The Girls
Halle was the big girl this weekend. She was the leader of the little girls. Sammy and Jordan are usually pretty inclusive with Halle, but today was her shining moment at a family gathering. Olive and Tatum looked to Halle to help with games, make them laugh and keep them occupied. Halle was extremely indulgent of the babies' games -- encouraging even. It's pretty obvious that Olive has a new role model.
Getting into Trouble
Just prior to this photo Olive fell off this latter and bumped her head. After a few minutes of screaming, she ran back and climbed back up. We took this picture, and then grabbed her, left the vicinity, and closed the door.
That's why we're the parents and she's the kid. We know how to avoid danger, and learn lessons quickly.
Olive and Emma
Olivia talks about her co-op friend constantly. At night before bedtime, immediately once she wakes up (I used to be the focus of conversation in the morning - I've now been supplanted). She's definitely developed a bond.
Co-op Kids on a Rainy Day
It's a rainy day and all the kids have slickers. It's fun to see them dressed up - and then see them look at each other finally realizing how silly they look.
AH-piece
Olive has a few new words that we absolutely adore hearing:
"AH-piece" is octopus
"AH-buls" is bubbles
"AH-boose" is caboose
She still responds to the question 'What does the kitty say?' with 'bop!'
Trish donated an Elmo to the cause. Olive refers to it as "Ah-bow," incidentally the same word she uses for "Elbow."
Grandpa now has a proper word... "papa." She can now pronounce Olga's name, "Ah-gah," which is better than just "Gah."
She identifies the oval shape with "ofahl," and the square shape as "ouse" (as in "house").
She still answers "blue" to any question that contains the word "color".
Lots of conversation going on around our house now. The most frequent language we hear can be summed up in two sets of words:
"goh-gee-goh-gee-goh-gee-goh"
and
"dubba-dubba-dubba-dee"
Both of which come out of a happy, busy baby toddler.
Ice Cream
And for desert, we had ice cream. Olive loves it, as it's dairy, and this brand, Dr. Bobs, costs more than $10 per pound.
Screaming Game
While Grandpa and Grandma were visiting, Jenny and I snuck out to a movie. While we were gone, they bathed her, played with her and still found time to put together an amazing meal for us.
While were we eating, and after Olive tired of Asparagus and Polenta, she played a game where she would run into the kitchen, tear back out to the dining room with her arms wide open and scream. She did this for ten minutes straight, and her smile was incandescent, big and wild.


