Monday, August 22, 2011

The Whole Olson Clan


This is the whole gang minus MJ who is sleeping on the couch across the way and Jeremy of course who didn't come with us. Nick didn't like that MJ wasn't in the picture so we had another photo session the next night with Grandpa's camera.

Birthday Cookies and Presents






We celebrated Bridgette and Caity's birthdays while we were there and the kids made their own sugar cookies which was enjoyed by all the kids. They weren't nearly as enthused with eating the cookies as they were with making them.

The Farmers Market




One day we went and visited the Farmer's Market that was across the street from our hotel. It had all kinds of good food, wine, books, vendors, and musicians but my kids were most fascinated by this lion out in front of the library.

The Cutest Baby in the World




Ok so she isn't really a baby anymore and of course I am a little prejudiced since I am her Aunt but MJ is by far the sweetest and cutest baby there is. My boys and I fell in love.

Playing at the Park






One night after dinner we walked over to the little park behind Becky and George's house. The kids had a blast being silly with their cousins. Here are a few pictures from that night.

Old McDonald's Farm











We traveled to Upstate New York this past week to visit family and had a great time. One day we went to Old McDonald's Farm just like the song E-I-E-I-O. They had all kinds of great things for the kids to do. They had an awesome tractor ride where you got to feed these monster sized pigs and cows which the kids loved. They had all kinds of animals that were running around and you could feed from goats and bunnies to kittens. They had mini-golf(which was the boys favorite thing) and bouncy houses. They also had a farmers market and restaurant. The kids had so much fun they were asking to go back already on the drive home.

The Angry Bird Obsession


I had heard many people talk about this game called Angry Birds for years but really didn't pay it much attention. Well Aidan's best friend Grant brought his angry bird over to play and then Aidan became obsessed and wanted his own angry bird and begged his Daddy to buy the game for him on his IPad and the home computer. So now he plays Angry Birds all the time and I am amazed at how good he is at it. He and Nick also got an Angry Bird at K-Mart the other day when they were on sale. So now we are officially an Angry Bird obsessed household.