My Sweet Olivia is 8!

8 years ago our dear sweet "Little Lady" was born. She took a while to come but we were so happy when she did. This precious girl does things her own way. No matter how hard we tried to get her to talk she wouldn't do it. We would get an occasional Mama or Dadda but that was it. Finally when she was around 2 she decided to start talking. The first thing she said was, "I wanna watch a show." From then on she never stopped.

Olivia has always been so easy going. She is just content with whatever is going on. But she can have somewhat of a temper if you aren't careful. We are just grateful it is few and far between.

Although she is one of four girls she is as different as can be from them. Olivia is the only one with blue eyes, the only one with blond hair and the only one who is left handed like her mommy.

Although she can be shy at times she loves to be goofy with her friends and sisters.

Olivia is so fun to have around. Like I said, she is just easy going. If there is something she wants to do and her sisters want to do something different she is the one to go along with what they want to do without any arguments or upsets.

Olivia has become such a good student. She loves science and is doing so well at math. She is in a group that gets an extra math homework sheet to try at home called Super Star Math. She is loving that and I think it is building her confidence in knowing just how capable she is. Everyday after school she goes straight to her room and does her homework without even being told. She is taking after her big sister and LOVES to read. Olivia also has a quirky side to her. She's not like all kids when it comes to food. She isn't one to like fruit snacks or fish sticks. She likes the real stuff, especially her daddy's cooking. She wants the real Mahi Mahi. She likes tomatoes and doesn't want the Ranch dressing - she likes the vinegrates or anything new. She is willing to try any type of food and really takes her time tasting it to see if she likes it. She is a good big sister and is always trying to do her best.

Here she is on the big day. She wanted to wear her Red Sox shirt to school and when she got there, found out that her good friend, Drew was wearing his also. That made her day.

Since we always have so many birthdays this time of year, we get a little tired of the traditional cake. This year we did a GREAT thing that I hope will become a tradition for her birthday. We took a graham cracker pie crust and 1/2 gallon of ice cream. We put the ice cream in a bowl to soften enough to be able to mix it. Then we took the girls halloween candy bars and broke them all up and stirred them in the ice cream. Then we put it all in the pie crust and back in the freezer to harden. We also added some choc. cookies crumbled on the top. It was a win, win situation. We got rid of Halloween candy and didn't have any cake or ice cream left over.

Since Livie's old scooter got "lost" in the move, she got a new one for her birthday.

Happy Birthday, Olivia. We sure love you and are so glad that you are a part of our family.