We have been trying to stay busy over the last few weeks. It seems that is the only way to make the time pass by quickly. We have been playing on the playground, visiting the fire station, celebrating my birthday and just hanging out in the room. We tag along with David to Flickerball practice and any other outdoor activity that he is doing. My mom taught Olivia to "write" so anytime she sees a crayon or pen she must write as long as you are spelling her name in her ear! It is fine as long as she stays on the paper! Let's just say that our sheets are now full of red squiggles! We met our awesome friend Allison one weekend in Hoover, AL. It was slightly over an hour away and we had a wonderful time shopping and catching up! We miss her so much! I want to thank everyone for the Birthday Wishes! It made my day a little bit more special! Hope you enjoy the pics and I will try to keep you posted on what Miss Olivia is busy doing!

Alabama

Just thought I would let you all know that we are alive and kicking! We made it to AL a week ago and are still settling in. David is busy going to school, writing papers, studying, physical training, and hanging out with classmates. Olivia and I find ourselves busy playing and trying not to be to BIG of a GERMAPHOBE! We live in a dirty, gross, dorm room. We have a bathroom, bed, desk, couch and luckily don't have to share our kitchenette. Oh wait we do with Olivia cause that is where she sleeps. We have yet to use the kitchen because well there is a play pin in there which is the exact size of the kitchen. If we did want to use the cupboards or stove we would have to undo all the duck tape! It has been a big challenge trying to keep her out of trouble. We are lucky enough to have a playground right out the door. We are also lucky to have 10 other little playmates. She absolutely loves playing on the playground with all the other kids. Here is a few pics of our trip so far!

Happy Halloween!

Here is a review of our Halloween Season! Olivia had many different Halloween outfits to wear through out the month and I got a few on camera. Plus we had to pick between a few Halloween costumes. We decided on the spider because it was super cute and it just so happens that David's Squadron is the Black Widows! Unfortunately David had to work Halloween Night. But our neighbors were so awesome and invited us to tag along! Olivia had a lot of fun following the other kids and caring her pumpkin bucket. Lucky for me Aunt Tory & Uncle B were willing to help carry Olivia along! It was a great night for Trick or Treating and once our buckets were filled we called it a night! Hope you all had a wonderful night full of fun!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Neighborhood Pumpkin Party

This was our second annual pumpkin carving party that we hosted for our neighbors and AF friends. Everyone comes over to our garage and fills their bellies with chili and lots of good Halloween treats. Then when everyone is done eating they get their pumpkins they brought and start carving. David & I try to help all the neighborhood kids carve their pumpkins. It is a messy job but the kids love it! They draw their own faces on the pumpkins and we do the carving! At the end we line them all up and turn out the lights! Happy Halloween!

Grandpa Steve & Grandma Sue Come Visit

This past weekend we had a special treat of having my Dad & Mom come visit! It was so nice to have them as guests at our house for a change. Maybe just someday they will come and just sit but for now they were busy helping and playing! Olivia had a wonderful time leading Grandpa around on her new "leash", reading books, playing with her toys and "taking pictures"! I say taking pictures because Olivia pretended to take pics all afternoon. We had the tripod out trying to get a family photo of all of us and she must have really been watching. She found a remote that when pushed displayed a red light, she put it on the tripod and then would say "CHEESE"! We all had a lot of fun together! Just wish the weekend wouldn't go by so fast! We thank you for a fantastic, fun weekend and we miss you lots!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Black Island Farms Harvest Festival

Olivia and I had not been with David in over 4 weeks! This past Saturday we were finally able to have the whole day off and wanted to do something fun as a family. We decided to go to the pumpkin patch. We ended up going to this huge farm that is about 15 minutes away called the Black Island Farm. They have a wonderful Harvest Festival set up for the season. There were animals, food, slides, a corn maze, and a hay ride that takes you out into the fields to pick your own pumpkins! There was so much to do and we had so much fun! Here some pics from the day!

Olivia at 13 months

A few weeks ago we were back in Montana visiting. We have a good friend named Heather who is a great photographer. I wasn't really happy with how Olivia's 1 year pics turned out so I decided to have Heather take some outdoor pics of her. We are really excited because they turned out great! Now we just have to decide what ones to frame and hang up! Thanks Heather for fitting us in and doing such a great job!
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