the last few months

I'm not really sure what happened but I'm thinking with the holidays time has just gotten away from me! I'm going to try and do a MAJOR catch up but we'll see how it actually goes lol, so much has happened I might not remember everything :(

Lets start with Halloween, Olivia was a flower. She was supposed to be an Angel but she HATED her costume so I ended up making her a little flower costume. 

 

She also wore brown pants as her "dirt"

 

She also had this super cute outfit!

Not a whole lot happened in November Olivia started scooting like crazy and master sitting up, on Thanksgiving day she learned how to pull herself up on to things, she of course started with her crib. She also started teething like crazy!! 

 

 

 

Early December was pretty boring as well but then we went to California for Christmas and it was awesome! We got to see all the grandparents and spend time with them and we also went to Disneyland for 3 days! I was planning to do Olivia's 8 month pictures at the beach but they day we went it was SO windy I didn't want to unbundle her. We stayed in Vegas on the way down and my dad got us a sweet room at the Golden Nugget and it was such a beautiful hotel! I would have never known!! We spend Christmas eve with the Barretts and then Christmas morning with the Smiths and had a blast! Olivia loved playing with the wrapping paper more then anything else, but she was so good and just played! I was worried about taking her on such a long trip but she was amazing! She only cried once and it was the last 20 mins of driving before we got to Cali, and really can you blame her? Sitting in a car that long makes anyone want to cry! She had so much fun at Disneyland! We took her on the swinging ferris wheel, the little mermaid ride, small world and whinnie the pooh and she loved them all! She wasn't so fond of the Nemo ride, in fact she was so scared she cried the entire last half of the ride because it was so dark and loud! I felt so bad for her!! She also hated the Bugs Life movie for the same reason but thankfully I was able to walk out of the theater for that! She is standing on her own and almost walking, she has her two bottom teeth and is working on getting her top teeth! She is such a happy baby and brings so much joy to our house. Kasey and I laugh all the time at the funny little things she does and I can't wait for her to start talking!! Kasey is such a good dad and he loves her so much! He pretends to be so cold hearted but I always hear him sweet talking her and making her laugh and he is so helpful at night when she wakes up and he goes and makes her a new bottle and puts her back to bed! I am so grateful to have such a wonderful little family that I love so so much!!! Here are a bunch of our pictures from December. 

9 months old

my brother and his family

 

Temple Square

Lights at Temple Square

Vegas!

The view from our room, mom got her "sparkly lights" view lol.

Going to Cali with my new Hello Kitty Papa bought me

Christmas Morning! Olivia LOVED uncle Bubby!! they were glued at the hip!

Merry Christmas

Olivia and Mima

walking the tidepools

Finding crabs

Olivias first time at the beach!!!

family picture

Hanging out with aunt Jen

Watching Minni Mouse dance

Morgan making Olivia laugh

mom and the boys

Mickey sugar cookies!

Olivia started making this face on vacation and it cracks us up! She still does it all the time!

having so much fun with dad at Disneyland!

the part of the Nemo ride she actually liked!

and here are some pictures from my phone from the last few months. 

playing with polish

Learning to walk

such a big girl!

Meeting Santa!

She loved him

Thanks Tanya for this awesome picture!

Poor sick baby :(

i tried to make a cowl without a pattern lol

little owl robe

My two favorite people!

love her

Disneyland

 

blue eyes

She's even happy when she's sick!

Trying to escape

Super cute apples at Disneyland after the Winnie the Pooh ride

So serious

someone was sleepy

Halloween with Grandma Penrod

Bundled up for the walk over to Disneyland

Thanksgiving

Dear Olivia

Its crazy how much more I love you every day! I can't believe that you are already 6 months old, time is going by WAY to fast and I feel like I'm not going to remember things because they are happening so fast! I want to write some things you've been doing the last couple of months because I know i've been so bad about writing in your baby book and I figure I can just copy it out of here! You had your 4 month appointment in August and you were growing perfectly! The Dr could still hear your murmur but it was faint. We started giving you some real food and you LOVED your bananas and rice cereal. You were sitting up so good in your bumbo seat and had perfect head control, but you hated getting in your carseat! Around 5 months we decided to get you a new one, and thankfully you like that one MUCH better, even though you still cry while you're getting buckled in, you're up high enough to see out the window and you normally just watch things pass by as we drive! By 5 months you were sitting for about a minute at a time and then falling over but you wanted to sit up so bad and be a big girl. You also wanted to move, you started scooting around about a week before you turned 6 months old and you just get better every day, you're already able to hold on to things and stand up but thankfully you haven't figured out how to pull yourself up yet! At this rate I have a feeling you're going to be walking very early just like your Uncle Justin! We took you for your 6th month apt last week and you sure are my little baby! You only weigh 14lbs but you are the cutest thing in the world and everywhere we go we get stopped by strangers telling us how darling you are! You still love to growl at things but you've also figured out how to yell and you're not afraid to use your voice that's for sure! You also learned to laugh and its one of my favorite things in the world, I could listen to you laugh all day long. You love to be outside and it calms you right down no matter how upset you are. We'll sit on the front bench and you love to just watch the cars drive by. Every time you see your daddy you just light up and get so excited, and I'm not sure who kisses you more, your dad or me but I do know that neither of us can stop giving you little kisses all day long! 

You and Gram have so much fun together all day long and I miss you every second that I'm at work. I've got your picture on my desk and I find myself staring at it all day long! You've got the biggest smile and I love that you are so happy! I can't wait until the end of the day so I can pick you up from Grams house and hug you and play with you and your toys and then sing you to sleep.

Never forget how loved you are Olivia. Your mom and dad love you more then you can even imagine and you have so many people in your life that love you so much! All your grandmas and grandpas and great grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins. We are all so blessed to have you in our lives and enjoy the laughs and smiles you bring us everyday!!! 

Love- Mom & Dad

Dear Olivia

Dear Olivia: 

Today is just another day that I have to leave you with Gram while I go to work and I hate it. I just want to lay around and play with you all day long! I miss hearing you talk to me and smile your big huge toothless grin when I make silly faces at you. Today I miss you extra! 

Love Mom.