Very Merry Christmas...

It was another great Christmas this year. They get more and more fun. Olivia really got into all of the preparations of leaving Santa cookies and carrots for the reindeer. She was so surprised to see all of the presents under the tree Christmas morning and even more surprised to see a big, Calico Critters house set up for her to play with endlessly for the next 10 years or so. As you can see, she was all smiles, all day. She loved playing with her cousin, Lauren, too who was a great sport as she was forced to pretend that she was a puppy all week long for Olivia to lead around by a leash that Olivia tied to her arm.

We got a great snow fall in Dec too. It lasted for 2 days and my thought was that we should wait until it was over to go sledding. But we went out right in the middle of it and Olivia could not have been happier about that decision. She loved going down the hills on the golf course with her friends and neighbors. The only thing that topped the sledding was probably the snow cones that we made when we got in. My experience with syrup making that I earned through years of use with my Snoopy Snow cone maker really came in handy.

We took a weekend trip to Raleigh to visit friends and catch a Hurricanes game. Olivia enjoyed meeting Stormy, the pig and doing all of the fun things that we had planned. But she would have been totally content to stay with her cousin, Waverly, at her house playing with her toys all weekend. For those that wonder if we would ever move back to NC, Olivia made it very clear where her heart lies. She chanted endlessly from her crib one night we were there...."We Are....Penn State!" Atta, girl!

I believe that Olivia has chosen her career path....computer geek. She is on the computer playing her games as often as we will let her. She loves it and it's amazing how well she maneuvers through her game sites. She still loves to sing and dance though so we'll see which career wins out.

We are slowly getting ready for Olivia's little brother or sister. I continue to grow, grow, grow and the baby continues to kick, move and wiggle. Olivia asked us the other night if she was going to sleep in her new room yet so she seems excited about some of the changes that are going to occur. (So far!) I hope to update you before I have 2 to talk about. Sorry! (Don't forget to view the enlarged version of the pictures at the bottom of the blog.)