Life in Love with Lady O: December 2011

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Dinner Date

Make-up!! Most has very little pigment - the girls spent quite a bit of time applying, and I couldn't really tell.

Papa's stuffed shells for dinner. Maggie kept calling them taco shells.

Hot coco for dessert!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Birds of a Feather

Oh Leo, you and that face. He really stuck to Steve's side on the day after Christmas, even pausing for a turkey sandwich break.

Mr. Fixit

Leo followed Steve around with a screwdriver, helping to put together new toys.

Cheese

Odd, how Leo interprets this as a smile.

"The City"

In line for her favorite treat, a soft pretzel.

Leo loved the tree, Olivia loves the story of Mom and Dad's engagement.

An impromptu visit to see the tree downtown, followed by dinner at RJ Grunts. Olivia is always a delight to eat out with, and Leo can be a challenge. He did have his moments, when he was head-banging to the music while shoving a hot dog in his face.

Christmas Concert

I completely forgot to post these pics! Olivia had her school Christmas concert last week. What a joy - the kids were all so excited to play their parts, and they all did great jobs. Olivia was an angel whose line was "a child of God has been born."

They performed two days - once for parents and family, and the second time for their school. I imagine there was a bit more nervousness to perform in front of their peers!

Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas Day

A little zip line fun on Christmas.

The Cat is out of the Bag

Olivia is so, so excited. Oddly enough, she had said to me a couple of weeks ago that I had a baby in my stomach, and that it was very small and would come out on her birthday. Which is true - due date is July 11th. It has been a bit of a rough ride so far, so as we make our news public we also ask for you to send some good thoughts our way.

By the way, Leo knew before Olivia. He's pretty good at keeping a secret.

Delightful

There is such joy in watching little ones and their excitement over Christmas. Olivia is old enough to understand the meaning, and was very thankful that Jesus was celebrating his birthday with all of us. Leo was beside himself with toys, loving each and every one - even clothes!

Christmas Eve

Leo loved the train that went around the tree.

The girls!

Emmett and Ignatius

Emmett is a fan of older women, like Madison.

What a fun Christmas Eve. The kids were all so excited to see each other, and of course for Santa's imminent arrival.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Sweetness and Light

On Saturday night, Steve took Olivia to a live Nativity set. Oh, do I wish I was there. Once the cast of characters was assembled, the crowd began to sing. Steve described it as a magical experience. Olivia was on his shoulders, in awe of the scene, singing along to Silent Night. What a special time this is for kids!

Girlfriends

Olivia and Maggie sure miss their Summer Ghost in the Graveyard sessions. They do joyfully reunite in their seasonal after-school classes, this month's theme of course, is Christmas. Maggie has been a bit under the weather as of late - so we're asking for some prayers for little miss Margaret.

These two have grand plans in the works for "school break."

Christmas Tour

Tonight Steve and I packed up Olivia and Leo and drove around looking at Christmas lights. Olivia was so excited - both were in their PJs and she brought some blankets to make it extra cozy. There is a fantastic block on Campbell just South of 99th - each block has cutout wooden characters lit up on their lawn.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

What a week we've had! Olivia came down with strep throat and on top of that, some horrid virus. 5 days of high high fevers, and throwing up, which led to our doctor sending her to the ER for an IV and a dose of zofran. But the silver lining was witnessing how sweet Leo was to her. So touching.