Oli-O-Saurus

Oliver went as a dinosaur for Halloween this year. We enjoyed lots of parties and donut night with our family and friends. Here are some pictures from our Halloween night.

Oli-O-Saurus, the cutest dino I know!

just the backside of his jacket...

I went ahead and dressed up this year as a Magic 8 Ball! Terry was supposed to be the part that said "Ask again later" but failed to play the part ;)

Not our best family photo, but we're all there!

Happy Halloween!

Hand, Foot & Mouth

Or more like head, shoulders, knees, and toes! Don't forget the eye, ears, mouth, and nose. Oliver got the virus going around know as Hand, Foot and Mouth. IT IS AWFUL. Poor kid got sores aaalll over his body. Mouth, ears, cheeks, back, arms, toes, and his entire diaper area probably got the worst of it. It's insanely contagious and most common in kids, and quite rare to catch as an adult. The poor kid could hardly eat. I basically gave him anything I could get him to eat, so there was a lot of fruit snack and yogurt eating. In kids, it's real common to throw up and have a head cold, so we dealt with that as well. Luckily, he only had one night that he didn't sleep well, but other than that, he slept 12+ hours. He was quite cuddly and always wanted to be held, but we couldn't blame him. Especially when his sores looked like this:

He took multiple baths a day, ate what he wanted, played when he felt like it, and cuddled as often as he chose. He's been doing so much better, as are the rest of us now. We missed our happy, go-lucky, little boy, and so glad he's feeling better!

Update**
I ended up getting this as well, thanks to my poor immune system caused by pregnancy.. Not nearly as bad as Oliver, but it is certainly miserable! So far, Terry has held strong for us.

Pumpkin Patch

My sister was able to come visit for the weekend, so Oliver and I decided to take a break from riding tractor for the day, and go visit the pumpkin patch! We headed over to Linder Farms and it was nothing that I had expected. First, I had to pay to get in! I was slightly shocked. I'd never even heard of Linder Farms before... We got there and it looked like and county fair. Oliver was only excited about the tractors driving around... Yep, I paid $4 for the kid to sit on a tractor, that he got kicked off of because it was someone else's turn. We could have done that at home, with no time limit. He did love the Petting Zoo they had though, and the stick he found and hit me with. Even though it wasn't what I had expected we enjoy doing things with the extended family, and getting out of the house is always nice too!

The Stick!

Stryker wasn't feeling well that day, and only wanted to cuddle with his momma. 

Reese was the most well behaved kiddo. Slept the whole time!

Harvest

Fall for farmers means one thing. Harvest. This year's corn harvest seems to be incredibly CRAZY. We thought our corn wouldn't be ready for another few days to a week, and BAM! All of our fields were ready on the same day! Terry has been working like crazy. For instance, he got in around 10 one night, the next morning was up and at it around 3am and didn't get home until 9 or so, only to get up around 5:30 the next day. I know one thing for sure, I married a worker, and I couldn't be more grateful. He is such a go-getter, and the greatest example to our kids. Oliver and I will go ride the tractor or the combine just about any chance we get. Oliver can last in the combine for a good hour or two. The tractors aren't quite as exciting and he gets stir crazy more quickly. He gets so excited when we pull into a field, he'll jabber away in the back seat. I'm sure grateful for the lifestyle we get to live!

Announcing...

That's right, folks! We're expecting Walton Baby number 2! 

We are also pleased to announce....

It's a boy!

(I wanted to do a cute gender reveal picture, but this was all Terry liked!)

Fun Facts (for journaling purposes)

He is due March 15, 2014

However, due to c-sections he will arrive no later than March 8th.

Terry felt the baby move when I was 17 weeks and 3 days a week and a half sooner than when he felt Oliver. 

Oliver likes to pat, lay on, and drive his tractors on my growing belly. At least someone enjoys it!

I have been sick, and still am, but nothing compared to Oliver. 

Terry is the only boy with 5 sisters, and I only have one brother and 2 sisters, so we feel like we are breaking tradition having TWO boys! 

This baby will be grandson number 4 for my parents with no granddaughters, and grandson number 11 for Terry's parents with only 4 granddaughters. 

He was measuring one week big on his ultrasound and had nice tone legs!

Today I am 18 weeks and 2 days.

We are all so thrilled to have this little one enter our family, even Oliver, or at least we hope :)

Build-A-Bear

When I was in high school, my mom made us all bears from build-a-bear with a recording that said "Ashley Fay, I love you, I love you, I love you." (Fill in my brother and sisters names). She did this so when we moved away we'd always have her with us. She decided to do this for all of her grandkids as well, so we finally went and built Oliver a puppy! He was scared of the loud noises, but he sure loves his dog! He's figured out how to push the button that says, "Oliver Lee, I love you, I love you, I love you" with Grandma Jensen's voice. He just beams with pride after he pushes the button, completely proud of his accomplishment. We're glad Oliver has grandparents that love him! 

Phoney

Once again I found all sorts of fun pictures on my phone! So here we go! From left to right, top to bottom. 

I had a cupboard with a nasty old ironing board in it. I had Terry take it out and build little shelves. We'll use this area as our "command center" maybe.... If I ever finish it.

I am attempting at decorating for the seasons, not holidays, I gotta start off simple. 

Oliver got out of the bath and started crawling around and cuddling with his towel. He is such a goof! (Ya dig the nice carpet in the bathroom? It's on our "to do" list. Only a few more things ahead of it).

This kid could be outside all day! He brought his tractor with him when we went to ride the combine, and of course had to play in the dirt!

Oliver climbed under the backhoe to help his dad find a part number. 

Oliver loves the wagon! Grandpa Jensen will pull him and cousin Stryker in it around the block. They have a ball!

Boys.

I opened up the refrigerator this evening and found this:

That's right, a tractor in my ever-so-filthy fridge. I knew I'd have my hands full with a little boy, but I never would have guessed I would find tractors in between my milk and soy sauce! 

I sure wouldn't change a thing.

I even left it there.