Games and Blog Problems

I have been trying to add pictures to my blog for 4 days. Everytime I would click on "add image" it would ding. I was getting very frustrated. I went onto blogger a few times to try to get answers and then I finally went to the correct spot on blogger and fixed the problem. I couldn't imagine never adding pictures again. Sometime last week Peter wanted to know if my "pop-up blocker" was on and it wasn't so we enabled it and that disabled my ability to add pictures. Very strange.

This weekend we played games for the first time as a family. We received a bunch of games from a wonderful family in Beaumont at my shower 2 1/2 years ago and Olivia is finally of age to play them. We played Chutes and Ladder, CandyLand and Hi Ho Cherry-O. She sort of got the concept of the games. She wanted it to be her turn every turn. She acted helpless on Chutes and Ladder. She pretended she didn't know how to count. There are times she pull the helpless act and then others she wants to do everything herself and doesn't need help.

She has been a Momma's girl lately. If I get up to leave the room she will ask where am I going and then she will usually follow me wherever. If I am on the computer, (front of the house) and she is in my room (back of the house) she will yell, "Where are you Momma?" It drives me bonkers I hate when I am yelled at across the house. Peter will ask if she wants something to drink or a snack and she will tell him no and turn around and ask me for a drink or a snack. And she must "hold me." I must admit there are times I really love it when she acts that way but it gets kind of old. My favorite one is when I have made her mad she will ask for her daddy and then the minute he comes to her she changes her mind and wants me.

Friday, Peter and Olivia went to Ikea to get her some more spoons. I love their little package of spoons, forks and knives. There are 21 nice size utensils in 7 different colors in a package and they only cost $2.00. Anyway, Olivia saw a "beautiful princess bed". It had the little sheer canopy over the bed so of course Daddy had to buy it for her. She really likes it. We have to "open" or "close" the castle doors for her. Check out the last picture.

Her potty training is going great. The only thing is she is still wearing a diaper at night and is soaking it. So last night Peter put her little potty in her room next to a night light and told her if she need to go to get out of bed and use the little potty. She soaked the bed last night. So we are trying it again tonight. When I was tucking her in tonight I asked her if she was going to teetee in bed and she told me no that she was going to teetee on her potty. We shall see.

Olivia & Annabelle
Playing Chutes and Ladders.
Yum... I like chocolate!
Princess Olivia in her "castle".

Brunch with the Saksons

We had brunch with the Sakson's today at a wonderful mexican food restaurant called "Cyclone Anaya's" here in Houston. The food was awesome. We had breakfast so I look forward to having dinner there very soon. Mr. Will got a great picture of Olivia and Zoe. They were so cute and polite with each other this morning.

Sea World, Zoo and Swimming!!

This past week we went to Sea World in San Antonio and the Zoo and of course swimming in the pool at the hotel which was the most fun by far according to Olivia. We all had a great time!!

I do have to tell something very funny Olivia said last night at the hotel. Peter and I were laying in the bed reading and Olivia was in her little bed reading as well. She looks at Peter and me and asks, "Do you want to smell my finger?" Peter and I just look at each other and laugh and then ask her where her finger has been and she replies, "My booty!" I really have no idea where she got that from but she was so serious and a little put out by us because we didn't want to smell her finger.

Sweet Olivia

July the 4th

Discovery Green

Several weeks ago we went to the new downtown "green" parked called Discovery Green with the Saksons. It was very nice. There are a couple of restaurants, playground, water park, ponds and several open fields.

After we ate Zoe and Olivia decided to take off across one of the fields. Olivia went very far and I got a little panicked. Anybody could of just snapped her up. We kept calling her but she didn't hear. Peter caught up with her and told her never to run that far from us.

Two silly girls!!
Back from her running adventure.

I can fly!

Birthday Parties and Potty Training

Birthday Girl!!

Brianna's Birthday Party

Opening presents

Olivia is finally potty training. Last week when we were out of town she asked for her panties. I told her I didn't bring them but when we got home in a couple of days she could wear them. She then told me she wanted to start potty training. Well when we got home on Wednesday afternoon I put them on. She had two accidents that day and each time I would ask if she wanted a diaper or to put her panties back on and she would tell me panties. When we had tried to potty train before she would always say diaper so I thought we are progressing. One the accidents was very funny because she starts yelling, " Mommy there is peepee coming out of me." The next day I picked her up in the same outfit and panties that she was dropped off in. She hasn't had an accident since last Wednesay. We are so proud of her. My mom told when once she made up her mind she would do it and not have many accidents.


Brianna's birthday party was this past Saturday (May 31st) and Peter, Olivia and me went to it. It was a lot of fun. There was a small pool and a water sprinkler. Olivia would jump up and down and then fall down with her face in the water. It didn't even faze her.


Well, later that day was Olivia's Birthday Party!! Her actual birthday is not until June 10 but we decided to have it a little early. We had it at the place she takes gymnastics. The party was a lot of fun and very chaotic. There were 15 kids under the age of 5 running around; jumping on trampolines; playing in the pit and balancing on the balance beams. It really came off without a hitch. It is a great place to have it because all I had to do was supply the food; paper products and party favors and the staff did the rest.


Since presents are not opened at parties anymore Olivia opened them up yesterday afternoon. I wanted to open them up earlier in the day but she crashed about 11:30 and when she woke up I went to see "Sex and the City" with a friend and Peter took Olivia to the zoo with my friend's husband and daughter. Those of you who know me know that I am a huge "Sex and the City" fan. I wanted to go first thing on Friday morning but I had to work. I would have taken the day off from work or gone in later but I had taken a day off earlier in the week. I must say I was not disappointed in the movie at all. I will probably go see it again by myself next Monday or Wednesday since I am off on those days.