Baby Picture

A photo of our littlest baby girl. This is a 3d ultrasound photo of her taken yesterday. It is so neat to be able to see your baby's features before they even arrive! She is doing great and we can't wait to welcome her in about 6 weeks. I'm hoping for an autumn equinox baby, but we all know how much babies care about calenders =)

Wordless Wednesday- Imitating

Disney Trip

Here are some pics from our Disney World trip. We just got back on Sat. and there are tons of photos to sort through. Overall we had a really great time. Olivia did well most of the time and Alaina stayed with my mom some of the days. One of the best parts was how authentic the characters were. They looked and acted the part so well and Olivia enjoyed getting to meet them after getting over her initial shyness.

This is a pic of Brian on stage with Belle. She picked him to play the Beast during a storytime that they acted out. Unfortunately he had the camera in his pocket the whole time so I didn't get any pictures until the end. It was Brian's favorite "Disney moment".

Taking a spin on the tea cups.

This was Olivia with her 3-D glasses at the Toy Story ride. Definitely one of our favorite rides there and thankfully with the Fastpass system we didn't even have to wait in line.

This little one is happy to be home. She enjoys being able to roam the house and play with her toys. Her latest activity has been dubbed as having a party in the bathroom. It's a phrase one of Olivia's friends picked up in kindergarten for when the naughty kids play in the bathroom. Alaina can often be caught playing with toys in the toilet and unrolling the paper. We all are having to learn the importance of keeping bathroom doors closed to prevent any further parties in the bathroom =)

Pool Pics

There is a pool down the street from our house and we've been spending a lot of time there this summer. Olivia would stay all day every day if she could. Notice her new swim attire of a vest and water wings. She was insisting on using a round tube she has had forever, but it got a hole last week and so she was forced to move on. Now she can swim all over the pool with her new gear. Alaina likes her floaty too. When the water was really cold she would holler and try to jump out of her floaty. Now she is pretty content to cruise the pool with one of us. It is going to be a great summer!

Wordless Wednesday

Olivia's B-Day Party

On Saturday we had a party for Olivia at the park. She will be 4 tomorrow! She invited some buddies from the neighborhood and preschool. The kids painted little spaceship puzzles to go with her Toy Story theme, played bubbles, and kicked around soccer balls. Olivia wore a cowboy hat like Jesse in the Toy Story 2 movie. We will also be taking her to Toy Story 3 when it comes out later this month. It will be her first visit to the movie theatre.

There was pizza and then a yummy cake from our local bakery. So tasty and pretty too!

Blowing out the candles...

and the best part...

presents!

She had a great time and I think the other kids did too. Definitely worth the effort put in to make it happen for her. Can't believe she's four now. It always feels like she is growing up fast when birthdays come around. Happy Birthday Olivia!

Memorial Weekend

This memorial weekend we stayed close to home. On saturday we went to a local festival that had a petting zoo. Olivia liked feeding the goats best of all. She kept pulling up handfuls of grass to feed them and the goats liked it. She also got her face painted and a temporary tattoo on her arm.

On Sunday we went to Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson's retreat home. A few weeks ago we visited his main home, Monticello. This one is closer to our house so it was an easy one hour drive with the kiddos and they both did good.

This picture is from the front:

and this one is from the back:

Olivia is now a good picture taker so Brian and I can get pictures together again!

Olivia posing for the camera:

Then yesterday we went to the local pool and both girls got in. I didn't get any pictures, but they really enjoyed the water. Alaina makes a funny laughing sound and yells when she is put in the cold water. It is too cute!