Oliver's First Christmas

We were very excited to celebrate Oliver's first Christmas and so was Oliver because it meant that he could play dress up once again. Who would have known that Santa Clause is really a 3 month old chubby baby.

Santa's raindeer couldn't bare to be excluded from the picture taking fun.

Unfortunately, this year we could not spend Christmas with the Connecticut Novoa family due to the fact that Jennifer had to work the day after Christmas (poo poo poo), but we made the most of it with our little 32" fiberoptic tree and a dinner that included Cornish Hens...yum!



Among other wonderful gifts, Oliver got an awesome activity mat from Grandma and Grandpa which he seemed to enjoy so much that it put him to sleep. Can I just say that I have never seen a baby, or anyone for that matter, sleep so much...well except maybe Erik. But really, Oliver liked looking at all the flashing lights and I'm sure as he gets bigger he will put all the toys to great use.



On Christmas Day we went to Katie and Angie's house for a spectacular Christmas dinner. Oliver slept through a lot of the evening but was still a hit in his Christmas Day outfit.

Latkes and Vodka Fun

The Novoa family had rousing time at Auntie Q and A's for their annual Latkes and Vodka party. Unfortunately, the only person imbibing in a little bit of Vodka was Marina (thanks Arie for making those oh so yummy drinks). Jennifer stuck to soda water and thus so did Oliver. The Latkes were awesome and the company was even better. I think Oliver really enjoyed tapping in to his Jewish side for the evening.

He got to snuggle with all of his many Aunts and his Uncle Jeff. Oliver looks just too comfortable in Tamar's arms. We better keep an eye on them as potential baby snatchers.

Thanks for hosting such a fun evening Suzanne. Oliver really enjoyed himself.

Katie and Angie look like naturals. It's a good thing since their little girl is due in only a few weeks! Oliver can't wait to meet his new best friend.

Zoe even got a little cuddling time too.

A Visit with Santa

Oliver had his very first visit with Santa Claus yesterday at Expeditors. I'm pretty sure Oliver whispered his Christmas list to Santa while he was cradled in his arms, although I'm pretty sure that whatever Oliver wished for can really only be provided by his Mommy....milk! Either way it was great fun. Santa was kind enough to wait around an extra long time for Oliver and me to arrive since we were driving all the way from Burlington to Peabody in rush hour traffic. Ugg! You may notice that in the photo Oliver is not really "dressed" up per say...well, that's becuase he went through a few outfits at daycare and this was the only one I had that was clean. So there it is, Oliver's first visit with Santa in not so impressive cloths. Oh well, I guess I will have to live with it.

Oliver also got to meet a bunch of other "little people" and he seems to actually recognize that they were his "type". He seemed to really take an interest in this one particular girl. Not sure what that means but I have a feeling Oliver is going to be a real heartbreaker when he grows.

Here's a shot of Oliver getting ready to brave the cold in his new hat. He doesn't really love wearing hats but they all look so cute on him that he will just have to get used to them.

Deck the Halls

This weekend was a very exciting weekend for the Novoa family. It was the weekend of our annual holiday party. Jennifer, Oliver and I ventured drove down to CT to join in the festivities and see lots of family and friends. Oliver was such a good boy during the party. He was quietly observing everyone and was polite enough not to spit up on anyone. He got to hear a lot of singing and a lot of piano playing too. He really enjoyed meeting everyone and partaking in his first real Novoa fiesta!

Here's a view of family and friends singing carols at the Novoa holiday fiesta.

Here's Oliver enjoying a little down time during the party.

Oliver is smiling a lot more these days and his mommies get really excited every time he does so.


BONUS PICTURE: Oliver as the true little monster....The Green Monster!

First Day of School

Ok , well not really the first day of school but it was the first 1/2 day of daycare. Oliver officially starts daycare 4 days a week at Kindercare in Burlington on Monday Dec. 8th but we wanted to give him a little preview of what his new day will be like so we had him go to daycare today from 8am-12pm. Oliver, of course, did very well. He slept in the teachers arms and ate like a champ. When I picked him up at noon he seemed very content. Needless to say he was very tired for the rest of the day because of all the stimulating activity in the morning.

Here's Oliver striking a pose in his school outfit.

Oliver's First Thanksgiving

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

Sorry for such a late post but the week seems to have gotten away from us. Oliver got to celebrate his very first Thanksgiving with his grandparents, Audrey and Salvador, and his Uncle Erik and Aunt Anna. It was a very eventful holiday given that we had lots of food and spry discussions. There was no shortage of music either as you can see by the picture of Oliver with Erik receiving his first piano lesson. Oliver also got lots of cuddle time with his grandparents and even allowed us to go out to the movies. I think he tired Dad out just a little. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching Ollie while we were out being free adults again!!!!

Oliver has also recently started to smile so it was really special to capture it on film.