Shoes

Olivia has always enjoyed going into my closet and finding some clothes or shoes to try on. Recently she has picked a favorite. At some point every day I see Olivia tromping around in my black high heels. Early this morning (Olivia is a very early riser, she doesn't mind starting her day at 5:30) while she was still in her pajamas Olivia took a spin in her favorite shoes.

Going to sleep

After we finish Olivia's bed time routine I wait outside her door until she falls asleep. Once Olivia is alone in her room she likes to talk to herself about anything and everything. Every night she goes through a long list of people who are sleeping, "Joe is sleeping, Ruby is sleeping,..." She always includes all of her family- her grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins and her friends. Her sleeping list seems to get longer and longer. Tonight she included all of the handymen and doormen who work in our building to the list. She then added some random items to the sleeping list, such as the BYU cougar, dirt, bugs, popsicles and the mop. After she was sure that everyone and everything was sleeping she sang two rounds of "America the Beautiful" (just the last part). Then she reminded herself that her nose hurt and as she was contemplating if she needed medicine she drifted off to sleep. I absolutely love to hear Olivia's ramblings, she makes me laugh every night.

Fun with friends

There are 2 girls who live in our building that Olivia is crazy about. A day doesn't go by that I don't hear Olivia talking about Madelyn and Sophia. She talks about them so much she has even combined there name into one, and sometimes refers to them as Madphia. She recently had a day of fun outings with her friends.

In the morning Olivia and Madelyn went into the city and went to Olivia's favorite place, the library. After we were there for a while they decided they wanted to lay down and relax.


Later that day, Olivia had dinner with Sophia at a nearby restaurant. Now whenever we pass by that restaurant Olivia reminds me that's where she ate dinner with Sophia. Olivia had a wonderful day of fun with friends.

Mother's Day

Yesterday was a wonderful Mother's Day-Olivia and Matthew made such an effort to make it a special day. Olivia was so excited all day, when I told her I wanted to take a Mother's Day picture with her she just kept laughing and doing what she calls her "big smile." I feel so blessed to be her mom-she has brought me so much joy!