Just in case you didnt get it in the mail...

10 Months Old!

So I kinda missed both 9 and 10 months with the official pics cause we were traveling- but the days were definitely documented! Olivia continues to love bath time. She loves to eat. Sits AMAZINGLY well...and can reach REALLY far...and can even sit herself up- but has yet to start really crawling! She is so close though- will be any day now. Nate is installing a gate for the top of our stairs as I type:) She is great waver- does this funny noise thing with her hand and mouth, chats LOTS, especially in the mornings. Overall she continues to be a GREAT baby!!!

For you Dad...

Olivia loves her new toy Dad! I think she may have hit herself in the face with the ball the first time she used it when we got home...so now she keeps it out with her arm straight, till she trys to eat it and then i take it away:) Thanks!!

8 Months Old Today!

Olivia is 8 Months old today and looking more and more like a little girl. Although not crawling, you can tell she is thinking about it- watching her balls roll away and wondering how to get them back- I think if we had full carpets, she would be a bit closer, but its nice for the moment that she doesn't move around too much yet! She does however have one very obvious cute tooth on the bottom and two others quickly joining- the one next to it and one up top. They have created some fussy days but overall she is a great! She sleeps through the night (7ish to 7ish) and takes 3 short naps a day. She eats two "meals" a day (besides her milk); one in the morning and one in the evening. She has had apples, strawberries, blueberries, banana, pumpkin, peach, peas, green beans, squash, carrots and others...Don't know if she has any strong dislikes or likes yet, but she does seem to enjoy eating most of the time! And here are some pictures from today:




She found herself in her mirror today and had quite a merry time with the baby in the sunshine

She always likes it when Daddy puts her on his head:

This was this morning before we got dressed- you can almost see her tooth on the bottom right. She is grabbing for the red "tassels" on my hoodie- she LOVES them!

Fall Retreat

This weekend we had a great time at the fall retreat (minus Olivia not sleeping very well AT ALL!) Here is the group photo of everyone who came (minus Olivia and I who were catching up on sleep at this point:)

B-Stud Cross Evaluation Video

Our NavNight messages this semester cover aspects of what Christ's death on the cross means to us. This is a creative video made by students in my bible study to recruit to B-stud (our abbreviation for Bible Study) in which we are studying I John. They are amazingly creative and fun and beautiful and I feel privileged to hang out with them- they make me feel cool-er:)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOM2m07tQE
This is another video two of the girls made as well last spring:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsZOOXBYuMo&NR=1And here is our B-stud last spring- I hope to get a new-er shot this weekend at our fall retreat:

7 Month photos...