Johnny's 1st Haircut

Our sweet boy got his first haircut yesterday.  He has so much more hair than Olivia ever did at ten months!  He was looking a little shaggy so we went to see Mema!  Johnny sat still and hardly made a peep during his first haircut.  He was such a good boy and Mema did a great job.  Daddy helped hold Mr. Johnny and keep him happy.  Thank you so much Mema for making our little man look so good!

Happy birthday to Mommy!

Michael, Olivia and Johnny sure made me feel special on my big day!  I cannot believe I am 33! Oh my word!!  Olivia sang to me all night long on my birthday!  It was just the sweetest thing!!  Here is a little video I taped.  I wish I could figure out how to make it go the correct way!  Sorry!

My Little Artist

Olivia is so into art these days!!  It starts as early as 7:00 a.m. most mornings!!  The minute we enter the kitchen she usually proclaims"I want to paint mommy!" or "Let's color together!"  She sits at the table and keeps herself busy for a good thirty minutes working away!  Our refrigerator is covered these days with her many masterpieces!

Happy New Year

I can't believe today is the last day of my winter break! It has been so nice to be home with my little ones and the hubs for the last week and a half!  Although we were very busy, we did have time to slow down and enjoy lots of play time, a few pajama days and many fun memories!  Michael and I turned our front room into a playroom and Olivia is just so excited!
On December 30th my sweet sister-in-law came to the house to watch Olivia and Johnny so Michael and I could have a date night! So fun!  Thanks Jamie!  On New Year's Eve our little family stayed in to welcome the New Year.  Michael grilled steaks, Olivia drank sparkling grape juice and blew noise makers and Johnny and I just hung out.  Michael and I were laughing because both of our parents were out that night.  Times have changed!  We had so much fun and wouldn't change anything!

                                            Olivia having so much fun on New Year's Eve!

Cheese! My happy boy just hanging out!!

Hanging with Grammie and Grandad

Last weekend Michael was at work and I was in desperate need of a few hours to wrap presents and get organized!  My mom and dad came by to pick up Miss Olivia for a day of fun at Crown Center!  Olivia was so excited to hang out with Grammie, Grandad and her buddy Colin!  Grammie was so sweet to take my camera and snap a few pics!  She agrees with me that Miss O is not the easiest to photograph!! The girl never stops moving!  She had a blast riding the train and eating at Fritz's for lunch! Thanks Grammie, Grandad and Colin for a super fun day!

Santa Fun!

This holiday season has been so much fun so far because Olivia is really getting the whole Santa thing!! We talk about Santa everyday and our elf, Hank, is possibly the best behavior management tool!!  All we have to say is "Hank's watching" and within seconds she is making better choices! Olivia is so excited for Christmas she can hardly stand it!  

This past weekend Rod and Lori hosted a Santa/cookie making party!  The Santa at Zona Rosa is an old friend of theirs so he stopped by to visit their grandkids and Lori's sister, Trudy's grandkids.  It was so fun to see the excitement in Olivia, Johnny, Rylie, Emery, Max and Hudson's little faces!  Olivia told Santa over and over again that she wanted an Ariel Barbie, Lion King movie and Tinkerbelle movie!  Johnny couldn't take his eyes off of Santa!  Santa brought each of the kids a book and reminded them to listen to their mommies and daddies!!

After sitting on Santa's lap we decorated cookies!  Olivia LOVES sprinkles and covered all of her cookies! She had a blast and tasted almost every cookie as she decorated.  Daddy was a great helper during the decorating process.  Thank you Mema and Papa for  a fun night with family and Santa!

Our Gabba Girl!

Those of you that know Olivia, know that she is CRAZY about Yo Gabba, Gabba!  It all started about a year ago.  Michael and I thought the show was a little different, but it had a good message and lots of fun music.  Olivia became obsessed!  She insisted that the theme of her second birthday be Yo Gabba, Gabba.  Since then you can find this show on our television almost every afternoon after nap time!

When we heard Gabba, Gabba Live was coming to the music hall we knew we had to get tickets!! We told Olivia the day before and she asked me about hundred times "We go see Gabba live now?!!"

We dropped Johnny off at Grammie and Grandad's and headed to the show.  Seeing the excitement in her face when it began was priceless! She danced and sang and danced some more! It was worth every penny! Michael commented that seeing her excitement was better than any concert he had ever been too!  We had such a fun day with our Gabba girl!!

 Dressed and ready to go!

 We just dropped her brother off with Grammie and Grandad!

I'm ready to get my Gabba on! 

 Ready for the show to start!

 Having fun!

 Singing with mommy!

 It was intermission and Olivia wanted the show to come back on! 

 Dancing!

 Singing the good-bye song.

Daddy texted this message during intermission. Look closely!

So tired!  This was five minutes after we got into the car! She was exhausted from all the fun!