What a difference a month makes!

I'm really just astonished by the recent explosion in Olivia's vocabulary. I was thinking about it yesterday, then realized this morning it has been exactly one month since I posted "A few words on words". I figured an update was in order. I started making a list and quickly realized her vocabulary has more than doubled in 30 days! You can see she's using more action words, more two syllable words, and even a couple of phrases. She also has quite nicely mastered the word "NO", so far she always says it quite sweetly but I'm sure that won't last long!

frog, out, broke, collar, flower, bubble, balloon, fan, towel, doggie, up, cow, poop, waffle, apple, arm, sock, nose, throw, dirty, wet, fork, bowl, walk, stay, t.v., box, rain, teeth, ball, juice, phone, remote, moon, dance, ride, again, pants, more, cart, water, clock, hat, stuck, hot, Charlie, Tank, Shelby, Sadie, Eli, no, yes (well she says "ya", her Swedish heritage shining though!)

"dropped it" and "there is is"

also she knows the the nose says "honk, honk", the train says "choo-choo", the clock says "cu-koo", and the turkey says "gobble-gobble"

Finally, me personal favorite, she says "shit" when she drops something. I know, bad, bad, bad mommy! She definitely got this one directly from me. I'm trying really hard to change it and reinforce it to be "shoot" instead, but she just laughs at me and keeps right on saying shit.

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

In honor of Olivia's extreme admiration for Antonio Banderes in his stunning performances as the Nasonex bee, we decided she would be a bumble bee (or "bumby" as Olivia would say) for Halloween. She expressed her opinion about this decision by smiling and saying "bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" as soon as she saw the costume, but then apparently had second thoughts when it came time to actually try it on. Luckily on the actual day her cousin Jenna was able to create enough of a diversion in her Tootsie Roll costume to allow us to actually get Olivia into the bumble bee. She had a blast trick-or-treating and was somewhat of a pro after just a few houses. She would go up and knock on her own, take the candy out of the bowl, stuff it into her little bucket, then wave and say "bye". She was all business too, if anyone tried to chat with her for too long she would try to close the door on them so she could get to the next house. She was shy about buzzing for most of the night, then just as soon as no one was paying much attention she randomly started running in circles with her arms out saying "bzzzzzzzzzzz". Silly girl.

taking stock of the loot

Princess for a day!

Olivia recently had the honor of being a flower girl at her godfather's wedding. I admit I was a little nervous about the whole thing since she is so little and unpredictable. Add in the fact that she wanted absolutely nothing to do with the dress in the days leading up to the wedding, and the fact that she barely napped before the 3:30 start time and you've got one slightly worried mommy. I'm sure my worries paled in comparison to those of the bride and groom though. They planned for an outdoor ceremony and a reception under a tent in a cornfield, and wouldn't you know the drought broke and it poured down rain for days leading up to the big day. Luckily the sun appeared with perfect timing for the ceremony, and a little mud didn't stop anyone from having a great time at the reception. It was fun to see people all dressed up stomping around in rain boots. The wedding was fabulous, complete with a hayride for the bridal party, a bonfire in the cornfield, and even fireworks. Our little princess had a blast and couldn't have cooperated better. She walked down the aisle holding the maid of honor's hand then let daddy (a groomsman) hold her during most of the ceremony. I was very proud. She danced up a storm at the reception, and even tried to do some breakdancing moves like her daddy!

she seriously needs a T-shirt that says:
"yes these are my natural curls, I get them from my daddy"

Gabe (2) was the ringbearer, and Izabella (almost 3) was also a flowergirl

the happy couple