Summer 2011

I'm a little behind on posting here! This summer has been crazy busy, but we have been having a blast. We went to Iowa for the annual 4th of July conference to see family and friends then stopped in Kansas for a couple days to spend time with family. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. So many wonderful memories made. A few funny little moments I want to remember:

When we told Landon we were going to take him down to the see the lake at camp, he said, "the lake of fire?"

Landon stacked a bunch of cushions and put an inner tube on top and said, "Look, mommy, it's an alter!"

A kid at camp said about Olivia, "Oh, she already lost a tooth!" (pointing at her huge gap between her teeth)

Here is Olivia at 10 months:



She learned to point and say a few more words: Papa, Bumpa, & Ball.
She also got her first four teeth over one weekend!
She goes crazy over dogs - just laughs and laughs over a picture, movie or her favorite, a real dog!



Here she is with her aunt Bekah (she can't wait to meet cousin due in November!) and Nanny


They were both really excited about riding a real horse!


Here is Mamaw with Olivia and Zoey



First sparkler - he was so excited!



Sidewalk caulk with all the cousins...



Then... Olivia turned 11 months! I can't believe she is almost a year old!



She learned a few more new words: Landon, Doggie, "row, row, row" (for "row, row, row your boat"), "please", "pop, pop" for fireworks, and the one I wish she hadn't learned, "NO!" :)
She's not really close to walking yet. I let go of her and she stood around 9 months and it scared her so bad, she puts her legs up when I try to have her stand now, oh well, all in her own time.
I love this age though, she is learning so much and her little personality is really coming out.