May 2009

Oops, I'm behind again. We visited Doug and Julia and the girls in May. We had bought 2 of the cozy coupe cars, one blue and red and the other pink. We took one of them to Doug and Julia's thinking there would be room for both but boy were we mistaken. They loved the car, the only problem is they fought over it. Anyway, here's the photos from May!

Mike and Tim thought this was so funny, at Tim's
House, Mike was behind holding Alyssa up while
Tim took the photo. You can catch your breath, Julia,
it's a joke!!


Just one of the photos while visiting.


One of my favorite photos of Olivia


And one of Alyssa, what a sweet smile.


Sharing the Cozy Car--and it was cozy!


Now, that's better, one riding and one pushing.Teamwork!


In bed, Saturday morning with Grandma and Papa.


It was warm enough on our visit to do some pool time.
Daddy and the girls.


Girls, don't blame me years from now,
I didn't buy those animal print suits!
Alyssa


And Olivia


This was so funny, Mike and Doug were installing
some safety locks on the door and Olivia and Alyssa
were so interested!


Olivia, trying to get a better look.


And Alyssa wants to see, too!


Alyssa, says let me help!


Maybe, a future engineer or carpenter?

Easter Weekend

We went to Doug and Julia's for Easter Weekend. It's a little early for the girls to look forward to the Easter bunny and eat all that chocolate that he leaves in their Easter baskets but Papa Mike and I gave them each a stuffed animal and a book of children's Easter poems and stories we thought they might eventually like. The girls point all the time now and for some reason Olivia becomes extremely attached to me when I'm around. According to Steph, why wouldn't she when I give her everything she wants! Now that's not necessarily true, but I am the Grandma so why wouldn't I spoil her. She just seems like she's the one that wants all the attention. I try to make sure Alyssa gets my attention too, but Olivia is exceptionally demanding. Here's some photos from Easter. Again, we had a horrible time getting both girls happy at the same time to take photos. We were in a hurry before church to get everyone ready, and then after church Alyssa and Olivia were ready for naps so weren't the most cooperative! We tried anyway.....

Alyssa in her Easter dress.


Olivia in her Easter dress. They were
such cute dresses.


I tried to get a photo of both girls but this is
the best I could get. Olivia kept wanting to chew on
either the plastic eggs or the bow on her dress.


Grandma Jane with Olivia, trying to entertain her
while Julia was getting Alyssa ready. And NO...
I am NOT spoiling Olivia, or not much anyway!!


Alyssa pointing at who knows what, but lovin' it!


And Olivia pointing. They LOVE to point.


Alyssa's hair just long enough to have
a Pebbles "do". Olivia's hair needs to get
just a little longer.


We gave these strollers (walkers) with babies to Olivia
and Alyssa at Christmas. They are just now using them,
but love them since they're still not walking on their own .
It took a friend's child to show them how to use them
and then away they went. They're all over the place!

Olivia with her stroller and baby.


Alyssa, having a good time with her stroller.


On Saturday, Mike and I took the girls for a
stroll. I can see why people have trouble telling
them apart. Olivia on the left, Alyssa on the right.


Is there anything better than seeing little baby
hands and feet? And look at those dimples on
her hands.

A visit to the Zoo (April 2009)

Mike and I weren't here for the zoo with the girls but Doug and Julia said they enjoyed watching all the animals!

Doug with the girls before going into the zoo:


Not even gonna make a joke on this one!


Both girls were fascinated. Look at them pointing!


More interesting animals!



Doug with Alyssa and Olivia. What is that, girls??



Pointing again. They love to point.

More photos from March with Tia Carol

Tia Carol and Tia Lisa were at Doug and Julia's for Olivia and Alyssa's birthday in March, and Lisa caught these photos on her phone. Just had to show them, aren't they cute?

Who's going to win this staring contest?
My bet will be on Olivia!


Whew, enough staring!


All of us in the act!


Alyssa and Julia are feeling left
out. Wonder where Alyssa gets
that pout from????

March: A big month for Olivia and Alyssa

February and March were certainly big months for the girls. There were lots of changes.....Now they are standing, crawling, climbing stairs, and they really got the hang of eating table food. It's really funny that Alyssa seems to be a couple of weeks behind Olivia in most things...standing, crawling, going up the steps. She's the more cautious one and Olivia, the daredevil. Here's a few photos of all those new activities.

Olivia standing.


And her sister, Alyssa.


Both girls standing, they love to walk around
the ottoman.


And going up the steps. They don't have the
hang of going down them. Olivia just wants to
go down face first!


And lots of crawling.


Standing at the door, watching for people.


Grandma Jane. After all that activity, I don't
know who's more tired. It's 9:30 am
and we're all still in our pajamas!


Alyssa loves to eat. Only thing is
whatever is on her plate gets stuffed
into her mouth at one time.


Alyssa again. Yummy, spaghetti!


Olivia, enjoying her meal. Both girls are great
eaters, not picky at all!

Catching up!

Well, I see it's been 5 months since I've blogged. Too much time has gone by but I was a little burnt out on blogging, scrapbooking, and picture taking. Altho I did get Olivia and Alyssa's 1st year album completed during that time. So....I took a little time off, didn't bring my camera to many events which now I feel guilty about so I have very few pics (besides the granddaughters) for the last several months. Hmmmm....let me see, what's happened in those 5 months?

Well probably the most exciting news was the birth of Adam, Megan and Brad's first child and here's their announcement. I haven't seen Adam much so this pic will have to do til Megan provides me with an updated one. Congrats Megan and Brad!



Also, I understand Jen and Mike are thinking pink! So glad, I was worried all we would see is camos on their kids, but looks like Mike will have some worrying in his future---A little girl!

Just to recap and photos will be forthcoming but here's whats happened since January. Carole and Dan have had big birthdays. Hate to give their age away but they are now MEDICARE eligible. Mike had his 59th birthday, big year next year, Greta Welch had her first birthday in March as did Olivia and Alyssa, and Harrison and Alaina had their 3rd birthday! Just recently Collin, Cliff and Suzanne's son, celebrated his 2nd birthday. And I almost forgot Cooper, who had his first birthday. Wow that's a lot of celebrating and I have very few photos to include here for any of those celebrations. Julia had her 31st birthday, a little less hectic than 2008 when the twins were only a week old. April brought Rich's birthday on appropriately April Fool's Day, and Stephanie and Tim had their birthdays in April also. Mike's mom had a big birthday in May, and June is filled with lots of anniversaries--Tim and Steph, Dan and Carole, Mark and Rikki, Suzi and Miles, and Doug and Julia on the last day of June. Hope everyone celebrates their special day!

I feel really bad but Mike's Aunt Pat and Uncle John and his sister Carol were here recently and I didn't take one photo. We were taking care of Alyssa and Olivia, the camera was out but between watching the girls and preparing meals, etc, etc, not many photos were taken. I had forgotten how much time babies take x 2! However we had a really nice visit with everyone.

I've updated my slide with a few pics of Olivia and Alyssa and as I said I will post some more photos soon.

Glad to be back and hope you enjoy the new photos. It's been a wonderful way for me to keep in touch with lots of you.

jane

Steph's 30th!

While the Olivia and Alyssa were here celebrating their 1st birthday we also celebrated Steph and Julia's birthdays. It was the BIG one for Steph. 30!!!! We celebrated Steph's 30th a week early. Here are some photos of Steph and Tim.

We couldn't help but get a Jayhawk cake for
Steph, but it wasn't very popular with anyone
else! Not many Jayhawk fans around Moberly,
we like to root for Mizzou! I could hardly get
the bakery to make this cake!


Julia, gave Steph a snuggie for her birthday
and I'm sure she wears it everyday!


Steph showing off her Snuggie!


The girls had to get in the act, too. They
thought the weekend was all about them.
Sorry, girls, you're sharing your birthday
celebration. Olivia is with Aunt Steph, and
Alyssa with Uncle Tim. (We've nicknamed
Steph Aunt Nini thinking it might be easier
for the girls to pronounce. We'll see.)


Olivia with Aunt Nini.