Summer Fun

We have been having a great summer so far! We love the Northwest and the mild, beautiful summer. Lots of sunshine and cool breezes, gorgeous mountains, lakes, and walks along the Puget Sound.


I don't blog much because I believe that a picture says a thousand words and I have LOADS of pictures (and a few videos) on Picasa. So check out our links to the left. If you have not been sent an invitation to view those, let me know (joy.glaus@gmail.com) and I'll give you access. You have to have a google account to see them (I made them private and all).



We have been able to visit Nathan's family in Arizona (hooray!) and spend the 4th of July in Portland with Joy's family (also hooray!).



Oliver loves his family and all of his new experiences. Life is good.

Nothing Exciting

Well, as usual we don't have much exciting news, but I thought I'd at least put something up here anyway.

My days, of course, are spent watching Oliver grow and discover the world around him... and whine... and get frustrated... and make us laugh a lot. He is a great little kid and has a good spirit about him.

He loves clocks, flags, and fans. He will spot one from a distance and point and tell us about it until we finally see it for ourselves.

He also loves animals. Weather in real life, books, or on TV, it doesn't matter. He makes some great dog barks, cat meows, crow calls, elephant trumpets (he's getting better at that one), pig snorts (or sniffs in his case), monkey... uh... what exactly do monkeys do?... screams, etc.

We have all been enjoying some nice weather off and on this spring and Oliver has taken a liking to being outside... all the time. He cries when we drag him inside. He loves the dirt and drives me crazy by throwing bark dust and getting all over his head and in his clothes. Mud puddles are another thing altogether.

And who can forget storytime at the library. We go every week and Ollie has a grand time. He usually sits on my lap until the very end when he can't resist the bubbles! He's a shy one, just like I was.

Ann's Update

Ann, I'm sorry that our family has nothing cool going on. I post all of our photos on Picasa (see the link to the left) and if I don't have any news (which I rarely do) that's all you get. :) Hahaha. But just for you... here's a little something:

It is still really cold here. It snowed three nights in a row this week, but it melted by late morning. But it has also been sunny and beautiful, so Oliver and I have been able to go for the occasional walk.


Ben and Ashlee were able to visit us for a few days a couple of weeks ago. Ben made a lot of contacts and hopes to find work here, which we would LOVE!!! Oliver and Gavin want to be BFF. See how much they love hanging out?

Okay, so I guess their visit was pretty cool. That is worth blogging about. Maybe Ann's right. On that note, here are some photos from our visit to Portland last month. Oliver loved chasing the dog around and smacking her on the face. He also loved all of the space he had at Grandma and Grandpa's house to practice his killer walking skills.

Who wants rice cereal in their hair?

Oliver loves to style his hair with cereal. It holds really well.


Another great look is little pieces of waffle on your head. It's going to be big this summer.


He's very proud of himself.

Christmas in Arizona

We had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa Glaus, even though one whole day was spent in the ER trying to figure out why Oliver had been screaming ALL night. (It ended up being an ear infection in each ear.)

Ollie's 1st Birthday

We had a good time even though we were kind of stuck at home with all of the snow!

Bishop Glaus

Yes, it's true. Nathan is now Bishop. We are faithful that this will be a wonderful experience for all of us, but it's a bit... no, a LOT, scary.

We did get the privilege of hosting both sets of our parents for the occasion and Nate's grandma as well. It was so great to have them all there and feel their support, because boy did we need it!