Monkey

So Olivia's favorite toy is her {baby} which is a monkey. TJ's mom gave it to her a few months ago and ever since she always has it. I kind of remember having a monkey when I was young that I loved. I found this picture of me at around the same age as Olivia now and here we are with both of our monkeys. I'm not sure where mine went, but I know that I had it for a while. So she might not look like me but at least we have something in common, a love for MonkEy'S!

{Also we both have very little hair}

Oh So BiG!!

I have been such a slacker of taking pictures of Olivia lately and I feel really bad about it. Here are some that have been over the past few weeks and they are all taken with my phone so please forgive me for the blur and graininess.

Olivia is obsessed with climbing on anything and most of all she loves to climb on the stools in the kitchen. She decided that she wanted to sit and have lunch on them so I let her and she loved it. She seems so big sitting by herself.

Saying Cheese!

Another cheese
Carefully choosing her next nugget

I thought this was so cute, one second she was looking at her book and the next I look back and she is out . But if you notice she is still holding on.

I went to check on her while she was napping and this is what I found.

How comfortable could that really be? She was like this for at least another 45 minutes before she woke up.

I take her to work with me two days a week and so she doesn't get any real naps those days. Of course that results in her being really tired and onery at the end of the day. This particular day she was exhausted and I had put her on the couch to read her a book and then I look over and she has fallen asleep!

Olivia has grown in so many ways the last few months and I can't believe it! She is our little spitfire that doesn't stop moving .

Christmas

What a wonderful time of year!! of course as always this is a little late and little short on pictures of the wonderful day but I'm dissatisfied with blogger at the moment and couldn't handle waiting another half hour to upload my pics.

We had a great Christmas season this year, we were able to spend it with lots of family and friends. We are thankful for the love and kindness that our family has shown us this Christmas and the last couple months. We fill very blessed with them in our lives and are grateful for them. We are grateful for the birth of our savior and the wonderful example he is to us.

Olivia didn't quite have the excitement I thought she would with unwrapping presents but she did love all of them.
We were able to spend Christmas eve with TJ's family and had a great time with opening presents and a yummy dinner.
Christmas day we traveled to kaysville to see Tj's family then to Mt Green to see my grandparents and then to my parents house for some food and fun.