Animated Reader

Tonight I caught Daddy trying to read like Mommy. It was pretty funny. Ben always makes fun of me and says I am a better reader than he is because I am soo animated. Tonight he did a pretty good job and Alivia was very entertained. Her new favorite book is First 100 Words. We are trying to name things more often and make animal noises and etc...She seems to pay attention very well though. We are also working on bye bye a lot. I think this morning she waved back at me when I said bye bye but who knows if that was what she really meant. This age is soo fun!! :)

Happy 4 Year Anniversary

I thought it would be fun to look at some old pictures on my computer so I decided to post a few wedding pics from 4 years ago! The years are just flying by! We are looking forward to many more amazing years to come. We are so blessed with our lives!! :)

Coming out of the church!

Cake cutting

First Dance

Rehearsal Dinner...look how young we look!

JUST MARRIED! :)

JUST MARRIED! :)

My delivered gift to Ben!

Roses and Gerber Daisies...my favorite!

A complete surprise...a ring with Alivia's birth stone! :)

4 Years later...we look soo much older!

2 Bottom Teeth!!!!

So..as I was reading my friend Jenn's blog about her little girl getting her bottom 2 teeth I thought to myself that I hadn't checked Alivia's gums for a couple days. Low and behold I went and got Alivia and both her bottom 2 teeth are in. I couldn't believe that I didn't even notice. So...I am not for sure what day they came in so I am going to say the day was today for her baby book!! She hasn't been extra fussy so that is a good sign. I was expecting to run out and get the orajel or the teething tablets. I am sure that is coming though...we will see!! Our little girl is growing up!! :)

Working with Daddy

Tonight mommy had to leave for bunco and daddy was still outside working in the yard so we got the babybjorn so he could keep working. I took a quick picture before I left because I thought it was soo cute. Alivia LOVES to be outside so she had fun with "da...da!"

Parents as Teachers

Tonight Parents as Teachers came for the first time. It was pretty funny when she walked in and said she thought Alivia was way younger than what she is! We told her she was just little for her age but mighty as can be. At first Alivia was in quite the shock just staring at her while laying on her back. That was the longest we had ever seen Alivia stay still. After 5 minutes or so Alivia started to warm up and crawling and pulling up everywhere. She even read a book with her on her lap for an entire book and she was soooo into the book. It amazes me how much Alivia likes books. We DO read to her every night before she goes to bed but she actually seems like she likes looking at the pictures and listening to mommy's funny voices. Hopefully she will LOVE books and reading....that is the goal!! We can't wait for our next Parents as Teachers visit.

Dog Bowl.....NO!!!

This evening while we were making dinner Alivia kept going back to the dog water bowl and playing in it. We kept moving her to the opposite side of the room but she was determined to play in the water bowl. Alivia is now hearing the words "No, No!" more often. Ha! Our little crawler is on the go all of the time! Today she even had one hand on the couch and one hand on the coffee table and then took a step and put both hands on the couch...crazy! She is not afraid of anything and has already fallen many times but just keeps on going. It is sooo fun to watch her now. She is becoming our little "show off." Grandma and Grandpa say that Mommy was just like that...he, he!! :)

Come and get me...I'll show you!!!

See...I beat you Mommy and Daddy!!

SOOOO Fun!

I LOVE splashing myself in the face...

Great Great Aunts

Today we went to visit my mom's aunts and my great aunts, Aunt Mable and Aunt Betty, which is my grandma's (grammy) sisters. Aunt Betty lives in St.Louis and this was her first time seeing her. We had a great visit with them and Alivia hammed it up and climbed all over the place! :)

Catch me if you can!!!

I LOVE staring at new people!

Aunt Betty

Aunt Mable