Olivia, Two!

 Miss Olivia is two. 

 This little munchin, 

my roly-poly babycakes.

Now, she is my spunky, goofy, loving, stubborn, determined

little two year old.

It was a busy day of travel, so we made breakfast our special time. 

So fun to have a little girl who loves Minnie Mouse and princesses.

She calls them "pi-pess-es".

The way Olivia chatters, and asks, and bosses....

her verbal skills amaze me.

She still loves to cuddle, and can be found quietly playing with her little dolls.

However, if you cross her, she will shout, scream no, and hit.

Yup, she's a little sinner.

Every time we sit and read the Bible, she will point to it and squeal, "Jesus!". 

What a blessing! 

Olivia likes to sing songs about everything, and will sing anywhere, anytime!

We are so blessed by this little girl, and love her forever.

Happy Birthday, Livi.

The Life We Live

We play games.

Ava is very good at winning.

 We do school. Ava is somewhere between preschool and kindergarten.

She can write the alphabet, knows letter sounds, 

does simple math, reads simple words, and can skip count by 2 if she thinks about it.

She helped make sandwiches one day, too!

 

 

 Olivia got a new high chair for her birth

 

October Review

  Hello again! It has been busy around here, and blogging hasn't been strongly on my mind.

Thanks to social media, it's fairly easy to post the occasional photo on Facebook.

However, not all of my readers are Facebookers, and so I really am sorry for the lack of posts on here.

Okay, so here's a recap of October. (Did anyone else feel like that last month went really, really quickly?)

I introduced the girls to pumpkin smoothies. Big hit!

 

 Olivia learned to sit up all by herself, and had her first little pigtail. Although, she was really mad at me for pulling her hair. Poor baby...

Olivia has also figured out which toys are her favorite. 

Lucy is 2.5 years old. Her fashion sense expands every day, and she is now potty trained. Can I get a WOOT WOOT?! I really adore only having one in diapers right now.

Seriously, how fabulous is her smile?! I adore her little grins and giggles and coos. She is completely darling!

I took Ava shopping one day. Just look how grown up she is! 

(Sorry, this is a sub-quality phone picture.)

 All three. This day they all ended up in purple and teal. 

Actually, they frequently dress similarly without even trying.

AH, more cheese!

Scott has started taking the older girls out on breakfast dates. 

They adore their time with daddy, and are always asking when it's their turn for a date again.

I frequently hear them play-acting going on a date. Sometimes with daddy, and sometimes with each other. It's pretty cute, and I'm working on not hyperventilating over the thought of them actually being old enough to have a boyfriend. (Be still, my heart!) 

Anyway, these are great experiences for how a gentleman treats a lady!

By now I'm sure you realize that Babycakes is totally adored, right?

We finally finished the patio! Mr. Wonderful planned this well, and has laid it well. 

The drainage issues are resolved (we've had some rain to help test this), and the aesthetics really can't be beat! It's our new favorite spot to spend an evening.

So, with that, I'll leave you with a cozy fire to warm your brisk autumn day:

Next up: "Maybe she'll post in November, about November!"

Olivia Michelle--6 Months

 She turns into such a character when the camera comes out!

Wiggles everywhere!

"Can I have that, mom?!"

LOOK, just look at the rolls all over! AH! So much goodness.

These eyes:

So much beauty, so much sweetness.

And look at her right cheek. She has her Daddy's dimple. 

I'm telling you, it slays me.

Happy Friday!

Have a great Labor Day weekend!

August in Pictures {1}

Welcome to August!

Wow, another month that flew by.

Time moves so quickly; my greatest thought is that I make the best of every minute I have.

Here is the first 2 weeks in pictures:

 Babycakes is very playful! I think you'll see that throughout this post.

Lucy uses crocs as boats for her play people. Ha!

 What a great big sister!

Ballerinas!

Five Months Old!

This is how you spend an afternoon with Mom!

Daddy's shirts for bed. Love!

[More to come!]