Monday, June 30, 2008

Pic Update

Here's a fresh batch of pictures from the past couple of weeks...






Saturday, June 14, 2008

Father's Day 2008

Finally! Things have settled down at least for a little while. We've got ourselves situated about as well as we can be for the time being...just waiting on our house to sell up in Kalamazoo. Everything else is carrying on at reasonable pace with no major developments taking place in the past month and a half.

First off, a big Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there! I sent my dad and grandpa Father's Day cards with some fresh pictures of Olivia. Dad was happy to get some updated pictures, but I was also informed by him that I have been derelict in my duties in keeping the blog updated with pictures and videos. He is 100% correct and my apologies go out to our friends and family members who use this blog to keep up to date on Olivia's growth and what's going on in our world. So, I will be renewing my efforts to update this blog more frequently with pictures and videos. In the future, if you don't see an update in a while, kindly drop me a line and remind me to get back in gear.

As for Olivia, she's talking so much more. Her favorite question is "What's that?" My best approximation would be she asks the question at least 100 times a day. That's fine by us...she's learning and even though she may not understand it all, she's making an effort to grasp the basics. Teri and Carl (Amanda's mom and step dad) got Olivia one of those battery-operated Jeeps for her to drive around in the backyard. She's still trying to figure it out, but she really likes it. You'll see a video of her driving it around for the first time posted below. One big difference you'll see very quickly is that Amanda decided to get Olivia's hair cut. Sandy (the girl who cuts my hair) took about 3.5 to 4 inches off bringing Olivia's hair back up to just above her shoulders. She definitely doesn't look like a baby anymore...she looks much more like a little girl. Okay, without further ado, here's some fresh pictures and videos of Olivia.
Before the first big haircut

After the haircut

Eating some cheese and strawberries

Happy Father's Day!!

Such a cute face!

What a pretty smile!

Olivia-zilla!! (At the Discovery Center)

As promised, here are a couple videos as well...