She's 5!

Deciding whether to blow out the candles.






With cousins Waylon and Wyatt.



With good friend Bella.



Olivia and Grammy





All photos except the first courtesy of Aunt Farah. :-)

More Beach Photos

These were taken by my daughter-in-law's sweet sister. The little boys are her sons -- Olivia's cousins Waylon and Wyatt. Aren't they adorable?

A Couple More Photos

My two favorite girls at the beach.

Check out that backstroke.


Where have the last few years gone? It's hard to believe she's going to be five years old in a little over a week.

This and That

Here's a catch-up post with a few photos from the past couple months. I'll be spending 4th of July weekend with Olivia and I promise to take lots of pictures.

Here's one of two beautiful girls just chillin' on the sofa.



And here's Miss O with the Easter Bunny.



Olivia and her daddy went on a kids-and-dads camping trip to Dismals Canyon on Easter weekend. Dismals Canyon is near Phil Campbell and Hackleburg, the two towns devastated by the April 27 tornadoes.



Ocean Week at school. The kids had to draw out of a hat and Olivia got the whale shark. She looks right at home with that microphone in her hand.

Today is Grammy's Birthday

And she got to spend it with her favorite girl!

Snow Fell on Alabama

On January 10, 2011, Alabama experienced rare snowfall. While Grammy's area received reported amounts of eight to ten inches, Olivia didn't get quite that much. However, it was enough to get some use from her cute snow gear and experience some fun.

Isn't she the cutest snow bunny you've ever seen?

How about a snowball fight?

Necessity is the mother of invention and a storage tub lid seems to work as well as a sled.

Christmas with the Kids

My day-after-Christmas visit was delayed a day because of snow, but Uncle Adam and Grammy got the dogs hooked to the sled and mushed south without incident. Lots of fun and laughter ensued and a fun time was had by all.

Miss Olivia gives her kitty travel pillow a test run.

Is there anything more precious than the pure delight of a child at Christmas?

Bling!

Daddy got books.

Uncle Adam got a serious-looking knife for camping. Uncle Adam looks pretty serious too.

Mommy got to play tea party. Sorry I didn't get a picture of Mommy opening her gifts. But she got something she'll use on a big trip she has coming up.

The quick-change artist put on her Belle costume.

Grammy and Olivia er... Belle have tea.

Chinese for dinner. Note Olivia's Chimp Sticks. They're a cute way for little ones to be able to eat their Mandarin macaroni and Szechuan corn on the cob. ~grin~

Olivia and Uncle Adam. War Eagle!

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy New Year. May 2011 bring much joy and happiness to you all.

Merry Christmas 2010

Miss O and I would like to wish you a very merry Christmas!

Catching Up

It's been way too long since I posted here so this post will cover quite a bit of time.

My mother visited in September and we went to Birmingham so she could see her great-granddaughter. It had been over two years since she'd seen Olivia in person. I got a great photo of all of us by the railroad tracks after we had lunch at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Irondale.




Around that same time, Olivia and her mom met up at the zoo with Aunt Farah and her cousins Waylon and Wyatt. Lynn-z and Peedee came along for the trip. I'm "borrowing" these photos from Aunt Farah's blog because they are so cute.



Here's Olivia holding Waylon's hand at the zoo so he wouldn't run anymore. He'd already fallen and scraped his knees.



Then Miss Olivia was a ladybug for Halloween.



Uncle Adam came to visit for Thanksgiving and the whole gang convened at Lynn-z and Peedee's house (Kristin's mother and stepfather) for a wonderful meal. At one point we had ten adults and five children all age five and under (the kids, not the adults). We had loads of great food and lots of fun and laughter.



I know this is the Grammy blog, but this is a proud mother picture of my two boys. I'm so proud of the men they have become.



And a great big thanks to Lynn-z for sharing these photos she took at her house. Aren't bubble baths fun?