On the way to Grandma's house...

(Friday, March 6th)
Some fun pictures:

A ride with Momma and Daddy to spend the day with Grandma Mendoza. They were both working dayside so they could go see the Spurs. Livy spent the day with Grandma and then Mommy took her to Aunt Holly's house for the evening while Mommy and Daddy went to see the Spurs.

Ms. Independent

I've heard rumors that Grandma Mendoza was working with Olivia to teach her how to standup in the crib - holding onto the railing. It's not a myth - it's fact! Check her out. Little Mama here had a blast - holding on and checking out the world outside the crib. She took such joy in it.



And yes, the pacifier is too big for her. But it was so cute to see.

Mommy and Daddy's Getaway

Our one year anniversary came and went with just a night out for dinner - because our dream girl was only a month old. She's 6 months old now, so we ventured a bit further away and treat it as an overdue anniversary trip.

Of course we took pictures of her sleeping, eating, doing everything and took those pictures with us on a trip to... VEGAS, baby!



We headed there Feb. 17-19th. We left at about 6:55 am on Tuesday morning and she got up to greet us before we left her. Grandpa Harrell chauffered us to the airport while she played with Mamaw Micki.

We stayed at the Encore at Wynn in Vegas - the 2nd tower at Wynn. It was GORGEOUS!







The Joint Task Force of Grandparents took care of our little Livy during those days. I don't know how they did it - but they did. And we owe them!

We hear all went well Tuesday and Wednesday was manageable. Thursday, she just fell apart, apparently. She couldn't be consoled until we walked through the door at about 8:30pm. She sure lit up when she saw us. It was beautiful!

Important to note: I lost most of my money. Eddie won about as much as I lost. I still feel like a winner.

Cousin Hailey's First Birthday Party

On Feb 15th, we headed to her cousin Hailey's first birthday party. We had so much fun!

She wore a party hat and never complained about that.


Then, she got to ride in a car -- which she felt necessary to eat the steering wheel...
And then hit her first pinata. Well, okay, we held the stick for her.


What a ham!

Misc Goings On...

New Year's Eve - We hung out with Mamaw Micki and Grandpa Harrell, Big Momma, Michael Holly and kiddos, and Uncle Layne. They gave her a bib that said she could make it past midnight.





And she did! We headed to her great-grandmother Sanchez's home to finish off the evening. She rang in the new year there.



Jasmine came and hung out with Olivia and I - and she was so good with the baby. (of course stating that she was no longer a baby herself)
She read to Olivia, and changed 2 diapers.


This is our little drama queen after a bath. She's such a ham and a camera hog!

The Big, Cold Race

November 16, 2008:

It was Olivia's introduction to a lot of things... The cold, weird people running in tiny shorts in that cold, and the News 4 cheering section.



We headed to the station to support our co-workers - my new heroes - who ran the Rock N Roll Marathon. It was amazing to see.

Lunch at Jim's

Early November 2008:
Olivia and her Mommy were enjoying spending time with Mamaw Micki and Grandpa Harrell before Mommy had to go back to work from maternity leave.

It was a nice lunch at Jim's...Olivia's favorite restaurant. She was her normal happy self... and Loves Grandpa's yellow hat.













Because it's Olivia's favorite restaurant - we go often. The 2nd group of pictures is with her Daddy on a Saturday at Jim's.