Sweetberry Farm '09

I have fond memories of picking strawberries with my mom and neighbor when I was young. I hope Conrad will have the same memories about all of us at Sweetberry Farm.

Today was a great day to get out there. Overcast and recent ran to make the strawberries ready for picking. No one was into picking strawberries except for me. Conrad really enjoyed the baby goats and baby donkeys at the petting zoo. He was also able to pet the two big horses with our assistance. He also LOVED the mud from recent rain. He and Dad ate lunch on a hay bale while I paid for our pickings and purchased some yummy homemade strawberry ice cream.

The farm will have blackberries ready to pick sometime in May. Maybe I can convince both of them to head out there one more time? It will probably depend on the heat.

P.S. These pics also show of his new do. I love how his new haircut shows of his round little head!

First haircut

Conrad finally had his first haircut (sniff... and yes, I had her cut a few curls to save). He had a meltdown a few minutes before it was his turn. This ended up being a good thing as he was AWESOME during his haircut. He was content to sit in the fun yellow car, hold Thomas the trains (one for each hand) and watch Thomas on TV. What more could a kid want?!??!

Now that we have the after, his haircut was LONG overdue. I had initially agreed to get his haircut at 18 months. But when I was able to pull most of his hair into a ponytail, my rational side won out and an appointment was made.

He looks so much more grown up- even if he is still attached to his pacifier. We bought some cookie dough jelly (fancy schmancy, over-priced kid gel minus alcohol which really does smell like cookie dough) so we can attempt a faux hawk at home.

Mr. Clean

Conrad is starting his college fund early by hiring out his awesome Swiffer skills. He gets easily distracted and eventually pulls of the Swiffer cloth... but the cuteness is PRICELESS!

Welcome Van

We are so pleased to announce the arrival of Conrad's very first cousin, Van Seuss Olson. He made us wait a whopping 48 hours! Conrgratulations to his awesome mommy, Aimee, for all of her hard work and his proud daddy, Atticus!

We look forward to meeting him this summer. Meanwhile, I really need to start practicing "gentle" touches with Conrad.

Teeth update

Gray teeth are fully in, green are being cut now

Conrad has been busy cutting teeth. All of his first molars are in and he is busy working on all four canines at once. At least he gets all of them over with at the same time. Unfortunately, I still have no seen any signs of his left side lateral incisors (both top and bottom). Nobody (pediatrician or my dentist) except me seems very concerned about it.

I would like his smile to even out some time. They did appease me saying I could take him in for x-rays to see if the teeth are there. For now, I'm just going to wait. Maybe after the canines are in, they will show up.

Easter activities

Here are a few pics of our Easter activities. Conrad went to last year's subdivision Easter Egg Hunt but didn't really partake in the festivities. This year, he was all over the egg hunt... except he just wanted one egg which Dad then put in his basket so Conrad would pick up another. He caught on towards the end. Conrad also enjoyed the moon jump. Rather, he enjoyed sitting in there watching all the other kids jump.

Yesterday, we went to the San Antonio zoo with grandparents. We got there just before the park opened so it wasn't very crowded. Conrad was not about sitting in the stroller but wanted to RUN (shocking, I know)! His stroller was pretty much the pack mule for all his junk.

Conrad's favorite: probably the Tiny Tot beach area after he pretty much covered himself in sand.
My favorite: Lory's Landing and feeding the birds nectar and them landing all over me.
Barry's favorite: when Conrad got scared by the fish coming too close to him on the other side of the glass

We didn't get a chance to ride the train. It started sprinkling just before leaving the zoo so we skipped that and Conrad was barely awake. He fell asleep before the car left the parking lot which allowed us some adult time to grab lunch with a sleeping baby. He slept through lunch at Good Time Charlies (all I can say is YUMM-O) and all the way to Austin. He was TIRED!!!

Conrad is definitely spoiled and made out like a bandite with TWO Easter baskets thanks to his Auntie Z! His favorite part of both baskets: the Easter grass. Why do I think next year, he will be all about CANDY!