Ugh, we have had such heavy rain recently. I hate it because it happens on the weekends when we could be out doing fun stuff. Olivia seems to like it though. One day I need to actually take her out into the rain and see what she does. Nothing better than a little Livi experimentation.
Olivia has been getting good at knowing the dog’s names. I also love the way she actually says Lulu, such a cute little voice. Now we need to work on Grandma and Grandpa before July. Oh and in the last clip, what is that sound in the background. Couldn’t be a vacuum cleaner again could it?? This could turn into a drinking game. Every time there is a vacuum cleaner or the sound of a vacuum cleaner in a Livi video, you take a drink. I doubt you would make it through page 2 without passing out.
While Brooke was in the kitchen Friday, she noticed a cat with something in its mouth. She went out to rescue what ever creature the cat had caught and found it was a baby mole. She got a bucket and caught the mole and brought it inside to see if it was OK. The mole ended up being fine, and Olivia got to experience her first mole as did Brooke. They kept it around so I could see it when I got home for lunch, then we released it back into the wild. It sure was a cute little guy, and Olivia loved it too.
On Memorial Day Steph decided to try out the laser pointer with Olivia. Livi seemed to be part cat as she chased it around the room. We haven’t brought ours out at our house yet, but I am not sure we can do that with all of our dogs around. It would be a stampede.
This morning as I was making breakfast, Olivia sidled up to the gate and started saying “pop-eyeeeee, pop-eyeeeee.” I started wondering why she suddenly thought of popcorn already this morning. Then I looked on top of the microwave where she was looking and pointing and saw that Brooke had made some the night before and left a little in Tupperware on top of the microwave.
We had a fun Memorial Day this weekend. Sunday we went down to Rob and Marcia’s to have lunch and work on the new deck. Auntie Steph was also coming down for the day. We left early so we would have plenty of awake Livi time.
When we got there, Rob and I went to work on the deck and everyone else played with Olivia. We had trouble because the rain kept coming off and on and we would have to adjust working around it. We put Olivia down for her nap and went and got pizza for lunch. As we sat around eating we listened as Olivia struggled with falling asleep. It was one of those days for here where she just didn’t want to nap. At one point she was very quiet, but Steph heard some quiet rustling, like wrapping paper or something, so Brooke snuck up to see what was going on. Olivia had somehow reached her baby wipes on the bed and pulled each wipe out one by one.
It was a mess, but we salvaged it by putting them all in a plastic bag and have been using them at home for little Livi messes. I think she thought that with all of us coming into the room and seeing the mess that she was free from her nap, but she was VERY disappointed when we laid her back down and left the room. Livi did eventually fall asleep and slept for a short time at least.
When Olivia got up we all went up stairs and played some pool. She loves watching the balls on the table, and really loves it when they fall in the pockets (which doesn’t happen much when I am shooting.)
She also loved the rain and thunder. She made her excited face a lot and Steph put her on the window sill and she got to get a first hand view of all the rain.
It was a fun Memorial Day. Just think, exactly one year ago today Olivia was taking her first crawling steps in the same upstairs family room. Such a big girl!
(Video courtesy of Steph, thanks!!)
