Dear Olivia: December 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

The weekend started out pretty calm and quiet. You got to visit Nan and Pap's house Friday night while mommy and daddy went to Oak's Christmas Dinner. Saturday we went shopping at the mall. You made daddy ride up and down the escalators over, and over, and over, and over....... not kidding.

Sunday we went to Nan and Paps' to watch football annnnnnnd...... SNOW!

Here you are Sunday night. You were so very mad when it was time to go in. The snow ended up getting covered in ice so we got a SNOW (okay, ice....) DAY on Monday! We went out to lunch because it warmed up enough by that point the roads were fine. We went to El Rodeo to eat TACOS! Then we went shopping for a couple gifts. Let me tell you, you are never going to walk in a store again. You're new favorite game is "Run away from mommy and hide in the clothes racks." I was SOOOO MAD! You don't quite get stranger danger- but I do. And it is scary when I can't see you. Then you were sad we couldn't play in the snow but really, it wasn't really even snow at that point. But good news.....

Because on Tuesday we got 6" of snow and ANOTHER SNOW DAY!!! We even got to make an Olaf (which is every snow man you see now.... every single snowman....)

Here you are warming up with Mozart, after playing outside, watching "How to Train Your Dragon" which is your current favorite movie that we watch about 5 times a week.

Daddy even went to get us hot chocolate, but then you had a fit about the marshmallows. Sheesh....

Tomorrow we have a 2-hour delay. Which is nice since all the melted snow is going to refreeze overnight and I don't need the anxiety of driving you around in it. Plus, I cherish any extra time I get with you- so I appreciate it all the more since you'll be here too :)

all my love,

mommy

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Olaf!

I'm happy to say that you finally got to see your first movie in a theater! We went to West Manchester Mall to see Frozen. You loved the music and the character Olaf! I was so proud of what a great job you did!

Before the movie we went shopping at the outlets and got lots of good stuff. We also went Cracker Barrel for lunch!

Here's to many more wonderful movie adventures!

lots of love,
mommy

Ending of Fall....

October 19, 2013

We went Trick-or- Treating at camp. You won a prize again in the costume contest! You were so excited every time you got a piece of candy! It was so funny.

October 25, 2013

We went to get a prize from ToysRus because you are doing so awesome on the potty! I don't think it could have been much easier. I'm so proud of you!

October 26, 2013

Pumpkin Patch day! We picked pumpkins, went to the petting zoo and rode on the tractor. It was SO cold! We also went to Dutch Wonderland to ride rides and go on their Trick-or-Treat trail.

October 30, 2013

Time to carve the pumpkin! You were brave to put your hand in the pumpkin. Mommy HATES the gooey insides! On Halloween you dressed up as Tinkerbell and we went around the neighborhood. By this day you also had gone a whole week with no accidents. You always have taken everything mommy and daddy have thrown at you in stride and adapted and succeeded in wonderful ways.

You make us feel so lucky and proud!

November 2, 2013

Another trip to Dutch Wonderland! (getting the most of our season pass!)

This time, you were Minnie Mouse!

November 13, 2013

We got your awesome school pictures back! I loved all of them. We also went shopping with Nan and Paps. They like to dress you up like pretty (smart) flowers!

November 16, 2013

We had a nice fall day so we took Mozy and Maggie to the golf trails for a walk!

November 21, 2013

Dear Santa: Just a heads up that Olivia will be leaving some reindeer food for the reindeer, however, she is pretty firm on that YOU will be the one leaving cookies for HER and not the other way around. Sorry.

November 22, 2013

On our way home from school:

"Olivia, what did you do at school today?"

"Mommy! Guess what?!"

"What??"

"I pooped on the floor."

"....................."

True story.

November 23, 2013

We went with ChuckECheese with Cousin Ben and PopPop today!

November 27, 2013

Here is a picture from our annual family trip to Sam's Club!

November 28, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a lot of fun at Nan and Paps first. Then we got to go to Granmom and PopPops second. You even got to spend the night there with Cousin Ben!

November 29, 2013

After an evening at Nan and Paps we went to the trains at the Glen Rock library. You loved seeing them moving and the buttons you can push that make things move.