Kung FU Party

Saturday Austin had his "kid" birthday party at a place called One With Heart.  They got to take a class and learn some Kung Fu moves.  They had a blast!

River Day

We used to do this a ton when I was younger.  Load up our boat with lunch and head out on the Columbia ALL day!  So fun and one of my favorite things to do.  Glad my kids are able to experience this as well.

~Lounging~Swimming~Finding frogs~BBQing on the beach~Wakeboarding~Tubing~Hot sand~Laughing~Sand Digging~Watching ships go by~Suntans (burns for some!)~Boat rides~So much more...

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Loving her bath (with the video that works!)

Lately..

I haven't been keeping up on blogging what we've been up to.  It's been a challenge to get out and do things in between Olivia's naps, but I try to at least get outside everyday and enjoy the summer weather before it's gone!  Here's some pictures of what we've been doing the last couple weeks...

Blue Lake Splash Pad with Ethan

They are becoming so close.  She just lights up around him.

Park time

They look so much alike!

Cooling off in the sprinkler



Love this boy

Looking forward to the HOT weather that's forcasted for this weekend!  We've got a fun-sun-filled weekend planned!

Tribute to my Grandma!

My cousin Andy did an awesome tribute for my Grandma.  There's even video we have of her when my dad was a baby! Love you Grandma...

Celebrating her 93 years...

We celebrated the life of my gorgeous and ever-classy Grandma yesterday.  We had a rosary Wednesday night and her service the next morning.  She had everything planned down to the T, she wanted to make sure no one had to worry about anything.  She was having my Aunt Carol read her the scriptures one last time just a few days before she passed to make sure they were the right ones!  She will be missed greatly, but was so ready to join Jesus in heaven.  She lived a long, healthy, and fullfilling life.  She was the youngest of 11, had 5 kids of her own, and many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren (over 86 all together!).  She loved to crochet, play cards (she will take your money!  Her and my mom were the card sharks! I bet they are playing in heaven...), read, travel, golf, and cook.  My cousin Andy put together a slide show, that hopefully will be online soon and I'll post it here. 

I love you Grandma!!

Heres a few pictures I found with her and Peyton/Olivia..

After the service and the burial, close family gathered at my dad's for food, drink, sun and great company!

My Brother Hugh and nephew Brandon

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Peyton, Trey and Macey...his 3rd cousins

 We played "Pass Olivia..."

G-pa Prazeau and Livs

My niece Lauren and Olivia...cousins!



My nephew Sean and Olivia



Uncle Brett!

Grammy Springer

Uncle Hughy

Papa Springer

Aunt Sherri

Mama got a turn too!

Looking at Grandma's gorgeous hydrangea with Aunt Amy

The basketball court was busy as usual!

Peyton leading the train of kids

Hooping it up with cousin Sean

6 Months

I can hardly believe 6 months has passed already!  Here's what our 1/2-year-old is up to..

Eating...Olivia still has not been too interested in her formula.  I asked the doctor today about it and she says she's pretty sure it's from her teething.  She's been a little better lately, at least finishing her 6 oz during the day.  She will almost always take a full 8 oz before bed though. We've tried a couple new foods this past month. We have yet to find a fruit that she likes...weird!  Squash, sweet potato, carrots and peas are her favorites.  We tried bananas...she was kind of eh about it.  That's the one fruit she won't spit out.  Applesauce, avocado, and apples/blueberries she does not like.  I just wonder if it's too tart for her taste buds right now.  We'll definitely try them again later.  Although she did seem to like the watermelon I put in her mesh fresh food eater.  She loves rice cereal and baby oatmeal. She's drinking about 26 oz of formula per day but we've increased her solids a tad.

Avacado.  She really hated it. :)



She kept gagging even 30 seconds after she swallowed it. 

Applesauce...not a fan of this either.

More teething...Olivia's bottom two teeth are all the way in. Currently her right top tooth has just barely cut through and the left is on its' way.  These top ones have really bothered her.  She's still pretty fussy.  I (and her too!) can't wait to get a break from teething.  The doctor gave us a prescription today for flouride drops. 

Sleeping...Olivia had a rough month with sleep, also due to teething.  She would wake up at least once per night and sometimes took a while to get back down.  The last week or two she is back to sleeping through the night (thank goodness! I was becoming a crazy, sleep-deprived person!).  I usually get up once or twice just to check on her.  She tends to scoot in her crib and get stuck in the corner, which wakes her up so I scoot her back down once or twice during the night.  Typically she goes down around ~8pm and is up between 6:30am and 7:30am.  She is still napping pretty well, two 2-hour naps typically.

Temperament...Olivia is still very serious!  She likes to sit back and take everything in and she is so aware of everything.  She still loves to watch everything Peyton does and he gets lots of laughs from her.  I can tell he might start getting annoyed with her pretty soon.  She loves to grab for his face when he gets close...it's funny to watch.  She has been fussy as I mentioned earlier, but she still gives tons of laugh/smiles/squeals!

Activity...Olivia doesn't really like her bouncy seat anymore, she's kind of too long for it anyway.  She loves to be in her bumbo, especially by Peyton watching him play or do legos.  She grabs at everything, and put's everything in her mouth.  She is sitting up on her own for the most part..she is still a bit wobbly, but gets better at it everyday.  Crawling may not be far off, I'm not sure though.  She is pushing up on her arms and up on her knees well, but never both at the same time.  We'll see...I'm savoring this non-mobile time.  I have a feeling I'll be constantly picking up legos and other small toys of Peyton's!  She's starting to have a bit of separation anxiety as well as stranger anxiety.  If we leave the room she will cry and when she is around a lot of people or new people she will cry too. 

6-month stats...
Weight: 16lbs 14oz (75%)
Height: 28.5 inches (off the charts!) She is 1.5 inches longer than what Peyton was at 6 months...yikes!
Head: 42.5 cm (60%)
She got 2 shots today which she took like a champ!

Playing with her baby

Everytime we go into her room to get her up she peeks through her crib and gives the biggest smile.

I  have these mesh deals that I put a chunk of banana or watermelon and she sucks all the juice out.  They are great.

She loves to watch the dogs.  And Tootsie loves to wait for her to spit up.  Gross, I know.

Sitting up

Checking out her sandals

She LOVES her Daddy

Hands always in her mouth

I can't imagine not having this baby girl, she is finding her spot in our family and we love her to pieces!!!

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY OLIVIA! WE LOVE YOU!