Favorite Fridays: Fun Times with Big Ben!

These are just fun things that we've done the month of October :)

Ok well he did this toilet paper sculpture. He does weird things like this all the time! I just randomly find them around the house :) It does make me laugh.

Movie night last Sunday after Olivia went to bed!

CUTE MOVIE TOO!

Movie night again... just wanted to show off my Mickey Parts dishes from Disney World. Only 2 more place settings and I'll have a complete set of 8!

We went to the TN vs. AU game on October 3rd. It was very fun and I think he was pretending to punch me in the picture. This drunk girl sitting behind us kept rubbing Ben's shaved head because it felt good. Good thing he's used to random girls hitting on him. haha :)

Pointing out our differences...

Natural Beauty.

yep. she is :)

Aiden Wright Oliver

Our newest cousin :)

Isn't he so sweet!

Turtles and a Shiftdress

We found this little guy (or girl... who knows?) outside today and Olivia was facinated. She watched and pet him for a long time - it was very sweet!

We played outside today for a long time and it felt so wonderful and was so pretty!!

Being a free spirit.

Don't you love the little dress?? I do!

Cheeseburger Cheese, Mac & CHEESE!

Uh-ohhhh... she found somebody who was hiding from her!

Favorite Fridays: A CLEAN House!!

This week I actually did not have papers or projects due and only had one test, so I had a little time to clean! And for those of you who have never been to or seen our little house, now's your chance!

View from the front door.

The kitchen area - I deep cleaned in here - cleaned out most of the cabinets, inside & outside of microwave, stove & oven

Living room area... with our $10 recliner!!

Entertainment area, with my fall decor on top :)
Olivia's room! She has been bumping her head on the headboard lately so I got out one of her short crib bumber pads and tied it to the top. It fit perfectly and looks so cute!!!

Dresser and bows


Play area

View from the door

Our bedroom - I did the least work in here, so it's not quite as clean and organized as the rest.

& finally the bathroom!

I love having a clean and organized house! It makes things so much less stressful!

My Very Own Little Global Positioning System

Her name is Olivia. This is what she looks like...

Yes, she is my new GPS.

Three short stories to prove it all happening yesterday and today.

We went to the county fair this weekend and parked at Middle Valley on Crabtree Rd.

So yesterday when we passed Crabtree, she pointed and goes, "Where did the chickens go?" (Asking about the ones from the fair) I was amazed that she remembered that is where we had gone to park!

Today on the way to school, we were about a half mile from the gas station and couldn't see it yet and she said, "The gas station is back there, in the back, behind that house (pharmacy)" Then we got closer and she looked at the pharmacy and said, "Ooopsies! That not a house!!" So she remembered where the gas station was without seeing it first AND she was able to tell the difference between a house and a business.

We got closer to her school (before she could see it) and she pointed at the light and said, "Turn here! My school that way!!" and pointed to the left.

She is becoming so good at directions and knowing where she is!

Also, anytime we go to Hixson, she says (to get home we have to...) "Go by my school, go by church, and go by the ice cream (Nana's)!!" And then she watches and points out every place and she knows about how much longer we have until we get home. What a smart girl!!

It's so fun watching her grow up and learn new things every day!

"Packpack, Packpack!"

This smiley morning glory carried her OWN "PACK PACK" to school today!

TEAR. My baby is growing up sooo fast.

It was also 50 degrees when we woke up so we got to wear pants and jackets today! Very exciting :) Oh wait. Olivia didn't HAVE pants and a jacket in her dresser to wear, so I had to pull out her Fall wardrobe #1 (AKA stuff that I think will fit now/soon) so we got to pull out this bad boy and go through it.

AHEM.

Of course, we do that anyway almost every day. It's called the clothes game, and we ooohhh and aaahhh over every piece of O's wardrobe. She LOVES it. No lie. She actually sometimes ASKS to play that game - hehe - teaching her well...