Olivia is the most entertaining little girl I’ve ever met in my life. She’s tough as nails, but sweet as sugar at the same time. She’s brave and strong and incredibly independent. She always has been. When she was a baby, she loved to be on her own…checking out the world around her, learning how to play with her toys and how to get around. She was always exploring and learning, laughing and smiling. She was just happy as can be, all the time.
Olivia is the definition of a Daddy’s Girl. In one way, this makes me incredibly jealous. But, at the same time, it warms my heart to see them together and see how much she adores him. She is really warming up to being a big sister. She likes to track down paci’s, she gets very concerned when Amelia cries, she likes to show her toys and how they work (but, gets very upset if Amelia actually touches said toys)…she’s getting there, slowly but surely.
Olivia amazes us every day with how much she learns and takes in on a daily basis. To think that 2 years ago, she barely existed, and now you can sit down and have actual conversations with her, just blows me away. She has great problems solving skills, and just LOVES to put on a show for anybody around. She’s rarely shy, and when she is, she quickly warms up. She hands out more hugs, kisses and “I Love You’s” than you can imagine, and is such a joy to be around. We count our lucky stars every day, and are so grateful that she is in our lives.
Today we had Olivia’s [Golden] Birthday party, and it was so wonderful to have a house full of people who love and care about us. Olivia had the time of her life running around with all of the kids and ripping open her presents. Our friend Tracy even took pictures for us with her fancy camera. I asked her to come and do that after realizing we have pretty much NO good pictures from Olivia’s 1st birthday.
I was off to Target as soon as we woke up to get the groceries and a few odds and ends. As soon as I got home, I was in the kitchen, making the pasta salad, cutting up fruit, cooking the chicken and getting the tables set and ready. Christian spent the morning watching after the girls, cleaning the bathroom (I am VERY grateful he happily takes on this duty) and picking up the party balloons. The guests started pouring in around 1:30, and it didn’t take long for the house to fill to the rim. The house ended up in a complete disaster, but it was WELL worth it. After some chatting and lunch, Olivia opened her presents, and had quite a blast doing so. Then, it was cake time! She seemed to be a bit freaked out by the singing, she didn’t want anything to do with blowing out her candle, and only took a tiny bite of her cupcake, but she still thought it was pretty cool. After cake and ice cream, the guests started heading out, one by one.
Finally, we all just sat down, and breathed a HUGE sigh of relief. The Holiday’s are over, the birthday party is over…we can finally just take a break, and life can slow waaaaay down. After a little more playing, it was finally time for Olivia to go to bed…and she passed out the second her head hit the pillow. Amelia and Christian were not far behind. I did a little final picking up, and joined the rest of the house in sweet slumber. Hopefully Amelia will be back to sleeping well tonight...fingers crossed!
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