a little of this, a little of that

I was digging through some old pics to see who Olivia really looks like... everyone says she looks like me, but as she gets older I think she looks more and more like Brady. What you think?

either way, she's a pretty little girl

just us girls

I wish I could just sit and watch you all day long.

I would watch you talk and coo and gurgle, making cute little faces with furrowed brows, sticking your tongue out trying to mimmick me, getting big eyes when you can focus and see my eyes looking right into yours, and then smiling when you recognize that its me, your mama.

I would keep watching when your eyes start to get so heavy, they blink and then the blinking gets slower [...] I'd also see you startle yourself so you wake up. I would say 'shh shh shh, mama's got ya' and hug you close with my cheek on yours, and the blinking would begin all over again. Then I would keep watching you sleep with such a peaceful face, sometimes cracking a smile and letting out some sighs in your high voice. [...]

Even though I miss daddy when he's gone, its fun when he leaves just us girls to party together.

Thank you for letting me be your mom Livy, I am the luckiest.

tummy time

Here's a little video of Olivia's tummy time.
Can you tell we love to squish her chubby cheeks?
And disregard the comments about spit up at the end...

Sunday

Yesterday was Liv's first Sunday! It feels like forever since we've been at church, and someone even asked if she was 5 or 6 months yet, so I guess people have wondered where we've been ;) For the record, she's only 6 weeks. We haven't even been to the 2 month appt yet so that's why we're still staying away and sitting in the back, etc.

Here she is all dressed up (kinda like a hippie again). I was so excited to put her in this dress!

Starting to get mad

Okay seriously guys, stop.

Smiley

I was talking with my mom yesterday and she casually mentioned that she hadn't seen anything on the blog in a while. And then not so casually said she wanted to see more pics of Livy :)

"One of our favorite things is to just sit with you on our big bed in the morning

when none of us have anywhere to rush off to.

We get to just sit and chat and coo at you, giggle at your smileys,

and sometimes,

if we're really lucky,

you talk back to us, and we get to relax.

Our whole family together."

-from 'letters to my baby' (a private diary for Liv)

Finally...

...my halloween post, only about 2 weeks late.

We had a lot of fun at the Willits' party! Olivia did so good, and it was nice to get out of the house, even if only for an hour. The decor was so so awesome!



I stole these pics off her blog because ours turned out so blurry.
The drinks were delish, the music was rockin, and the company was to DIE for!



Our family. We're hippies if you can't tell, which I don't blame you if you can't. Again we left finding costumes til the night before and I was lucky enough to have some of my grandmas old clothes to wear.



The loud music put this little one right to sleep!


and look at Colson! SO good!

Look who finally fits into her pink converse...

and here's a preview of the Halloween bash...


We were hippies and Olivia was our flower child.
As you can see from the pic, the Willits have done it again!
Ah-mazing decorations! We had a ball and Liv loved her first party :)

more to come later on the Halloween bash