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A few of you commented on Olivia in the photos below. I thought I’d share a few notes about the girl we affectionately call “the other one.”

• Olivia only wears purple socks, though pink will do in a pinch. NEVER white.
• See that dress she’s wearing? There’s a pink tutu-style skirt under it. She wears it almost every day.
• She accessorizes almost every outfit with a necklace, and she insists on some sort of adornment in her hair. She calls barrettes, clips and ponytail holders “cutes.”
• She loves anything covered in glitter. (Who could blame her?)
• She has the most mischievous eyes I’ve ever seen, and she gets away with a remarkable amount of willful disobedience just because of her smile.
• When she’s thinking about what to say next, her top lip curls a bit. Then, she speaks with that incredibly cute three-year-old lisp that I could listen to all day.
• Her favorite foods are pickles, olives, cheese and ice cream.
• She writes her name as a series of circles and hash marks, and it works.
• She’d prefer that you call her Liv, Livie Lou Who, or Liva.
• She picks up song lyrics very quickly, and she’ll sing along to my favorite CDs in the car.
• She sleeps with a pillow pet, a lovie, two blankets, two bears and occasionally an extra doll or stuffed animal. When she makes her way into our room at 2 am, she brings most of these things with her. She takes up a fair amount of space.
• She loves puzzles and art projects, especially anything involving tape, glue and scissors.
• She regularly says that she has the “best family ever.” I think we’re pretty lucky to have her.