I promise I will blog some more about what we're doing out here soon. But I saw this video on youtube and It's really touching. So I wanna say thanks to all the men and women that serve our country especially my 2 brother-in-laws. Love you guys.
Well yet again I am a bad blogger.... So I will try to be more faithful I promise.
This blog is dedicated to my favorite pictures from my trip to Arizona. Laura came with me and we drove for 6 days from NY to AZ. First we stopped in Virginia to see Colleen, Dan & the kids for 2 days. Then we stopped in North Carolina to see Rachel and Bea (Robert was camping). We made a detour through Nashville *side note* we were looking for one of those pressed penny machines to get ourselves an Elvis penny from Nashville but there was a festival going on in Nashville so we just drove through *end side note* And we stopped at the Cheroke Trading Post outside of Oklahoma City to get ourself some souvenirs.
The trip went smoothly and Laura and I switched driving duties. We stopped at a lot of rest stops to stretch our legs and let Olivia get some air and get out of her car seat. Olivia slept a lot with minimal screaming which was nice for the trip. We were smart and brought along the portable DVD player so she had something other than us to entertain herself.
And then we were in Arizona. It was beautiful and exciting and what a relief to know the end was almost near. I was sick of driving. Luckily everything is within a 5 minute radius here lol.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from our trip:
So my 2 youngest nieces decided when they walked in the house today that I needed to post a blog. Because, as they said, you haven't posted in a while. Which is true minus the blog from the other day. So I told them - if you let me take pictures of you then I will blog them!!! Of course they were all for it. So as I promised, here are the pictures of Olivia, Mitchell, Avery & Julia. (Excuse my camera's poor quality... idk what the deal is today :P)
I apologize for my BAD (and i mean HORRIBLE) blogging skills these last couple months.... just been doing other stuff i guess. Well I decided that if i don't post now about my vacation i never will.
Olivia and I took a trip to Arizona to see Chris (her dad/my boyfriend). We had a blast visiting with him and with her half-sister Rachel and it was cool to see the girls warm up to each other. Rachel is a lot shyer than Olivia so it took her a little bit but after hanging out together for a while Olivia was getting nice pats on the head and such.... Regretfully i was having so much fun on vacation that i didn't take nearly as many pictures as i should have.
The desert landscape was absolutely breathtaking and I honestly loved driving especially cuz that's when you saw it the best. The mountains and the cactus and the trees and the flowers... It was just beautiful. We saw little lizards here and there too. I love lizards so I thought it was cool.
Other than going to restaurants like Wienerschnitzel and Macaroni Grill and Jack in the Box and a few others that arent in NY and the occassional trip to Walmart, we went to a few of the Outdoor Malls like Desert Ridge Marketplace and my favorite was Tempe Marketplace. Friday was our most eventful day. We went to the Phoenix Zoo and then killed time at the Desert Ridge Marketplace and a beautiful park in Anthem before we went and had dinner with Carolyn, an old friend, and her husband and parents (and 4 dogs lol). That's the only day i took pictures lol so here are a few of my favorites.
The Zoo was hot but it was awesome.... Here are pics of both of the girls playing at the park.
And lastly a picture of Olivia with Carolyn.
....All in all im really glad we went and saw Chris and Rachel. I had a great time no matter how hot it was and I really can't wait to go back.
hahaha this kid is hysterical!!!! This video made my night and i thought I'd share.
Amazing Dancing Kid!
I was the guinea pig... I got my hair cut yesterday by none other than ... my sister Kate. She is going to school for Cosmetology and is now out on the floor cutting actual people's hair starting this past monday. So she didn't want to work on a mannequin and convinced me to come in and at least get it washed and dried - I, obviously on crack cuz im very picky bout my hair, said - hey why dont you trim it too! So before i knew it (actually it took a while cuz everything gets approved by the 1 and only instructor that is bring torn between 25 girls) I was shampooed and getting my hair trimmed. Then half-way through i realized that other than a mannequin, i was her first haircut! I thought - OMG! What am I thinking?!?!?!?! - and i bugged the crap outta her to make sure it came out good - but all in all it came out pretty great! :D See below...
...in the process
...just finished (then i got my eyebrows waxed)
... just now! :D
Looks pretty good right?
I woke up the other morning and Olivia was playing in her crib and then did this.......
Yes that's right! She pulled herself up w/ help of the slats to her knees... grabbed onto the railing - and pulled herself up to standing position and stood there for a while talking to me and Kate and we even got my mom up there to see it before she left for work. And since then Olivia was waiting for me on her knees in her bed today holding onto the railing when she woke up from her nap and found her way today to the diaper box and sat there on her knees and then 1 knee and 1 foot for a while just playing w/ it and opening and closing the flap.
She's too much... Someone tell my why my 6mo old is already crawling (and speed crawling that is and laughing when i try to get her cuz she thinks its funny and a game) and now pulling herself up!!! She is gonna be walking before i know it... Cuz all of this stuff sure crept up on me.
Olivia has figured it out... the cute little baby army crawl and now she's REALLY all over the place.
Those are 2 videos that I took last night while she decided... "Ohhh i think I'm gonna be over there! nope now i wanna be over there!" She was everywhere last night and it was no different when i put her on the floor this morning. Actually today was better. Which means i need to baby proof and get a gate or something of the sort.
Here are just some more pictures of Olivia sitting up and in her new Tinkerbell stroller and playing with mommy and sitting in her highchair waiting for food lol.
In other news....... I signed up for online distance learning classes to get my Interior Decorating Certificate!!!! It's about time and I'm really excited... sooooooo if anyone wants me to decorate I'm game :D I can probably finish school anywhere from 9-18 months and The courses look to be very detailed and that means there is soooo much for me to learn and I just cannot wait! David Bromstead look out cuz Liz is on her way up!!!! LOL (p.s. I heart David Bromstead - I think his designs are amazing)
Ok so time goes REALLY fast..... in 3 days Olivia will b 6 months old ALREADY!!! It's crazy how fast it's going!
She can get where she wants to go if u put her on the floor... She is babbling and singing - she says da da da a lot and gives people respberries and plays along with you when you pat your hand over her mouth so that she will make noise... She gives kisses and cuddles alot now... oh yea and she can sit up without help (most of the time). She's AMAZING!
She's also eating babyfood now... she really likes bananas and green beans.... I am introducing applesauce today - we'll see how that goes. :D
Yesterday we went to the doctors for her 6mo checkup. Olivia is 17lb 9oz and 26" long! She had a couple shots and had a slight fever/reaction to them yesterday and today too... Last night was not a fun night... she slept for 2 hours and then was awake from 12-3am - thank goodness she is taking a long nap this morning. She needs it. Because of the shots she has been a little more fussy than usual and definitely clingy... but i like when she cuddles and wants me to hold her.
Anyways here are a few pictures I've taken recently... Last night i gave her some pizza crust at dinner and she went to town on it.
Sitting up all by herself in her crib... she was watching baby Einstein on the piortable DVD player and being SUPER cute :D
Mommy and Olivia - she was trying to get my phone while i took the picture
Making faces at the camera while saying da da da da da
Sitting in her crib and watching finding Nemo while I cleaned the room
I LOVE this little girl!!!
