Big Boy, Big World

It seems like the Novoa world is ever expanding (at least that's how it's felt for the past several months) and that means that it was time for Oliver to leave the confines of his toddler bed and finally move into his big boy bed. We purchased a really awesome bed that has the ability to grow with him. He was super excited for it to arrive but also very patient. When it finally did get installed he couldn't wait to try it out. We furnished the bed with a superhero sheet set which has all his favorite characters including Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, and of course Spider-Man among others.

The new bed pre-sheets and pre-Oliver seeing it.

Oliver loving his new bed.

Capturing the first moment Oliver sees his new bed!

So the big world portion of this post involves our recent trip to Maine for 4 days. We were invited to spend some time at an amazing house in Maine by our friends Katie, Angie and Aliza. Our time there was made even more spectacular by the fact that a bunch of our other friends/aunties were there as well. It was a truly wonderful time and Oliver wore himself out silly. 

Of course the first place we spent some time at in the Maine house was in this awesome backyard playground. To say that the kids enjoyed this tremendously would be an understatement. 

A child's dream backyard.

Tire swing fun with his buddies.

 The beautiful sunset on our first night was well worth the drive up.

 And the morning sunrise the next day was even more worth the drive.

There's almost nothing better than playing with the aunties!

We had our very own Lasagna competition.

Oliver enjoyed eating Angie's birthday cupcakes just a little too much. 

Some Auntie love.

Our very own piggy back race in the backyard.

The truly inspiring view!

Nothing like spending some relaxing time on the hammock. 

Lots of cooking action. 

The view of the back of our vacation mansion. Not too shabby.