Olivia Update

Everyone keeps asking... how is Olivia doing with her development? I have to say, she couldn't be doing any better. She is now 8 months old and is very smart! As you can see by the picture she is playing the piano (or standing and banging the keys :)



She is also crawling on all fours (she now follows us all over the house), pulling up to stand, cruising on furniture, says "da da da" among many other things. She also loves trying to put things on her head all the time. Olivia has 8 teeth and LOVES to eat solid food- she is already eating a lot of table food! She shows a strong preference for mommy above everyone else (even daddy).







I can't leave Ava totally out... she is FINALLY potty trained. It only took 2 days and she never has accidents (it's about time- she's 3!). She is very bright and getting hard to entertain. It's going to be time for preschool soon I'm afraid. She loves to dress up and climb on everything!

Mommy money saving tips

Here are a couple of money saving ideas that I've thought up.

Instead of buying special swim diapers, you can make your own! As you see below, diapers have the white cotton-like absorbing liner. All you do is cut a slit in the top or side of the liner and remove the absorbative material. I'm pointing at where you can cut to remove the material.



All swim diapers are is an outside without a liner. They do not absorb wetness, so these are just like regular swim diapers! Below is a picture of a diaper with the liner removed.



I knew when Olivia started crawling that it would be hard on her kneees, as I experienced with Ava. I looked into buying babylegs, but they were $15 a pair! I thought they looked a lot like socks, so I decided to go to Wal-Mart and buy some cute socks of $1 a pair and cut the toes out of them.



Now that she is crawling and I finally get to try them out they are wonderful! The allow easy access for diaper changing and protect her knees great!



If anyone else has money saving ideas let me know! Please post them in the comments :)

Fun Stuff

This website is pretty fun. Everyone should check it out.







Which era do you prefer?

Happy 3rd Birthday Ava!

3 Year Ava Quotes

"Wait, I have an idea."

"Mommy, daddy needs your help."

"Mmmmm, smells delicous. Needs some pepper."

As soon as I get a chance, I'm going to post pics from Ava's exciting 3rd Birthday!

MOSI

For playgroup this week we went to MOSI. It was a ton of fun.

I can't believe everyone is actually looking at the camera!
Ava was obsessed with the dinosaur teeth.

They had this really cool cow that you could pretend to milk... and milk actually came out!

Even Olivia got in on the fun.

Ava loves blocks.

Olivia and Grant (Elisabeth's baby) were totally fascinated with each other. They played together and it was really cute.

He's already trying to win her over with gifts!

The Beach

We took the girls to the beach for the first time in a REALLY long time. They both had a blast. I don't think I have ever seen them both so happy.

ADORABLE!!!

Lance and Ava wanted to swim the whole time.

This is what a baby looks like after she eats sand (mommy wasn't fast enough to stop her, and it was really funny).

"What sand in my mouth?"

We hardly have any pics together. I love this one.

I love my girls!

She had a blast looking at the sand and water.