Owen loves seeing himself in the camera on my phone. Never to early for a selfie, I suppose.
Archive for December, 2013
10 Dec
Overheard
Olivia: “I’ve been alive for six years. Do you know how I know that? You just say the age you are, then add ‘years’ after. ‘I’ve been alive for six years.’ See?”
Rebecca: “I’ve been alive for 35 years.”
Olivia: “Whoa…”
8 Dec
Overheard
Me: “Bye, Owen!”
Owen: “Bye bye.”
Me: “I love you!”
Owen: “I love you!”
…and then my heart burst open right then and there. Aunt Katie was there to witness it!
7 Dec
All bundled up
We trekked downtown for the annual Christmas parade this morning, and true to tradition, it was miserably cold. Thankfully, it was relatively short!
6 Dec
Overheard
Ava, sharing news of her Wednesday night Girl Scout meeting via FaceTime: “And I got to bring home a guppy! And, IT’S PREGNANT. Pregnant guppies can have 2o to 200 babies!”
Me: “Wait…what? We’re going to have 200 fish? This seems like a significant oversight on someone’s part.”
3 Dec
Under the sea…
Here are a few of the details from Livie’s mermaid party, including the sweet little birthday girl herself.
We sent invitations tiny messages in little bottles. US mail yielded faster delivery than water transport.
We decorated with seashells from Grampa Great’s collection, as well as treasure chests, pearls and other items from Mom and Karyl.
Mom made an angel food cake, and Ava helped me with a shell cake.
And, speaking of Ava, I can’t even…
Number six cookies, of course!
Gift boxes, with chocolate coins, inflatable fish toys and a few other goodies for my nieces and nephews:
Starfish Rice Krispy treats:
And little “oysters” with candy pearls.
Jellyfish from lanterns and ribbon (hung with care by Uncle Josh):
And a couple more shots of sweet Livie Lou!
Thanks to everyone who was able to join us, and for those who sent greetings from afar.
3 Dec
Sixth birthday roundup
We celebrated Olivia’s sixth birthday in Nebraska the day after Thanksgiving. Many thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Smith for hosting. I’ll share a few photos of our party guests, then share shots of the birthday girl and the party details. More soon!
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