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Unfortunately, Oliver has discovered fear. He has had a few nightmares recently (none that have to do with 911, though) and it seems like at night the strangest things scare him. I've had to remove piggy banks, blankets, stuffed animals, turn the light on, turn the light off, all sorts of things. Well, tonight he woke up crying about an hour after we put him down and was saying that Morgan's piggy bank scared him. So, I rocked him for a few minutes and decided that it is time for a lesson about trusting God when we are afraid. So, I told him that God keeps us safe all the time and that when we are afraid we can ask Him to help us not to be afraid anymore. Then I asked him if he wanted me to pray and ask God to keep him safe. He said yes, so I prayed a simple prayer and said Amen. Oliver said, "God's not home, Mommy. He's with Noah." So much for that...
After stifling my laughter, I did tell him that God is always with us and always hears us. What a funny boy.

Dream Analysis

Do you have or have you ever had a recurring dream/nightmare? I think this is so interesting. Some dreams are easy to interpret but, I think, others are kind of hard to figure out. I have this recurring dream where I am in some situation where I need to call 911. I make the call and they either don't show up or the phone doesn't work, or, and this was the best one, it was the wrong number. Why do I have this dream all the time?? Sometimes it is pretty scary and I wake up all scared-like and other times it is just a normal dream. Most of the time in my dream I am waiting and waiting and they never show up. I've never had to call 911 in real life, so it's not like I am reliving a traumatic experience. Anyway, just thought I'd share that with you. What's your theory?

Ollie's Turn

This is a sideways video (I was thinking of taking pictures, not videos...duh.) of Oliver singing my favorite song of his..Happy Birthday. Though, Ring around the Rosie is a close second.




This is Ollie talking about the "Up-and-down Horseys" which is the carousel at the beach. I absolutely love the way he says horseys. Enjoy the cuteness and I promise I will do a real blog soon.

This is Only a Test...

So, let's see how this video thing works. This is a bad quality video of Morgan drinking the water at the beach. Excuse my obnoxious laughter.

Let The Cuteness Speak for Itself