Ruth's Going Away Party

Last night we went over to the Sakson's for Ruth's going away party. Ruth is their exchange student from Hong Kong. I can't believe she is already leaving. It just seemed like yesterday they picked her up a the airport. She will be leaving on June 8 but Olivia and I will see her tomorrow when we go to the zoo with Sherri, Zoe and Ruth. I have to share something Olivia said last night. We were going to toast Ruth with champagne so Will went upstairs to get Olivia and Zoe. Will told them to come downstairs because they were going to make a toast and my sweet girl said, "Toast... I like toast. Do you have any peanut butter." The child cracks me up!!!

Brianna's Birthday Party!

Today Olivia, Sharon, Emma and I made the trip down to Clear Lake City for Brianna's birthday party. For those of you that don't know, Brianna is the little girl that was in the same orphanage as Olivia. We traveled with her parents to China to get the girls. The party was a blast. Olivia loved playing in the pool. A big slide was set up in the driveway but Olivia would not go down it. Camden, Brianna's brother, offered to go up and slide down with her but she still wouldn't do it. I don't understand her sometimes. We can go to a Pump it Up party and she will go down slides taller than the one today but for some reason she wasn't comfortable with it. We stayed for around 2 hours and then made the trip back home. Olivia and Emma talked the entire way down as well as back up to our house. Emma's parents used the same adoption agency we used and went to get Emma a few months before we got Olivia. They live in Katy so we decided to carpool. After we got home Emma and Olivia played for about 30 minutes in Olivia's playroom. Emma didn't want to leave when her Mama told her it was time to go. Olivia is now taking a nap because I want her to be rested because we are going the Saksons for Ruth's going away party tonight.

Thankful Thursday!

Peter and Olivia playing Wii Princess game.

Wordless Wednesday!

Annual Conference!

King Spencer & Princess Olivia

Peter, Olivia and I just got back from spending 3 days in The Woodlands at Annual Conference. It was fun but it is exhausting. It is amazing how tired you get when you sit all day listening to speakers and reports. Monday, Olivia went to childcare all day long and had the best time. We dropped her off at 9:00 am and picked her up at 8:15 pm. On one of our breaks we went down to get something to drink and we saw Olivia playing in the indoor playground. We went to the window and looked at her for the longest time but she never saw us. Once she did she just looked at us and waved and then continued to play. We went to pick her up around 5:00 but she was eating so we left for a few minutes. We decided we would ask her if she wanted to stay or go out with us to eat. Well when we got back and asked her she wanted to stay. Needless to say she had a fun day!! I am so glad that she is able to go into a totally new environment and have a good time. It makes me feel better. Tuesday, Olivia and I met my friend Stefanie and her son Spencer at the Children's Museum in The Woodland's Mall. The kids a lot of fun and it was great catching up with Stef. I was pleasantly surprised on how well Olivia and Spencer got along. Within a couple of minutes they were the best of friends. We played there for awhile and then had lunch and rode the carousel twice. We went back to the museum for a little while longer and then left because the kids were getting tired. Today was the last day so Olivia and I dropped Daddy off at the church and then we went to the mall and played in the children's area and shopped. We picked Daddy up around noon and we came home. I love the fact we are only 45 minutes from The Woodlands. It was a good time but glad to be home.

Too cute!! I think Spencer fell in love with Olivia.

My sweet baby!!

Having fun on Ruby the Cat and Moon the Horse.

Sitting in Olivia's house.

The little bugs!

Fun Friday!

Ty, Olivia & Trace

Yesterday, our good friends from Beaumont, Euric, Kristi and their two boys, Ty (10) and Trace (6) made a trip to Houston to see us. We went to Beaumont about 3 weeks ago and had dinner with them and while we were there we planned a shopping and a zoo trip. Kristi and I went shopping while the guys took the kids to the zoo. Kristi and I went down Harwin street looking for some good finds. At first we were shopping where the majority of the jewelry is but Kristi wanted to shop for bags. She went a couple of years but couldn't remember the location of the handbag shops. I had never been there before so I wasn't sure where to go so we got in the car and went all the way down Harwin. We lucked out because Kristi recognized the warehouses with the handbag shops. We managed to find several good purses but we had to ask for them and had to go into the "back" room in order to see them. Needless to say we each bought 2 purses and a pair of sunglasses for a great price. We really had a good time but there were a couple of situations where we got a little nervous because there were some nefarious looking people but we managed to stay safe. The guys took the kids to the zoo and they had a wonderful time. Peter said it was the best time he and Olivia have had at the zoo. It is much more fun when you take more kids. After the zoo and shopping we met up with the guys at one of my favorite restaurants, Spaghetti Western. They have great Italian food and Italian margarita's. The food was good and it was fun to see Olivia interact with the boys. When they walked in she was holding Ty's hand. Peter told me she loved hanging out with them. We all had a good time and are looking forward to the next get together.

Questions & Answers

Today I received Olivia's packet from school. The packet contains many different things she has done throughout the year. My favorite thing is the questions the teacher will ask each child and of course the child's answer. Here are Olivia's questions and answers:

What does Mommy do? She checks on the computer.

What did you do during the hurricane? I go to the backyard.

What was your favorite animal in the Here trip? Giraffe skin

What do you want to be for Halloween? Mulan

What is your favorite fruit? I like strawberries.

What are you thankful for? My mommy and daddy.

Dear Santa please bring me... "A star"

What did you get for Christmas? Fancy Nancy & Ariel

What do you want to be when you grow up? a princess

Our Spring Break News - I went to the zoo with Mommy and Daddy.

Why is your mommy special? Because she takes me for a ride.

The Christmas Story

by Olivia Miller

"Angel told them you have to have good news. She came to see Mary, Joseph and the Wiseman then baby Jesus in the hay where the crib was." The end!

Festival

by Olivia Miller

"My mommy daddy and me went to a big festival. But it was a Noah festival but there was no parade so we left. We were stuck by a train. Mommy said it was over then we went home."

Wordless Wednesday!!

Someone didn't...

Take a nap at school today.

I picked Olivia up around 4:15 from KK today. We went to the grocery store for about 30 minutes and on the way home I look in the rear view mirror and she is sound asleep. I get her out of the car and she doesn't even wake up. So I put her on the couch and she has been sleeping for about an hour. I need to wake her up or she won't go to sleep until late tonight.

3rd Anniversary of Gotcha Day!!

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Boot Scootin Boogie!

This afternoon Olivia and I went to her school's Boot Scootin BBQ! It was a lot of fun. We had BBQ, Olivia danced on the stage with a bunch of her friends, stayed in the petting zoo for a very long time and enjoyed a hay ride. I realized this past week that Olivia only has 2 weeks of school left. I can't believe how fast this school year has gone. She will be home for a week then off to VBS and then will be at her school for the summer. This summer she will be going 5 days a week from 9:00 to 2:30 and she will also be going 5 days a week for Pre-K in the fall.