Our Little Miracle

One day last week Olivia, Madison and I went to the Gilley Pool here in town and had soooo much fun. There were so many people there, I had a hard time getting a picture of Madison (Olivia's cousin). Sorry Mady ;-( You know we love you though. Anyway, we had a fabulous time and there were LOTS of people there. Olivia is doing great in the water this year and this is the first time we have "officially" been swimming this summer. After the pool, we went and signed up for soccer.. Olivia is soooo excited about soccer. She has talked about it for so long. She keeps asking me "Momma, what are you gonna do when I am out there playing soccer?" I tell her "I am going to scream really loud, GO OLIVIA, GO!"..She just grins..(For those of you who don't know me, I am a screamer. I will embarass her daddy to death I'm sure ;-) (She watches and hears me screaming for her cousins Rylan and Charlie and it tickles her to death).. Anyway, here are some pictures...

So this morning I was holding Olivia , those little brown arms wrapped around my neck, she says with the most sincere & gentle voice "Momma, you are the bestest momma EVER!". I have never felt so much warmth run all over my body. Those words meant more to me than she will EVER know. She ALWAYS says she loves me & stuff, but this was from the heart, I could tell. She was soooo serious. I love her soooooo much. I, of course, know I am not the best mom ever, but it is sure nice to hear those words from her. Thank you God for this MIRACLE..

We are having a somewhat small issue with Olivia these days. First let me start off by saying that both of Jason's grandmothers passed away this past year. One passed in Novemeber (Meme) & one passed away this past May ("Mother"). They are missed dearly & we love them both very much. So, Monday night I was in the bathroom taking my make-up off (with assistance from Olivia as usual ;-) and Olivia points to a spot on my leg that looks like a bruise and says "Momma, what happened to your leg right here?" I said "Oh honey, those are just spider veins." Olivia asks, "Mom, what are spider veins?" I said "Well that's what happens to you when you start getting old. 'I'm getting old' sweetheart." Yeah, well that did it. She got terribly upset. She said "But mom, I don't want you to get old!" (Starting to cry).. Pitiful. She then said "But who is gonna take care of me when you go to heaven. I don...

I almost forgot to post her "report card" for the 2009 ~ 2010 school year. We are soooo proud of Olivia and how far she has come. (Especially after everything she has been through & then this past year with the onset of her seizures). We have one tough cookie on our hands. We love you baby girl & we are so proud of you. Looks like we will be working on our months of the year, the shape of a square & skipping everywhere we go this summer! :-)

Well, the 2009-2010 school year is out at Westwood Day School, and I have to say, we had a fabulous year. That school is just awesome & we love it there. Olivia's teachers were Miss Tina & Miss Glenda and she loves them soooo much. They are two of the best teachers I have ever met. We are going to miss them like crazy! They had their end of the year party this year at Rock Island Park. They said their party is usually at the Jungle Jym, but it was booked this year when they tried to make reservations, thus Rock Island. Here are some pictures of their last day with Miss Tina & Miss Glenda.. We love you guys bunches & we will miss you like crazy! Here is Olivia at the volleyball net practicing her volleyball skills already ;-) Ewwwwww!!! Sand!!!!! Love, love this picture of Olivia & her daddy. Livie Not sure if it was panties or the sand. Either way, I am going to be in trouble for this picture when she gets older. Teehee... Olivia & Lauren on the slides Daddy...

Olivia, her daddy & I went up to Pa's house the other day to see his goats. Olivia loves those goats. Most of them were scared of her though, and would run off before she could touch them. Ticked her off! :-) Here's some cute pics though. This little goat was relaxing in a bucket. So stinkin cute. Oh please, no bugs! ;-)