Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Chatter Box

Olivia is talking up a storm and I get asked alot how many words I think she says now...so I thought I would put a little list together and see for myself...because honestly I have no idea! Up,Hello,Bye-Bye,"Muah"(for giving kisses),Muk(milk),sours(flowers),Bob(Spongebob...thanks Mimi and Poppa),Daddy,Mommy,AuntShana,UnkaBake(Uncle Blake),Lori,Trent,(we're still working on Lily)Dorothy,Mimi,Poppa,Kelsey(Chelsea),Mia,Emmy(Emily),MaeMolly(Mae and Molly),SeeSaw,MawMaw,AuntB,Mike,Doggie,Puppy(because there is a difference right?lol),Pam-Mari(her teachers),Machew(Matthew)-Colin(friends at school),boys,girls,outside!(yes she says it with an exclamation!),birdie,grass,car,truck,sool cus(school bus),chockcoco(chocolate milk),cheros(Cheerios),pococufs(CocoaPuffs),pasta,cheese,scool(stool),more(AND MORE AND MORE!),nitenite,stairs,ball,shower,baff(bath),teeth(toothbrush),soap(for both lotion and soap),bubbles,Elmo!,Abby,Bert,Ernie,sing,dance,RosiePosie(for Ring Around the Rosie song),park,ducks,hurryhurryhurry!,keys,....... You get the point..she tries to say everything you do...and her ability to associate words after hearing them only once is astonishing! Proud mommy? Yes, yes I am!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

How do you end the perfect day?

With pudding of course! I think the smile on her face says it all!..she's actually saying "mmmmmm"....LOL!

Olivia's First Pedicure

I know what you're thinking..."How on earth did I get an 18 month old to sit still long enough to get her toes painted?"...and I thought the same thing...that I would be CRAZY to try it!!! But...she did it! I think she was in shock that the bottle actually "opened"...because I have always pretended to paint them with the top on the bottle...lol!

Pudding, cookies, and dishes Oh My!

After making Peanut Butter cookies (for daddy since he comes home tomorrow and we've missed him SO Much!), and pudding (for our fingerpaint project tomorrow), we had to do the dishes...do you think she was having fun??

Our very own IT Specialist

Max lets Olivia get on the PC downstairs and watch Elmo or Barney...she loves tapping on the keyboard and she calls it her "pooter". Lately we've graduated to letting her sit in the chair and watching it by herself and man does she LOVE IT!!!! She sits there like such a big girl with the biggest smile on her face...our baby is growing up WAY TOO FAST!

Petting Zoo!

Carnival Fun!

Livi went to her first carnival this weekend! Her school does one fundraiser event a year and this was it. Although she still isn't quite interested in the games, or waiting in line to ride the "choo choo" train, she DID have fun in the bouncy house and at the petting zoo! She really liked petting the goats and they had the cutest baby pig! ...(ok..so maybe I liked it a little too!)What a great way to spend some family time on a Saturday! I love the pic of Olivia holding her Daddy's hand...she just adores her "Daddeeee!"

My first School Project!

I was thrilled when Livi's teachers asked me to "head up" the donations and basket for the Spring Carnival this year! I am so looking forward to being involved in her classroom and being the "Room Mom" in the future so I geeked it out a little bit on this...my first project. Pics of Livi at the carnival to follow...

Daddy's Birthday Week

We have been so BUSY again this past week! I truly intend to start blogging more frequently...We had lunch on Friday at Jason's Deli with Amanda and Emily. The girls hadn't seen each other in quite a while so Max treated us to a girls lunch :). We also went to visit my dad, aunt, and grandmother and had a delicious birthday dinner at their house! Olivia is really into trying on everyone's shoes right now..especially Daddy's..I think because they are SOOO big! LOL...
We had such a great visit with Granddaddy. She even played with him outside by herself and gave him lots of hugs and kisses :-) On the way home it was such a warm day that we opened the sunroof and the windows and Olivia LOVED the wind in her face! She kept saying, "OPEN OPEN!" Now she always wants the windows open anytime we go somewhere!
We celebrated Max's birthday at where else??...a Mexican restaurant!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Happy Birthday!

Today Olivia and I went over to my Aunt B and Uncle Mike's house for lunch and to visit. Their yard looks AMAZING! I love all the pretty flowers in bloom and the grass was perfect for Olivia to run around in. We had a delicious pasta salad (an awesome Pinterest recipe!), sandwich, and YUMMY Lemon Pie!!! What a wonderful way to spend my birthday! For all those following my blog you know I've basically been celebrating my birthday the whole month so far!! I am truly blessed to have such wonderful family and friends in my life! I love you all and thank you for making me feel like one loved lady!

Visit with Aunt B and Mike

Livi loved playing in the yard, admiring the pretty flowers, and of course JW...or as she likes to call him.."Puppy"! She loves to walk around holding her Aunt B's hand and play hard to get with Mike. She was so funny...she will say his name but won't dare let him pick her up..all the while she won't take her eyes off of him! Hilarious! What a wonderful way to spend the day :-))

Monday, April 9, 2012

Busy Spring Break for us!

Ok...so we don't really have a Spring Break in our house...but since everyone else was on Spring Break I figured why not?? I know it's been a couple of weeks since my last post so let me catch you up! My brother Blake came over for two weeks to celebrate his 21st birthday. I was thrilled to get to spend some time with him and Olivia loved the attention! (As if she doesn't get enough already! LOL :) We had a little party for him on his birthday and hung out again later in the week! Livi is still asking for her Unka Bake...so sweet! Then Max and I went to Vegas for a few nights to celebrate a friends birthday. WOW! We had a BLAST! It was a whirlwind travel experience (don't even get me started on the delays Delta has!!), a crazy good time (Epic actually!), and back home to the little one (who we missed so much!). Then after a busy work week for Max we were ready to have a fun Easter weekend and then WHAM!...Livi gets a stomach bug :(. She's still not feeling well but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we are through the worst of it. Take a look at the Easter pics below. We missed the egg hunt but thanks to my in-laws we still made some great memories :). Hope everyone has a great week and thanks for checking out the blog!

On the hunt for the Golden Egg!

She still doesn't quite get what the egg hunt is all about but once she found the golden egg, opened it, and found a dollar bill she seemed pleased with herself!

Olivia just adores her Mimi and Poppa

Unfortunately Olivia came down with a nasty stomach bug late last week and through the weekend so we didn't get to go to Mimi and Poppa's for the annual Easter egg hunt. I was so bummed she wasn't going to get to spend some time with her cousins...so...they brought Easter to us! Mimi brought us all the yummy things she made so we could eat them for dinner and we even hid eggs in the living room so Olivia could have her own egg hunt! I love them so much and so does my peanut!

Happy Easter Olivia!

Easter eggs, cookies, and candy!

Love making memories and starting new traditions with my little Livi!

Special Time with Uncle Blake

Olivia loves her Uncle Blake! What a wonderful visit!!!

Birthday Dinner

We had a great night celebrating Blake's birthday with a full "Mexican Fiesta"! Aunt B and Mike came over to enjoy some fun and margaritas with us and even watched Olivia for us so we could take Blake up the hill to the local tavern so he could order his first shot!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Uncle Blake's 21st

My brother come to visit for a few days to celebrate his 21st birthday and Olivia had so much fun spending time with him. We love you "Unka Bake"!