To Mac...love, Dad.

I can't even begin to explain how much I love being a dad. Mac has completely changed our lives and our little family means  everything to me. Everyone loves Mac...he just brings joy and a smile to everyone he comes across. I'm proud and lucky to be his dad. This little project was whipped up for the new blog Chrissy and I are starting at: http://www.love-momanddad.blogspot.com/

Good times.

Rangers vs. Mariners

While we've been up here in WA we've been to a few baseball games at Safeco Field. We've seen the Texas Rangers up here twice, unfortunately they lost both games...but it was still really fun to go to the ballpark, eat ballpark food and enjoy the atmosphere.

Josh Hamilton shootin the breeze with some fans pregame.

Momma and her buddy at the ol ballgame. We were bummed that we couldn't find Chrissy's Kinsler shirt.

Ian Kinsler, one of our faves...at bat...obviously I took this one...still working on that whole lighting concept.

We were excited to see Yu Darvish on the mound, but he got worked.

We parked by Mac's Smokehouse BBQ and Diner, so we had to get a picture! Good times, we're gonna miss WA.

Buddy got some shades

So we got Mac some sunglasses to wear for fun outdoor activities. We thought maybe he'd tug at them and try to pull them off, but he just chills with 'em like lil buddy cool. I love that Chrissy can get awesome pics of memorable moments like this at Lake Crescent. Good times.








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A few things that make me happy...

Thought this was funny...but seriously what a game. It really epitomized our mantra of "keep pounding on that rock."


Timmy is healthy and playing some inspired ball. Hopefully that continues, I just love watching the fellas play this kinda ball. (knock on wood)


Do I really even have to say anything about these two? I'm the luckiest man alive.


Good times y'all.
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Location:DuPont, WA

Mountain Biking

For some time I've wanted to get into mountain biking. I just never seemed to pull the trigger on getting one. I loved riding my bike around all the fun trails as a boy in Washington. (and Texas) So when I kept finding all these neat trails here, I decided now was the time. So happy birthday/father's day to me! I bought a bike...a Trek 3700. It seems pretty nice, and I'm pretty excited about my new hobby. The other day I took it out for a test run on a trail that I found. It was pretty much ridiculous. It was along this high overlook of the Puget Sound, through the woods...and eventually leading to the old site of the Wilkes Observatory. Wilkes was a Naval officer and explorer back in the day. I sat there looking out over the water, and the mountains and just thought to myself how awesome it was. I looked over to my left and there was a dadgum rabbit not five feet away, just looking at me and nibbling on something. Then on the ride back I rode on a trail looking directly out towards Mt. Rainier off in the distance. I almost busted out singing "What a Wonderful World." Lookin forward to some good times.


















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Location:DuPont, WA

Mother's Day

I have been so blessed to have an amazing mom who is a great friend and who has done so much for me. I've also been greatly blessed by my grandmothers and mother in law. Today I'm especially grateful for my dear Chrissy. Today is her first Mother's Day as an actual mom. It has been amazing for me to watch her embrace that role and be such a wonderful mommy to our lil Mac. I just love the lil fella so much...and it brings me great joy to know how blessed he is to have his momma. I'm comforted to know how loved he is, and what good hands he's in. She takes such great care of me and Buddy. I'm excited to see her continue to grow and be a great mom. Good times.


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Night Time Stories

Lately I've begun reading Buddy stories before putting him in bed for the night. I absolutely love it. I'm looking forward to finding some cowboy books to read to him, but for now he's enjoying Llama Llama Nighty Night, and Daddy Kisses. After reading I lay him down in his crib and then sing "Blue Shadows" to him. (from Three Amigos) He always gives me a grin when I start singing. These are moments I will cherish forever. Such good times.








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Location:DuPont, WA

Me and my buddy

Lately Saturday mornings have been prime time for Chrissy to do photoshoots...so it leaves me with a little father and son time. I love feeding lil Mac his bottle and laying with him in bed watching sportscenter or the golf channel. Being the lil fella's dad is so much fun! I seriously love it. I can't wait to make so many fun memories with Mac and his momma. Indeed good times y'all.



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Location:San Antonio, TX

Daylight savings...

I didn't care for the time change.


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Location:Middle Earth

The greatest joy....

I absolutely love being a dad! I can't even begin to express how much I love my lil boy Mac. I have been blessed to experience a lot of joy thus far in my life...but nothing brings me greater joy than my family relationships, especially being a husband and a father. I am so excited for all the memories our lil family will make, and all the fun things I'm gonna do with my lil buddy. Seriously good times.



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Go Niners

I can't even express how stoked I am for the Niners NFC Divisional game today at the Stick. The last time the Niners were in the playoffs was in 2002. It has been a rough go for us Niner fans since then. I've believed in every new coach and high draft pick. But they just haven't played out. Their 13-3 season this year has been a great pick me up since my Texas Longhorns have been sub-par. Win or lose today, I'm behind my Niners 100%, and decking out my lil fam and enjoying the game with them are already a dream come true. Good times, and go Niners!!!






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A proud moment

Michael Jordan was my favorite athlete of my childhood...I loved watching him play ball...and I still remember the Christmas when I got my first pair of Air Jordans. I haven't stopped collecting them and all other sorts of Jordan gear since. So when I found out we were having a lil boy, I was so stoked to get him some Jordan gear. No J's on him yet...but I did get Mac a little onesie, beanie, and some socks. It's too big right now, but I couldn't resist putting the lil beanie on Mac today...I love it! Good times.



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Location:San Antonio, TX

McCoy Zachary Oliverson

Our little man is here. 7.2 lbs and 19 in. Such a whirlwind of a day. I'm so glad to finally meet him. He's a chill lil guy with quite an appetite. Happy Thanksgiving y'all. Good times.







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Location:San Antonio, TX

San Francisco 49ers

I have been a loyal Niners fan my entire life. As a youngster this brought some great times...as my fanmanship of football matured with age, rough times hit the Niners. With every new coach, I've hoped the Niners would turn it around, yet it never happened. Coach Jim Harbaugh once again brought a renewed sense of hope, and thus far...at 8-1, we may have found the answer. Knock on wood, go Niners, and good times.


PS: Still no word on the world's newest lil Niners fan, stay tuned.

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The weekend

Well I already appreciated weekends a great deal, but being in training here will make those ones that are free, extremely valuable. This weekend was good...I got to spend a lot of time with Chrissy, which is my favorite thing to do. On Saturday we went to see the Blue Angels at the air show at Randolph AFB, then we had Rudy's BBQ for dinner. Then today we spent the day relaxing at the Freeman's and enjoying a tasty lasagna dinner. We put the stroller together, just one step closer to being ready for the lil fella. Then Chrissy napped while I watched the Niners win to go 6-1...the weekend was capped off by an iChat with the fam.


(thanks for taking a pic momma freeman) Good times.
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My World

I had some free time this weekend, which led me to do some reminiscing. I thought back on how Chrissy and I came to be. It was fun to think back on then, and realize where we're at now...and where we are headed.


This was a group blind date night organized by a mutual friend. Chrissy came right up to me and tied our hands together for this obstacle deal...when a cute girl does something like that, a dude obliges...and a seed was planted.


A while later we went with a group to go hiking at Lost Maples. Honestly, we hardly talked that day, and you can see we're on opposite sides of this picture, but I knew I had a lil thing for her the whole time. On the way home we stopped at Cider Mill Cafe and ate some delicious burgers. Sitting there at the picnic table, I had this moment...where I just looked over at Chrissy and thought to myself..."man she's beautiful." I also had this interesting desire to take care of her...you see, she didn't have the cash to get good bev with her burgs, and I could see she was disappointed with the water...these burgs clearly deserve more than that. I dropped the ball that day and didn't get her that drink. Yet here we are today, a few years later and we're married and expecting a lil dude to come along. There is nobody in the world I'd rather be on this adventure with. I don't know firsthand about the sacrifices of pregnancy...but I can see that it is indeed quite the sacrifice. I appreciate so much what she's doing for me and the little fella. I love you darlin, and I will always make sure you have good bev with your burgs. Good times.
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Location:Texas

T-I-M-E

I really enjoyed conference today. Chrissy, Mom, Angie, and Charlie all came over to the Colonel's office to watch it on the computer. Dad's in the office every Saturday, so it was nice to have a place we could go...since I'm not allowed to leave post. I liked a quote in particular, about how love was really spelled t-i-m-e. This past week here at Ft. Sam hasn't exactly been easy, but my sweet wife Chrissy has been so loyal, loving, and true to me. It's such a blessing to be close to her. Being restricted to staying on post here, she pretty much has to do all the work if we wanna see each other. She willingly loads up the car with dinners, treats, my laundry, and other things that I need...and drives 20 miles here....only to be able to sit in the car together. She is not comfortable for long sitting like that....yet she shows up, day after day...and makes the end of my day something to really look forward to. I'm so grateful for her and all she does for me...and for us. I'm grateful for her sacrifices in carrying around our little man....Mac is a lucky lil dude, cause I know Chrissy's gonna be an amazing mom. I can't wait. Anyway, I just wanted to publicly express my gratitude and love for my sweet wife. She makes me understand what Heavenly Father's plan of happiness is really all about. I love you darlin. Truly this is good times.


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Location:Ft. Sam Houston, TX

American Soldier

As you can see becoming a soldier is the fulfillment of a dream for me. I've always had a desire somewhere inside of me to be an "Army guy." It will be my honor and privilege to serve this country that I love, and to be called an American soldier.
Me and my dad, the Colonel....one of my greatest heroes and examples...it's an honor to wear the same uniform that he has so dutifully worn for longer than I've even been alive.

Life at HHC

Well after completing BCT I
reported to OCS ready for the next step in my military training. We had about 170 people going for 79 active duty slots. They are very much overbooked and backlogged. So basically they have all the "holdovers" in a place called HHC. I missed the PT cutoff by 3 points...with my 273. Not gonna lie, I have worked pretty hard, and feel good about that score. (as I'm sure most soldiers would) So I've been stuck here in HHC for a few weeks. We basically get stuck with all the crappy duties...and we sit around in a hot room watching only CSPAN. It's pretty rough. But we do get phones and computers...and this weekend, we even get a pass! So I'm eating pizza and watching football today. Good times.





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Location:Ft. Benning, GA

The most special of the fellas

Came across this clip during my personal time at HHC OCS today. It was played after the Spurs won game 7 and the NBA championship in 2005. That is my favorite of the 4 ships. That team will always hold a special place in my heart. Goosebumps, watery eyes, and good times.