Kevin is TERRIBLE at taking pictures off of his phone...so I finally did it today. But before I show them to you, here's a video of Olive's "scooching." I'm not really sure it can be classified as crawling, but she can get where she needs to.
Olive is being serenaded here by the lovely guitar player and singer at Mazzaro's. (It's a lovely Italian market that we adore.) When you walk into this place, you smell fresh pepperoni and other spicy meats. There is a sandwich counter that is always packed with people but really worth the wait. Then there's fresh pasta, pizzas, and just about any Italian ingredient you could think of. Kevin is partial to their bacon strips dipped in chocolate (though it doesn't sound too "Italian" to me). This was the day and place where we were told by two different sets of grandparents that Olive was way cuter than their grandkids. (Ouch! She's cute, but you don't need to compliment her at the expense of your poor grandchildren.)
The next picture is just classic! Kevin and I went to Target while we were in St. George at Christmas time and had fun chasing a bird around the children's department.
This is "Mother Olive." Isn't she charming?
Olive is incognito. I think my profile looks a lot like my mom's in this picture. (I think my mom used to have bangs like this too.)
Santa Claus brought me a pasta maker for Christmas. Here we are, breaking it in by making homemade chicken noodle soup.
Here we are on our way from the parking lot to the entrance of Busch Gardens. Olive's expression kind of reminds me of the cross-eyed kid in "Dennis the Menace." "Uh, uh, an apple."
And that's it for now! I feel a little bad there are no pictures of Dad. We will remedy that soon.
Um that's right...another new nephew to blog about! My sister-in-law, Clare, was induced last Wednesday and gave birth to this little sweetie. It was perfect timing (fortunately and unfortunately for Clint) since Clint just had his appendix removed the weekend before and was told he couldn't return to work for a little over a week. (Eeek to appendix removal...we're just glad it hadn't burst yet and that he's doing better.) Isn't that just the sweetest picture?!
It was a really exciting week for my brother, Tom, and his family. His wife, Carly, went in for a C-section on Wednesday and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. They decided to name him Carson. Do you think big brother Jace is excited? Talk about a gorgeous baby. And so far, I hear he is a pretty chill baby.
My other sister-in-law, Clare, is due any time now. We all are wishing her good luck and a smooth delivery!
Olive turned 8 months old last week and is doing really well! She is such a joy in our lives. She currently weighs 18 lbs. 11 oz. and is 27 1/4" long. We went to the cardiologist last week and apparently her heart murmur is still there, though very small. The small hole is supposed to close on its own, and even though hers hasn't, there is absolutely no need to worry about it.
I think she will be crawling very soon and is figuring it out, little-by-little. Here is a little video of her "attempts."
Kevin and I got our tax return a month ago and put almost every penny towards paying off credit cards. YAY! We did, however, use a small portion for Busch Gardens annual passes. For us locals, the price is the same as going once. No brainer!
We finally went Friday afternoon for a couple of hours. Olive got to see alligators, turtles, chimpanzees, gorillas, and elephants.
And Kevin and I took turns going on a couple of rides. We really liked the Sheikra roller coaster.
I am looking forward to going again soon before it gets much more humid! (It's been 80 degrees lately.)
Oh and this morning Kevin went to the ER with a nasty kidney stone. He didn't know what it was at the time, but luckily it passed after a couple of hours. Once the nurse told us it was going to be a couple of hours, Kevin sent me and Olive home. The dummy was supposed to call us to pick him up but he didn't want to wake Olive up again and walked several miles home instead. Hopefully he can get some sleep and feel better.
