Olivia and Charlie's Birthday!

What a day! Poor Liv and Charlie had to put up with throwing-up family members, and the cancellation of preschool and a birthday party. They were so nice about it, and then the next day they both got sick. And they both had such great attitudes about it all.

Our family would not be the same without these two.

Charlie--We have an old dad now. 38! But he is better than ever. He has worked so hard this year to be more healthy. He is losing weight like crazy, and I'm so proud of him. It's fun, because he just feels so much better. We have the best dad (and husband) in the world! He can build amazing Lego creations, fix things, make us dinner, hook-up electronics, beat us all at Wii, make us laugh, and so many more things!

Olivia--We have a 4 year old at our house, even though she was considering being 5 or 6 instead. When she doesn't want to do something now, she tells me she's "still a wittle bit three" so of course she couldn't do whatever it is. She is such a character! She keeps us on our toes for sure.

Here are 4 things we love about Liv:

#1- She has an amazing smile! So stinking cute, and that smile makes it hard to get mad sometimes when you know you really should be.

#2- She LOVES to be the helper and be in charge. Sometimes she is more helpful than you need, but I love that she wants to help.

#3- Livvie is an independent, determined girl. There are not many things that will stop her from what she sets her mind to. It doesn't matter if what she wants is on the very top shelf of the pantry and her mom said no, or if she wants her brother or sisters to do something they don't want to, she keeps at it until she succeeds. I know that will help her in life, especially if her parents can be patient through it all.

#4- Liv is full of sass and fun! She's got attitude, and she's always ready to play. She loves playing with her friends, and doesn't think a day can go by without having a friend to play with for, hopefully, most of the day. She doesn't like having a summer break from preschool, because then her friends aren't at her house.

We are so grateful to have this little girlie in our family! What a blessing she is!

We love you, Livvie!