Jan-u-ary

Could she get any cuter? She is almost sitting up on her own now. Good job baby!

She kinda folds over like this if we aren't there to help her sit up.

She loves to feel daddy's beard, especially with her feet. She will giggle and giggle. Adam thinks it's important for him to have a little scruff so she knows who daddy is...my guess is she knows him without it too.

Sarah and Rachel came over to visit! What fun! They ended up sleeping over. It was so fun!

We made an American flag cookie.

Rachel is especially good with little kids, she can always keep Olivia calm and happy.

Cooked.

T'was most delish. I could feel my patriotism growing with each bite.

Olivia is now playing a lot more with her toys and sticks EVERYTHING in her mouth. We love our banana brush!

Olivia has just gotten big enough for her saucer. Putting her in it makes her look tiny! She loves to hit these buttons.

In case you missed the post, Miss O is now 4 months and doing great!
12# 4oz
2' 1"
She's almost the size of an Oompa Loopma!

Thanks to pinterest, I've started a crafting blog. Tahdone.blogspot.com It won't get posted on a lot. But there you go.

New hair and cookies to boot.

Olivia is a thumb sucker. Maybe Kyler can give us some tips when it's time to stop. But isn't it just so cute!

 She loves to play with all her toys. Apparently we were shopping that day. Oranges, Lettuce, Milk, Banana. Check.

 Adam discovered a orb in the sky one day. Here is it's documentation.

 Missy, Josh and Lady Tenley came to visit! Yay! They are almost the same size now! Tenley is expoloring new foods now and can sit up on her own! Very impressive.

 Did I mention before that I hate puzzles? I do! But not so much anymore. I sat and watched Adam complete about 1/3 of this puzzle and then I couldn't help but jump in. Once you start you just can't stop.

 Olivia and I have been enjoying the new stroller despite the bad weather. We just bundle up and hit the road.

 SO BIG!

 Bumbo is our friend. It makes it so much easier to see the world.

 Adam and Olivia still working on the puzzle.

 Proof I was there when it was finished. I even put the final peice in! (and others before that too.)

 In case you didn't know, I got a haircut. In fact, several hairs-cut. I am enjoying the no stress tress.

 Miss O in the saucer again. but her hands got stuck below. When it got quiet for a while, this is how I found her.

 But she was still happy.

 Olivia inherited one of my baby dolls. She  already cuddles with it.

 Does pirating seem to be a theme at our household?

 Argh maties. Give me yer golden binkie.

Josh was able to stop by after an interview down at the Church Office for a internship with the ensign. That would be pretty cool! Good Luck!

 Other notable events from January w/o pictures, well just mental ones:

Brian Regan! Oh what fun. Adam bought our tickets the day they went on sale and STILL had a difficult time getting them. In fact, at one point he thought he didn't get them because of some server delays and went into a state of shock and utter despair, but moments later he discovered the transaction did indeed go through and we were all set. The tickets adorned our fridge for over 3 months and finally on January 27th they were put to use. That was also Olivia's first night away from home. She did well.

Laundry. Did you know that Adam and I do our laundry at a laundry mat? Well we do. And now we are all friends with the staff there. That's not really an event. But something we will be glad to look back on when we get our own place.

The day after my birthday we had some friends come over and we decorated cookies. What fun. Though everyone was late, and we thought maybe no one was going to show up so I ended up eating all of the appetizer. OOPS! But it was still fun to hang out with friends both new and old.

Katy's Bridal Shower. Oh Katy! My dear friend is getting married very soon and we had a little celebration with her family to be and other friends. Olivia tagged along. Katy will be a beautiful bride and wonderful wifey. :)

Mom and Pop Clayton took us to dinner for my birthday at Settabello. Yum. It's a authentic italian pizza place. THE BEST pizza. Thanks for the fun dinner!

Our church switched time to 9am. It comes WAY too fast. We take Flo, our Grandma/Land Lady, to church with us as well, so it makes us get up and go on time. We have yet to be late to a meeting, but totally understand how hard it is to get there that early when you are responsible for other bodies getting there too! Few! At least it allows for decent nap time for all between church and dinner.

The Blizzard! The canyon got shut down a week or so ago when all the snow we haven't had finally decided to come. Mom Brothers, Matthew and Rachel got stuck in SLC and ended up spending the evening with us. We made delicious tacos. We tried to convince them to sleep over, but they headed back home late that night after the snow stopped.
 
Other visits from friends and family were also filled the days of January. We are so blessed to be surrounded by so many family and friends that finally will hang out with us because we have a cute baby. :) JK. (Maybe they would have visited us without her...) We love you all and hope you come drop by soon! There is always something going on at our house!