Six Months!

My mom and Olivia. My parents came out to visit us this past week. It was so good to see them!

Olivia is officially six months old! I can't believe that it has been half a year since she was born. She has changed so much in such a short time. She is very smiley and happy, and she has the cutest laugh. She hardly ever cries. It is kind of funny because when she gets ornery (when it is getting close to naptime) she will grunt/growl at me instead of crying. I told my dad that she gets that from him. :) She now eats squash along with her rice cereal, and she is getting really close to crawling. We've started baby-proofing because she can get pretty far by scooting. She doesn't seem like she likes to sit up on her own very much (she'd rather be on her tummy trying to crawl), but she can sit up leaning on her hands for short periods of time. She is the sweetest baby, and I love her so much. These past six months have been amazing! Aaron and I love having Olivia in our family, and we thank Heavenly Father every day for what a blessing and a joy she is to us.

Here are some pictures of Livi. Please note the one where she is eating Aaron's ear. (I think that this picture is hilarious). I think that she is starting to teethe because she has been extra crazy about gumming/slobbering on anything that comes near her mouth.

Happy Six-Months Livi!

If it seems like my life revolves around this little girl and her dad, yeah it pretty much does. And I wouldn't have it any other way! I love being Aaron's wife and Livi's mom! :)

Livi the Giraffe

Happy Halloween!

Livi's New Favorite Toy

My sweet Livi

and the fishy-mirror.

When these two came together, it was love at first bite.

Our good friend Alysa gave this fishy-mirror to Olivia, and Livi thinks that it is a way cool toy. Here are some pictures of Olivia enjoying her new-found friend.

Fall in Champaign

Fall has officially arrived here, and it is beautiful. I love fall. It is definitely one of my favorite seasons. Here are some pictures of Olivia and I enjoying the changing leaves of the trees in front of our apartment.

I love her cute little jacket. Thanks Aunt Shannon!
Loving the leaves :)

Cute Livi and a Really Short Haircut

Here is my happy girl Livi (with her cute dad in the background).

And here is my extremely short haircut. The look on my face pretty much says how I feel about it--I am unsure, hmmm. I like how light my head feels, but I think that I look a little bit like Mrs. Brady from the Brady Bunch, only the "do" suited her better. Oh well, what's done is done!
On second thought, it might be a little bit longer than Mrs. Brady's hair. Maybe I just need to get used to it?

My Two Favorite People

You can't help but smile when you get to hang out with these two cuties every day!Her expression in this one cracks me up.

Wandell Sculpture Garden

Some of our friends told us about this place and said that it is pretty cool, so we went to check it out. We walked along a path through really pretty scenery and looked at the sculptures. There was also a super cool playground next to the sculpture garden that I definitely plan on taking Livi to in the future. We had a great time!