Doggy Day At The River

     We had a fun day at the river yesterday with our friends and all of our pups. Some of the dogs liked the water more than others...

 All the dogs.

When It Rains, It Pours

     That saying has been 100% true for us over the last couple weeks. As you all know from my last post, Aaron got into a Motorcycle accident 2 Sunday's ago. Well after the surgeon in Aviano decided their equipment was not going to be fixed soon enough, he decided to send Aaron to Germany for surgery. We spent last Wednesday, 5/6, preparing for our long trip to Germany. We dropped the dogs off with our friends, packed our bags, and went to sleep early because we knew Thursday was going to be a looooooong day. 

     On Thursday morning, we woke up extra early and waited for the bus to pick us up. It was a 13 hour bus ride to Germany!!!! Connor did pretty good for being cooped up in a bus for such a long time.

 Waiting for the bus to leave.

Introducing Our Newest Baby

    I would like to interrupt my never ending, day-to-day summary of our trip to Texas by introducing the newest member of our family. Her name is Pearl, and she is a 2 month old Pomeranian.

 Isn't she cute? We have been wanting to get another dog for a while, so we decided we would start looking after Christmas break. Since Aaron picked Kylie, it was my turn to pick our next dog. Little did we know I would find one that I liked so fast! After looking on the Italian style Craigslist, I found a few that I liked and decided to start contacting the owners starting with the cheapest one first. I contacted the owner yesterday {with the help of my Italian speaking friend} and we met with her today.

Playground Fun

    Some days it's nice to change things up a bit. Instead of running around and keeping Connor in his stroller the entire time, we made stop at the playground. He was actually sleeping when we got there, but I woke him up and as soon as he saw the swings he started smiling. 

Lazy Days

    The last few days have been lazy. Well, except for Friday when we went over to a friends house. Connor had so much fun playing with Noah. They played outside on his slide and in his pool.

Nobody Likes Giving a Dog a Bath

    Well you may, but I don't! Since we have a dog that's terrified of water, it's a chore that we like to put off until it's absolutely necessary. Kylie hasn't had a bath since we moved to Italy, so that means she was way overdue! We used to get her groomed monthly at a doggy spa, but unfortunately that's changed since we've moved.  Now, we are on our own and today was the day. Why today? Just look at her paws...

They turned green from walking through wet/freshly cut grass.

Playful

    I love that Connor still naps twice a day. He's a totally different toddler when he misses his naps. He fell asleep on me for a few minutes this morning, then took a 2 hour nap.

     After he woke up from his morning nap, around 10:30, he was in a very playful mood! We played with blocks in his room until he got bored. He loved dumping them all out on the floor. Anytime I tried to build something, he would knock it over. It became a fun game for him :)

Our {Eventful} Day

Most days aren't this busy, but for some reason today was!

5:50 Aaron left for work.

6:00 Connor woke up, so I brought him into bed with me.

6:30 I decided to finally get out of bed after trying for 30 minutes to get him to go back to sleep. He was just way too hyper.

6:40 I took Kylie outside and then grabbed breakfast from the lobby. It takes me two trips when I have to carry Connor. He ate a whole blueberry muffin, a piece of a boiled egg, and cereal. I ate cereal, a bagel, cereal, and the rest of his boiled egg.

7:00 I started to get ready for the day. Connor played until it was his turn to get dressed.

His mean face that he does quite often these days.

Traveling to Italy

    I am so glad we finally made it to Italy! The trip here was exhausting, but exciting. I will start with Monday morning. Connor kept us up throughout the night (surprise, surprise) so we were tired when our alarm went off. We got ready and packed up our many suitcases. Aaron's friend from work picked us up and we checked out of the hotel. We dropped off our friends car that we borrowed for a few weeks and said goodbye to our good friend Karen and her son, Connor's best friend.

 Playing with his friend just one last time.

What a week!

     It has been a very busy week for the Olson's. On Sunday, Aaron and I spent the entire day getting ready for the packers. We took everything down from the walls (artwork, cameras, nails, and curtains), we finished packing our clothes into all of our luggage that we are taking to Italy, and Aaron had to prep his bike for transport.

We will be living out of our suitcases for a couple months until our furniture arrives.

Back To Our After Dinner Walks

     Aaron and I have always loved going on walks after dinner, and now that the weather has been warmer we were able to do that tonight. My little man loves the outdoors and Kylie loved being able to run around. 

Cheerios

    We go through Cheerios like crazy in this house. Connor loves them, and I have started too as well! He has started eating them the way Kylie eats her food... I really hope this is just a phase. 

Our Snow Day

    The weatherman was right, for once. He predicted snow, and we got snow! It started last night, so I was excited to look out the window first thing this morning to see just how much it snowed over night. It was kind of like waking up on Christmas morning as a kid. The yard and field in front of our house were covered in a thick, white blanket of snow. I thought there was only going to be an inch or two, but there was at least 5, if not more. It was beautiful. I put on my robe and ran outside to get a few pictures.

 Our front yard and the field/park.

Sunday Funday at the Park

    On Sunday, we had to waste a couple hours before dropping Chrissy and Pappy off at the airport. We decided to go to the park so Kylie could run around and Pappy could take a nap in the car. We weren't familiar with the area, so we had to look up a park on the GPS. We found one close to the mall we were at, so we just went there. I am so happy we did because it was a beautiful park!

Picking Up Kylie

    As I mentioned yesterday, we finally got Kylie back home to North Carolina. She was in Texas since we visited during Christmas. We weren't able to fly her back with us, so she had to stay. Thankfully, my father-in-law offered to fly back with her this weekend. She has been gone for about 3 weeks, and we missed her so much. We got a text from Chrissy early in the morning letting us know that they were able to get on the flight and that Kylie was okay.We left at about 9:30 and Connor fell asleep almost as soon as we got in the car. He slept the entire way.

Chrissy texted us that they landed as soon as we got to the airport. Perfect timing! We parked the car in the packing garage and rushed to baggage claim. We were so anxious!

Aaron asked the people that worked in baggage claim if they were going to put her on the carousel with all the other luggage... we all looked at him like he was crazy for asking. Obviously they wouldn't do that to an animal.

 Connor and his Grandpappy

It seemed as if we waited for a long time, but it really wasn't. We could hear people behind the door, so we knew it would only be a little longer. Finally they opened the door, and there she was. As soon as she heard us, she started whining.

 There she is!

We took her outside so she could run around and get some energy out. One of the employees told us there was grass on the opposite side of the building, so that is where we went. Later, we realized there was grass right by where we parked, but we weren't paying any attention when we parked.

 Doing tricks for her daddy.

 Smelling her brother.

 The big field by where we parked.

Chrissy and Pappy had several hours to waste before their flight back home, so we went to the mall to kill a little time. I can't believe I am saying this, but we didn't even shop. We walked around for a little while and then went to The Cheesecake Factory.

 He had fun up there!

 The guys.

 The cutest face I have ever seen!

 Connor was interested in the lemon, so guess who let him taste it...

Ugh, that poor face.

After we ate lunch, we went to the park (I will do a whole separate post on that tomorrow) and then dropped them back off at the airport. It was so good to see them for a couple hours, and we are so happy to have our other baby back!

Guess Who's Home?

Kylie!

We picked her up from the airport, and boy was it a long day! We are all exhausted, so I will write all about it tomorrow. Goodnight...

Dogs

    Connor has always loved playing with Kylie, but at his Aunties house there were more dogs to play with. He loved Riley and Lola. His attention was always on them anytime they were in the room.

Lola tried to give Connor kisses 

Our Day

     Our day started at 10 am when I dropped my phone and woke up Connor. He really woke up at 6:30, but went back to sleep with me while Aaron was at work. He was in such a good mood, as usual. I normally let him play for about an hour before I feed him breakfast, but since he woke up so late I fed him as soon as we got out of bed.

"Hurry Momma, I'm ready to eat!"

A Boy and His Puppy

They love each other!

Connor Has A Girlfriend

    We had a busy day today and I am exhausted. My mom, Connor, my friend Blair, her little girl Ellie, and I went to Raleigh this morning and stayed until about 4:30. We barely fit into my little Mazda CX-5! We were all so tired by the time we got home. I managed to snap a few pictures of Connor and Ellie. They are just adorable and I have to share!