Olivia & Co

4/27/09

Fun with Olivia & Brody

So on Saturday I decided to be super motivated & have Brody over for a play date...just me and the two babies. It was so much fun, they played so well together! Only a few fights, but nothing to write home about. I took some pretty cute videos/photos of the two I have to share. I love getting them together...they just make my little heart melt they are so precious together.

Brody Smiling for the camera, he squints from the flash, so funny!

Playing on the couch...looks like Olivia is being naughty!

Eating Auntie Cassie's Lasagna, NUMMY!

Drinking Bottles like a baby, so so cute!

*Here is Brody Playing with our Dog Belle...so hilarious!

*The babes being big babies drinking bottles...ya ya we know you should ween them off at 1. But they are teething, LOL.

*Playing in Belle's Kennel just like Cass & I used to at the farm!

4/21/09

So we went to Vegas!

Corey & I took a well needed trip to call our own to Vegas with some good friends of ourS Keith & Danielle. It was so nice, to have my honey back to myself for a few days apart from playing Mommy & Daddy.

When I was preggers I would often cry myself to sleep telling Corey of all my worries that once baby is born we will lose eachother...that we won't have that quite time I so crave and that we will both find that taking care of our child is WAY more important than working on 'us'...well I will tell you what...we do find ourselves often finding our child more important and spending more time paying attention to her and all of the 'look what shes doing now' moments. But what we fail to remember is that without the 'us' there would be no 'her'. So we need to all take a step back, hug your spouse, say I love you & start planning some nights to yourself. Or at least I do. I am working on getting a babysitter lined up for every 2 or 3 weeks, a nice mid-week getaway. Sometimes weekend babysitters end up in us calling every friend we know and heading downtown...which I will say is so much fun...but doesn't cure the quality time I crave!

With that said, we had an awesome time. As days go by I can say I love my husband more today than I did yesterday...and I hope this goes on forever. MUSHY...MUSHY...MUSHY....XOXO

We met Elvis....he is alive!

Eating Sushi

At the Denver airport on our 6 hour pubcrawl I mean layover.

Wear Sunscreen.

I have been reckless with my skin over the years. I tan easily. I love to have a suntan & I love to avoid sunscreen. Any chance I have, I love to lay in the sun & bake away my sins. I believe that sun therapy is worth a million dollars. Yet as I grow older I am becoming more & more concerned for my skin. That I need to start using sunscreen to be a good role model for my daughter & to live a long healthy life.

I have had my eyes opened to alternative tanning methods. I love spray tans. I really do. You get a sun kissed glow avoiding any risks of skin cancer. I have also been on a hunt for a ‘do it yourself’ self tanner. Any suggestions?

As summer is around the corner I wanted to post a few suggestions to keeping your family healthy while playing in the sun, especially if you are lake rats like we are, sunscreen is a must!

The American Cancer Society uses the "Slip! Slop! Slap! . . . and Wrap" catch phrase to remind you of the four key ways you can protect yourself from UV light: slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat, and wrap on sunglasses to protect the eyes and the skin around them. Be sure to be especially vigilant with protecting children from the sun, since as few as five sunburns can increase their chances of developing skin cancer later in life.

Be safe this summer & enjoy your time outdoors!

4/14/09

Chuck E Cheese Please!

We went to Chuck E Cheese last weekend for Brody's #1 Birthday Party! To my utter surprise Brody, Olivia & all the little babes LOVED all of the characters. I went here anxiety filled of what this night would entail. And SURPRISE! The kids laughed & danced & had so much fun! In fact from that day forward (Last Friday 4/10) Olivia has been walking as her main mode of transportation.

Brod's dancing to the music!

Olivia Clapping to the Music!

Keeping an eye on Chuck E Cheese

Trying to run!

4/10/09

Birthday Thank You's!

I also had some fun making Olivia's Thank You Notes for her Birthday Gifts...ya ya, I know her Birthday was almost a month ago...but we're flooding up here folks...that's a good excuse right?

Fun With Photoshop...

Coming your way soon...

As you all know I love to play with Photoshop...here are "Olivia is 1 Announcement"...so cute!!

Brody's #1!

I want to give a quick shout out to my very favorite Godson Brody!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRODY BABY!

Brody is my cousin Cassie's little boy who is 3 weeks younger than Olivia. For those of you that don't know...Cassie has been my best friend & greatest companion since I was 5 months old and was blessed with her birth, LOL.

Brody & Olivia are best buds. They smile & chat to eachother whenever they see eachother and as soon as they are comforable Brody likes to tackle Olivia, try to tear her clothes off & make her cry. Ah...the sweet sounds of Cousinly Love, haha!

It has been so much fun growing up together, and now sharing motherhood and watching our babies grow up together. We rock!
Love you Brody! XOXO