Bailey's Vacation

Liv's first glimpse of Tigger

She isn't sure what she should do

She finally goes in to meet him

Inside Minnie's House.


When we were leaving, Liv had to run up one more time and touch Mickey.
I love how Liv is standing in this picture. She loved meeting all the Characters!

Maddy is on the far left shaking her booty at the end of day Parade. I think the parade was one of my favorite parts of the day.
Olivia got to see Pluto during the parade.
Olivia chasing the birds.



We were able to go to California for a week for a long overdue family vacation. We were supposed to be moving back to Arkansas this month, but due to crazy, psychotic landlords, our move got pushed back a couple of months. After being pissed and crying for a day(Madison cried too when I told her we weren't going home), I decided the only thing to make this situation better was to go to Disneyland. I had never been so I was just as excited as the girls. So we made the 10 hour drive(which went very smoothly) and stayed with Micha's brother, Gary and his family. We had a wonderful relaxing time, it was just what we needed!

Happy 2nd Birthday Olivia!

3 Days Old

3 Months Old

6 Months Old

1 Year Old

2 Years Old
May 25, 2008

Olivia is the typical 2 year old. She can be the sweetest little angel and then turn around and throw the biggest tantrum ever! Olivia has started talking like crazy, basically repeating whatever she hears. My favorite thing she says right now is "Mama, I want Caco Bell". I laugh every time she says it(which is a couple times a day). She is obsessed with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, it's what she asks for when she wakes up every morning, along with pancakes. Olivia loves to torture and play with Winston. She loves to get food, show it to Winston, and run around while he chases her. But if Winston comes up and takes food from her, she will usually scream at him and then bite him. That's my little angel:) She is a great joy to have in our family and we love her lots!!

The Girls

The girls playing Wii before bed. Liv loves to watch Maddy play "The Littlest Pet Shop" and act like all the animals. Her favorite is the frog and she loves to hop around like a frog and say "ribbit".

Madison has to have her sleeping mask on when she goes to bed every night.(I always go in and take it off after she falls asleep, I am a little paranoid about it slipping down her neck and choking her) She is very serious about her sleeping :)


I forgot to post the pictures from Madison's school St. Patrick's Day Program. It was a cute program and Madison did a great job. This is Madison with some of her friends afterward.

Easter and Lots of Pictures!!

The Girls "Easter Purses".

Olivia thought both of them were hers.



The kids dying easter eggs with Grandma








These are the girls in their Easter dresses. As you can see, Olivia is going through that wonderful phase of not wanting to take her picture. These were the only ones I could get of her.
Olivia loves frogs and was very excited to see this giant one at the Aquarium.
Grandma and Olivia looking at some fish.



We had a wonderful Easter weekend. My parents and Gabe came in town, I was off for three days, we ate sushi, attended a session of conference, had mom's cooking(brisket), laughed a lot, ate some more, and had a killer egg hunt.

My Birthday................3 weeks ago.

Me and Micha, happy and full of sushi!

Sisters

Me and Margie

We tried out an all you can eat sushi place for my birthday. My expectations were very low for an all you can eat sushi, but I was pleasantly surprised. We went through a lot of sushi and enjoyed every second! I had a great night out with family and friends. It's wonderful to be 25 again!!

Olivia's Surgery

I love this picture!! This show's her love for Doctors!!! :)
About a week and a half ago, Micha found a small lump on Olivia's jaw. It felt like a small gumball and kind of freaked us out. We took her to the pediatrician and they thought it was an infected lymph node and put her on some antibiotics. They said if it didn't change in size or get better to bring her back. Well it didn't so we took her back. A couple of pediatricians checked it out and thought it best to take her to a pediatric surgeon. So the next day we took her in and he thought the same thing as our pediatrician and said she need to have it removed. We took her in this morning at 7:00 am to get her all ready. The above pic is after getting her dressed in the hospital clothes, not a happy camper. They gave her some "happy" medicine to make the transition of leaving us easier and we sent her back for the procedure. The doctor told us when he made the incision, there was a lot of puss(sorry for nasty details) and the lymph node was pretty much destroyed. So he removed it and cleaned it up. They left a small draining tube that we will get removed on Friday. She did great and we are happy and grateful it all went well.

Madison's Recital

Madison's Tumbling Class
Madison and Gabby with a really "cool" pose.


So this was Madison's first Dance recital and she was SOOOO EXCITED!!! All she talked about was getting her makeup and hair done. She is taking ballet/jazz and a tumbling class with Gabby. She has really improved over the year. Madison remembered all of her dances and routines and did a great job. I will have to post the videos later(Aunt Jenny has them).