I Dress Myself!

This little cutie was almost forgotten from a couple of weeks ago:

Liv came in & said, "I dress myself!"

Yes, Livia really did dress herself -- well, at she least accessorized herself! Every time I look at this photo, I smile!

:o)

Old, New, & Overdue!

I haven't had very many pictures with my daughter lately, especially here in Indiana. I was severely overdue for some new ones. Side note, I'm also quite overdue for some hair-help! Luckily, I'll get that taken care of tomorrow (yay, Katie!) And my Mom was able to help me out with some new pictures yesterday afternoon:

Me & my Livie-Bug outside Mom & Dad's

The best shot we got with Liv looking towards the camera...

We couldn't really get Liv to look directly at the camera, and certainly not with a smile. I think it was just too bright outside for her. Her and those sensitive, blue eyes... Just like her Momma. How many countless squinty-eyed or no-eyed photos were taken of me over the years?! Oh, but I truly do love Livia's beautiful, blue eyes! Gosh, her eyes are just gorgeous...

With the dress she was wearing, they almost looked teal-blue. That dress was once worn by Liv's Aunt Laura and even by her Momma. I feel so blessed that my Mom saved it over all these years! She also saved the big white bow in Livia's hair. How awesome is my Mom?!

I so love the pics of us looking at each other

My Mom also snapped a few really good photographs of just me:

Love this pic... Just wish my hair wasn't two-toned!

Turning it black & white would help some... But hair aside, it really is a super pic! My Mom is turning into quite the photographer! It's so awesome so get a good picture of yourself; since I'm usually behind the lens, that rarely happens.

I usually do the whole the whole hold-the-camera-in-front-of-me-backwards-and-hope-for-a-decent-shot thing. (Like the one above) So I guess the only reason I like the one above at all is because I can't see [as badly] how much I need that hair appointment tomorrow!
 
Hahahahaha!
 
So glad I can laugh at myself   :oD

Silly Slider

Yesterday out at my parents, Livia had a blast sliding -- in some of the strangest ways! Her Nana was always right behind her during every one of these crazy stunts, but I don't think Liv even noticed half the time. The child is fearless...

Nana helped her get sitting up right...

Liv would look at me & just GRIN....

And down she went!

Again...

And again...

And again!

And when she got bored going down backwards...

it was time for a new silly trick.

Going down Head-First!

(Notice how her socks are now missing?)

And of course, she found another fun way of going down:

Half walking/scooting down

(And notice now that the sweatshirt is missing)

And I think this is when she got the idea...

To start jumping from halfway down!

Without pants, of course.

It was at this point that we decided that she needed to start winding down... And put some clothes back on! Oh, that child is such a hoot!

Sweet Stallings

Livia has a habit of stalling every night before bedtime. Some of her favorites are:

"I hafta go potty!" ... minutes after she had just gone.

"I need my [Elmo/Cookie Monster/Big Bird/Baby]!" Insert the one thing that she doesn't already have in her bed.

"I'm tursty!" ...which has earned her a sippy of water to take to bed many a time.


I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that tonight was any different. Actually, I should probably be grateful it wasn't worse...! We're here at my Mom & Dad's spending the night, and Liv did just about every stalling tactic possible including:

"I need-da feed my bay-bee!"

In the end, Liv's Nana actually had to lay down with her to get her to go to sleep! Hopefully she stays asleep -- that little stinker!

But, boy do I love her :o)

Take it To Go

A few weeks ago, Liv & I met up with my sister & my mom to spend some time together. We decided to meet at Olive Garden, which is one of our absolute favorites!

Mom had picked up Livia from Day Care, so I was ready to go in plenty of time. Amazingly, I arrived there first! Mom, Liv, and Laura were very shortly behind me, and we had a GREAT time & delicious meal together.

Livie and I didn't quite finish our dinners, so we decided to get a to-go container. When the server brought the box over to us, Livia had her own idea of taking the left-overs home:

How funny is this?!

And bless her heart, our server actually said we could take the bowls home! Though I'm sure they would have been a fun souvenir, Liv had absolutely no attachment to the bowls. She just thought that's what she was supposed to do to take the left-overs home.

As we were leaving, Livia convinced her Aunt Laura to help her touch the lion:

To which Laura got LOTS of hugs:

And kisses:

SO sweet :o)

After our yummy dinner, we headed over to the mall (where my sis talked me into some fabulous outfits!), and where Liv provided even more entertainment for us. Please excuse the side-ways-ness video... Couldn't figure out how to turn it. Call it artsy... or call me ditzy! No matter what, I call it hilarious!!!

Notice how she never once even paused throughout the entire video? Well, she actually didn't really stop for like 10 minutes. I can't imagine what other shoppers thought of my toddler marching around in that little hat, singing at the top of her lungs!

Fur-Fur & Yo-Yo

This is just a really funny story!

Several months ago, Livia began saying "Here, Fur-Fur!" This was always said to me, & never to anyone else. It was cute, but no one had any clue what it meant.

Within the last week or so, Liv also started saying "Hey Yo-Yo!" Except she only said this to Perry...

My husband actually solved the mystery a few days ago.

He confronted Liv, and asked her directly: "Livia, what does "Fur-Fur" mean?

She was SO shy about telling him. But after a lot of coaxing, she finally told her daddy: "It means Mommy"

So then we asked her what "Yo-Yo" means, and we weren't at all surprised when she told us: "It means Daddy"

The mystery has finally been solved!!!

"Here, Fur-Fur!"
Translation: "Here, Mommy!"

"Hey, Yo-Yo!"
Translation: "Hey, Daddy!"

Glad we figured that out :o)