Olivia's Observations: pictures

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

If it is possible to have a "perfect" weekend, we had one this past weekend! We didn't do anything fancy or extravagant, but it doesn't really get any better than spending an entire day as a family. Well, I already told you about our good day on Friday, including lunch with Curt, a trip to the park and having friends over for dinner. That was a great way to kick of the weekend.

Saturday morning began with our tradition of pancakes and coffee. Breakfast was followed by some play time, nap time for Chloe and just general lounging. Then we decided to go to a park across the river from our house that has a really nice walking trail that runs along the water. We looked at the boats in the marina, dreaming of the fun things we would do if one of them was ours. Then Curt helped Colby with one of his favorite activities, throwing rocks in the water.

We then spent time playing at the playground and taking silly pictures.

It was a l o n g walk back to the car, so Daddy gave Colby a lift!

After our trip to the park we all went home to eat lunch and have a nice long nap. Once we all woke up refreshed and ready to go, we headed out to Joe's Crab Shack for dinner. I hadn't been there in a really long time. It is down on the waterfront and has great views of the river, the bridge and the sights on the Riverfront.

Colby enjoyed the sea creatures hanging from the ceiling, but his favorite part (of course) was the playground at the restaurant.

When our yummy dinner was over we walked around for a little bit and decided to take a carriage ride through downtown. It was so much fun! Both kids really seemed to enjoy it and our driver was nice enough to take a family picture for us (just pretend I don't have awful hair and crazy eyes!).

We finished off our wonderful day with the perfect thing...6-layer Chocolate Cake. That's right, six layers of chocolate cake and icing! Colby loves chocolate as much as I do, so it was just the right finishing touch.

Sunday morning was spent worshipping God! Afterwards we attended a friend's first birthday party at yet another park. If you have been keeping track, that makes four playgrounds in three days. What more could a two-year old boy ask for?! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful little family and entire weekends spent having fun with them. (Too bad Curt's homework didn't get done!)

Monday, October 13, 2008

Ode to Chloe and Her First 6 Months

Okay, so this isn't really an "ode." Just a celebration of Chloe turning 6 months old today with a bunch of pictures and random words about her.

Birthday!

One month

Two months

Three months

Four months

Five months

Six months

daughter SWEETNESS stubborn cute Mama's girl SMILEY squeal non-stop feet persistent CHEEKS sister spitter strong GROWING slobber inquisitive HUGS
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Fall Fun

Today has been a day spent enjoying the beautiful fall weather. What an amazing time of year! The trees are gorgeous, the air is crisp and the sun is shining. Awesome!

We were all feeling a little cooped up, so we decided to throw on our sweatshirts and go for a walk. We are lucky to live in a neighborhood that is great for taking walks. So I put the kids in the stroller and off we went.

However, Colby didn't last long in the stroller. He wanted to walk and since there is almost zero traffic in our neighborhood I gave in. Boy did he have fun! Our little stroll turned into more of a nature walk. We talked about the Fall season, the changing leaves and the cooler weather. We decided to gather some of the prettiest leaves and take them home to create a fall project. He loved that idea!

Along the way we enjoyed seeing all of the fall foliage in bloom. The colors are amazing! We were also joined on our walk by a friendly little Monarch.

The weather was so pleasant that we decided to have a picnic lunch in the back yard. Chloe wasn't able to join us though. She was too busy visiting dreamland in her crib.

After lunch we made our "project." I think that is Colby's new favorite word! I printed the letters f-a-l-l on cardstock, then we glued the best leaves to the pages. It went pretty well considering Colby is only 2 and this was first experience with liquid glue!

I hope everyone is enjoying this awesome time of year. I really love fall! (despite the upcoming birthday) ... Now if someone could just get my kids to take a nap!

Monday, October 6, 2008

Party Hardy!

Well, we made it back from our trip to Lafayette and a good time was had by all! We arrived pretty late Friday night, but still got to meet the newest family member, Grace.

Saturday was spent playing with cousins and preparing for the the big birthday party. The birthday boys, Joseph and Luke, had the cutest cake and got lots of great gifts. I somehow managed to not get any good pictures of them, but here they are during the party.