Asleep
I took this video sometime last year but forgot to ever post it.
Ollie is two!
Well…our baby is 2. We did not have a party this year (if you can believe that….yes, I have restraint). But I did make a cake and we had a very small celebration with Ollie’s friends, Rusty & Max.
Ollie loves frogs and turtles, so he got a frog cake and I splurged on the huge mylar turtle balloon. He loved it, but not as much as the goldfish, which was his ‘big’ gift.
We asked the boys what they wanted to name mr. fish. First, Noah suggested “Bakkak” (i have no explanation for that), next was “Trainsian”…interesting, then Noah adamantly suggested Nemo. Well…he actually ‘told’ us his name was Nemo. We argued and said he doesn’t even look like Nemo…well, Noah won. So, our fish has the incredibly ‘unique’ name of Nemo. Lovely. 
Other blog
So, we have decided to keep this blog 95% pictures. If you would like to know more details about the day to day life of Noah and Ollie, check out Amy’s blog at www.amycheng.com.
Tulips and Little Green Munchkins
Noah was very concerned that Ollie was going to fall in the mud puddle.
He’s so happy that he “rescued” him. hehe. What a good big brother.
Ollie is such a little comedian. I think he’s performing for us.
(Btw, thanks for the great raincoats, Sabby. They still fit! )
Haircut
I (Joe) literally asked, “How hard could it be?” Yeah, turns out it’s pretty hard if you don’t know what you’re doing. Luckily Amy’s mom was on hand for the save before I did too much damage.
Portland
Here are some random pictures from a trip to Portland in January.
Casey (Amy’s cousin) and Anne (Amy’s grandmother) 
Uncle Casey’s bar 
Noah’s 3rd Birthday
OK, this is embarrassing—more than three months late with these pictures. Sorry!
Noah’s birthday was great. Noah loved his rocket cake, and all of the kids had a great time playing in the rocket Amy made (from the box for a new filing cabinet we happened to have delivered a couple of weeks earlier).
Christmas 1
Actually this was a few weeks before Christmas. Amy couldn’t resist getting the kids get dressed up in their Christmas pajamas to take some pictures.
Halloween
The kids had so much fun being cowboys. Once I put Ollie’s hat on, he couldn’t stop laughing. He thought it was so much fun. Guess that will have to be his winter hat, cause he refuses to put anything else on his head. The best part was that Ollie even walks like a cowboy that has been on his horse too long.
Since a lot of you have been asking, we have Grandpa Bill to thank for the shirts. I made the chaps, which was a shock that I figured out how to make chaps. And I stuffed their hats with computer padding so they would fit just right. haha. (believe me…we have plenty of computer padding to go around….so I find all kinds of good uses for it) And we borrowed Noah’s cool canteen from his good friend, Rusty.
Ollie’s first steps
Taken on September 15, 2007. Look at him go!
(In case you were wondering, the clanging sound is Noah playing the cymbals in the background.)
Ollie’s First Birthday!
Ollie had a blast at his birthday party! His favorite parts were playing with balloons, eating Cocoa Puffs off of his cupcake, and hearing everyone sing happy birthday to him.
(By the way, there were lots of other kids there. We’re generally careful not to post pictures of other people’s children, out of respect for their privacy.)
Standing
Ollie can now stand/walk while holding on to things. He can’t wait to run around, just like his big brother.
Cousins
Grandma Mary Ann came up for a nice long visit, and brought cousins Nick and Alyssa along. It was pretty crazy having four kids around, but they all got along great.
