Little Red Ladybug

We did less for Halloween this year than we did last year (and we didn't do much last year)! Our town had our Fall Fest on Friday night, which was just really inconvenient so we didn't bother going.

My mom was in town this weekend. We did a lot of running around, and on Saturday, we dressed up Olivia when she woke up from her nap to see if we could get some pictures. We weren't too successful! She hasn't been feeling well the last couple of days, so I guess it was a good think we didn't have any big Halloween festivities planned!

****See Halloween 2009 post here.....it's amazing how much babies change in a year!

Nana and Olivia having a heart to heart about wearing the hat.

Olivia won.

The following pictures were on actual Halloween.

I tried to get a good pic of Olivia and her puppies. This is the best I got.

They won.

Daycare Ballerina

I found out on Wednesday that daycare wa encouraging the kids to dress up on Friday. Her "official" Halloween costume was fairly warm, so I didn't want her to be stuck wearing it all day. So...as we only had a couple of days to come up with something, I just decided to let her be a ballerina since we already had a tutu she could wear. I just paired it with a little pink shirt and we were done! Cheap and easy!

Rainy Saturday

Saturday was a very dreary, rainy day. Clancy and I really wanted to get together and do something, but the weather was pretty limiting. So....we went to the mall to eat at Rainforest Cafe. BIG mistake. Olivia was TERRIFIED the entire time and just laid on my shoulder. She refused to look up. We're pretty certain the life-sized gorillas that went crazy every 5 minutes were just too much for her! After lunch, we rode the little train around the mall. The girls didn't want to get off the choo-choo.

Olivia ready to go.

Maggie on the "carousel"

Olivia enjoying the ride.


Maggie and Olivia in the train

Clancy and Turner riding the train.

Mmmmm....pudding!

If you know me at all, you know that I don't give Olivia anything with much sugar. I don't even give her juice. Most think I'm too strict, but if she's never had it, then she doesn't know what she's missing, right? I just really want to protect her little teeth from rotting out! She does get the occassional birthday cake or a bit of mom's fudge pop, but for the most part, her after dinner desserts are some kind of fruit. ANYWAY....I remembered the other day that I had some sugar-free Jello pudidng in the fridge so I gave it to Olivia for her dessert. You think she liked it???????

Jason kept asking her if it was good. She'd just point to it and say "it mama's". LOL. I think she just felt special to get to share in mama's dessert!

Side note: I didn't ruin her....she's still been asking for a banana after dinner! HA!

21 Months Old (a day late)

You are only 3 months away from being 2! I can hardly believe it! It makes me so sad to see my little baby leaving me, but at the same time it’s such a joy to watch you grow and learn every day!


WEIGHT: approximately 24 pounds, which has been pretty constant for the last few months.

CLOTHING: You are getting a little tall for 18 month pants, but 24 month pants swallow you! You are mainly still wearing your 12-18 month clothes, but I bought all 18-24 month Fall/Winter clothes, so you may just start wearing them big (that is, if it ever cools off).

DIAPERS: Size 5 in Target, size 4 in other brands (apparently Target runs a bit small)

PERSONALITY: You are super funny. You definitely keep us on our toes. Just last night, our heads bumped while we were sitting on the couch…you pointed your finger in my face and said “Mamma, no! no! no!”. I was scared you were either going to spank me or put me in time out next! HA! You are leery of strangers, but you definitely want them to recognize you at the same time. You will yell “Hi” across the store trying to get people’s attention, but when they give it to you, you tend to act shy. At church this past Sunday, a lady said she just had to come kiss you because you were too cute, and when she did, you pretty much looked at her like she was crazy.

VOCABULARY: I can’t even begin to list the words you know. We were doing flash cards the other night and I was amazed at how many you were able to say. I didn’t even know you knew the word “airplane” until I showed you the flashcard! You said “airplane!” and looked up. So sweet!!!

NUMBERS: I just started trying to teach you to count (bad mommy)! We’ve made it to two. HA! I say one…you say two…then we’re pretty much done! Maybe by next month’s update we’ll make it to five!

POTTY TRAINING: We haven’t really started trying yet. You do tend to tell me when you need a diaper and you will sit on the potty for a minute before getting in the bath (which is the only time I ask you to sit on the potty). Tonight you even went potty for the first time in the big potty!!!!! I was so proud of you! However, it pretty much traumatized you, and I think you may not do it again until you are at least 10! HA! Due to the obvious distraught it caused, we picked a book about potty training for your bedtime story! I'm not sure you (or mommy) are quite ready!

Here's a few pics of you tonight before bed...you really weren't too interested in taking pictures.

Holding your potty training book...

I think you have the BEST eyelashes ever! I know I'm partial, but I'm just crazy about you!

WE LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!!!

Olivia's New Slide

On Saturday, a family down the street was having a garage sale. We saw a lot of kids' toys, so we stopped to check it out. Olivia immediately ran to this slide, and I knew we'd have to get it. They play on slides at school, church and a couple of friends' houses, so I knew she loved these little ones, which we purchased for only $20! I found the same slide online for about $75, so I'm very pleased with our deal!

"Thanks Mamma! I love it!"

Pigtails, Playground, Pond, Pretty in Pink and Ponytails

Despite having to work for a couple of hours Sunday (which turns into much more when you consider the long drive), we were able to have a lot of quality family time this weekend. We didn't do anything real exciting...or exciting at all for that matter...we just spent time together!

PIGTAILS:
I haven't put Olivia's hair in pigtails for a while, so I gave it a try Friday afternoon. While her hair has grown, her pigtails are still kind of spiky.

My two favorite girls! Olivia was giving Gracie a big hug.

PLAYGROUND
Our town was having a Heritage Festival on Saturday, so we headed down to the park to see what all was going on. There were a lot of activities that would have been great for Olivia two years from now, but not a whole lot for us to do this year! So, we headed over to the playground instead! Olivia is NOT the daredevil child. She never has been. She is usually very cautious about everything. While she enjoys sliding, it's really hard for her to let go and slide. It's so interesting to me how even at such a young age, they already know to be scared about things.

POND
After the playground, we took a walk around a little pond and fed the ducks.

All we had on us were Puffs, but the ducks didn't seem to mind at all!

PRETTY IN PINK
I just love our little girl in baby pink....so sweet and innocent! This was the best pic I could get of her today after church. And yes, she has a bruise on her cheek. She fell off the couch early last week. The bruise started off not so bad, got worse, and is now getting better again. Yeah!

PONYTAILS
Olivia and I were playing hairdresser and got matching ponytails today. We don't care at all that daddy thinks we're silly!

FW Zoo Day~finally!

On Wednesday, a group of friends and I took 5 super cute kids (all under the age of 3) to to the Fort Worth Zoo. We had a really good time and hopefully we can go again soon!

My little Olivia

Hudson (mom: Nicole)

Wyatt (mom: Deborah)


Maggie (mom: Clancy)

Turner (mom: Clancy)

Olivia and Hudson watching the monkeys

They have a couple of beautiful white tigers.

Wyatt & Olivia

I love the series of pictures coming up. I believe these two may be the two cutest girls out there!

LOVE Maggie looking at Liv and Liv is just laughing at something. I sure hope they grow up to be great friends!

They were looking at the birds going crazy. It looks like Maggie may have been patting Olivia on the back. Awe!

10 month old, two 20 month olds & a nearly 3 year old....not sure why we thought it would even be possible to get a pic! This was the best I got! Good job Turner for smiling!!!

Sweaty Mommy and Olivia (it was in the 70's, but it gets hot chasing around those babies!)