Hats and Gloves

Olivia has a few gloves and hats for when we go out in the cold. (We don't really go out in the cold.) So she hardly ever wears them. But she found them in her closet yesterday and wanted to wear the hat all day. She would take it off, bring it to me and I'd put it back on. Then she'd wear it for another 15 minutes before we would repeat.

Today she wanted to wear her gloves. She loved them, and can't get them off on her own. She got frustrated in the end when she couldn't grab the toys she wanted. It was so funny to see her lean over and try to bite some of her toys.

Cookies before bed

Olivia is usually pretty grumpy from 5:30 -7:00 each night. As soon as she hears the door around 7:15, she perks up and is so happy to see Dad. She will run to the gate to meet him with the biggest grin.

After dinner Bob baked some cookies (baked as in, got the cookie dough out of the freezer and put it in the oven) and shared a few bites with Olivia before she went to bed.

Maybe that's why her grin is so big when Bob gets home.

14 Months

Today when I asked you to go get a diaper, you walked across the room and grabbed a diaper and brought it back to me.

You now will say cheese and sometimes smile. We are working on putting the two together. You will copy some of the words that we say, but you aren't consistent with a lot of them yet.

This month you have been waking up once a night, 2-3 times times a week. The other nights you sleep for 11- 13 hours straight.

When you hear music or if we say Dance, you dance by doing little squats, it is really cute.

You wear 12- 18 month clothes. You got a bunch of size 18 months for Christmas and the shirts work, just a little long in the sleeves. But the pants fall off your tiny bum and we have to roll them up too.

You still take 2 naps a day, usually 3 hours total.

All day long you bring Mom and Dad book after book. You don't want us to read it, just flip through the pictures as fast as possible. Then it is time for a new one.

We don't really let you play on the iPad, but if you see it, you want it. And when we take it away you have a big fit.

You love the Aden & Anais muslin blankets. You pull them out of your crib and walk around the house with at least 1, and usually 2 in your hands.

One of your favorite Christmas gifts right now
is a picnic basket you got from Grandma Sue. You carry the basket and take the food in and out, over and over again.

You are constantly pointing at items around the house.

When you want something or are really excited about getting something you will open and close your hands.

You are still drinking 1 sippy cup of milk a day. The other day you drank 2 and a half and we were so proud of you. You have your own camelbak water bottle but you love drinking from Mom's.

Lately you have been loving pieces of ham, mandarin oranges, pancakes, and anything sweet.

Your hair is growing, the back is definitely growing faster but we can do some new things with the top instead of a headband everyday.

Girls Getaway

For our Christmas presents to each other this year, we decided to go to Park City for the night. We all met up at Rachel's house and drove up together. By the time we got there, we were all starving. We picked out our restaurant based on whatever was closest to the parking spot we found. I am sad we didn't take any pictures at dinner.

We were going to try and see a movie after dinner, but we didn't end up finding a movie playing at the right time. We stopped at the grocery store and got some breakfast foods and treats before returning to our condo.

We stayed up until 2, talking and catching up over the last 6 months of our lives. Hopefully we don't got that long again before seeing each other. Staying up until 2 wasn't our best decision and I was dead once I got home Saturday afternoon.

Rachel whipped up a great breakfast of hash browns, eggs, bacon & OJ. We finally got our cameras out, of course we had just rolled out of bed.

We cleaned up and packed our things. We headed to the outlets before we left Park City. It was a great day for shopping and we all left with some bargains.

Bob ended up having to work on Saturday so my Mom watched Olivia on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. This was the first time I left Olivia overnight and when I came in, Olivia was laughing and running to the stairs to see me. It was seriously the best moment.

Puzzle Time

Bob loves doing puzzles, and I do not. I wish that we both enjoyed it, but I don't have a lot of patience. I don't know what I was thinking when I picked out the golf course puzzle, that is a lot of green. Bob worked on it for a couple days and had it finished. I sat next to him for a few minutes and couldn't place a single piece, so he did this one all by himself.

Painting

For Christmas I got Bob a few things that he could do on his days off. He has been wanting to start a new hobby and he had shown interest in painting.

Birthday Gifts

I ordered my birthday gifts from Amazon and have been very pleased with my purchases. Happy Birthday to Me!

I got a Polar Watch that tracks my heart rate and tells me how many calories I burn during each workout. I have loved it, and it motivates me to work out. After only having it for a week, Olivia found it on my desk and was trying to put it on her wrist. She is seriously picking up on so many things.

My new favorite kitchen tool is this guy. It takes veggies and turns them into noodles. So far I have only tried zucchini, but I am sure I will try other types of squash soon.

After hearing lots of great things from a few friends about this cookbook I decided to get it. I have been trying to stay away from sugar and flour, and this will give me some new recipes to try out.

Obviously all of my presents are health related, I guess that is what happens when your birthday is at the end of the year. Here's to a healthy and happy year!