Happy Halloween

Last night we went to a Halloween party

It is Olivia's first Halloween

and we were so 

excited to celebrate it

We all dressed up as star trek characters

Zach looked great as Spock

and of course Olivia was the cutest 

red shirt I ever did see

Thanks Jess, David, and Remmington

for a great party!

At 6 Months....

Olivia weighs 16 lbs

and is

26 1/2 inches tall

      She loves to...

crawl everywhere and get into everything

eat peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, and prunes

sit up all by herself

twist, curl, and roll her tongue

sleep through the night almost every night

bang things together

go on walks

wear bows and hat without pulling them out or off

take pictures (she loves eating the camera lens cap)

chew on everything she can get here hands on

try and drink from her sippy cup

pull herself to standing position

play, read, and sing songs

These 6 months have flown by

I can't express enough how wonderful it

has been to see her grow up

and experience such new things

No matter what kind of mood I am in

she can put a smile on my face

and she is so fun to be around

We love you, Olivia

Please, don't grow up too fast!

Enjoying the Small Moments

Tonight I have a lot to do for my classroom

I have an empty plan book,

piles and piles of paper that need to be cut,
notes that need to be written
and sent to parents,
binders that need to be assembled,
tests to grade 

and a blank mind that

does not have one creative thought 

 for my  open hour block
tomorrow

But I put that aside.
I had a beautiful, giggly girl
that kept staring at me
with her greenish, blue eyes
pleading with me to get on the floor
 and play with her
sing songs
and give lots and lots of kisses.

Needless to say I gave in.
There was no way that I couldn't.
Her sweet, sweet demeanor makes it
so easy to love her.
She has a very special spirit
that can bring
a smile to anybody's face.

And I really needed that tonight.
Thank you Olivia for
giving me lots of
love
kisses, and
cuddles 

A Day at the Park

The other day we took Olivia

to Porter Park

She loved it even though it was

FREEZING 

Rexburg in October is always 

a bit chilly 

I look forward to many, many

more of these days

She is such a fun little girl

and I love 

experiencing all these new things 

with her.  I feel so blessed 

to have her in my life.

Being a mom is really the best

thing I have ever done!