Last night I ran to Wal-mart for the last minute gift and when I came home there were presents bagged up and waiting for Olivia in the morning. While I was out, Lex, Mason, & Lily went shopping in their bedrooms for some birthday gifts and wrapped them up – they even made special cards of “I love you.” Olivia is such a lucky little sister. She puts a smile on everyone’s face here. We are so glad she is in our family. Alexis was so excited for her birthday that she woke her up at 6:30 a.m. for the big day. We caught Olivia peeking in on her gift that hadn’t been put together yet (a dora the explorer trike). She was very excited about it – she really wanted a bike. Aunt Michelle sent a darling sailer dress from Gymboree with a matching hat. She has been practicing saying that she is two and it is very cute. She had a pretty relaxed day helping dad on the swing set and hanging out at home. It was nice to just watch her play and take time to read stories. Our friends, Darla and Lon Pyper, stopped in for a visit and helped us eat some cake and ice cream. Livvy is proving that she is a big girl and has been sleeping in her “big bed” for a few days – all we have to do is threaten her with going back to the crib and she stays put. It helps to have Lily sleeping right there too. The things you can find Olivia doing on a given day are, dressing herself in different clothes – and climbing the shelves in her closet to get them, pushing a bar stool over to the pantry to find a snack, getting a drink of water from the fridge, or roaming around on the kitchen counters. She also enjoys coloring, going with anybody when they leave the house, our cats, going to nursery, singing, and playing with baby dolls.
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