My Darling Diva

I had forgotten about these pictures Olivia took with a friend a few months ago. They give me the giggles!

Happy 4th Birthday Olivia

I am lucky to be the Mother of a strong willed, vibrant, funny and beautiful child. Olivia brings joy and lots of drama to our family. I love her to pieces and hope she never changes! Happy Birthday Livigale!!




goofy girl



best friends



cute kitty



becoming beautiful



making faces

No Biggie

Olivia is in a funny stage right now. She loves to make messes and can destroy the house in minutes. A week and a half ago I was still struggling with pneumonia, but I was feeling a little better so I decided to re-organize and fold Olivia's clothes. It was the first thing I had accomplished in weeks and it felt great to get it done.

The next morning Olivia was playing with a friend. They went up to her room for a while and played. I am always curious to know what they are doing up there, so I turned on the monitor. It sounded harmless enough. But then I went up a little later and her room was a disaster! She had dumped out every drawer in her room, every last piece of clothing that I had carefully folded was in a huge pile on the floor. I don't like to spank, but this is one time I felt it was appropriate.

Olivia and I cried together. And then, while I was hugging her while she was crying she said "Mom, you know what would make me feel better?" I looked at her and said "No, what would make you feel better?" She said "A WEDGIE!" So our upset moment turned into a hysterical moment. I proceeded to give her several wedgie's and we laughed and laughed until we both felt all better.

(Oh, and her new favorite thing to say is "no biggie." I have no idea where she picked that up...but it's kinda cute!)

Beautiful Olivia

We had these pictures taken at Target a few weeks ago. I have never been disappointed with our photo's taken there....so go ahead, try them!

Mother.....what Mother?

I have finally figured out how to be
a mother to Olivia.

Stay out of her way and let her
do what she wants!