Jay Hess 11/23/13 Jay Hess 11/23/13

9 months of cuteness

Glad you stopped by to check out our little cutie. This kid just keeps getting cuter every month and I know I a bit biased, but how can you not agree? We were remembering how we were excited that Charlotte was just able to sit up for her 9 month pictures in front of the christmas tree. Ollie is all over the place and will probably be walking here before we know it. His personality is really starting to come out and he's just started clapping and dancing when music is playing. He is obsessed with watching Charlotte and the dogs and as soon as he gets a few more teeth we're excited about introducing more foods into his diet. Thanks for stopping by. We hope Ollie brings a smile to your face the same way he does us.

Jay Hess 11/7/13 Jay Hess 11/7/13

what we've been up to lately

Just last weekend we moved into our new home. Pictures and more to come about all of that, but before we moved we were able to make some new memories in Ohio apple picking, pumpkin picking and trick or treating in our new neighborhood. We had a great place to pick apples in Virginia, but we found a place that was pretty good. You can tell that Ollie had a good time to say the least.

Apple and pumpkin flavored donuts were enjoyed by Charlotte.

There was an area with a play-set and Charlotte had fun checking it all out.

A fun shot of Melissa and Ollie in front of the cornstalks.

We were all a little tired after picking apples, but we sure had fun.

A few weeks later we heading to a local place that I used to go to when we I grew up in Ohio to find some pumpkins. Here is Charlotte seeing just how tall she is.

Charlotte and Violet took a quick bathroom break :)

Checking out some baby chickens.

Melissa bought some pumpkin cookies and Charlotte carried it around for about 30 minutes before taking a bite.

An updated shot of the house, just after the driveway was poured.

Charlotte's love for diggers and bobcats has only grown greater. This was a real treat for her as you can see.

I told Charlotte she could paint her pumpkin and so early one morning we did.

We closed on our house on October 31st and because of a downpour, Halloween was pushed to November 1st, so we spent "Halloween" in our new neighborhood. The grandparents came over and Charlotte loved every minute of it.

It has been an exciting summer/fall watching our house come to life. We are ready to start our lives in Ohio in our new home, but more to come on that.

Jay Hess 10/23/13 Jay Hess 10/23/13

crazy eights

It has been an exciting few weeks here recently. Our house is almost complete and so we are preparing for all of that. When we moved to Ohio we figured that we'd be able to take Oliver's 7 month pictures in our new home, but with fingers crossed we should be able to take Oliver's 9 month pictures in the new house. Either way, here are the latest of Ollie. He has now mastered crawling and is able to pull up, stand and hang on with only one hand. We are pretty sure that he'll be walking before we know it. Still only two teeth, but we are certain that he's got more coming in. On a recent trip when I was away, Oliver woke up 11 times in one night, just wanting to be held by Melissa. His nose has been runny too, so we're pretty sure that a few will pop through at any point. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Jay Hess 9/24/13 Jay Hess 9/24/13

7 months for ollie james

The summer months have flown by and Oliver just keeps growing into a cute little boy. It's not quite an all out crawl, but he can army crawl to get just about anywhere that he wants. Oliver loves spending his time outside or crawling around the floor playing with anything he can get his hands (and mouth) on. He enjoys sweet potatoes, pears, apples, black beans, oatmeal and pretty much anything that's not green. He is one of the happiest babies I have ever met and his smile is contagious. Charlotte makes him laugh and she is doing a great job as a big sister. She affectionately calls him "koot brudder" "ollie james" and sometimes "sissy" because that's what we call Charlotte now and again. We hope you enjoy a few pictures of Oliver James in his 7 month attire. We threw in some cute pictures we took the other day after a victorious Cincinnati Bengals win. Who Dey?!!!!