Away...

We are all packed up and ready to go! It is AMAZING how much junk a baby requires. We finally have Sophie in a position that she can carry her own stuff, and doesn't require a lot of loot when we travel, and then we go and have Olivia. Her diapers take up half of my suitcase alone! I decided to buy them here and pack them so that we'd have extra space for souvenirs on the way home. But we are ready to go...this is a big trip for us and we hope to have loads of fun despite the two incoming hurricanes. I'm not planning on posting while we are gone, so see you on the flip side.

11 Months Old...

Wow, Olivia is a mover and a shaker. She goes, goes, goes. She only stops when she is sleeping. Otherwise, everything she does it is with full force. She is either crawling, eating, or tearing things apart. Yesterday, I was taking her 11month Pooh photo, and it took FOREVER for her to be still enough to even snap a few shots, because she'd either throw Pooh Bear across the room, or tackle him, or crawl away. Oh well, I figure that this just shows what a busy girl she is. And yes, she is standing on her own for a few seconds at a time. Then she throws her arms up in the air (I guess nobody has explained the principle of a low center of gravity), and takes a few big steps. Sadly she either falls on her knees, or flat on her face. (We've already had a bloody lip.)

I love to eat...

Olivia loves to eat. Here she is last weekend chowing on some spaghetti.
"I love me some spaghetti, OOH!"

Caution: Baby Nudity!!!!

Olivia has some diaper rash, so I was letting her play naked outside. Mom thought it was funny and snapped some picts.

Olivia LOVES Eeyore

Today while Sophie was school, Olivia and I had some quite time. I really got to "listen" to what she wanted. We had been keeping her Eeyore stuffed animal up on the shelf in her room because she used to get tons of black hair in her mouth when she'd play with him. Anyway today, she was pointing and using her "I want that" sound up toward Eeyore. I got him down and she immediately snuggled into him. Olivia isn't a big snuggler, not like Sophie, but she sure loves her Eeyore. I took this video a good fifteen minutes later, and she still reacted with hugs for him!

First time First Grader

Sophie started school today. She was defiantly ready, (and so was I). I never understood why parents wanted their kids in school....until now! Our biggest concern was that today was a little chilly (45 F when I was running!) and the outfit she picked out was a skort and short sleeved top. It turned out okay once the sun came up it warmed to a toasty 65 F, and we made it to school without incident.


Our annual First day Portrait.
















The families.
















Standing in line to walk in the room.















A peak inside the classroom. (yes that tiny lady is her teacher, Mrs. Jiron!)

A few more fun pictures...

Olivia is still so small that she fits inside of a diaper bag! She and Matt had a fun time walking around the house. Also, here is a close-up of the triathlete!