Big Girl Bed and Swimming

When we moved into our new house we decided it would be a good time to move Olivia into a big girl bed. I was a little worried about putting her into a bed because I thought she would get out of it and play instead of sleep but she has done great!! She actually won't get out of it until we go in her room and get her. Kind of funny because we never told her she had to stay in her bed.

I did put a little railing on the open side so she wouldn't fall out. My father-in-law says it must be jacked up Thompson genes if she falls out of bed because none of his kids ever did; I think I am just a worry wart and don't want to hear my baby thump on the floor in the middle of the night!

But she LOVES her bed!! She loves to go play in her room and go down her "slide," which is what she calls the railing when I have it down. Doesn't she look so tiny in her bed?? Ahh, my little girl is getting too big too fast!!!! (And a big THANKS to Grandpa and Grandma Payne for giving the bed to Olivia for her birthday present!)

A few weeks ago my parents went up to Indian Springs for a few night with the camper. Lou and I decided we would go up that Saturday and join them for some swimming. I didn't get too many pictures but doesn't she look so cute in her little suit??? And let me tell you, as a 7 1/2 month pregnant lady, I looked pretty cute too (don't worry, I am not going to scare you with any pictures of that!). She liked swimming though. She was a little nervous and wanted to sit in her little floaty tube thing the whole time but she still had fun. Grandma even took her down the slide once. I wish I had a picture of her face before she went down. She was trying to be so brave but you could tell she was scared to death!!! We tried to have her wear those little floaty things that go on your arms but she didn't like that too much. We even called them swimming bracelets to try to get her to wear them. It didn't work. Oh well, they were only $2.

After swimming Grandma and Grandpa took Lou to look at the fish and the tadpoles in the little stream around the campgrounds. She liked that. They liked it too. Olivia has those two wrapped so tight around her little finger it is slightly disturbing. My mother informs me that Olivia is not spoiled by them "just loved extra lots." At least I know she is loved. And it is a cute picture.

Busy, Busy, Bee

"Busy, busy, bee... Lou Lou's too busy for me!!"

This is a frequent song we sing to our sweet little girl. I love my little girl but oh boy does she keep us running!!! If anyone has ever read the Olivia books with the little pig, at the end Olivia's mom is tucking her into bed and tells her "you wear me out but I love you anyways." That is my thoughts with my daughter, plus it is fitting because of the little pig's name.

Olivia loves to go to the park and swing. We were so lucky to live in walking distance to Alameda Park so we would go often. I won't lie, with Mommy due in 6 weeks, we've been driving lately!

These first two were from my cousin's wedding in Howe. What a good Papa to take her down the slide so her legs wouldn't get burnt from the hot plastic!!!

Love the smirks!

Running around at Alameda Park

Another day at the park with our "priends" Emrie and Brig

And I had to put this one on because I don't have many pictures of Olivia with her Uncle Brandon. He has been gone for awhile but we are so happy to have him back home. Lou has really warmed up to him and they are pretty cute together. He is living with my parents and since we just moved next door to my parents we get to see "Uncle Bwandon" a lot more!!

So like I said, we just moved into our new place. It is north of Pocatello, about a mile south of Fort Hall town site. It is so nice to be out in the middle of no where!!! It is were I grew up and I never thought I would be so excited to move back but I really am. I like that I don't have to worry about my neighbors (because they are my parents), we have a huge yard, and it is so quiet and pretty with all the huge trees we have around. I only have 2 more boxes to unpack and stuff to hang on the walls so we are almost settled!! I can't wait!!

PLEASE BUY OUR HOUSE!!!

I really want our house to sell. I am tired of trying to keep it clean just in case somebody wants to come look at it. That is VERY hard to do with a two year old (well, almost two year old)!!! We have another house North of town that we are fixing up right now and it should be ready in a few weeks and then we will move out there. So, it would be nice to get this one sold so we only have one to take care of. So if anybody know of anybody looking for a little starter home, tell them to look at mine, PLEASE!!!! It is 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, new furnace, light fixtures, tile, paint, and carpet, on a nice big lot. $99,900 MLS 536799

upstairs bathroom

living room

other part of living room

kitchen and dining area

upstairs bedroom

downstairs bedroom (Lou Lou's room if you couldn't tell!)

3rd bedroom

backyard

Tautphaus Park

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Idaho Falls zoo. It was really fun!!! Olivia loved it and hasn't stopped talking about it since. Usually during breakfast she will tell me all about the animals she saw there. She tells me all about the monkeys, ducks, swans (Lou: "They were swimming!"), camels, tigers, bears, (Lou: "What those bears doing?" FYI, they were chasing each other around but she always asks me that same question), zebras, and penguins (Lou: "Penguins stinky!"). My favorite is when she says "I see mingos" for flamingos. She also loved the "mommy and daddy lion." She is starting to understand that other things have mommies too and I am not the only mommy around. Good but kinda sad at the same time, I guess I liked being the only mommy in her precious little world. Petty, I know!

We also used the stroller at the zoo. We don't use a stroller very often because Olivia is very active and likes to walk, or really run, every where but we decided to take it in case she got tired. But she loved riding in it!! It is nice because she is big enough now that she can get herself in and out of it. It was really a highlight of the trip for her.

Another highlight that she talks about all the time is petting the baby goat. They have a little petting area at the zoo that has some really big goats, sheep, and a few baby goats. I was a little hesitant to take her in there, especially after I asked the worker if it was safe and he answered "um... I guess so, people usually only get hurt when they are feeding them." Not too reassuring for an overly protective mother like myself. So needless to say we stayed away from the bigger ones with horns and DID NOT feed them. Or be around people who were feeding them. I really am overprotective but that's a good thing, right? She really liked the little baby goat. It was pretty cute, until it started chewing on my jacket and hair. I didn't think Olivia knew it was doing that but later during breakfast one day, when she was telling me about all the animals again, she said "I pet baby goat! Baby goat ate Mommy's hair!" It made me laugh.

I guess we will have to go the zoo again since she had so much fun. Next time I want to make it Hogle Zoo and see elephants and giraffes. Olivia would like that. Mommy might enjoy it a bit too!

"Oh Silly Lou Lou"

We think Olivia is quite the funny girl. She makes us laugh multiple times daily. She is always saying funny things and I didn't want to forget some of her classics. So enjoy some funny sayings of a 22 month old, I know I sure do!!

(Looking at daddy) Mom: “Daddy sure is handsome.” Olivia: “No, Dexter is handsome.” *FYI, Dexter is our dog*
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Mommy: “Is your name Olivia?” Olivia: “No, my name is Lou Lou.”
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(Middle of a silent Sacrament meeting in Bear Lake, after dropping her treats on the floor) Olivia: “Holy Mollie Guys!!! Holy Mollie!!!” *This went on for the next few minutes.*
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(To her Grandpa Randy and dinner) Olivia: "What's your problem?"
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Dad: “What did you see at the zoo today?” Olivia: “I see bears, mingos (flamingos), mommy and daddy lion, and I PUSHED THE STROLLER!!!!”
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Anybody: “Did you poop?” Olivia: “No, just parted (farted).”
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(After she let go of her yellow balloon at Daddy’s work) Olivia: “Didn’t hold on tight, yellow one went bu-bye.”
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Grandpa: “Lou Lou, come here!” Olivia “In a minute, I’m busy.”
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(After Dad threw her blanket at her) Olivia: “You can’t throw blankie. Need be nice to blank.”
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(To Dexter, our dog, when he is doing something he shouldn't be) Olivia: "Oh, stupid dog."
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(Sitting on the toilet while Mom and Dad try to clean up her messy poopy accident, while Olivia is looking at her messy accident that is now in the tub) Olivia: “Oh my GOSH! Yuck guys, oh my gosh!”
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(When she wants to be carried) Olivia: “Me carry you?”
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(Trying to talk me into going to the park) Olivia: “It’s fun to go swing today.”
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(After almost every walk we take) Olivia: “I have rocks in my pocket!!” *She has an obsession with rocks and collecting them.*
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Olivia: “I lub you”
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Mommy: "Let's go get in the tub." Olivia "No, not today Mommy."
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Olivia: “Oh my goodness!”
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(To dogs when she hears them barking) Olivia: "Shut up puppies." *Don't worry, this is the only thing she tells to shut up*
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(When ever we cough or sneeze or Olivia just needs to make sure we are around) Olivia: "You okay Mommy? You okay Daddy?" *If we don't answer her, she will repeat it over and over and over*
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(After saying something she thinks is funny) Olivia: “Oh silly Lou Lou!”