Our First Snow Day

So today we decided to play out in the snow. I mentioned going to play in it once to Olivia at breakfast, and she would not let it go until we got out there! She was really hesitant to step off the porch until I gave her a little shove! And she loved it! Especially once she tasted it! It was hard to convince her to not eat the snow with grass and leaves on it!
Oh, my happy little blue eyed baby! I love her red hair and blue eyes! Daddy is going to have a hard time keeping the boys away from her!

This was our first snowman this year. It was so much fun to spend time with my little princess!

This is her, "Say Cheese" face. I love it with the cute squinted eyes and crunched up nose! Despite the early snow and cold, we had fun! Just wish it would wait until at least November!

Food Fun For Halloween!

This year, I decided to make fun things for lunch and dinner the whole week of Halloween. So far, the family has been loving it! Last year, we only did dinners, so I had to find 7 more ideas for lunches. This is some of the things we have done so far this week: Mummy Bagel Pizza's were a blast to make! Livie mostly enjoyed eating the olives and cheese rather than putting them on her pizza!
She loves to put olives on her fingers. But the best part is eating them!
I think she really enjoyed eating these pizzas! The picture doesn't do her face justice! She had pizza sauce from ear to ear and clear down on her neck! Oh yeah, and on her eyelids! Crazy kid!

Cauldron Chili with Spider Bread

Oozing Eyeballs and Worms

Maybe one day I will have cute Halloween plates to put all of these fun things on!

Just Daddy and Me

Olivia is so much like her Daddy! She has been trained to say, "Go Aggies" and while Daddy and Livie were watching some NFL, she would repeatedly cheer for the Aggies! It was so cute because she had to sit right next to Daddy and cuddle right into him. I love how much she loves him and how much he loves her! What a Daddy's girl!

What a Mohawk!

The other day, I got Livie all ready. Dressed and hair done. She looked so cute! I turned on "The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" (it is a new favorite) so I could get in the shower and get myself ready. When I came downstairs, this is how I found Livie . . . Instead of getting angry, I took this picture. I love the nice mohawk it gave her when she pulled out her "po tail"! She even gave me her mischievous grin, perfect for the picture!

Bored and Lonely!

Ok, it has only been two days since Amy and her fam left. I am totally bored!! We miss you guys so much! Livie asks about "Allee, Piercer too, Amy too, and Derek too!" all the time! It was so nice to have Allee and Livie talk on the phone today! Hope they are having a great time in their new house!

Happy Birthday, Livie!

Just wanted to say, "Happy 21st Birthday" to my baby! Ok, she is only 21 months, but why not celebrate once a month? I love any excuse to let Livie know that I love her and how very important she is to our family. Normally I like to do something with her for her birthday, but we had a crazy day! With Amy and Derek moving, taking Daddy to school, and throwing a shower, we didn't have time to do what I wanted! So tomorrow we get to do a craft project and go to the park. I am so excited and will make sure to take pictures!

Love you lots Olivia!

Boo at the Zoo

We love going to Boo at the Zoo! We went last year and decided to make it a family tradition! This year was even more fun because Livie actually wanted (and was old enough!) to do the activities! I love any excuse to dress Livie up in her Halloween costume as many times as possible in October! This year she is Princess Presto, a super hero princess with the power to spell! It is from the show "Super Why" and it teaches kids how to read. Livie loves her "Princess Gesto" costume (as she calls it.) We met many interesting characters! Princess Aurora and a dashing fireman were kind enough to pause from their fun to take a quick shot! And when I mean quick, I mean quick! As you can tell by me holding Livie there and Allee trying to keep Pierce still!
Daddy and Livie did great at the ring toss!
Livie loved the bean bag toss, but we couldn't get her to toss the bag. Instead, she would run up to it and shove it through one of the holes. She thought she was being so funny and laughed the whole time she was doing it!

Of course we had to get her picture by Curious George and his friend, the man with the yellow hat! Livie loves George, but lately she has been really into "man in yellow hat" as she likes to call him. We all had such a great time at the zoo! I love going and can't wait to go next year.