Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Merry Christmas One Month Late...

We had a good Christmas this year. We spent lots of time with the Olsen family. (Thanks Bayles' for being so understanding) We are so grateful for all the blessings that we have been given over the past year. And for the gospel and the knowledge that we have that our family is sealed FOREVER.

This year the nintendo gods decided to bless us with Super Mario Brothers! I LOVE having a game that I am FINALLy better than Scott at. Can you see my deep concentration?

Ava got a cabbage patch doll. They come with a name so please meet Valentina Florine!!! (What the????) Hopefully Ava can come up with something better when she gets a little older!

This is my very most favorite present that Scott MADE for me. It is a ballet bar to put up in the playroom for Ava (in case she wants to dance :)). When TDC moved studios Scott and I went in and got the old ballet bar off the wall. He used it to make this one, so Ava will learn to dance on the same bar Mommy did. Yep, I cried! It was an emotional Christmas!!!

I saw this shirt at Walmart for $7! And who would have guessed that scott LOVED it!

Ava was more interested in her bowl of fruit loops than opening presents!

Opening Christmas PJ's



We went to the Thanksgiving Point Lights. Ava was super excited to be out of her car seat and steer the car!





We went to the Spaghetti Factory and Temple Square. I LOVE this family tradition.
The Fam


This is for anyone who wonders if I look like my mom or dad!!!


Eating at the Spaghetti Factory (Olsen Family Tradition)

Gen and Cory moved home on Dec. 20th! Whahoo! These two are pretty good buddies!!

Jax, Sky and Me

Our Family

Let's see... how should I put this? Christmas was weird this year for obvious reasons. We continued with the family traditions, we got spoiled with presents and we ate more than we should have. But on December 26th I could not get my decorations down fast enough. We missed you mom.... love you!!!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Ava's First Birthday!!!

Yes, it is true. My baby turned 1!!! I can't believe it. We decided to have polka-dot party!!! Everyone dressed in polka-dots and I decorated the house and cakes with polka-dots. So fun! We had her open presents (BTW.... she got totally spoiled!) And we let her eat her cake. She took her hands and scooped the frosting off and licked it off her hands. It was so funny and I think we took about a million pictures. I thought it was funny how excited I was for the party, but Ava had no idea what was going on. She just liked the frosting. We had soooooo many friends and family come to the party..... Thank you to everyone!!! Ava is at such a fun stage. She is doing so many things and it has been a while since I updated her skills list, so here goes...

*Ava WALKS as of January 10th!
*Ava can sign eat, please and thank you!
*Ava feeds herself and is very opinionated about what she eats.
*Her obsession with Mickey has just gotten more intense... I had nothing to do with it!!!
*She puckers and gives actual kisses!
*She lays down when you say "night night"
*She can fit an entire bag of fruit snacks in her mouth.
*She loves Tanis.
*She is super tall and super skinny.
*She is now a mommy's girl and a daddy's girl!!!!

We just love her so much and can't imagine our lives without her!!!!


FROSTING!!!!

Mmmmm... looks yummy!!!

Gammy and Ava in her post cake-eating jammies

Ava and Gandad and his polka-dot cape

Daddy and Ava

Our Family

Mommy and Ava

The Cakes

Opening the mountain of presents

The Birthday Girl

So You Think I Can Dance

So my super cute Dad took all his girls to SYTYCD. We had so much fun. The show was awesome! And the best part was that I got to watch Randi. We use to dance together and it was so great to see her and how amazing she looked! She got us backstage passes so me, bri and sky got to go meet all the dancers. It was crazy! People are crazy....that is all I have to say!!!
Me, Randi and Sky

This is my Dad's SYTYCD face.....

Sky, Bri & Ade

Sky Bri and Janine... the winner!

Me & Jeanette....LOVE HER!!!

Me & Melissa.... I Love Her!!!

Backstage

The Girls

Me & Sky

Friday, January 15, 2010

Random Cuteness!!!

Pirate Island


Watchin' a Movie

Out like a Trout

Sitting at the Drive-In

CHEESE!

What's with the face?

Leaves are falling all around!

Alexis and Gary sitting in a tree!!!

We were so excited to see Ali and Gary married! It seems like they have been engaged for FOREVER!!! It was honestly the most beautiful ceremony ever. Alexis looked SO beautiful and the are so happy! We love you!!!

Happy, happy, happy!

The Boys

The Goofy Couple

Jax & Sky

Grandma and Alyssa

All 5 Olsen Grandkids!

I know... She is the cutest thing ever!

Our Family

The Beautiful Bride... I know she is GORGEOUS!!!