"Cheeeeeeeese!"

Nana taught Olivia to say, "Cheese!" when posing for pictures. Now our little ham is hammier than ever!

Present Aftermath

Heather & Olivia's Birthday Fiesta

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Water World with Patti

This summer I decided to get a Water World Pass with my dear friend, Patti, and her kids, John and Cindy. Olivia is still free because she's under 40". We decided to take a trial run with the munchkin and without the older kids.

We camped out at Wally World, the section of the park for the little ones. Olivia loved splashing in the water with Patti.

She even got up the nerve to go down the slide with me! She was a little scared but had so much fun!

Our little water baby! We can't wait to go back again. Thanks for a fun day, Patti!

Guess Why I LOVE Mama's Birthday?

CAKE AND ICE CREAM!!!

I can't wait for my birthday! Only a couple more weeks!!

Happy 30th Birthday, Mama!

Happy Birthday ~ Take 1...
...Take 2...
...Take 3......Take 4...

A huge thank you to Jason, Olivia, Tara, Patti, Michele, Shelley, Dad and Kiki for making my 30th Birthday Week so special. Looking forward to celebrating with more of my family and friends on the 28th! I think 30 is going to be great!!

Happy Father's Day

To a father nothing is dearer than a daughter

(or a granddaughter).

More evidence...

Here's our little one eating salsa with a spoon. She didn't even bother using the chips. I'm telling you, our girl loves sauce!

Movement and Motion

Olivia started her first "dance" class! It is really just a time to explore and socialize using music, dance and instruments. She definitely has a mind of her own, but she loves walking on her tiptoes and singing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes."

Dipping

As I have mentioned before, Olivia loves to eat ketchup. In fact, she has been known to eat it with a spoon. Now she has moved onto a new "dip" ~ guacamole! At a bbq at some friend's house she dipped a carrot into the guac over and over again and just licked it right off the carrot. Silly girl!

"Ouchie. Hurt."

Olivia got a big ouchie at Papa & Gigi's house. She pulled down the hatch that closes the stairs right onto herself and got stuck. Her eye shows the proof of her accident with scratches and a black eye. After the screaming and tears subsided, she pointed to her eye and said, "Ouchie. Hurt." Sorry, monkey, Mommy was supposed to be watching you!

Tiny Town

We spent the afternoon at Tiny Town with Papa, Gigi, Paul, Angie and Garrett. Olivia's favorite part was the windmill and, of course, the ice cream!

First Juice Box...

...and already a pro! Gigi bought Olivia juice boxes and she loved them! After one, she headed straight back to the fridge and said, "Box! Box!"

Fun in the Sun

We spent the 1st day of June outside in the backyard. It was a beautiful sunny morning and we enjoyed the summer weather. Olivia is a little big for her baby pool from last summer, but she enjoyed splashing around in the water and running around the backyard.