We're just wrapping up the end of my third week of summer vacation. It was a fun, busy, and (at times) trying week. Let's just say Olivia can occasionally be a "spirited" child. There's a lot of sass in that 20 pound, 10 ounce girl!
Auntie Carrie came to visit us last weekend! While she was in town, the Galyen family hosted a BBQ and pool party at their house. It was so much fun! Especially when the dads were on duty with the kiddos in the pool! Look at those cuties in their swim suits, hats, and SPF 60 sunscreen!
Olivia kicked off her shenanigans on Monday. (Perhaps it was my fault for dressing her in a shirt that says "Daddy's Busy Bee.") One of her new favorite games/toys is Tinker's water dish. She does love to splash so it should be no surprise that when there is a bowl full of water on the floor it probably looks like a pool to a toddler. Olivia had dumped the bowl over yet again, so I put her in "Time Out" (aka her Pack N Play) while I cleaned it up. I should have know she was up to something when I didn't hear her screaming while in Time Out. She had reached up and grabbed a package of wipes and proceeded to pull every one of them out of the package and onto the floor. So much for time out!
Later that day, our next door neighbors, Corey, Angie and Brynn stopped by to visit and bring Olivia a birthday gift. Brynn is about 6 months younger than Olivia but I know they are going to have fun playing as they get older!
Ah, Tuesday. Tuesday will forever be one of those days that at the end of it you think, "Well, that didn't really go like I thought it would!" Olivia was up early, a little less than cooperative while we were working on Josh's Father's Day gift, and refused to take an afternoon nap. We took a break in the afternoon to meet our friends, Nichole and Isabella, at Starbucks before I lost my mind. (Miss Nichole, I think you may have just saved my sanity with our Starbucks date!) When we got home, we were playing in the backyard while we waited for Josh to get home from work. While I was opening a new bottle of bubbles, Olivia turned around and made a beeline for her pool. That's right, a fully clothed, shoes on, no ear plugs in dip her pool. Sigh, what else can you do but laugh? (It's probably not an effective form of discipline to laugh and take pictures of your child while she is misbehaving is it?)
On Thursday, we tried out a "Play and Learn Class" at Gymboree. Olivia really seemed to like climbing on the equipment, singing songs, and the parachute. Although, her favorite part had to be the "mystery box." After sifting through all the toys she found her favorite...a phone! Although, these days pretty much anything can be a phone; remotes, shoes, computer mouse, etc.
"A Toddler’s Perception of Household Objects by Graph Jam." I love this poster because it is so true!
We wrapped up our week at Zoolapalooza at the Indianapolis Zoo with the Galyen clan. It was hot, hot, hot! Nothing hits the spot after a warm evening out like a big bowl of pasta! Everybody had a blast including the matchy-matchy twins (Seriously, Carters I think we have some very cute models for you!)
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