Our first week

So our week started out pretty good...I organized my shoes, do you see a problem?

You got it! There is a hole on my shoe rack...must mean a shopping trip is in my near future :). The shoe organization happened on Tuesday, and here is my cute Olivia picture from that day, O is enjoying her newfound freedom in our apartment, there isn't doors to shut between each room, and there is as many of her as there is of me most days :).

And on Wednesday morning, I checked my room and made sure she was safe while I ran to the bathroom really quick. I didn't see any outlets or potential danger-zones, so off I went. And I came back to this very cute and very guilty face :).

Now I was a little disturbed that all of my shoe organization (by color) had gone to waste, but I could also tell that she was having her first fashion dilemma. Olivia has always loved shoes. Mostly she likes to eat them, but in this case she was carefully examining each shoe before scattering them on the ground. First she went for the sensible flats,

but was quickly distracted by the cute polka dot heels. Are they worth it? I think yes :).

After some careful deliberation and a quick pro-con chart, she had taken all the shoes she liked and scattered them around the closet, and was ready to make her next mess.

That afternoon, I was trying to make dinner (a feat I've learned is very hard while Olivia is awake), and I needed a distraction tool. I've always thought I would be the mom who had an educational activity for her kids to complete instead of plopping them in front of the TV, but with a young toddler with a 2 minute attention span, the Disney movie is a wonderful invention. Olivia stood, talking to Rapunzel from Tangled for about 20 minutes, which gave me plenty of time to finish what I was doing in the kitchen, and didn't create any more messes. A success in my book!

On Friday (October 7th), I got a package in the mail that I knew was my wedding present from Alex, but I didn't know what it was and could hardly wait the 5 hours until he got home so I could open it. When he finally got home, I got to open the box and pulled out this lovely frame with a spot for a wedding picture and our vows below. I LOVE it, and I have the best husband ever :)

Alex had a couple home games in a row the weekends after we moved, so Olivia and I had a lot of time to get things organized and cleaned as we unpacked. It also gave Olivia a lot of time to think of new games! This next picture is of a game that occupied her time for about half an hour one Saturday morning. She just barreled into this little stacking block, eventually with enough leverage to push it across the floor, causing her to fall to the ground. She would then laugh, look up to make sure I wasn't looking (if I was she would whine like she was hurt), and go again. It was very funny to watch :)

Olivia has always loved football. When she was a newborn it was the only thing that she would watch on TV, and it continues to be her favorite, though Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse are closing in (we watch cartoons before breakfast most mornings). I know that I should be concerned about her being so close to the screen, and for all you worried grownups, I always take the picture then go grab her and bring her back to the couch; I just think it's funny that she prefers to be two inches away.

This football game, however, was a little different for Olivia. She is starting to notice people on the TV and phone, mostly because she sees pictures of her relatives on Mommy's phone a lot. I'm pretty sure that she saw these big, strong men playing football, and it encouraged her to 'get her swoll on', so she can be big and strong someday...

Last I'm just throwing in a quick daddy daughter picture from our first real day as a family. Alex had Sunday off, and this is how we started the day :)