Easter 2011

We had a great day hosting Easter this year at our house. Everyone on the Manning side was able to make it and Olivia was thrilled to see everyone and talk one person at a time in to playing with her in her room. The weather somehow turned out nice compared to what we have been dealing with all spring.




We had lots of great food (thanks everyone!) and a wonderful day of visiting.




Since Olivia is the only little kid she gets to do all the egg hunting outside and even had presents to open. Thanks everyone for the great, fun gifts!

After eating too much we were able to take a walk and enjoy the nice day.



We got all the "kids" together for a group picture since it might be the last time we can do that for a while since oldest cousin Scott is moving out to San Diego to start a new life in a warm climate. Good Luck Scott!! We will miss seeing you but wish you the best.



A couple of us were showing our "green and gold" support since there is a traitor in the group!

Back With Eleanor!

I can't believe almost 6 months went by before we got together with Marilyn, Eleanor and Wesley. Time goes by so fast but we caught up with them again on Friday and had a great visit at Eleanor's grandparents home. The girls are growing so fast and even after all this time they have not forgotten each other at all.

They were both so excited to see each other again. This time Olivia barely had her coat thrown off and they took off running as if they see each other every week. They played hard until we sat down for lunch and then went at it again after lunch until they finally started getting tired by mid-afternoon.

Both girls are progressing the same in so many ways with learning, they both attend 4K preschool and are getting so smart. Olivia has always been taller and built bigger than Eleanor and that is still the case but otherwise they are both very happy, well adjusted, well mannered girls.

Eleanor's little brother Wesley is 3 now and tries to keep up them but eventually gives up and goes back to putting puzzles together. It was amazing how focused he is and determined to finish every puzzle he starts. He is also very easy going, happy and friendly. I see him being a professor like his Dad and Grandpa someday.








Once again the day flew by but it was a great visit and we are planning the next get together already so we don't let so much time go by between visits.


Can't wait to see everybody again, hopefully the weather will be nice and we can run outside at Olivia's grandparent's house!!

Dress Up Continued..

Well I got pictures of "Dress Up For Church" day and "Princess/Disney Character" day but forgot to get a picture of the "fake injury" day. Oh well, that was just a couple of bandages on her arms and band aids on her face and fingers. The kids had a good time dressing up and now they are enjoying their spring break.
Hopefully when they get back to school in a week the germs will have gone away and spring-like weather will be here and they can all be healthy again and stop spreading all the flu bugs around.

Dress up week

Olivia's school is off all next week for a spring break so this week they are dressing up each day and the 4 year old preschool is invited to participate also. Yesterday was "wacky day". Olivia thought it was pretty funny to wear her clothes inside out with two different socks and different shoes. It's hard to tell but I also had three braids in her hair with all different colored bands.




Today was also a day to look forward to since it was "pajama day". It turned out to be a perfect day for everyone to wear their PJ's since it is cold, cloudy, dreary and rainy outside. She must have been excited about wearing these outfits because she actually posed for the pictures this time. I also noticed that her stuffed tiger had to be in each picture.

Stay tuned for "dress up", "princess/Disney character" and "fake injury" days coming up.

Rainy Day Outing

Sunday was such a dreary, rainy day. After getting up early to get to our 8:00am church service (Olivia had to sing with her school) Steve suggested getting out of the house and heading up to the EAA museum in Oshkosh. He had been there a few weeks ago with the Civil Air Patrol kids and thought it would be a fun family outing. It is a really nice museum and it has a lot of interactive things for kids to do and learn with.

Olivia had a good time and was a little over-stimulated. She kept running from one thing to the next like she had to hurry to see everything but not really stopping to look at anything. She enjoyed sitting in the pretend airplanes, pushing all the buttons everywhere and just running around looking at all the different airplanes on the floor and hanging from the ceiling.

Afterwards we stopped for a late lunch/early dinner and Olivia zonked out before we were out of Oshkosh and napped all the way home. Guess we really wore her out. It was a real nice day even with the not-so-nice weather outside.

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2011

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!

Olivia and her class all wore some kind of green today and had cupcakes with green frosting for a snack.

Tonight for dinner it will be corned beef, cabbage, carrots and red potatoes. Maybe some green beer??




And Happy Birthday Uncle PAT.....from Olivia!

We all hope you have a great day.

Cousin Kate's Confirmation Party

Olivia's cousin was confirmed and had her party on Sunday so Olivia got to see and play with a good bunch of her cousins again this weekend, along with Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents. Olivia just adores her cousin Kaitlyn and loves to go to their house.

As soon as we get there she is off and running, not shy at all. She was happy to see Scottie again and sticks right with all the big kids when it comes to them visiting, playing games and also at dinner time. She never wants to sit with me to eat, she has to be with the big kids now. I hardly see her whenever we have family get-togethers. I'm happy to know she is so comfortable and happy around everyone and is never whiny or snotty.

Before we had to leave for the day she got to go on a quick walk with her beloved cousin Scott who is just "too cool". I think the Biggest and the Smallest cousins together make the cutest pictures.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOU CONFIRMATION KAITLYN!!