First grade art

Olivia said this about her artwork, "This is my line drawing of the artist Michelangelo."

I don't know about you, but I'm impressed!

1st Day of 1st Grade

How on earth did she get to be six years old?  But isn't she cute all dressed up and ready for her first day?

The Olympics -- Olivia Style

The London Olympics of 2012 are over, and what a great Olympics they were.  We saw so many great athletic feats, heard so many stories of overcoming adversity and witnessed my favorite movie hero, 007, fetching the Queen from Buckingham Palace and escorting her to Olympic Stadium.

But I digress. 

You are now about to witness the Olympic Games as interpreted by Olivia.  In this short film she is not only athlete, but sportscaster and slow-motion commentator too. 

You'll probably have to turn your sound all the way up because the sound quality isn't great, but you'll get the gist of it.

Sit back and enjoy. 

Now We Are Six

When I was in first grade, my teacher, Miss Laura Gillon, taught us this poem by A.A. Milne.

When I was one, I had just begun. When I was two, I was nearly new. When I was three, I was hardly me. When I was four, I was not much more. When I was five, I was just alive. But now I am six, I'm as clever as clever. So I think I'll be six now and forever.     Now Olivia is six! And here are a few photos from her birthday party.

Cake!

A new bike!

Jumping fun in the backyard for all the party guests!

And who better to jump in a castle than Rapunzel?

Liv and Grammy enjoying a hug!



It's a...

Story Time

Olivia is in kindergarten and treated me to a story when I visited this weekend.

Settle back and listen to one of my favorites.

Trick or Treat

I've known for a while but couldn't announce it yet.

Now I can.




Miss O is going to be a big sister around November first.

No tricks here. Definitely a treat.

Tiger, Tiger

I've been a bad Grammy, I know. I had photos from Christmas I intended to post and then injuries from a serious auto accident on December 30 sort of put everything else on the back burner. I'm still in recovery mode but am getting close to being all healed up.

But... thanks to my daughter-in-law and her sister, I have some new photos of Miss O.

This first set is from last weekend at the Earth Day Festival in Auburn, Alabama. That's a special festival for the kids for several reasons. They are environmentally conscious, but it's also where they met and where Ryan proposed several years later.

And here's my little tiger.









And thanks to Aunt Farah, here are a couple photos from several weeks ago when Olivia and her cousins Waylon and Wyatt played at their other grandmother's house.









P.S. I've also added more of Olivia's school art to the Kindergarten Art page. Check it out!

New Page on the Blog

Check out the "Kindergarten Art" page to see what Olivia's been up to in school.

Much to be Thankful For

Miss O and her parents spent Thanksgiving at Grammy's place this year. I enjoyed cooking for them and especially enjoyed having them spend the night, especially when Miss O declared my sofa bed to be the most awesome thing she'd ever seen.

Football in Alabama

For those of you who don't live in Alabama, football is a religion here. And a girl has to wear her game day clothes every weekend during football season. And what's a Grammy for if not to provide game day clothes?

War Eagle!

October Sunday

Pictures ARE worth a thousand words! Thanks, Aunt Farah, for the amazing photographs.

School Art

Many thanks to my daughter-in-law for posting this on Facebook so I could steal it for here. I think Olivia has inherited the art gene from her mommy and daddy. And her attention to detail is terrific. Notice all the bling. ;-)

School Daze

All of us are wondering just how this child can be five years old and starting kindergarten. But she is and here are a few photos taken this morning before she headed off to a new adventure.

Sound asleep before the big day begins.

Olivia and Mommy

Olivia and Daddy

Cute outfit. Check. Backpack. Check. Big smile. Check.

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?