The Living Planet Aquarium

This past week has been SO much fun and so busy!  We have been hanging out with Max and on Wednesday I took him and Liv to the Living Planet Aquarium .... to say they had fun is an understatement!!  I got a little taste of what it will be like to have two ..... and it is hard work but so much fun!  Max and Liv ran .... yes Livie is running! ... from place to place and were giggling so hard.  Max plays really well with Liv and is so cute to her and Liv just loves him!  We had a great time and they both had long naps afterwards :) 

Yes this picture is trouble!  It makes me nervous looking back and seeing 2 kids!

A little breather in between the running :) 

Cute cousins!

Olivia LOVES fish!

Erin & Jake are Married!

On Saturday my little sister Erin was married and it was awesome!  It really was amazing and every little detail fit her and her husband perfectly. Erin looked GORGEOUS and was just so happy, I loved it.  Everything was done at Log Haven and was just so small and intimate ... so nice.  Liv did steal the show while walking down the aisle and getting way too excited ... she really thought it was for her ... she will never recover from that birthday party of hers!  And yes her dress was my favorite part!  We just love Erin and Jake and are so happy for them!!!

Our little princess .... trying to steal the show :)

Our little fam

Their cake was AWESOME!

Our whole family ... and you can see Liv flirting with Jake's brother :)

Dad and his girls

Sisters!

The happy couple!

Yesterday was my sister Erin's wedding and it was AWESOME!!  Seriously it was amazing and everything fit her and her husband, Jake, perfectly.  Erin looked beautiful and was just so happy, I loved it. Everything was done at Log Haven and was just small and intimate .... so nice.  Liv did steal the show while walking down the aisle and smiling from ear to ear (she thought it was for her ... she will never recover from her birthday) Her dress was like a miniature wedding dress ... oh so fun!  I am so excited Erin and Jake are finally married and we just love them!

Baby Jenson!

My cute brother and sister-in-law had their second baby boy on Friday night.  Honestly I am in love.  I can't stop holding him!  And I really can't get over how tiny he is and how big my baby is!  It makes me sad how old Livie is!  But we are just loving little Jenson, especially Liv even though I won't let her close to him, and I am pretty sure he is the cutest newborn boy I have ever seen!

Baby Jenson!

Oh the good ole days :) 

Max and his baby brother .... Max will be partying at our house for a while and I am glad I will have someone else to entertain Liv!

Happy 2009!!

First and foremost GO UTES!!!! Wow what a game ...13-0!!  Just had to get that out ... anyways it is 2009!!  Hope everyone had a fun New Year's, we seriously had a blast!!!!  Probably the most fun New Year's yet!  We were up at my parent's cabin eating, watching movies, playing games (loaded questions is hilarious!), sledding, snowshoeing, and more.  Such a blast!!!!  

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Yes that is right folks, Liv is walking!  She has been for over a week now and it is about time since for the past 4 months all she wants to do is walk back and forth with her shopping cart!

Messing around ... oh poor Matt!

Matt gave Liv her first Ding Dong .... oh boy ....

We were laughing so hard during the game Loaded Questions .... so fun!!

There were too many pics from playing in the snow ... :)

We had such an amazing and crazy 2008 and are ready to see what 2009 brings to our little family!  Hope you all had a fun holiday season, we love you all!!

Christmas!!!

I had to show pictures of Livie's pretty Christmas church dress!!  Too bad she wouldn't cooperate very well .... but oh so fun!

I just love this time of the year!!!!  Oh my it is so much fun with all the activities and parties with friends and family.  On Christmas Eve we went to the Thain's house and had so much fun!  We ate way too much food, opened Pajamas, and played games.  

The difference a year makes!!  

And here is last year's with our three day old baby!!

This actually was my favorite part of Christmas Eve, eating cookies, putting Liv's gifts together, & watching A Christmas Story just Matt and I!

Worst picture but it is the best one we got of all three of us all night!!

Christmas Day!

Livie's Pink Polka Dot Party!

We had a big party for Liv last night and it was so much fun!!  We ended up only inviting immediate family and there were SO many people there!  Olivia LOVED the attention, especially when everyone sang Happy Birthday ... honestly I have never seen her so excited.  She got way too many presents ... good thing Christmas is just around the corner for another load of them :) The funniest part was her cake, the second she saw it she made a beeline over to it, but I had to hurry and get her clothes off so we wouldn't have a disaster!  I am so glad she had such a fun birthday, we tried to make it a special day and I hope she knows how loved she is!  We love our little Livie!!!!!!

Her favorite part of the decorations 

So fun decorating for this .... :)

Her cute cake!

Brithday Princess!!!

Mommy helping her open her gifts ... she did good there for a little bit!

Our little family!  (and I know I look pregnant in this picture but I am not ... sad day!!)

Big 1 year old!

She looks like she is eating her doll, but this is how she gives kisses!  She loves her dolly!

Dainty at first .... she actually kept putting her feet in it and then would eat it off her feet - ew!

Then with Dad's help she got way into it!! :)

Happy First Birthday Olivia!!!!!!

Happy first birthday our little angel!!!  Honestly I can't even believe this ...... words cannot express how unbelievable happy you make Daddy and I.  You are the sweetest little thing and full of spunk and personality, we just love it!  You have changed our lives for the better and we cannot imagine anything without you.  We can't even begin to express our gratitude for being able to be your parents, how did we get so lucky?  Here are a few of your most favorite things right now ...

- Showing 1 finger when we ask how old you are

- Clapping

-  Playing with Mommy's hair

-  Eating pudding .... thanks to Daddy

-  Crawling along the walls and furniture .... yes you could walk fine alone but are a little too scared to let go :)

-  Holding mommy's hands while walking upstairs over and over and over again

-  Running away when mommy tries to get you

-  You LOVE animals and love when we make the noises

-  Obsessed with books, they really entertain you for hours

-  Being outside

-  Getting into all the drawers in the kitchen

-  Playing in your tutu!

-  Cuddling with Daddy

-  Looking at pictures

-  Playing with the phone and remote control

-  looking at the snow

-  Playing in the laundry basket

-  Saying mama, dada, and hi

-  Getting into EVERYTHING :)

We hope you know how extremely loved you are!!!  There is so much more to say and I just can't even get the words to say it, but we love you more then anything and HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY OUR LITTLE OLIVIA!!!!