Monday, September 19, 2011

Olivia's birthday weekend

What an amazing weekend we had! Olivia's 1st birthday couldn't have been more perfect. I took a vacation day on Friday and Olivia and I picked up my parents around 10:30am. We headed straight to IKEA and walked around - we also had lunch there. While we were there, my parents picked up a toy chest for Olivia for her birthday. After the chaos of IKEA, we ran some errands and Olivia and Grandpa napped in the car!

Friday night we went out to dinner and then came back to our house for cake, ice cream and presents! Olivia loved the hanging decorations I put up and the balloons. All weekend long she was doing the sign for "dog," which is wagging your tongue - it was hilarious! Anyway, Olivia was a little apprehensive of her cake but after Duane put a little icing on her lip and she licked it off, she loved it! She picked the cake apart with one finger but managed to eat plenty of it. We opened up presents and cards and Olivia is one lucky girl! From us she got a growth chart and 2 pairs of shoes; clothes and a toy chest from Grandma and Grandpa Potter, money and a card from Alex & Giesla and a Fridge Farm from our friends Joel and Allison. She also received cards from Alex & Giesla, Great-Uncle and Aunt Ken and Jan and Great-Grandpa Kraus.







The damage to the cake


Olivia's growth chart...she doesn't seem as excited about it as I was...

Saturday's weather wasn't the best so we spent most of the day inside. Duane and my dad did winterize the boat so that was a huge relief for Duane. We had Jaron and Crystal over for dinner and re-celebrated Olivia's birthday. After dinner, the adults sat outside around our mini-fire pit.



Sunday's weather was even worse than Saturday so the ladies went shopping and Duane and my dad relaxed at our house.



Olivia's toy chest


Today was a sad day - I dropped my parents off at the airport and Olivia had to go back to daycare. The worst part - she had her 1year check up and shots at the end of the day. She is doing great (20lbs, 10oz., 28.5") but was not doing well tonight after those shots! :(

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