kitchen aide

can you believe it's taken me this long to make brownies with von??  he was such a fantastic helper.  poured the water & oil into the bowl, helped stir, helped pour the batter into pan, and then stood back while i opened the 'hot-hot' (aka oven).  ok, so maybe i missed the step where he flung batter off of his spoon all over the kitchen floor - that's when ollie came into the picture as 'the clean-up crew', but she had no complaints about it.  the brownies baked perfectly and made the house smell wonderful!  when it was time for dishes, von stood on his stool and loved rinsing each dish .... until i gave him a spoon, now that's when the soap bubbles were flung around the kitchen (ollie didnt help much with that clean-up).  
love him!

now that's what i call a nap...

thank goodness for A/C!

more boy stuff!

von's weekend couldnt have been more perfect.  friday was filled with pavers, rollers, and big trucks.  saturday brought helicopters, police vehicles, and fire trucks.  wow, talk about a little boy's dream!!  summer shall bring plenty more fun activities around olean :)

thank you, city of olean workers!

no explanation needed ... von's friday morning rocked!!!! 

HEY!

so this is easily the cutest/funniest thing that von does right now ...
grandma taught him to say 'hey pigeons' when they are at the bird feeder.  von's 1 year old mind has now adapted that to say 'HEY' to anything that approaches his feeder.  whether he's inside or out, he's saying HEY.  if outside: he'll take off running towards the feeder, say hey as he approaches (getting louder and closer if necessary), and then turns around with a beaming smile on his face like 'look what i just did'.  he's so proud every time.  and the animals dont seem to mind - they are making a game out of it with him.  fun for all!

giddy

von had a serious case of giddy-itis this weekend - ma & pa, his best friend in the entire world, were here for a visit.  we celebrated my 30th (yippie) and ollie's 8th, finished sprucing up the deck, and ran around olean a bit.  but the most fun was had in the backyard - first fire of the summer!!  no s'mores, maybe next time ... as you can see, von didnt stand still for even a minute to attempt s'more making! 

yum!

what a weekend of fun & ice cream cake!  stay tuned for more pictures soon ...