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!
17 Mar
We’re celebrating with Green Velvet Cake (and a weekend with family). Now, about that Irish coffee…
14 Mar
Olivia: “Gramma told me that her hair turned a different color because she heard too much whining.”
13 Mar
Ava ran in her school’s fun run with her friend Kayin last Friday. They ran alongside their dads, who reported the girls kept a good pace the entire mile.
11 Mar
“Why, yes, I did just make my way from the quilt in the living room halfway across the first floor of this house in a matter of minutes. Did you intend for me to stay put?”
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.”
5 Mar
Owen reached the eight month mark on Sunday. No longer content to sit and snuggle, this baby is on the move. I sat him on the landing of the staircase to shoot a few photos of his new tricks, and it didn’t take long for him to express an interested in climbing down the stairs.
In addition to that supercute clapping below, Owen’s bobbing his head to music, doing a bit of “singing” of his own, sleeping soundly for at least 11 hours each night, and keep us pretty entertained the rest of the time.
See this off-camera gaze? All of his attention is focused on his sisters, who do their best to keep Owen happy and smiling. As it turns out, he might the one who is smitten now.
I love this little guy so much. I feel very fortunate to be his mama!
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