Thanksgiving 2010

As I mentioned in a previous post, Olivia and I were both sick for Thanksgiving. I didn't take one single picture from Thanksgiving Day! I was so disappointed with myself after I realized it, so maybe my Granddaddy will be able to email me some that he took! My good camera is in the shop, so all I had was my little one and it's just much more difficult to get decent pictures with it!

Anyway, back on topic.....we went to East Texas for Thanksgiving weekend with my side of the family, which we had not done in years. I just wish my sister and her family could have been with us too!!!

Gotta love these little legs....

Mom taught her to say "Tissss much!" and to open her arms wide in response to the question "How much do you love me?". It's soooooo cute!

Playing outside at Nana's house

Olivia with Papaw (I believe she pronounced it "Papo").

Bad Hair Day

Daddy is responsible for dressing and getting Olivia to school every day (as I leave the house while she's still sleeping). I typically lay out her clothes for him, along with her shoes. One day this past week, he put her shirt on backwards! I about died when I picked her up from school! The teachers thought it was quite amusing and decided to leave it! A couple of days after the shirt incident, I picked her up and this is what her hair looked like. Poor, poor Olivia!

The never ending story...

We've been sick at our house again...well, pretty much for the past month! Olivia has had a stomach virus and now has a cold. If history proves to repeat itself, she'll soon have an ear infection, but we're hoping for the best! I've had a cold/cough for about 3-4 weeks now. It seems to get better but then gets worse again before I recover 100%. I pretty much lost most of my voice over the Thanksgiving holidays, but I'm finally starting to feel better. This could be a LONG winter for our family!

This little girl was enjoying watching TV in mommy's bed. We've done a lot of cuddling the last couple of weeks!

22 months old

Well, I'm a couple of days late, but Olivia is 22 months old! I would venture to say our monthly update is probably going to be pretty similar to last months as I swear I JUST wrote it! Her vocabulary continues to grow daily and she continues to crack us up. She is such a joy to be around. She loves to give big bear hugs now and is giving kisses more freely than she used to.

She seems to have the sweetest little heart. A couple of weeks ago she was sitting on the couch and yelled "Mama!". I said "what?", and she responded "I wub wu"! That was the first time she said it without me saying it first....talk about melting my heart!

She hates bugs. She loves babies. She loves snacks and pretty much lives on them against my better judgment. One of her favorite snacks is "pish" (goldfish). She loves to eat cereal with "nilk" (milk). She loves her dada and her poodles ("Gacie" and "Bebe"). She loves books. She dislikes socks. She loves to wear her bracelets. She loves to pat the couch and tell me to "sit!". She's kind of bossy that way! But of course, I oblige.

While I know that I owe it to Olivia to discipline her so that she turns into a well-rounded, well-behaved little girl, I probably couldn't be wrapped around her little finger any tighter! Just ask Nana......

Bittersweet Visit

Pure exhaustion.....that's how I'm feeling this week! So, please forgive me in advance if I don't make tons of sense! I've been sick for about a week. Luckily, I seem to finally be getting over it, but I'm just feeling super tired!

This weekend was very bittersweet for me. I was lucky enough to get to see my sister and her family who live in Wisconsin, but under very bad circumstances. My sister's stepdaughter was killed in a car accident last week. Charles, Lindsey and the girls arrived in Texas on Thursday. My nieces Ally and MacKenzie stayed with us thru Sunday while Lindsey and Charles stayed in Dallas preparing for the services. For once, I guess I can say I'm really at a loss for words. What can you say to someone who has lost a child? Last night after the funeral, I cried every time I looked at Olivia. The thought of anything ever happening to her is just too much to bear. To my sister and brother-in-law, I can't express how sorry I am for your loss.


On a lighter note, we really enjoyed being able to spend some time with the girls. Ally is turning into a little teenager against everyone's wishes!!! I think we all wish we could make her 5 again and just make time stand still! MacKenzie just turned 7 and is a mess! She's super funny and did really good at my house being that it was the first time away from her parents. She is a bit scared of dogs, and well....we have BIG dogs, but she did so good with them. They were all BFF before the weekend was over!

We were TERRIBLE with getting pictures of the girls this weekend. We didn't get one single picture that was decent of the three of them!

Shelby came to visit one day while they were here. We went and rode the train, which Olivia could have cared less about!

When the camera comes out, Olivia tries to run away. It's getting really hard to get pictures!