May In Review

    May has been a crazy month. It's been very emotional {with Aaron leaving} and busy! I've blogged quite a bit, but here are some days I missed. 

May 10: Connor took his teachers flowers for teacher appreciation and then later that day he and Aaron made snow cones with his new snow cone maker. 

It's Summer Time

    Connor is finished with pre-kinder and it's officially summer vacation! I am so excited to get on the road and start visiting family. My plan is to keep Connor really busy this summer so he doesn't think too much about Aaron being gone, plus it will be good for us to be around family. I surprised him after school with a bubble gun, road trip bingo, and a workbook to help prepare him for kindergarten. He was super stoked about the bubble gun. 

Olivia: Nine Month Check-Up

    Not only did Olivia turn nine months old today, she also had her nine month well baby visit. It went great. She was in such a good mood and got so many compliments on how pretty she is. She is still my petite girl, and her stats show it! She is 26 inches long {27%}, weighs 16 pounds and 7 oz {12%}, and her head is 42 cm {6%}. The doctor was happy with everything, so they will see her again in three months. 

Olivia: Nine Months Old

Olivia Ann,

    Happy NINE months my love. You are 3/4 of a year old today! That means that in just three short months you will be able to eat your very own cake! Let's not rush it though because I want you to stay little forever! You have grown so much developmentally over the last month, it's crazy. It seems like everyday you are doing something new. You are mobile now, so you get into everything, especially big brothers toys. All I hear from him when you're around him is "Olivia Ann! No!" It's pretty funny. He loves you so much though, and so do I! 

XOXO,

Mama

Rabbit Fest

    Last night Aaron and I took the kids to the 38th annual Rabbit Fest in our little town. We took Connor last year and he had so much fun, so we knew we had to take him again this year. Last year we went on opening day {Thursday} and it was not very busy, so we decided to go again on opening day to beat the crowds. e

    Admission was only $5 per car and an armband for unlimited rides was $25. We got one for Connor and he was happy to ride as many rides as his height allowed. There were a few he wanted to get on that he was too short, but he got over it quickly. Olivia really liked all the lights and noises from the rides.

Happy Soul

   Yesterday while Connor was at school, Olivia and I came home like most days, but we didn't have anything to do. I ate lunch while she was sleeping and when she woke up I gave her a bath and then we played. I took out my camera and got some cute shots of her in my favorite onesie.

Mother's Day

    It's Mother's Day and I couldn't be a happier than to be these precious babes mama. They are my whole world and I love them {and their daddy} more than anything!

Olivia's Visit to the Ophthalmologist

    On Wednesday Olivia finally had her appointment with the pediatric ophthalmologist. We had been waiting for this appointment for over a month, so I couldn't wait to see what they had to say about her lazy eye and our most recent finding that her left pupil was larger than her right.

Our Weekend in DFW

   Last weekend we took a trip to DFW because Aaron had some much needed time off. He has been working so hard and we had hardly seen him, so it was really nice spending a week with him where he didn't have to worry about work.

May 3, 2018 {Thursday}: 

     On Aaron's first day off, Connor went to school and we did a few things around the house that needed to be done. Olivia had been teething really bad and fighting her sleep, but she eventually went down for a nap and woke up super happy.

Watching Caterpillars Turn Into Butterflies

     Connor's best friend Holden got him a "grow your own butterfly kit" for his birthday. It arrived in the mail on April 11 with five tiny caterpillars, and we have been enjoying them turn into butterflies since then! It has been fascinating seeing the life cycle from a caterpillar to a butterfly over the last three weeks.

Day 1: Connor's five little caterpillars arrived in the mail.

BLW: Waffles, Spaghetti, Blueberry Muffins, and Watermelon

    Olivia has finally started to eat more and shown an increased interest in food lately. I love watching her eat, so I often take pictures and videos of her when she tries something new. She has had all kinds of stuff, but here are just a few meals that I have caught on camera.

April 11: Waffles

   She has tasted waffles before, but was really enjoying them on this day. It was probably because I put a whole lotta' love into them and made them from scratch. It was totally worth the sink full of dishes I made for myself.