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Halloween fun

Olivia has an aversion to looking at the camera and smiling at the same time. Here she is with a cheesy smile and eyes closed.
Eyes closed again-at least she is facing the camera.

What is she looking at?????

At least I got a good picture of the glass slippers I found at the Disney store and paid way too much money for-especially in our economy!!

My little turtle.

So we are lame and didn't carve a pumpkin this year-definitely next year. We were glad that we made a Jack-o-lantern at Tenille's birthday party. Olivia was so sad when we had to throw it away.

William and Olivia-She finally looks at the camera and he looks at her.

Will and Jolisa

I can't believe Halloween has come and gone. I kept thinking I was going to change my background to a fall theme, but never got around to doing it. Maybe I will do it right know! We still have Thanksgiving right!?

Halloween was fun. Olivia was Cinderella and Will was a turtle. We hit the neighborhood trick or treating and then went to Heidi and Ross's ward party/trunk or treat. Olivia had a fun time. She loved her costume and looked so cute. As you can see she REFUSES to LOOK at the camera. Will roasted in his turtle costume, but looked cute. It is weird that it is still so warm here. I miss the fall colors of Nebraska, Utah and Idaho. Perpetual vacation weather is fun, but strange at the same time. It was nice not to be freezing and bundled up on Halloween. There are always pros and cons I have decided.

I don't blog a much because I am too busy reading everybody else's blogs! It is hard to find the time to do my own. It is so fun to see what everyone is up to!

We are coming to Idaho for Thanksgiving. I can't wait! We are excited to see everyone.

Tagged again!

This is a fun tag. Here are the instructions.

Go to your 4th picture file.
Post the 4th picture in that file.
Tag 4 people.

Here it is...............



I guess everybody gets a digital camera when they have a baby! Jason and I didn't get one until I was pregnant with Olivia. We took sooooo many pictures of her as a teeny baby. I swear I have about a billion pictures of her in the carseat asleep and on a blanket on the floor. I just couldn't get over how small and perfect she was. This is very cliche, but they grow sooo fast. I remember when our friends kids were this big-I thought they were such old kids. But my sweet little Olivia is already that old. Soon she will be in high school.....I can't think about that-it is just too scary!

I tag Ann-Marie, Sara-Lynn, Michelle, & Breezy

Lately...

I really don't have anything exciting to say, but I know it is time for some kind of update. I read blogs and people have such interesting, witty, and funny things to say and post about. What can I say, my life is kind of routine-good-but not too many exciting things have happened lately. I did kill a big old black widow on our sidewalk the other night. It tried to cross at exactly the wrong time. It was big and ugly!
Oh yeah, I got a calling at church. That is something new to report. I am the Miamaid advisor, which seems to be really fun. The girls are all so sweet and the ladies I work with are great too!

Like I said, the kids and I are into a good routine, hitting the library and playgroup every week along with the two days of preschool for Olivia. She is quite the character. She has her hairdo destroyed moments after I fix it, and I documented this in pictures the other day. She loves to color and sing and dance around. She mostly pretends to be one of the Disney princesses. She like to help me clean and sing "whistle while you work." William is eating rice cereal and veggies and sitting up. He is also very interested in toys and eating his toes. Olivia is very into the letters of the alphabet lately and the other day at lunch she was biting her sandwich parts into different letters. She started by saying, "look mom, a J for Jolisa" then proceeded to make an L and a roller skate along with a few letters in between. I took a few pictures, which led to her wanting pictures of her letters taken every time she eats ANYTHING she can make a letter out of. Will has starting eating solid foods and is much more into it than Olivia was at this age. He also likes to eat his toes.

Here is Olivia moments after I fixed her hair. It is very secure I might add, hair spray and all. In about five minutes she will have rolled all over the floor, raked pillows and blankets over her head and then wonder why her hair is in her face and try to rip the ponytails out.

Don't ya just love sleeping babies? I could just eat him up he's so darn sweet!

He sits and plays with toys all the time now. He hasn't quite rolled over yet though.

Olivia bit this piece of cheese into a roller skate. And then started working on letters.

Here is Livvy with her "J for Jolisa"

So there is the latest! You are now officially up to date with us.

Swimming in October?

Olivia, William, and Jason swimming last night about 6:30-yes the water is a little cool, which is why I am taking the picture-and I hate to tell everyone, but I am not posting a picture of myself in a swimming suit on my blog EVER!

Okay, so technically October begins tomorrow, but last night we went swimming, so the weather here is definitely no where near any fall that I am used to. We made it through the summer and are really looking forward to the cooler months. I even took Olivia on a walk this morning at 6am. She doesn’t normally get up this early-I am not sure what woke her up. I just have to say that I miss my friend Elise, who I used to walk with in Omaha. We had such a good time on our walks and got in some good exercise with all the rolling hills of Nebraska. After going on a walk here I didn't even need to eat breakfast, because I was sure I ate a few of the gazillion bugs flying around outside. EEEWWW

Anyway, we had a nice summer. Will is growing and growing. He had his first taste of rice cereal, and seemed to really like it.

and here are a few recent pictures...

I would like to thank whatever member of our family taught Olivia about doing "silly pictures" Every time I get out the camera she wants me to take a "silly one" William got in on the action too in this one.

William likes the swing sometimes, most of the time he wants to be carried around. He is my cuddly baby-as opposed to Olivia who was not into cuddling.

First...I mean second day of preschool

Olivia started preschool on Tuesday, but it took me until Thursday to post this...incompetent blogger that I am. Anyway, she is going two days a week. She is sooo excited. This morning she woke up at 7am and had to wait and wait for preschool at 9. She has been telling everyone that her teacher is Miss Bedie. Before she had even been to preschool I was asking her cousins who their teachers were at school and Olivia piped up with "My teacher is Miss Bedie" which I had only told her a couple of times. I was surprised that she remembered! She seemed proud that she had a teacher like her big cousins Howie and Kali. Olivia's cousin, Brynn, is in her class so they are both very excited.

William had his four month appointment today. We are a little late since he is almost 5 months. (we were traveling) He is doing great! He is in the 42% for weight and the 57% for height. He got 4 shots which he was quite upset about. He is growing up so fast and is so much fun. I wish there was some kind of vaccination to keep them little babies longer!

Utah trip

William and me at my mom's house

Olivia at Lori's house in one of Shelby's old dance costumes. She told me that her Fairy Godmother had come and said Bibbidi Bobbodi Boo and given her this dress.

Olivia and me at the Aquarium in Sandy.

Mila and Olivia after a hard day of playing at Grandma's