video time!

Fun with Nana & Papa from Stephanie Allen on Vimeo.


Dancing girl from Stephanie Allen on Vimeo.



what does a frog say? from Stephanie Allen on Vimeo.

Nana

My mother was just with us for the week and she was seriously super-woman in everything she did for us while she was here!  She cooked, cleaned, organized, pampered, but most of all she was "Nana".  She and Olivia spent two and a half days together while I went to a conference, and I am so thankful for having her here to do that.  Shuffling Olivia between friends and neighbors for those days would have been possible, but it would have been a lot harder on both of us. 

Over the past month, Olivia and Nana have become great buddies.  Mom is great to let Olivia tag along and help with anything she is doing, which is great fun for a 20 month old!  Here are pictures of some of the sweet moments the two of them shared.

doing dishes with Nana was a favorite for Olivia

sweeping the floor!

Nana was in charge of  bath each night
while we were in Indiana.

snuggle time with Nana, Olivia, & Drew

Happy Valentine's Day!

Dance time!

Nana is so much fun!

"helping" Nana with the yard work!

We love you and miss you already, Nana! 

quickie.

Hello!  So uploading pictures at my sister's didn't work out as planned, so I apologize to Grandma and Grandpa for not having any pictures of their little one to share.  However, I have a few minutes today at a computer WITH an SD port, so I will share a few pictures to get you by!

First, here is a video of one of the many dance parties the kids had at Kelly's house. 

Dancing cousins from Stephanie Allen on Vimeo.




Teeth brushing fun!  And yes, Drew does have in a hair bow.
Don't ask!



Papa's birthday celebration!  Watch out he may get
your cake!

the Mickey bus gets lots of use!



Nana and Papa's girls!



mmm.....cupcake goodness!

Olivia loved playing in the snow!

Nana had to buy her a new winter coat so she had one warm enough!

I think she looks like she is on a ski vacation! ha.

Okay, hope y'all have a happy Valentine's day and are able to share the day with ones you love!  We are going out to dinner with my original Valentine, my dad =) 

where, oh where, have I been?

We are in the start of week number 3 on our month long trip to visit my family and friends in Indiana.  I did not bring my computer along and am starting to feel a bit out of touch.  My Blackberry helps me stay connected some, but its not so great for updating the blog! 

Know that we are having a great time and Olivia is loving playing with her cousins, aunts, uncles, and Nana/Papa. My middle sister is here with her three kids and her trip has been extended by over a week due to the blizzard, ice, and snow, so we have loved spending all of our time together. The kids are a challenge at times (3y, 23 mo, 23 mo, and 19 mo), but it is fun chaos!  Personally, I have enjoyed having some help with Olivia and feeling like I'm a part of my family's daily lives again.  For example, tonight we get to watch my eleven year-old niece play a basketball game.  It has been years since I've been around for that.  And tomorrow my nine year-old nephew has a soccer game!  Hooray! 

Olivia has been experiencing lots of new things on this trip: sledding, making snowballs, wrestle time!, Papa's daily ice cream treats, what things like syrup and ketchup are! (thanks to her cousins), drinking the leftover milk from her cereal bowl, Papa's baby pigs, and other neat things!  I know she will miss all of the activity for sure when we get back to Charleston.

I may try and get a few pictures up via my sister's computer in the next day or two!  Prepare yourself for the cuteness overload of cousin love!  Hope y'all are well out there in blog world!