It's my belly button!

Yep... Olivia discovered her belly button today. We talked about it and she kept sticking her finger in it all night long... such a silly girl!

Geocaching

Just thought I would add a link to one of my favorite hobbies... Geocaching! This is a great family activity and it is relatively inexpensive. (Although you need to make an initial investment by purchasing a GPS.) Check it out! Our geocaching username is "Diploduo" if you want to see some of the caching that we have done.

I would love to do more geocaching but Matt doesn't have much time to do it with me. I prefer not to go it alone. It is always nicer and safer to have company along for the adventure. My most favorite geocaching location was Rome, Italy.

I am really excited for Christmas this year. Casey and Shaleign (my brother and sister) and their families are coming for a visit. We plan on doing a lot of caching. Sha promised at least one cache per day and I am holding her to it!

Halloween

Here is Olivia in her Halloween costume! If you can't tell she is a spider. The girls with her are Kailey and Tayler our next door neighbors. They went with us to our church "Trunk or Treat" party. We had a Halloween party at the church and decorated the trunks for our cars for the "Trunk or Treat" portion. The kids came around to each trunk for some treats! It was a fun night... I even won a cake at the cakewalk! Yum!

Simple Pleasures!

I just had to share this photo of Olivia! I was trying to clean up the kitchen when I turned around and found her pleased as punch that she was sitting in this metal bowl. She was soooo happy about it! It just made me realize how little things make her so happy and how her happiness brings so much joy to my life.

Olivia is also trying to climb these days. Anything she can get her leg up on she climbs. Today she managed to climb up onto the coffee table with assistance from another toy to give her boost. She was very proud of the fact that she made it up there. I was shocked and once again amazed by her creativity. Now how do I keep her off of the coffee table??

It's a beginning!

Enspired by my sister-in-law Amy, I thought we should have a blog spot as well. What a great idea! This will be a good way for us to update our family and friends about our life.

This past year has been exciting for us! We adopted our little girl Olivia. She is a cutie! She turned one on Aug 12, 2006. This is her birthday photo. Olivia keeps me very busy while Matt is away at work. She walks like a pro and she is into everything.... and I do mean everything. Her favorite toys are the remote control, the telephone, or cell phone.

Olivia's latest cute thing is honking my nose. She pushes my nose (or squeezes it tightly) and giggles if I honk at her. She thinks it's hilarious. I think it kind of hurts!

Matt is currently in Spain and soon he will be heading to Albania. Hopefully he will contribute to the blogspot and tell you about his travels. His girls at home miss him terribly. We expect him home for a brief stay on November 8th.

Well, enough for my first blog. I will do my best to update frequently!