Olivia's Turning 4!

Olivia's 4th birthday isn't until Monday, but we had her party on Saturday.
She was very excited and had a great time!

 She got a new Disney Princess bike from Mommy and Daddy!

 

She could ride it very well right off the bat although we had a little trouble when she didn't know how to stop and she rolled down the driveway and into the street!  Luckily no cars were coming and she wasn't hurt.

Olivia's Bitty Baby, Lucy, got her first dress from Auntie Beth and Uncle Chris.  Appropriately, the dress was called the Birthday Dress and it has cupcakes on it.  Olivia LOVES her baby!

Nana and Papa got her a Princess Bell Barbie with a horse!  They also got her a large amount of clothes.  We could only get her to try on 4 outfits, but they were cute!

She also got another outfit and some pajamas from Aunt Lorna and Uncle Freddie.  

The big hit of the day though was the cake!  She LOVED the castle and princesses! 

She still has a hard time understanding that her real birthday is tomorrow, but she enjoyed having her family come to visit and have some cake with her!

Jake cruising!

Here is Jake trying out his new Razor Powerwing scooter that he got as a gift from Grandpa LJ and Grandma Linda! He loves it!

Let the Birthdays Begin!

Yes, it is birthday season in our family! Olivia will be turning 4 on April 19th and Jake will be 9 on May 19th. My dad was here visiting from Arkansas and brought the kids their presents from Linda and him as well as a gift for Olivia from Grandpa Anderson. They couldn't wait to get outside to play with them!

Olivia in her model pose!

Olivia hugging her Disney Princess scooter! She opened it and said "I always wanted one of these!"

Her swimming pool! Of course she wants to swim in it today! (It's only 70 degrees!)

Jake and his super cool Razor Powerwing scooter! Of course he has already fallen off of it and gotten scraped up! That's a boy for ya! Also, the neighbor kids are all wanting to try it out too!

It was a great start to the frenzy of the birthdays!

Easter 2010

  Jake and Olivia all dressed up for Easter! 

All the kids--yes Sophie is considered Nana's child.

My beautiful nieces!

The hunt begins!

 

Why is it that kids of all ages still want to take goofy pictures?!?! 

Winter Fun

This winter has been very snowy!  We have spent some time playing in the snow but we have found other ways to stay busy too!  Olivia has taken up cooking, playing with her baby, Lucy and playing the drums--on the trash can! 

 

  

  

Jake on the other hand has been busy with his basketball.  He has really enjoyed playing this year and having Daddy as his coach.  He scored only one time this season, but he learned about how to play and was great at defense!  He is already asking when the next season will start!  In the meantime, he has decided to play spring football!  It will start in April!  

  

 

 

Snow!

We finally got some snow!! We didn't get a whole lot, but enough to be able to get out and play for a little while. The kids had a great time throwing snowballs at each other and make snow angels. It was pretty cold so we didn't stay out too long--just long enough to burn some energy and make our faces red!

Christmas Eve 2009

2009 Christmas Eve was as wonderful as always with Beth and Chris being great hosts. We love getting together and celebrating. Olivia was especially cute this year with singing many Christmas carols and Jake is getting to be such a little man and saying grace before dinner. Allison is home from college for a little while so it was great to visit with her. Emily is growing up as well and is wonderful with playing with her little cousins.

The Lawson Family picture.

The grand kids. (Yes--even Annie the dog is included.)

Aww... My cute kiddos.

Nana opening the #1 Nana mug that the kids and I made for her.

Olivia in her Snow White dress, shoes and crown.

Go Colts!

Olivia with her American Girl Bitty Baby in matching pajamas.

Nana and Papa opening the calendar Jake made them.

Allison and Emily. How adorable are my nieces?!?!


Okay--maybe not. :)