Memorial Day Weekend 2010

We really didn't do much this weekend, which was AWESOME!!! I had so much fun playing with Olivia and just spending time with my little precious angel! Hudson & Nicole came over Saturday while Jason went to the Colonial tournament (see previous post). On Sunday, we went to Church, napped, then had dinner at Jason's mom's house. On Monday, Olivia and I went shopping, then napped and had a relaxing evening. Weekends have been crazy lately, and I've missed spending quality time with my little family! Oh, and TWO naps this weekend??? WOW! Who knew a weekend of doing nothing could be so great?!

Silly girl

She LOVES playing with this gate. Check out those super cute little legs!! Of her 22-23 pounds, I think about 10 are in her thighs! Love them!

The Battle of the Chair

Hudson came to play Saturday. It had been a couple of months since the babies had seen each other, so we weren't sure how they'd react. Olivia really didn't seem to mind Hudson playing with her toys at first...he pushed around her shopping cart a lot and she didn't mind so much...until he decided he wanted to sit in HER chair. Apparently she has quite an attachment to her chair, and this started a 30 minute war! We kept encouraging them to sit together, but they wouldn't have anything to do with that idea!

Notice Olivia pushing Hud away....but pretending to be watching her show.

Round 1 goes to Olivia!


Round 2 goes to Hudson!

This went back and forth for quite some time.

AND SINCE YOU ARE WONDERING, YES, POOR LITTLE HUDSON HAS OLIVIA'S BOW IN HIS HAIR! His mommy put it in and he never even paid it the least bit of attention. I'm sure his daddy is proud!

Ahhhh....the joys of 16 month olds trying to learn to play nice! HA!

16 Months Old

Olivia, you turned 16 months old last week. You have quite the personality and keep us laughing on a daily basis. You are still a fan of the "mean face" (see previous post). You have a recent fascination with jewelry, particularly bracelets.


Last week, you had your last bottle, which is when I realized that you are really becoming a toddler and aren't my tiny baby anymore! It's been a little challenging, as you pretty much refuse milk in a cup, but we're making progress on that issue!


You also got your big girl carseat last week and now face forward in mommy's car! The doctor recommended you to stay backwards as long as possible, but you were 1/2 inch from being too long for your infant carseat, so we felt it was time for the new one!


You wear 12-18 month clothes and weigh about 22-23 pounds. Other than your snacks (which you LOVE), your favorite foods seem to be cheese and lunch meat. You eat grilled turkey & cheese sandwiches probably more often than you should! You also really like french fries. I can't say I really blame you there! You finally became a fan of bananas about 2 weeks ago. Mommy still doesn't allow many sweets. I can't bring myself to allow cookies or brownies to be a part of your regular diet, so for dessert you typically have fruit. I really want to instill healthy eating habits in you....we'll see if that works! It may not since one of your favs is french fries! HA!

Here are a few random pictures from this past week.

This is typical lately....snacks in one hand and bracelets in the other.

This is also typical: you running away from mommy when she's trying to take your pretty picture!

Here you are laughing at mommy being silly.
(If anyone has any suggestions as to the rash around her mouth, feel free to share. We've been putting some kind of cream on it for a couple of weeks that the doctor gave us, but it doesn't appear to be working, so I'm wondering if she's maybe allergic to something she's eating)


She LOVES LOVES LOVES brushes.

Kissing her poodle

Olivia brushing Bentley....he's THRILLED, can't you tell?

Olivia, you bring us more joy every day than we could have ever imagined. It's amazing how the small things can make you so happy, which in turn, make us so happy! I sit and stare at you all the time and wish I could stop time for just a moment. You are growing up WAY too fast and it brings tears to my eyes frequently! I write this blog for you to enjoy when you are older, but I am sure I will appreciate it a lot more than you! It will help bring back all the special moments we shared while you were my little baby girl! Promise me you will always be my little baby girl, okay?! Love you precious one!

Mother's Day Weekend

Well, here I am about a week late posting this, as we've been without Internet much of the week. My mom came to town for Mother's Day weekend. On Saturday, we went to the FW Botanic Garden. We weren't able to stay as long as we would have liked, as I realized I forgot to take sunscreen with us. I swear sometimes I wonder if I'll ever find my mind again!

On Sunday, we went to church, came home and ate chicken spaghetti, then mom had to leave to head back home. Olivia and I then took a nap and Jason cleaned/dusted our bedroom. Very nice since I LOVE LOVE LOVE naps and I RARELY get to take one any longer! All in all, it was a wonderful yet relaxing 2nd Mother's Day!

"Smelling" the flowers.

Olivia LOVED the fountain

Giving me a partial "mean face" in the Japanese Gardens

The enormous Koi in the Japanese Garden.

Busy yet boring weekend!

I really don't have tons to say about this weekend, other than it's been busy! Friday morning, we thought Olivia might be sick, but turns out I think she was just having a bad morning! She does have allergies pretty bad right now, so who knows...let's just pray that an ear infection isn't on the horizon!

On Saturday, I had a Thirty-One party, then we went to dinner with our friends BJ & Lindsey. Then we met with our realtor on Sunday to discuss POSSIBLY selling our house (we are running out of space)! Now it's approximately 8:30pm and Jason is in full demo mode of our master bath. Sunday evening was a great time to start that project, right?! HA! We are getting our master shower re-tiled and the floor tiled this week. I CANNOT WAIT! In order to save some money, Jason decided he would do the demo. I think he's currently rethinking whether or not that was a good decision!

This girl really likes to be outside. We don't go out often, but I'm sure we will more now that she is walking. She loves to stand and watch the dogs run and play.

I bought her a blow up swimming pool at the grocery store this weekend, so I blew it up and decided to let her try it out! I blew it up inside, then went and put it outside, then came in and changed her into her swimsuit and filled pitchers with warm water for the pool (it was sunny and warm, but the water hose water is just too cold. Brrrrr!). Here is a pic of her waiting on me to finish filling the pitchers. She was SO EXCITED and just stood there and stared at her new toy.

She eventuall got really upset with me for taking so long. I think she gave up and thought we weren't going to get to go out and play in it. Poor, pitiful baby!

This little $9.99 pool is also great indoors! She loves climbing in and out...in and out...in and out. She rolls around in it and thinks it's the best thing she's ever seen. Best $9.99 I've spent so far! HA!