Olivia's Milk Bath

    Yesterday Olivia had a bath that was fit for a queen. Well, maybe more so for a little princess. I have wanted to do a milk bath photo session for her since I can remember, so after her cake smash I finally did it. It was actually perfect for her because it combined two of her favorite things: baths and flowers.

Olivia: Twelve Month Check-Up

     Yesterday was a fun day for Olivia. She ate cake, had a milk bath, and got new toys to play with. Today, wasn't so much fun. This morning she had her 12 month well baby visit. She is doing great! She is meeting all her milestones and continues to be a petite little thing. She's 28 inches long, weighs 18 pounds and 3 ounces, and her head is 42.5 cm {3%}. I didn't get her height and weight percentiles, only her head because that's where I am most concerned since it is on the smaller side. The doctor said everything looked fine and developmentally she is right on track, so they will see us again in three months. She got four shots, but has actually handled them really well. She cried for a minute, and has been fine since!

Olivia's First Birthday

My sweet Olivia,

     Happy Birthday baby girl! Today is your day and you are ONE! How has the time really gone by this fast? I remember the day you were born like it was just yesterday. I reread your birth story today and couldn't help but get emotional. I even cried last night because it was my last time rocking you as a "baby." Obviously my emotions are running high because you, my love, are growing up faster than I ever wanted, but also because daddy isn't here to celebrate this big day in your life. Just know that he has been thinking of you all day! We both love you so much and hope you have enjoyed all your birthday celebrations this month.

 XOXO,

Mama

Olivia's Floral First Birthday Party In San Antonio: Part 3

The Guests:

Olivia's Floral First Birthday Party In San Antonio: Part 2

Her Cake:

Because I was planning a big smash cake for her actual birthday, we kept it simple and ordered cupcakes. Olivia wasn't too impressed with it.

Olivia's Floral First Birthday Party In San Antonio: Part 1

   The Decor:

     Today we celebrated Olivia's First Birthday with my side of the family. Because Olivia is obsessed with flowers, I decided to have flowers as the theme. I wanted to keep it simple and very feminine.

 Flowers were scattered all throughout the house.

Connor's First Day of Kindergarten

 My handsome boy started kindergerten today! I can't believe how big he is already. He was really excited and had a really great first day.

Olivia's First Birthday Party

    August is Olivia's month, and we are celebrating her all month long. Last Sunday we had a tiny birthday celebration for her and my father in law at their house. Olivia and Pappy share a birthday and we wanted to celebrate them before the summer ended and I came back home. We had cupcakes, they opened presents, ate steaks, and swam.

 My beautiful girl with some very rosy cheeks.

A Surprise For Daddy

    Before we went to South Carolina, Levi asked Connor if he wanted to work on a special project for Aaron. Anyone who knows Connor knows he is always up for a project! This boy lives on them, so of course he was excited and said yes! When Levi asked what he wanted to make for him, he responded with an American flag. Little does Connor know, that is Levi's specialty. He makes them in his free time and then sells them.They are beautiful and as you can see in the following pictures, they are wonderfully made and very time consuming.

Their surprise all finished.

Greenville, SC Day 6 to 9

Day 6: August 1, 2018 

      Today was a rainy day. We started by taking the kids to open gymnastics. Connor liked everything about it. The foam pit, the bars, the rope swing... Olivia just liked being able to crawl everywhere. Ever since Connor was a baby and picked up hand, foot, and mouth disease from playing in a public play area, it freaks me out to let Olivia play in a place where there are tons of kids. I let her anyways and just washed her hands really well afterwards. The girls got tired about 30 minutes in, so we left a little earlier and let Connor stay with Levi. We took them to Chick-fil-A and then went home where we put them down for naps and then let them play afterwards.

Greenville, SC Day 4 & 5

Day 4: July 30, 2018 

    On our fourth day in SC, Levi and Connor had a boys day, and Morgan and I had a girls day with our girls. The boys went fishing, and us girls went shopping. Connor and Levi also started on their surprise for Aaron, but I will do a separate post on that because it was really special.

 He caught two fish total.

Greenville, SC Day 1 to 3

    This summer has been one trip after another for us. We decided to end our summer travels by making a trip to South Carolina to visit our best friends Morgan and Levi, and our goddaughter Olive! We had so much spending time with them and playing with the kids.

Day 1: July 27, 2018 

    Today was Olivia's first time on an airplane. We got to our gate just in time for them to start boarding. I took Olivia to see the airplane in the window and she was so excited. She got mad at me when I had to put her back in the baby carrier so we could get on the airplane.

 Waiting to get on our plane.

Bath Bombs: Connor's Latest Obsession

   Connor likes taking baths, but when I give him a bath bomb every once in a while, he LOVES it! I added these to the gift bags from his birthday party and just now remembered I had extras. He was so cute, I snapped a few pictures of him before he submerged it.