4 years of birthdays....

Happy 4th Birthday

I can't believe my Olivia is 4 already. She seems so mature and yet a little girl at the same time. We had a little tea party on Saturday, with tea, cupcakes and of course lots of make up. The girls loved putting on the makeup and putting it on each other. And because it was a princess tea party, we had crowns and wands. Olivia said her pricess dress was itching, so she just wore her shorts and t-shirt. The weather was fabulous, not too hot, with a nice breeze. Aunt Lisa brought lots of balloons that everyone enjoyed also. We love you Olivia and are so happy that you are our daughter.

Both at 9 months

I think Olivia was chubbier then Malaki is at this age.

Happy Mother's Day

Thank you mom for being a great mother and example to me but most of all, thank you for being the type of mother in Julie Beck's talk "Mothers who know".

Painting

For my birthday, I decided that my house needed some color on the walls, we've been here for two years this June. Lisa and I painted the kitchen, dining and living room. It took us about 1 1/2 days and I'm still cleaning and putting the house back into order.

Before:



After:






I couldn't keep the cat or Olivia off the ladder....

Miss O

cute photo daddy took

9 months + 1 day

I can't believe I'm late with this post! I'll blame it on my painting project (a whole other story)and I'll just do it now! Malaki is getting so big and is really a fun kid. This past month he has gotten 2 teeth, now claps his hands and is pretty much saying "mama" on a regular basis. He crawls everywhere and gets into everything! He especially like to chase the cat and she's pretty good with him, just a few battle scars. He's still a smiley boy and has discovered this month that not everyone is mommy and has decided that he will save his smiles and laughs for people he sees all the time or until he has time to warm up. He went on his first wagon ride and loved it and tonight at home depot he very quickly figured out the steering wheel on the kid cart (driving already???). He also pulls himself to the couch and "cruises" and stands up in the crib and does a "happy dance" when anyone comes to save him from the crib. As always, he loves big sister and she loves him or at least until he's pulling her hair or touching her things!

An Olivia definition....

After seeing a commercial for Mother's Day...

"It's Valentines for mothers"