounding familiar)... she had a friend tell her not to worry, that if he graduated high school and was still running around naked and peeing on the neighbors yards then she should start to be concerned.  So she was proud to report that her son had successfully graduated college and was no longer running around naked, peeing in the neighbors yards.  That he had in fact graduated with honors and on and on.... It really is hard to think that he will ever grow out of this.  That he will ever go poop on the potty or stay dry overnight.  That he will stop pushing down kids that are smaller than he is, or not steal his baby sisters binki.  But I know that this too shall pass... so I'll try to take the bad with the good... because just as his naughty meter is turned all up, so is his fun, happy, and loving meter!  And we've got LOTS of photos for future blackmail!  Love my Ollie!

(I had to include this photo because this is what it looks like everynight after he finally falls asleep)... after he's upturned his entire room then falls asleep somewhere completely random.  It always looks like a crime scene!