Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Eleven Months

It is totally crazy to me that in ONE month, Olivia will be ONE! How did that happen?! ONE whole year! 

Eleven months has been interesting so far...Olivia is walking all over and has the bumps and bruises to prove it!  Poor baby gets owies all the time but she is getting more sturdy everyday.  Thank goodness because today, she fell head first into a book shelf and got a big red swollen eyebrow and about an hour later bit her tongue so bad it was bleeding down her dress :(.  Since she has started walking, I have been trying to find her some shoes that she can actually walk in.  This has been almost impossible for a few reasons: First of all, she has the smallest feet ever! She wears a size 2 (3-6 months!)  It is hard to find shoes for walkers in that size.  Her feet are also fat :).  Just like her brothers', her feet are almost as wide as they are long!  And, she needs sandals, or something that breaths because it is SO hot.  I finally found what I think will work but they are a little bit big so she'll have to grow into them.  They are Salt Water sandals. Cute, comfortable and will stay on her feet! 


Olivia's latest favorite toy is a phone.  She puts it to her ear and says "oh".  It's so cute!  The boys get really into it and pretend to talk with her.  Olivia is loving books these days too.  She has always liked being read to, but lately she likes to be the one to hold the book and turn the pages.  We have to keep an eye on her because books are also her new favorite chew toy.  She literally chews the spine of the book off!  She can get some good chunks off with all of her SIX teeth!  Yep SIX!  Four on the top and two on the bottom.  We are noticing that Olivia can be a bit of a drama queen sometimes.  Yeah, I know-that's going to be fun in about 12 years!  Haha!  Love seeing how every month is different. It is so amazing how much they change and grow in the first year! 




I LOVE my sweet BABY girl so much! 

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Walking

This girl is trying to walk everywhere!  


Monday, July 16, 2012

4th of July at the Cabin



We left Utah on the 3rd and drove 10 straight hours to meet Josh and Papa at the Cabin.  We were so thankful to get out of the heat and spend the 4th in the beautiful 67 degree mountain weather!  I LOVE the Cabin!!  Colin asked about five times if we could live there :)




The kids loved being outside everyday!  They looked for squirrels, collected sticks and made forts.  Colin and Josh made a bow and arrow out of some sticks and rope they found and Colin had it in his hands at all times.  He even insisted that we take his "bone arrow" home with us.  


Olivia was so excited to see Josh.  She is definitely a Daddy's girl!  Love these two together!

Olivia took her first step on July 4th and has been busy figuring out walking ever since!  Such a big girl!

Road Trip

We took a fun road trip to Utah for baby Harper's blessing.  I piled the kids (and Yia Yia ;) into the car and made the long 12 hour drive.  We decided split it up into two days so it wouldn't be as tortuous for the kids, but even with a baby and a brand new potty trained two year old, they all did surprisingly well!  


Of course we had to make a few pit stops...
These kids LOVE hotel rooms!


My chunky monkey :)

Colin was cracking us up brushing his teeth in his "Harry Potter" glasses


Fun at the Party Store!

Olivia had so much fun with all of Harlow and Harper's girlie toys!





We were so excited to finally meet baby Harper and be there for her blessing.  We had so much fun with cousins! All the kids play so well together!  













Thanks so much for having us Herbert Family!!  Can't wait to see you all soon!




On the trip back we did magic tricks and sang silly songs...
Olivia thinks her brothers are pretty funny :)