Easter 2010

Easter was soo much fun this year! I of course had to go out and buy Liv a beautiful new dress to wear! I took her and Emma to the mall to see the Easter Bunny. Emma was really excited, Olivia not too sure. At least she didnt cry this year! Here they are before seeing the bunny!

My mom and I dyed eggs with the girls together this year. They both had so much fun! Olivia wanted to help soo much! She kept cracking eggs when she dropped them into the colors. She was amazed that they were able to change colors! It was a fun night!

I think that Olivia's favorite part of Easter this year was finding all of the eggs in the morning! She had soo much fun running around the house and looking for the eggs and was soo excited each time she found one. She couldn't wait to show us all every egg she found! She wasn't as excited about her Easter basket as she was about the eggs, but she did like some of the goodies she found in there! She got 2 baskets this morning one from Grandma and one from the Easter bunny. She also got one from Meme and Grandpa J and Aunt Mel and Great Grandma. WOW! Lucky girl. She made out and got TONS of candy, a new bathing suit and cover up, lots of new toys and books! We celebrated with our family at our cousin Sherri's house. We had LOTS of family there. The kids all were able to participate in an Easter Egg hunt, which they all of course enjoyed. Olivia was a little nervous about this so she had to be helped by grandma. Overall, it was a great holiday and Olivia had a super fun day!

March 28, 2010

These next SEVERAL posts are going to be mostly for me. I have decided that the best way to get on with my blog is to get it up to date. I am going to be posting pics and stories from the past several months and get caught up. Bear with me anyone who gets an email for every post...they will slow down!

These pictures are from the first few days of nicer weather! Olivia loves to go to the park and swing on the swings. We take her every chance that we get. She doesnt even care if it is chilly out, she still loves to be outside and play.

We did find out though, that she does NOT like Grandpa's motorcycle! She has a very festive shirt for the occasion and my dad even put a skull cap on her and she was not having any of it. We tried to get her to smile or at least stop crying so my dad could have a picture but there was no way. We got a few shots of her and Storm too.

Olivia has switched daycares and is in a center. She is doing WONDERFUL here! She loves it! There are about the same amount of kids, but they are all her age. I think this will be a good move for her. She is already learning soo many new things, I am soo glad that I decided to make the switch. And she is now nice and close to me!

Im a bad mom

I feel soo bad. I haven't updated this in almost a year!!! Reading back through, there are soo many things im afraid I won't remember from the past 10 months that I have been deliquint, since I haven't blogged them. Im sure none of you readers care, but I will one day! Soo...I am going to start blogging again I've decided! Wish me luck! I not only have a lot of catching up to do, but I also want to create a book of my blog for Olivia when she gets older. An updated post will be following shortly with pics and all!

Nicer Weather

We have been enjoying the nicer weather the past few days. Olivia absolutely LOVES to be outside. She likes anything we do outside. We have been taking really long walks down the road, going to parks, playing on our swingset and just running around. Its been a lot of fun enjoying the warmer weather with her.

Besides that we have been busy with the usual things. Olivia is cutting some eye teeth so she has been extra crabby lately. She is also very determined to get her own way. So its been a loud few days around our house. She is developing a little temper, so thats not the funnest. lol. Stubborn little thing she is! She is well aware about what time out is and even put herself in it one day while Poppy was babysitting!!!

Also have to have a quick shoutout to Meme for her 50th birthday that was on Friday!

Olivia's 1st Haircut!

Olivia got her very 1st haircut on friday. Well, I guess it was more like a hair trim. My friend Chelsea did it for us.(THANK YOU) Olivia hated it and cried the entire time! (She is such a stinker!) It was worth it though, becuase now the hair is not in her face!

BEFORE

AFTER

Other than that, not much going on here. Olivia has yet another cold, and I have been home with her for the past 2 days. I hope she gets better soon, I hate it when she is so sick! She actually layed on the couch and watched cartoons today for about 30 consecutive minutes. (She never lays down or watches tv so I definetly knew she felt terrible.) She says so many words these days, I cannot even begin to list them. We are looking forward to spring coming so we can get outside and play and have fun!

What a Big Girl

Olivia has recently begun to brush her teeth, all the time! She loves to do this! She will spend as long in the bathroom as we let her "brushing" her teeth. She mostly just sucks the water out of the toothbrush, but she kinda moves the brush too. lol. Its really cute. We also went to Castaway Cafe this weekend. She ended up having fun when she got used to it. She liked climbing but not going down the slides! I even took her in the big part and sat her on my lap and she still hated the slides.(Unfortunately many of her friends were sick after visiting there so I dont think it is something we will be doing again.)

She is talking up a storm and saying many new words each week. She also attempts to say things and her versions are soo cute. She tries to say 'Family' and says "mamly" She very clearly says Mommy and is very clingy to me lately. Im going to soak it up while it lasts. Some of her newer words are "Tickle, tickle, tickle" and "nummies" She says that or "eat!" and points to her highchair. This girl doesnt stop eating! She also says, 'Owwwwww' all the time. She doesnt really say it when she is hurt, just when she wants something. She loves to look at books and her favorite is a dog book (big surprise, she loves dogs) she got for Christmas. Growing bigger and doing more things as quick as the days pass!

15 Months old!

Olivia had her 15 month well check today! (About a week late due to yet another cold!) She weighed 2o pounds 12 ounces and was 31 inches tall! He was pleased with her height, but not her weight. She has actually lost weight the past two months and should have actually gained about 1 pound. He was happy to hear about everythign else she does and said she is developing wonderfully! She says many words now: Mama, Mommy, Dada, Papa, Poppy, baby, ball, dog, tickle (well not quite tickle but ticka ticka) Olivia minus the V sound, more, I think that is all for now. She is very smart and understands what you tell her. She loves playing babies still and anything that Emma is into. She is for the most a really good girl. She does hit when she is angry though. This is something we are trying to work on. I almost forgot to say that we are officially a pacifier free household!!! She has been doing better than expected with this! She is completely fine furing the day, and just whines a bit at night. Im so proud of her, it went much easier than I thought it would. We are busy as usual just trying to get through the days! She is getting cuter by the day and developing such a cute little personality!