Olivia Gets a Big Girl Bed
14 Sep 2008
I heard Olivia whimpering in the middle of the night last night. Hoping she’d go back to sleep, I ignored her for a few minutes until I heard her door close. I [...]
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She's His Favorite
13 Sep 2008
Olivia is Calvin’s favorite. She’s the first one he wants to see in the morning. He gives her hugs and kisses over and over again (sometimes to [...]
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The Wheels on the Bus
18 Apr 2008
Today we rode the bus. For a month now Olivia’s favorite song has been “The Wheels on the Bus.” As we drove home from Oakley a few weeks ago, she [...]
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The Thing About Her
17 Mar 2008
The other day Olivia told me she wanted to read me a book. She told me to sit down on the floor, while she sat on the ottoman to her chair. She picked up the book, I [...]
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I DID IT MOMMY! I get a treat!
14 Mar 2008
That’s what I hear echoing down the hall every couple hours. That’s right. We’re back into potty training. I thought I’d give it one last go [...]
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The Sound of Silence . . .
2 Mar 2008
. . . is gone forever, I’m afraid. I first noticed it on Wednesday evening. Olivia, who hadn’t had a nap all day, was saying one thing, and then [...]
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Miracle of Miracles
3 Sep 2007
It’s Labor Day weekend, and that “bit of something” that Olivia had–well, we’ve all got it now, including poor little Calvin. But [...]
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Time Ticks On
16 Aug 2007
The summer seemed to go so slow . . . until July 30th. Now it’s already over half way through August, and we only have a few more weeks of summer! I [...]
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Yeah, This is My Chair
27 Jul 2007
Today was “Olivia Day”–Wyatt and I took her on one last outing before the baby arrives. We took her to Wheeler Farm. She loved to see all the [...]
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First Sommersault
8 Jul 2007
Today Olivia did her first somersault. Wyatt and I were in Cal’s room, and Olivia was playing, suddenly we looked down just in time to see her flip herself [...]
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I Wonder What’s Going to Happen Exciting Today
9 May 2007
It was an exciting day today. Mommy & I went to Silver Lake with Jaxon & Logan & Kellie, where we got to walk and run on the boardwalk around the lake. [...]
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It’s My Birfsday
28 Oct 2006
It’s my first birfsday today. Mommy and Daddy were so excited and wanted to celebrate with some exciting activities. Granddad Christensen gave me my very first [...]
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The Cutest Little Dragon You Ever Did See
11 Oct 2006
I went to lunch with my aunt at Gardener Village yesterday. While we were there, I took pictures of Olivia in her Halloween Costume. She’s a dragon this year. [...]
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Things that I Love
8 Oct 2006
I love it when babies first discover glass. I didn’t know this was one of the things that I love until yesterday, when Olivia discovered she could not crawl [...]
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A Bit of Her
28 Aug 2006
A bit of Olivia’s personality is really starting to show through, and she is developing more & more of an opinion. She shows her likes and dislikes with [...]
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Spell Bound
21 Aug 2006
One of my favorite things in the whole world is in the morning after Olivia has had her bath, and I wrap her up in her soft yellow towel, and hold her little body. [...]
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