Ice Skating!

Getting our skates on!

We skated for about a half hour. She had so much fun, laughing and smiling the whole time! I know she's not old enough to really learn how to skate, but it was fun taking her and she loved being on the ice and watching me skate too. She fell fast asleep on the way home!

Merry Christmas!

Helping in the kitchen!

Momma's new boots

Lovin up Grandpa

Lucy ready to put out Reindeer food

Setting out the reindeer food on Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning... bright and early!

Opening present #1!

45 degrees on Christmas day... not too shabby!

The girls had a blast playing together... especially in O's crib!

18 months

 Shoveling with Daddy!

Talking on the phone with wrapped gifts! 

Olive had her 18 month appointment yesterday. Everything was great, except her right ear is infected... we had gone 5 months with out one! Hope it's over quick and she feels better soon. 

She weighs 25 lbs 14 oz, and she is 30 inches tall! 72nd percentile for weight and 25th for height.

Miss O's latest happenings

 We got a new cookbook from Patty and Vance... it is Olive's new fave!  She reads it as soon as she gets up in the morning! (please don't judge my rooster tail hair!) :)

 And after her bath!! 

Thanks Pat and Vance for the great cookbook! We are all loving it!

 Olive sporting her warm and cozy new hat

Trying to get momma's shiny shoes on!

Oh Christmas Tree!

 It's a lot of work picking out the perfect tree... now, time for a nap!

She loved the felt star topper and helped put it on the tree :)

Rotary Lights Parade 2011

 Santa and his reindeer!

 Izzy and Ela getting ready for the parade

 Llama's!! 2 of them stopped to kiss right in front of us!

Izzy and Andrea

Happy Thanksgiving!!

                                                      Olive carrying the 5 lbs of potatoes!

 Ready to get to bed

 Thanksgiving morning: sharing a little dance with Daddy

Olive wearing a too small bonnet and enjoying a pretend drink!

Sorry I didn't get more pictures of our fun Thanksgiving day. I guess that's what happens when you host! It was a great day! Thank you to Chris's family and the Korthuis family for sharing the day with us.

Happy Halloween!

 Yep, Olive was a stuffed green olive for Halloween!

 Olive and Kynzley going to see their Daddies at work! Kynzley's Mommy did an awesome job on her costume! She was the cutest little lamb (her hood was down, but has the ears on it) :)

 The most perfect evening for trick or treating

 I wanted Olive to sit in the leaf pile... didn't think she'd sink to the bottom!

 Catching up with our friends Ela and Izzy!

 The olive costume was riding up here, but she is smiling!

We had a great Halloween! It was so fun to dress up Olive and see her with other kiddos in costume. Beautiful weather too! Happy Halloween everyone!