Halloween Pics (Outfit 2)

Livie-Bug the Lady-Bug!

This was the outfit Livia actually wore on Halloween to go Visit-Treating. We are so blessed to have so many family and friends close-by, that it would be silly if not selfish to just take Liv door-to-door to do the typical trick-or-treating. And it's not like she didn't get plenty of candy from all our visits!

So our first visit was to her Uncle Michael. He had to work on Halloween, but I like to think that we made the day a little bit fun for him  :o)

 

And Livia LOVED the Fire Trucks!

She's so lucky to have her Uncle Michael!

 

Livia got to be in...

And on the Fire Truck!

 

So then it was on to see...

 

Aunt Laura!

Liv and I both received treats from my sweet sister. Livia got candy & Laura's homemade pumpkin bread, and I got the jewelry I ordered from her just over a week before! Laura is now an official Premier Jewelry dealer, and I attended her first party was the previous Thursday. I just love the pieces I bought!

Our next stop took us to Anne & Jack Powless' house. We saw not only Anne & Jack... but Heather, Terry, Lexi, & Zane... and Warren, Jamie, Olivia, & Lincoln!

 

 Lexi, Olivia, Zane, & Lincoln

If it's not cool enough that Livie & Olivia share a very similar name, they also shared a cute little lady-bug theme for Halloween this year! (Note:  Jamie and I did NOT plan this! What can I say? Great minds think alike in so many ways!) We've dubbed the girls "O" (for Olivia) and "No O" (for Livia) when they're around each other. Luckily, the similarity of their names hasn't seemed to confuse them thus far.

 

Pictured above: Liv, Olivia, & Lincoln

Below: O- and No O- sharing a sweet kiss

 

And Liv decided that Lincoln shouldn't be left out

 

Then it was off to Livia's Grandma Trilby & Papa Bill's

 

Livia just loves her grandparents -- and Sugar

Livia keeps not only friends & family in her nighttime prayers, but animals as well. This particular moment, Sugar was outside due to all the excitement in the room! Laughter & squealing definitely rowls Sugar up.

After our visit with Livie's grandparents, we headed out to the middle of no-where. Our first stop out there was to Uncle Don & Aunt Bonnie's

 

Can't you tell how much she loves them?!

And as our good luck would have it...

 

3 Blind Mice were there as well! (ie: The Rat Pack)

 

Liv really enjoyed counting all her candy for Meg

Then it was off to my parents, where I got this wonderful picture:

 

And this one:

As much as she loves her Papaw and Nana, it was starting to get very late. So we made it a pretty quick stop.

And we made just 2 more quick stops for the night -- Livia's Aunt Kendra & Uncle Matt's, and my good friends Kellee & Marcus. I didn't really get any good pictures from Kellee's, but I did get some great ones of Liv's cousins:

 Maggie the Pirate

And Wolverine-Man, Nolan

 

Are they not the cutest?!

And Liv just adores Maggie...

 

As do I...!

So, that's our Halloween for this year! We had such a wonderful time, and I pray that I'll always be able to take Livia Visit-Treating -- she still got to say "Twick-owr-Tweet!" plenty  :o)

Much love and God's Blessings to everyone!

Olivia Anne's Baptism

I'm finally getting around to putting up more pictures from Olivia's Baptism! I'm quite the perfectionist, and wanted to make sure the pictures from this special day portrayed the magic and wonder as much as possible.

Sweet little Olivia Anne

She was so tired that she slept through much of this special day, but that meant things went smooth as silk.

Olivia's Godparents - Ryan and Ashley - holding her just before the Baptismal service began

Little Olivia in her sweet little gown and bonnet.

Olivia being Baptized

And drying her off just afterward

Would you believe that she didn't cry one little bit? Olivia was so good during the entire baptismal.

The Father blessing little Olivia, anointing her with oil.

Jamie, Warren, & Olivia with Ashley & Ryan - they're not only Olivia's Godparents, but they're also Jamie's cousins.

Here's Matt & Katie (Jamie's brother & sister) along with Jamie, Warren, & Olivia plus Ashley and Ryan.


I had to get a few pictures of Jamie and Warren with their little girl...

They love each other and Olivia SO much!

One last shot of Warren holding Olivia - almost the same shot I first put up a couple of days ago.

It was SUCH a beautiful ceremony, and I'm happy (and a bit surprised) to say that my daughter was good as gold throughout the whole thing. She's really getting used to Jamie's family - while I was snapping away throughout the entire ceremony, she sat with Katie (Jamie's sis) and Lexi (Jamie's niece). Lexi LOVES kids, and it's always a joy to have her around.

I may try to get a few more pictures up later on - with Liv, Lexi, and other family there - but that means more editing! For now, much love to you all and God Bless!

Baptismal Sneak Peek

Again, we are having a wonderfully busy week! But I didn't want to get too far behind on all the awesome things we've done so far.

The first of the week started with sweet little Olivia Anne's Baptism. My wonderful friend Jamie invited me to come and take pictures (note to self: be sure to tell Kendra a HUGE thank you for getting the camera back to me the day after arriving back from vacation. Yes, she really IS a SuperMom!) Of coarse, I was more than happy to oblige with the picture-taking. I think I was the only one there who wasn't actually a Godparent or family... but that's ok! I have friends so close that they become family to me.

I did get several wonderful shots - most of which I'm still in the process of editing... But I thought I'd share one really good one of little Olivia just after she was Baptized:

She looks like an angel, doesn't she? And look at that smile on her proud Daddy, Warren. He loves that little girl SO much, and this was certainly a very happy day for him - it was a happy, special day for all of us!

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I have so much more to write about, and SO many more pictures to show off... But first I need to finish editing them (yes, I have a touch of OCD - I have to post things in order, pictures have to be edited before posting, etc... Like I said, I'm obsessed!) So, soon to come: more pics from Olivia's Baptismal, Livie's trip to her Great-Gramma Pat's, and some out-and-about pictures. Ooh, that reminds me - I still need to download pictures from the little camera! Yes, I definitely have some catching up to do...! Much love to you all and God Bless!