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January 8, 2014

Olive Update




- Has been trying a variety of different foods. We can now add: meatloaf, sausage, eggs, mango, and grilled chicken to our list!
- No longer calls out "Daddy" at 6:30 in the morning. Now she runs up the stairs and walks up to our bed and says "Guys…are you awake?"
- Wants to wear dresses every day of the week. Thankfully she has a ton of them so there is a lot to choose from!
- Plays pretend. The cutest thing is when she wants to play princesses or dolls and she uses a very high pitch voice to talk. I die every time. It's seriously that cute.
- Loves to play hide and seek. However, she's very particular about where the other person is hiding. She pretty much tells you where to hide.
- Her new favorite game is to name off all of her friends at school. It usually starts out with "Prince Filip".
- Goes to bed soooooo easy these days. One song and she is ready for us to leave the room. (Thankfully I'm now included in the bedtime routine)
- Is very particular about who she says hi to. If she doesn't want to say hello she usually says "Mommy, I don't want to say hi to her/him". It's pretty embarrassing if that person is behind us in line.
- Is very good with numbers. We play a game where she has all 11 of her princesses out. I take 3 away and she tells me how many are left. She gets it right every single time.
- Still doesn't love to brush her teeth. I have to bribe her in the morning and at night. 

* Today we went and got Olive's hair cut and she asked to have her hair blown out like mommy's.  That's why her hair is straight in the photos. I would normally NEVER let her mess with her beautiful curls.

January 5, 2014

vine of the week


Buster Update





- He is standing! He pulls himself up wherever and whenever he can.
- Finally getting his bottom 2 teeth. I swear he has been teething for MONTHS but it seems like they are finally pushing through!
- Takes 2 naps a day. One around 9-10am and the other around 2pm.
- Wakes up every 3 hours at night. The teething thing has been killing us!
- He likes to eat Olive's fruit and veggie pouches. We were out one day and it was all I had in my purse. To my surprise - he LOVED it and ate the entire thing!
- Can wave hello and bye-bye.
- Stops crying every single time he hears 'Wheels on the Bus'. It's been on repeat in the car so many times I'm pretty sick of it.
- Flirts with any pretty girl in a 10 foot radius.
- Wears 6-12 months clothes. Although I'm starting to stock pile 12-18 since he is growing like a weed!
- Loves to look at himself in the mirror. He will sit in my closet for the longest time just watching his reflection.

January 2, 2014

Walking in a Winter Wonderland








My mom goes all out for Christmas. Lights. Decorations. An enormous Christmas tree with more ornaments than I've ever seen. Basically….it's pretty much the best place ever to be around the holidays. 

*my awesome brother Ross set up all these lights. Pretty good, huh?

December 31, 2013

Christmas Morning



Christmas, 2013

Oliveira Christmas 2013










We celebrated Christmas with the Oliveira side of the family on Christmas Eve.  I wish we lived closer so that I could see them more often - whenever we get together it's a hilarious blowout of jokes, insults, and general troublemaking.  

Olive and Buster enjoyed playing with their cousins, uncle Mike and aunt Marcia, and their Nana and Papa.  Except when they didn't and had minor meltdowns - but that's kids for you!

December 29, 2013

December 28, 2013

Rufer X-mas Party



I love this crazy family of mine.

Prince Filip




Our three year old is in love. His name is Filip and she calls him her "prince". They are classmates and everyday she asks us when he is going to come over for a play date. Every other day she asks when he is going to come over for a sleepover!! I didn't think I would have to start thinking about this for at least a few more years…...


December 26, 2013

Cahn Christmas Card


Merry Christmas - from the Cahns

Merry Christmas!


Merry Christmas!