25 Mar
Olivia is spending quite a bit of time writing lately, producing stacks of sweet homemade cards and little notes.
This one, which I’m happy to say was intended for me, says “I love you. You are the best person on earth.”
Of course, she may have had an ulterior motive, as I received this demand regarding ear piercing a moment later:
Given the first note, I’m considering it.
20 Mar
The girls are visiting their grandparents this week, and I woke this morning to find this hilarious email from my mom:
“I was lying down with the girls at bedtime tonight, nose-to-nose with Olivia. As I was watched her close her beautiful little eyes and thinking what a pretty girl she was, she put her finger in her nose, turned over and stuck a booger on Ava’s forehead.”
For what it’s worth, this really made me miss them both!
14 Mar
Olivia: “Gramma told me that her hair turned a different color because she heard too much whining.”
7 Mar
Olivia’s had a few loose teeth for quite a bit now, but one in particular has been the focus of late. Every day she’d mention it, asking if she could “slam it out.” Despite her tries, linking the tooth and the doorknob with a thin piece of floss did little to coax it out of it’s place. Last week, though, Bryan helped her twist it out, and the Tooth Fairy visited for the first time in quite a long while. She brought with her a tiny little note, a new wreath for her door, a stack of coins and a sprinkle of purple fairy dust.
Then, on Monday, Olivia lost another tooth at school. This took us by surprise, because she hadn’t mentioned this one at all. And then the next day, she lost a THIRD tooth. She now holds a preschool record for this feat:
When she arrived home from preschool yesterday, she reported, “I did not lose ANY teeth today.” Losing three teeth in as many days has changed Olivia’s sweet smile quite a bit, but I think it’s made her even cuter. Plus, now her teacher can call her the “toothless wonder.”
25 Feb
Olivia doesn’t nap much these days, but every now and then she’ll inadvertently fall asleep (while strategically snuggled into the couch with a blanket, a lovie or three and favorite stuffed animal…).
18 Jan
Olivia: “Do you want to see my picture of outer space? That’s the sun in the middle. It brings joy to the whole wide world.”
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