{Olivia Kate 21 Months}

Olivia Kate is 21 months!?

Wow...

I say it every month,

but really!???

She is going to be 2!

Soon.

This month Livvy showed intrest in the potty.

So, we got her a little pink potty.

She has yet to use it.

But, she loves sitting on it.

Clothed or not.

Yes, her foot is stuck in her pants.

One of her favorite things is to talk on the phone.

No idea where she gets that!?

Right....

She loves to call Petch or Grandpa.

And talk, talk, talk.

She is usually not ready to get off the phone when the other person is.

And will say,

"Wait! Wait! Wait! Minute!"

Olivia loves to draw and color.

We are all very impressed with how well she holds her crayons!

Coloring will entertain her for about 5 whole minutes!
This is a LONG time :)

I cannot get over how much more she is talking.

Every day it is more!!!

Repeating anything we say.

This week, she started saying,

"tank tue much"

I love it!!!

She will also say,

"Ansley, where are you?"

She is loving books!

Which I am really enjoying.
We read several books before bed.

And then she takes them to her crib.

I heard her the other night,

"reading" to herself in her bed.

She has been really sweet with Ansley lately.

Wanting to sit beside her.

And hugging her a lot.

Ansley has noticed the difference too!

And she loves it!!

We love you Livvy Kate!!

Halloween

Halloween is not my favorite holiday.

I know... I know...

Everyone loves Halloween.

It just seems like a lot of work to me.

Add rain, and freezing temperatures,

and I am the parent that doesn't want to take the kids out!?

This Halloween was a bit CRAZY!?
Olivia had a darling butterfly costume.

She hated it.

So we borrowed the CUTEST octopus costume last minute.

It was a size 6-12 month, and just fit.

I added a bow, of course :)

Ansley was a pirate.

She wore her costume 3 days in a row.

Dance, school, and then trick-or-treating.

Amazingly it was still clean by Saturday night!?
After attempting to go the mall,

where ALL the stores were out of candy!?
We made the rounds in my parent's neighborhood.

It was a fun night.

But a little chaotic!

Trying to get a picture of the two of them is IMPOSSIBLE!?

See what I mean!?
Love this picture though.
Classic.

At least Ansley was ready!!

Happy Halloween 2010!

Pirate Island Birthday Celebration!

Instead of a big party for Ansley this year,

went to Pirate Island Pizza.

We had never been there before.

It was surpisingly fun!!

It was a nice low key evening with family.

Pirates, Presents, and Pizza!

Olivia enjoying her pirate hat.

Or not...

Clay and his girlfriends!

(Did I mention, Clay is HOME!? and in Utah!?)
Clay and Haley got Ansley a Barbie house!
She LOVES the thing!!

Aw!!

Grandma and Ansley!
Enjoying the yummy salad bar!

Ansley is 6!?

On October 16th Ansley turned 6!?

I cannot believe my little baby girl is 6!!

She is getting so grown-up!
Kindergarten.

Losing teeth.

Ballet lessons.

Talking about cute boys!?

It's all happening too fast!!

My beautiful toothless girl :)

She has now lost 3 teeth.

She still thinks visits from the tooth fairy are the best thing.

Ever.

Well, that and her Barbie house she got for her birthday.

Aunt Haley did a good job!

She is still one spunky little Miss!!

Ansley loves strutting her stuff for the camera.

Or putting on a show for friends.

She models for us whenever she puts on a new outfit.

The shoulder action involved in her model walk is hilarious!

She loves to sing!

Her favorite food is pizza.

Or spaghetti.

She loves Wizards of Waverly Place.

And Hannah Montanta.

She is growing up too fast.

Ansley loves school.

She is starting to read!

She declares everyday is the best day she has ever had.

I love her great attitude about life!
I could not be more proud of the girl she is becoming!!

She is a great sister,

and daughter.

A wonderful friend.

Smart.

And pretty cute too :)

We love you Ansley!!

We are so glad you are a part of our family!!
Happy 6th Birthday!!!

Cornbelly's

Ever since moving to Utah I have heard about Cornbelly's.

Somehow though, we hadn't ever made it there!

Fall break seemed liked the perfect opportunity to meet good friends,

for some fun at Cornbelly's!

It will definitely be a yearly tradition!!

Livvy was a little young for it, but Ansley had a blast!!

What a fun day it was!!

Thanks Brit, Kaylee and Ellie for the invitation!!

And for the pretty pictures :)

Livvy LOVED the big jumping pillows.

But, wouldn't venture too far on her own.

At one point she was toppled over by a little boy.

She didn't even cry!

I helped her bounce on the edge.

Ansley and her good friend Kaylee!
She calls the time that Kaylee lived a few doors down,

"the good ole days!"

We miss Kaylee and Ellie!!

(And Britney and Kevin too!)

Those were good days!!

Ansley had no problems jumping all on her own!!
That girl has endless energy it seems!

A better shot of the Ghost shirt, on my cute girl :)

Ansley and her early birthday present.

My girl turned 6 yesterday,

more on that to come.

But, she is suddenly Barbie obsessed.

Barbie enjoyed all the activities at Cornbelly's :)
I love fall in Utah.

And all the fun things there are here!

Girly Ghost Shirt

Livvy NEEDED a Halloween shirt :)

Ansley has 3 from last year, I didn't want Liv to feel left out after all.

I searched the mall for a cute one.

And left empty handed.

So, I made her a girly ghost one!

Copied from a Gap tee that they didn't have anymore.

I pretty much LOVE it.

And the best part:

It only took 1 hour it took to make!

Now, if I could just teach her to pose for the camera :)

Pink bow, pink hightop. Does it get any cuter than that??

Olivia Kate {20 months}

Our little Liv is 20 months.

Well, she will be tomorrow- but I have time to blog today!

I feel like she has turned into a little girl this month!

It breaks my heart, just a little, to see this girl grow up.

But, we do love watching her learn new things.

Like how she gives the best kisses.

With her sweet little fish face pucker.

And, when she says goodbye, she blows you a kiss!

It will melt your heart.

I promise!

She is always on the move.

Sitting still only for moments at a time.

But, those sweet still moments are the best of all,

because she is usually paused for a hug.

Her talking has taken off even more this month.

I love hearing her saying new things daily.

Like at Gap a few weeks ago,

when she grabbed a shirt off the shelf and declared it,

"Cuuute."

Or when she throws something in the trash:

"Ewww, deguteen" (disgusting.)

When she sees her own picture and says,

"Baby!"

She has loved trying on her new fall clothes.

That is what big girls do!

She will even spin when you ask her turn around!??

And, then she doesn't want to take them off.

She has an obsession with her blue loafers.

Bought by her favorite person,

"Nana" (Our fabulous friend, and taker of the above pictures, Triana.)

She is obsessed, and wants to wear them with everything!

So, when you see her in her cute blue loafers,

and they don't match,

remember I am picking my battles!

She just doesn't seem much like a baby anymore.

Today, she wanted to wear panties!

Panties!!!

She is 20 months old.

She ran into the closet, and grabbed Ansley's panties.

She was yelling, "Ansley," and pointing to them as I put them on her.

It lasted 20 minutes, when I finally wrestled her back into a diaper.

Mama isn't ready for potty training quite yet!

Maybe next month?

We love you Livvy Kate!

Stay little for just awhile longer, please??