Summer Fun

Olivia, eating toilet paper.

We have been loving summer and just having a blast!  While Bob was in Europe, Cassandra took Henry and Olivia to Park City to hang out with her side of the family.  Olivia enjoyed floating and splashing in the pool.

She loves hanging out with her Grandpa Dean...

...Especially if he's got some ice cream to share!

Olivia loves swimming and water.  We like going to the splash pad with friends.

You can see Olivia in the pink hat sitting on the ground.  She's hanging out with her friends Grant and Mason and their mom Jamey.

We also picked up a blow-up pool for our backyard so we can go splashing whenever we want!

We recently went to the Ogden Dinosaur Park with a bunch of Bob's family.  Uncle Carter enjoyed pushing the kids around to see the various dinosaurs.  (Pictured behind: Cousin Logan, Grandpa Chris, Aunt Michelle, Grandma Christa, and Aunt Arla)

Aunt Anna pulled the whole thing together, and here she is showing Olivia a raptor.

Aunt Arla tried on Olivia's hat, and it fit perfectly.

Grandpa Chris and Olivia hanging at the playground.

Olivia hanging out with Anna after running through the sprinklers and getting a bottle of water poured on her head.  She's very wet!

Olivia's loving her mobility.  She stands up on everything she can reach, and you can just tell how excited she is to walk.  She also enjoys standing on her tiptoes.

She loves her brother!  She doesn't like him to play with toys and rips anything Henry has out of his hands.  He thinks she is hilarious!

 Everything she picks up, immediately goes in her mouth for inspection and chewing.  She loves eating paper and any "food" she can find on the ground.  Needless to say, we spend a lot of time fishing things out of her mouth, much to her chagrin!

Her favorite food right now?  Meat.  Here she is eating pulled pork, but she's not picky as to meat type.  Her favorite is meat from the smoker, as it is tender and juicy, and easy to chew.

 Olivia is a real handful right now!  She loves the stairs and can climb a flight of stairs in less than thirty seconds.  Every time you turn your head, she's at the top of the stairs, or splashing in the dogs' water bowl, or eating something she's found off the ground.  But for every difficult moment, there's at least one sweet one in return when she wants to sit on your lap and read stories, or give you a hug, or hide behind the couch so she can crawl out and giggle at you playing her own form of peek-a-boo.  We adore her!