Thankful

I am thankful for my loving family and most recently this member...And she is thankful for her hands and most recently her thumb....

Hair Twins

Let's get things clear because I am constantly asked...I do NOT style or put any product in my daughter's hair! It seriously just looks like this and I can't believe people would think I would purposely style her hair to stick out every which way. Olivia's hair gets longer and crazier every day, but I love it! It's curly when wet but when dry it has a life of its own. Mostly it just sticks straight up with a little bit of a wave, and her hairline still doesn't start until the middle of her head. Lately I've been thinking her hair reminds me of some famous male actor and my husband found exactly who I was thinking of. I think Olivia and Bradley Whitford are hair twins! What do you think??














However when I posted this picture on facebook someone commented that her hair reminds them of Kim Jong-il. Sadly I kind of have to agree...

Ready for an Ice Storm

Thanks to Grammy, Olivia is well prepared for winter weather! Check out her awesome ginormous snow suit!Bring it on Mother Nature...I'm ready!!I think Erin and I had a little too much fun with this :)

Meeting Her Fairy Godmother

This weekend my lifelong friend Erin, and Olivia's fairy godmother, came all the way from New York City to meet Olivia for the first time. It was a very short visit but I am sooo sooo thankful that she came. We mainly just hung out and played with the baby and we FINALLY got that adorable smile on film! Leave it to Erin to get that baby to smile more than she's smiled any other weekend! It might have something to do with all the songs she made up and sang to her. Erin even babysat for us on Saturday night so we could go out on a date. And when I say babysat I mean she did the dishes and laundry while we were gone too! Silly girl, but I guess that's just the professional nanny in her coming out. We love you Erin and miss you and wish you would nanny in OKC so you would be closer to us! Thanks for coming to visit and we can't wait to see you again at Christmas!

Babies: The Invitation for Socially Awkward Moments

Seriously, I can't go ANYWHERE in public anymore without having an awkward conversation with a stranger. I think part of it is the fact that I smile at people...in the grocery store, at restaurants, in parking lots, I just smile at strangers when I pass them by. Well now that there is a baby in the picture, I think the smile/baby combo is an invitation for these strangers to talk to me...and of course give advice. They tell me things about how many kids I should have, how cute my SON is (even with a girly bow on his head), how I will give my baby colic if I don't protect her face from the wind, etc. I don't mind strangers commenting and just saying "how precious" or something like that, I don't even really care if they think she's a boy, but unsolicited advice and weird conversations are just awkward. I guess they can make for blogworthy moments though. Maybe I'll start keeping a better record.

Friends + India = Friendias

On Monday night Ryan and I went to dinner at Gopuram with our friend Ricky Gootam and his family who are missionaries in India. They have been visiting their sponsors on furlough in America for 2 months. I had never had Indian food before, and it was actually really good. Not as spicy as I thought it would be.I've known Ricky since I was in High School. He went to FHU in Henderson and ironically knew Ryan's sister at Freed before I ever knew Ryan! Then he moved to OKC to get his masters at OC so I knew him in college too. He and his family do amazing work for the Lord in India and run a children's home for orphans among many other things. Here is his lovely wife Sudeepa giving me a henna tatoo. It's supposed to wash off in 4-5 days. I really like it, but it kinda looks like a doodled on my hand with a brown marker. My doodle would not be near as pretty though if I had done it myself!Here's what it looked like after it dried. It's kind of like piping brown icing on your hand, then it has to dry for 30 min to stain your skin, then you can brush it off and see the pretty design left behind!

The difference 9 weeks makes!

Here is Olivia in her car seat going home from the hospital as a newborn.....and here she is in the same outfit (fitting better) in the same car seat at 9 weeks. Can you see now why I want to cry when I realize how fast she's growing and changing?!

First Family Vacation

This weekend we headed down to a cabin in Sulphur, OK to get away from the usual activities. You might remember the last time we stayed in the area was on our 1st anniversary. We decided not to go to back to the Arbuckle Wilderness this time...maybe when Olivia is older and I won't be as terrified if a llama tries to kiss her through the car window. Instead we hung around the cabin....ate at this little establishment....toured the town.....and its many trailers (notice the recliners and shopping cart under the hitch)....stopped at the lake....watched cable TV...ate ice cream for breakfast....stared at Olivia smiling (but NOT for the camera)...killed several wasps that invaded the cabin...and then drove home to pick up the dog, see a friend's new baby, and hang out with more friends at Pink Swirl, yum-o! All in all it was a fun weekend and we can check the first family vacation off the list! Now it's Branson or Bust for Thanksgiving!