Santa Baby

After the penguin photo shoot I needed to run to the candy store at the mall to pick up last minute items for Dane's birthday cupcakes so we stopped to see Santa!

Dane told Santa that he wanted a new bike and a dirtbike for Christmas. To which Santa replied...."Ok but I think I better ask your parents about that dirtbike first."

No, Dane is not getting a dirtbike for Christmas, but we did get him a new bike.

Olive & Juno

Miss O loves playing with her vintage Fisher Price apple.

It used to be Brad's when he was a baby. I wonder, do they still make these? Such a classic.

Now 6 months old and HAPPY!

So busy here at the Grimes household. Perfect timing for Brad to get the laid-off for the Winter call. I need his assistance this week.

Getting amped up here for the super busy weekend, esp Dane's big party day. Can't believe my baby boy is almost 4! He's the coolest kid. Just this morning he was spinning donuts in the snow on his four wheeler!

I'm kinda experiencing some anxiety about executing the birthday cupcakes. On Friday after Olive's well baby check (p.s. She's actually not well and has a little cold) we're headed to Columbus so I can hit up the candy store. I need pink jelly beans and the pink Runt hearts. Plus a few other misc baking goods.

Olive Sits

Olive learned to sit on her own :) Thanks goes out to my mom who practiced with her alot the last 2 weeks while I was working. This means I can get some super cute 6 month pictures of her next week :)

If you look real close you can catch a glimpse of those nubby little bottom teeth.

Olive will be 6 months old in 4 days. That went soooo fast! I think she may be teething again. She's been really biting hard and drooling more again......top teeth already?!? Could it be? I'm alittle sad about it, seems like the 'baby' phase is moving too quick.

Crazy Crazy Crazy

Here's a video of Dane entertaining Olive.

How can something SO ANNOYING to one person be super funny to another.......somehow she thinks he's hysterical!

I know this is a terrible picture but I wanted to show you this dress. It's adorable. She wore it for our Thanksgiving dinner last weekend with a cream colored tights and black shoes. She looked like a living doll! I found it at the Easton H&M store. I didn't even know H&M had a baby section, but I guess in bigger ones they do. She came home with 3 really cute dresses for the holidays, tights and a cardigan.

I'm having way too much fun with this girl clothes thing :)

@ 4 1/2 months

Seriously she can't get any cuter! She's the sweetest little thing.

I'm completely in love with her, just can't get enough!

~She LOVES her two middle fingers and they are in her mouth most of the time.

~ She smiles as soon as Brad walks in the room and in the most bashful way. I think she's gonna be a daddy's girl.

~She's started to really eat.....finally! She's almost doubled the amount of milk she would normally eat in a day. Going from approx 8 ounces a day (while I'm at work) to 13 ounces! You go girl!

~ She drools all day long and loves to chew on teethers.....Working on some teeth already?

~For the the first time since born she's slept for 8 hours straight! Thank you lord! I got 6 1/2 hours of uninterruped sleep before she woke up to eat! and then another 3 before she woke up again. WOW, Amazing how 1 good night of sleep can make you feel.

So Wicked!

She's so.....

Totally Wicked Cute!

I love, love, love October! I love the changing colors, the perfect weather, and there's so many fun things to do. Today we're headed to the pumpkin patch! Check back in later this week to see the pumpkins we've picked that resemble us and then later in the month when they get carved into spooky faces.

Also this month....

Dane's preschool field trip to Leeds Pumpkin Farm (I'm a chaperone)

Birthday party for Papa and Momo Peterson

Full Moon Harvest Festival

Birthday party for Dad, Grandma, Elise, Zeke

Trick or Treat Night

Olive @ 4 Months

Yup, 4 months have gone by since this beautiful baby entered the world.

Hard to believe, time sure does fly.

I love her more everyday. There is nothing I wouldn't do for her. Climb a mountain to capture the moon? Sure no problem.

Stats: Olive had her 4month check up on Monday and she was 12lbs 14oz and 24inches long.
Running at about the 50% percentile for both. Maybe she's gonna be more petite like her mom. The Dr. said she's perfectly healthy :)

Hey There Sunshine!

More lovin' by big brother.

My handsome boy.

@ 14 weeks

Our bed has turned out to be the backdrop to most pictures.

I guess we spend alot of time there.

Here's Miss Olive Lynn @ 3 1/2 months looking oh so cute!

*Dane starts preschool tomorrow. I hope it goes well cause I think it'll be really good for him. Still though, I'm a nervous anxious wreck about it. I am excited for him but it's hard to let go. Hard to see him walk off and into something new without me.

Baby Babbles

Olive sure has a lot to say these days.

I absolutely love her squeals, I think she's going to be a lot of fun.

Just Hangin' Out

Just chillin' out in our jammies and snugglin in bed.

I was alarmed when I uploaded these pictures and noticed just how big Dane is getting! Wow. All stretched out and laying next to Olive he just seems very BIG now.

As always she gazes at Dane.



It's true love. For now ;)

*Dane went school clothes shopping with Breanna and Momo Peterson and now he's all set to go! I've blocked out about 40 minutes from my schedule on the 1st day so that I can meet Dane and my Dad over there and get some 1st day pictures. I hope it goes well.

@ 12 weeks

3 months old already!? Sigh......Where does the time go?

In the last few weeks the hair on the top of Olive's head decided that it WILL NOT lay down. Oh, Geez. Her new nickname is 'Crazy Hair'. It used to lay so neat all the time, I don't know what happened.

Kinda hard to see in these pics, I'll try to get a better one to showcase the hair next time.

Boy does Olive just LOVE her big brother! All I know is that he will have to be present at all her photo shoots. Dane gets the best smiles outta her :)

My Best Friend Is A Snail

One of the very first gifts for Olive was from my friend Ellen. Arriving in the mail was the cutest little yellow onsie with a snail riding on the back of a bird.

The brand is 'My Best Friend Is A Snail'.

Num Num Num

Oooo, Look what I got! A baby bullet so I can make Olive super yummy baby food :)

So excited, Can't wait to try it out.

Thanks Momo and Papa Peterson for the belated baby shower gift!

Love it!!

Bath Time

Olive loves bath-time and I love Olive.

She's got the greatest head of hair! She and everyone who see's her has to run their hand through it. I'll be so sad if it decides to fall out. Which I think happens sometimes around the 3-4 month mark for some babies.

Movin' On Up

Olive moves into a crib.

Coincidence or not she's also starting to sleep a little better as well and by better I mean every other night or so she'll sleep for 4-5 hours straight. Which means I'm sleeping alittle better. Which makes me slightly less crazy but just ever so slightly :)

* Totally just noticed a few days ago that Olive is flipping me the bird in the one photo of her on the activity mat practicing tummy time. Ha! Scroll on down to check it out.

Hello Diva :)

Olive @ the fair waiting patiently for her dad and brother to finish riding rides.

Activity Mat

Olive loves to lay on her activity mat.

It has a mirror she can gaze into and she's always smiling at herself.

A little tummy time to work those arm, neck and back muscles :)

Isn't she a beauty?

"Who me?"

and the truth is revealed...... She still hates tummy time!

But it's getting better everyday

She Rolls

This is how I found Olive in the middle of her nap. She rolled from side to belly. What surprised me most is that she kept right on a nappin'! She had previously hated "tummy time" I guess she's changed her mind :)

Morning Time Lovin'

Early morning cuddle session between Dane & Olive :)

Alot of people have been commenting on how Olive looks just like Dane..... I don't see it yet.

I do know that she looks just like Brad did as a baby and when I get a chance I'll try to post a couple pictures to prove it to you.

Olive's eyes are of no particular color yet. How odd. They are neither brown, nor blue, nor green and are still a pretty gray color. I expected them to change and be dark brown already but what if they stayed this "no color"? Wouldn't that be cool!?

* Back to work in 2 days! (gulp)