me my mo mair...FAIR

Dear Olivia,

Last weekend you went to your first fair, specifically the Iowa state fair.  To make things better, your cousin Amelia went too. 

Mommy's favorite part of the fair was the red velvet funnel cake and the scary ride YOUR aunty and unkie talked us into riding;)  That ride went 170 feet in the air.  So someday if you think your parents are uncool, we can tell you about the time we went on the scary ride at the fair.

Love,

Your cool mom-da-bomb



Dear Olivia,
To name a few things you did with papa, nana, and your cousins while we were away...

 picked berries with papa,

 practiced driving,

 happily ate grapes,

 learned theatricals from your cousin Paige,

 got strangled by your cousin Alaina,

 just hung out,

and rode on nana...

Just looking at these photos makes me tired!  Looks like you had lots of fun, although Nana also had to take you to the doctor for another ear infection.  We live closer to nana and papa now, so you'll get to see them more.  Yay!
Love, mom

Missing my baby-boo-boo-boo-bear

Dear Olivia,
This week you've been spending the week with papa, nana (Thanks papa & nana!)  and your cousins, and boy do I miss you.  Hotels, swimming and making fish-faces is just not the same without you. 

Your daddy misses you too, and he would never admit it, but he talks about you a lot. 

Last week grandpa, grandma and aunt Chels came to play.  I'm pretty sure you had as much fun as they did. 

Love,
mom

3/30

Dear Olivia,
After snapping around 30 photos in the park, mom got 3 good pictures.  (Not sure whether to blame the photographer or the camera on that one.)

Lately you've been having interesting conversations with our little neighbor girl, Bella.  You speak to her in Japanese and she replies with "Elmo". 

Love,
mom

Never, never, ever

Dear Olivia,
We should not ever let dad grow his hair long.  Not ever.
Love, mom

Praise and Play

Today we (Olivia and Dad) were invited to praise and play from a mom we met during storytime at the library.  You really seemed to enjoy singing the songs and using the instruments they provided.  I think the bell rattle was your favorite instrument beause it kept finding its way to your mouth.  Your favorite part of Praise Play (Held at the Grimes Methodist Church) besides snack time was waving the parachute with the other little tikes.  It was a lot of fun watching you giggle and laugh as you would run in and out from underneath the shute. 

Love, dad



Our Plumber Olivia

Olivia you love to walk around the house in your diaper.  With this

picture you could look for a job as a plumber.