These are from last Saturday's events. Claire turned 25 and we celebrated at Tuscany's Coffee House with smoothies and chocolate cake. We also went to a going away party (Texas themed) for Chuck and Ambre and Jolie. A very fun, but sad occasion! We are going to miss them! I guess Houston, isn't too far away...

Claire the birthday girl and Olivia

Despite the amount of candles on the cake, Claire blew them out quickly!

Claire and Stew

Tuscany's has really big chairs and Olivia loved sitting in them

A family photo

Ambre and Jolie (4 months old)

Carla and Olivia

Bill, Heidi, Ambre, Chuck

Rainy Day

This was about a month ago, but I have to post it because it sums up what she looks like and does just about every day.
Rain, Rain, go away, come again another day.


What to do...
I think I'll bake something...

Next I need a pan...

I can't reach them all

Now what?

At least I got into something that makes noise

Headstands

Olivia has been busy climbing stairs and pushing her baby walker around. We got a new computer and are completely back online again! We've all been sick this week, but we're on the up and up.

I have an excuse

for the hiatus in blogging. Our computer is out of service (for good) and we're looking for a new one. I didn't realize how much I rely on having a laptop right in the kitchen, our hub of life around the house. I'm an Excel junkie and I use it for grocery lists, menu planning, Christmas shopping/spending lists, keeping track of what's in our freezer, everyone's addresses, you get the picture. So, we've had a great Christmas and New Year, and we celebrated our 5th anniversary on the 2nd. My cousin Laura came for the week and here are a few pictures. (More to come from Tifiny and Esteban's visit and our trip to WV for Christmas. We leave for WI on Wed. to visit my family.)

Grandview beach with Laura and Olivia

Laura babysat for us while we went out for our anniversary. Olivia is not liking baby food these days. Here is a rare smile while eating.

It was cold but we had fun.