Max Anders Olsen

He has arrived! I'll give the short version....
Sunday morning we went to the hospital at 5:15am, progressed pretty well and pushed for a whole three minutes! Max was born at 2:08pm on May 24, 2009. We are doing great and are home now. We came home yesterday around 6pm. Fox is doing great with his new little brother! He's always saying hi and goodbye whenever he goes in and out of the room Max is in :) He has been having a great time with Grammie! Here is a link to see the pictures we've taken so far...so fun collages yet! Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers awaiting his arrival, it has all gone so well!
http://picasaweb.google.com/eltzaolsen/0905MaxAndersOlsen#

Check back for updates on how everyone is doing!

Waiting for baby #2...

Just to give an update on baby #2...we are awaiting his arrival, trying to be patient! I'm due on Saturday (23rd). My mom's birthday is tomorrow, so hopefully my birthday present to her is a grandbaby on her birthday! I started having some contractions last night for about four hrs then went to sleep and they stopped and today I haven't had very many more. I feel good so that is helpful! Fox seems to understand some of what is going on. He has a big brother book that we've been reading to him and he loves it! He gives my belly kisses and says hi to the baby, and he knows the carseat is for brother and his bed and a few toys. It'll be an interesting adjustment, everyone seems to agree that going from one to two is the hardest...so we'll see! We are excited to meet this little man and see how Fox is with him. Pray for safe and healthy delivery! We'll keep the blog updated when he gets here! Thanks for keeping up.

Wagon Ride

I found a wagon at a garage sale and Fox loves it! We babysat Kaden and took them on a little ride to the Hy-Vee Drugstore on the corner. They were so cute...in their jammies and everything! It was a pretty exciting trip, the ladies working there loved them and they each got a new matchbox car...a bus for Fox and a jeep for Kaden! Something tells me that wagon will have a lot of miles put on it before long.

The New Sandbox

Mike and a friend put this box together for Foxy so he could have a sandbox in the backyard! It's so great...seats and everything! So after about 700lbs of sand it was ready to go! The neighbor girls came over too...they love just as much as Fox, if not more! Thanks Daddy!!

Happy Birthday Caleb!

A little video for Caleb on his 3rd Birthday.
We wish we could've been there to celebrate with you guys!

Perfect Vacation!

We had the best vacation! We wanted to take a vacation and a little break from Mike's work before baby #2 came along. It was so great, we got to spend all of our time together and just relax. We had breakfast lunch and dinner together everyday and had so much fun with Fox. He's getting so big and smart so fast! We wanted to have a nice vacation memory with just him before life changes dramatically for him and us! We are so blessed to have had that time together.

Fox and the guys...

Fox and Daddy being funny with Mr. Derek!

Fox also had a great time hanging out with Daddy
and Derek watching Royals baseball on the computer!

Last Night on Vacation

Our last night on vacation we went to a little italian place for dinner...it was really good! This trip Fox learned how to give bunny kisses, so that is what we are doing in many of these pictures!

Choo-Choo!!

We went to a strawberry festival and they had a little carnival for kids and they had a Thomas the Train ride...Fox LOVES trains, so this was a big hit! We put him and and it seemed a little fast and jerky for him, but he loved it! He sat there and held on the whole ride...it was probably the highlight of the trip for him :)

Strawberry Festival

Boone Hall Plantation Strawberry Festival

Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter visit

Dinner after the beach

After the beach we went to dinner a little mexican food place...could have been because we were starving after being at the beach, but it was delicious! The video below is Fox saying some of the ABC's!

Beach Fun

Fox loved playing in the sand and was throwing it everywhere! Mike had a great time trying to bury Fox in sand as well! We had a great afternoon at the beach and really enjoyed watching Fox discover new things. He loved collecting shells in his bucket and trying to eat them every now and then...it was definitely a highlight of the trip!

Isle of Palms

We went to the Isle of Palms to do our beach day. It was great! Fox didn't love the sand at first but then really started to enjoy it...as you can see!

Downtown Charleston Farmer's Market

The farmer's market started the week before we got there and it was so fun to be able to go! Everyone seemed to have their dogs there which Fox loved! I got a really neat necklace and pair of earrings while we were there, drank some tasty lemonade and samples some really yummy pickles! It was a really fun morning.

Trip to Savannah, GA

We went on a day trip to Savannah, GA to go sightseeing and to have lunch at Paula Deen's Restaurant! We had a great time. It was a 2 1/2 hr drive. We got there at 10:30am and put in our reservation...first available was 2:15pm for lunch :) It's a pretty popular place! It was really yummy though. Fox and I took a picture by a poster of her and he held up the Fox to give her a kiss! After we ate we went to a candy shop and got some freshly made pralines....wow were they good! We thought we had them before but nothing that we had ever tasted that good! We also went out to a beach nearby but it was pretty cool and windy that day...as you can see by the pictures. Our rental car had Texas plates so we were pretty excited to be Texans again for the week!

Children's Museum Fun

One of our mornings we took Fox to the Children's Museum in Charleston, he had a great time! I packed us a lunch for that day and we at it while sitting by a fountain outside.

Hangin' with Daddy

Special times with Daddy

Lunch at the beach

We had a great lunch at the beach, Mike got fish tacos and loved them! Afterward we went down to the beach and walked around...Fox was not so sure about the waves at first but loved trying to feed the birds, Daddy on the other hand was not a big fan of the birds!


Feeding the birds!

Our "vacation home"

Our friends...the Becks graciously let us stay at their house while we were on vacation...that was the reason we chose to visit Charleston. Their house was great, we really felt like we were renting a beautiful beach house or something! It was a huge blessing, they had toys there for Fox and he had his own room to sleep in. We had the best time! Thanks guys!

Flying to Charleston, SC

We had a connecting flight to Charleston and had a long evening...starting at 5pm ending at 12am. Fox did pretty well...but decided not to sleep until the last 15 min of the flight! Thankfully we had empty seats around us for all but one flight for the whole trip! That was a lifesaver! Once again the key to happiness...food!

Sluggerrrrrrrrrr

Mike had been talking to Fox about Sluggerrrrr...the Royals mascot, so he knew who he was before we went to the game. Before the game while we were walking around we saw him and got to take some pictures! Fox saw him and was so excited...he said his name and everything, he was excited until as you can see the last picture...he was a little concerned when Daddy walked a little too far away :)

Royals Game

Over Easter weekend we drove down to Kansas City and met Mike's dad to go to a Royals game in the newly renovated stadium! It was a lot of fun. It was a pretty proud day for Daddy to take his little boy to the game! It was the first real baseball game for Fox and he did great! It was a little chilly toward the end of the game but not too bad. The key to a 21month old staying happy during a long baseball game....food! He pretty much had something to eat at all times :)

Haircut

He gets older with every haircut!

Beach Bound

Getting ready to go to the beach!
We got a couple pairs of shorts and
a hat for the boy, he looks so grown
up in his little hat! He doesn't know
it, but he's excited to go on vacation!

Toolman Fox

Fox playing with his new toolbench! He loves trying to put the screws in with the screwdriver.

Morning Storytime

Since I've gotten further along in the pregnancy I've been pretty tired in the mornings when I get Fox out of his crib. So I usually get him out change his diaper then we sit on the floor by the heating vent with a blanket or as Fox says "cubbers"(covers) and read books for a while. After breakfast in the morning I've noticed him going back to his room and getting his "cubbers" and reading books! It's so sweet, it melts my heart to think he thinks of doing that. I've been trying to enjoy everyday with just Fox at home before baby number two comes and this is one of my favorite things we do! He loves to sit and read books and that it so exciting!

Springtime

Nothing like a little boy and his snack and truck! It was a beautiful day out and Fox just sat on the step of the deck and ate his "fishies" with Maggie looking on...hoping he'd share! I got this Hummer truck for $2 at Good Will and it's his favorite toy! What a boy!