Daddy's Girl!

As you can clearly see, there is definitely an uncanny resemblence between Lance and Olivia. There is nothing more lovely then seeing the traits and attributes of the one you love in your children :)

New pics!

It's been a while since I updated the blog with some pics, so here they are:

Olivia is definitely growing smarter each day, and gracing us with her profound opinions. Here are a few of her preferences...

Likes:

-going outside

-climbing up the stairs

-eating and drinking

-car rides

Dislikes:

-closed spaces (such as bathroom stalls and elevators)

-dogs (she screams and cries every time she sees one)

-when Ava gets to close to her

Ava's vocabulary is exploding, and I'm amazed at the complexity of what she says. Almost on a daily basis she says, "Mommy, you're my best friend," and "best friends forever." I'm enjoying this now because I know in 10 years she will probably hate me!

About me!

Click on this link to find out what your name means about you! Most of mine is totally true, especially the things I put in bold!

http://www.paulsadowski.com/Numbers.asp

You entered: Carrie Angelyn Liford
There are 19 letters in your name.
Those 19 letters total to 106
There are 7 vowels and 12 consonants in your name.

What your first name means:
Italian
Female
A diminutive of Caroline, often used as an independent name.
English
Female
Abbreviation of Carol and Caroline from the masculine Charles meaning manly.

Your number is: 7
The characteristics of #7 are: Analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.
The expression or destiny for #7:Thought, analysis, introspection, and seclusiveness are all characteristics of the expression number 7. The hallmark of the number 7 is a good mind, and especially good at searching out and finding the truth. You are so very capable of analyzing, judging and discriminating, that very little ever escapes your observation and deep understanding. You are the type of person that can really get involved in a search for wisdom or hidden truths, often becoming an authority on whatever it is your are focusing on. This can easily be of a technical or scientific nature, or it may be religious or occult, it matters very little, you pursue knowledge with the same sort of vigor. You can make a very fine teacher, or because of a natural inclination toward the spiritual, you may become deeply emerged in religious affairs or even psychic explorations. You tend to operate on a rather different wavelength, and many of your friends may not really know you very well. The positive aspects of the 7 expression are that you can be a true perfectionist in a very positive sense of the word. You are very logical, and usually employ a quite rational approach to most things you do. You can be so rational at times that you almost seem to lack emotion, and when you are faced with an emotional situation, you may have a bit of a problem coping with it. You have excellent capabilities to study and learn really deep and difficult subjects, and to search for hidden fundamentals. At full maturity you are likely to be a very peaceful and poised individual.

If there is an over supply of the number 7 in your makeup, the negative aspects of the number may be apparent. The chief negative of 7 relates to the limited degree of trust that you may have in people. A tendency to be highly introverted can make you a bit on the self-centered side, certainly very much self-contained . Because of this, you are not very adaptable, and you may tend to be overly critical and intolerant. You really like to work alone, at your own pace and in your own way. You neither show or understand emotions very well.

Your Soul Urge number is: 9
A Soul Urge number of 9 means: With a 9 Soul Urge, you want to give to others, usually in a humanitarian or philanthropic manner. You are highly motivated to give friendship, affection and love. And you are generous in giving of your knowledge and experience. You have very sharing urges, and you are likely to have a great deal to share. Your concern for others makes you a very sympathetic and generous person with a sensitive and compassionate nature.
You are able to view life in very broad and intuitive terms. You often express high ideals and an inspirational approach to life. If you are able to fully realize the potential of your motivation, you will be a very self-sacrificing person who is able to give freely without being concerned about any return or reward.

As with all human beings, you are prone to sometimes express the negative attitudes inherent to your Soul Urges. You may become too sensitive and tend to express emotions strongly at times. There can be significant conflict between higher aims and personal ambitions. You may resent the idea of giving all of the time and, in fact, if there is too much 9 energy in your nature you may reject the idea. You may often be disappointed in the lack of perfection in yourself and others.

Your Inner Dream number is: 7
An Inner Dream number of 7 means: You dream of having the opportunity to read, study, and shut yourself off from worldly distractions. You can see yourself as a teacher, mystic, or ecclesiastic, spending your life in the pursuit of knowledge and learning.

Costume Giveaway

There is a wonderful, amazing, and talented woman who makes handmade costumes and clothing, then gives them away! I hope to be like her when I grow up!

She is giving a Little Bo Peep and Lost Sheep costume I would love for Ava and Olivia next year.

Here is the link to her blog:
http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/

10 months today and her first haircut!

Much to the dismay of Lance I cut Olivia's hair. I have been thinking about it for a long time and finally just did it. Before I cut it, it looked like a long straggly mullet. It was cute, but all uneven and very long in the back. I figured she would look pretty cute with a little bob. I left her bangs long.









I think I did an ok job considering it was my first time with a pair of scissors and I was trying to cut hair and not cause an injury to a constantly moving target.

Olivia has been making strides developmentally lately. She loves to climb all the way up the stairs by herself, has self-feeding down to a science, and is starting to understand what we say (she gets excited when we say we're going bye-bye). She is such a cute and sweet little girl now!

A new kind of post...

Up until this point, my blog has consisted of a collection of events, happenings, and notes on what the girls are doing, but I am going to start writing about somewhat more personal and spiritual parts of my life.

One thing I have not written enough about is my amazing husband and my love for him. Although he is not able to work and support the family yet, he has taken on 1/2 of with housework and raising the children, often putting my parenting skills to shame.

Lance is a naturally amazing parent. He has this uncanny way of being able to discipline the girls as well as be the ultimate playground for the girls at the same time. Both of them cry when he leaves and swarm to him and climb all over him like little monkeys when he comes home. He makes them giggle uncontrollably just by looking at them a certain way. They squeal with glee when he plays with them, and they both crawl all over him like bugs on an antpile.

So what does this do for me??? When I see him calm the girls like a professional parent and make them go from crying to laughing in an instant, it makes me fall in love with him all over again. Is this yet another reason why we become parents? To fall in love over and over as we travel through this journey we call life together, grow together, raise children together, and experience hardships together? I watch Lance interact with Ava and Olivia and melt as I am in awe with this man that I have married... my perfect companion. Words cannot describe how happy I am that I have such a strong, handsome, and amazing man. I never thought I could love anyone like this!

I am so glad that I am having this experience in this life, for marriage and happiness can be an amazing thing if you allow it to be.

And by the way... Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary Baby!

Awesome Free Stuff!

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Amazing!!!