Olivia and Annaliese's Sweet Life: Happy, happy, happy

The title of this blog comes from one of Liv's favorite things to say/sing - "happy, happy, happy!" We catch her walking through the house, playing with her toys, etc., singing that - and what a wonderful thing to hear your child say!

As per usual, when the end of Friday came, we didn't feel like making dinner so we went to one of our favorite places - Punch Pizza! I literally made myself sick because I ate so much and had to have Duane read to Liv before bed because I needed to lie down as soon as we got home. But you know - it was worth it! Liv ate her whole pizza, too, as well as her peas. After dinner, we walked across the street to Grand Old Creamery and treated ourselves to ice cream. (see why I made myself sick?!)

We woke up to thunderstorms on Saturday but it was okay. Duane worked out so Liv and I made some blueberry muffins to pass the time and keep her mind off going outside. She was a "big" help (mostly just taking all the cupcake papers out of the container and spreading them around) and ate her fair share for breakfast.

When Duane returned home, we ran our errands for the weekend. Thankfully, by the time we got back to have lunch, the rain had stopped. Liv took a nice nap while Duane and I prepared for our evening plans - a bike ride and picnic with our friends, the Bowe's. Duane had the fun idea to make grilled ham and cheese sandwiches but Sarah went above and beyond and made a strawberry/rhubarb pie! We were bad friends, though, and didn't finish our servings....we're not huge fans of rhubarb. However - thank you Sarah for making us such a nice dessert!!! After the bike ride, the girls played on the playground while Duane grilled up the sandwiches.

Vivian and Olivia playing on the hippo

Today's weather was iffy but we headed to White Bear Lake. We ordered a Bimini top for the boat for better coverage when the sun is out fully; Duane installed that while Liv and I played near the boat. Liv stayed in the boat all day and never once asked to get in the water. She did her fair share of eating, though! PB sandwich, tuna salad, a juice box, blueberries and strawberries and then some Cheezits!

fistful of blueberries

Guess what was after boating? Cup-N-Cone in White Bear! Liv slept about 25 minutes on the boat and like usual, that was enough for her. This time she fully embraced her cone and finished it off! We ran into Olivia's 'classmate,' Carson and I think he was embarrassed for her and her sloppy face!