MN Zoo!

On Saturday we took a trip to the MN Zoo. We had a lot of fun and Olivia loved looking at all of the animals. We will have to go again soon!

This kitty is way bigger than Lucy!

Olivia and Dad looking at the otters. I think these were her favorite animals because they ran around so fast playing with each other and splashing in the water. They were crazy....just like her!

Olivia loves fish tanks so she was so excited to look in the BIG fish tank at the zoo with all of the sharks and tropical fish.......

Olivia got to pet and feed the goats on the family farm. She loved them! Here are some pictures of her and the goats......

Riding the big tractor by the farm animals

The zoo now has Africa animals. Here are the giraffes.

Olivia and Dad looking at the giraffes

The HUGE Grizzly bears!

They swam right up to us!

We had a fun day but it was time to go home!

My wagon

For Christmas, Olivia got a wagon from Grandpa and Grandma Stenzel. She is finally big enough and it is finally nice enough out to use it. She LOVES it and had so much fun. She was so funny when we were out for a ride. She leaned back and put her feet up on the empty seat on the other side like she was lounging. Too funny!

Check out my pony tail blowing in the wind!

Going for a stroll with Dad.

Good thing she has her sweet shades to block all of that sun!.....that she kept on for a whole 2 seconds!

Thanks for my wagon Grandma and Grandpa Stenzel! Next time you come you'll have to take me for a ride!

My pony tail....

Well we've moved on from barettes. Olivia's hair is long enough for a pony tail now.....I think it was before but she wouldn't sit still long enough for me to put one in! She looks like such a big girl now!

Taking a nap with Dad...

Olivia was worn out and apparently so was Chris. He went to put her to sleep and I came back to find them both out!

Girls shopping trip...

On Saturday Olivia and I went on a girls shopping trip with my mom, sister, aunts, grandma, and cousins to Albertville outlet mall. We had so much fun and bought lots of new things......when things are half the price you can buy twice as much right???

Car ride up to the mall

Olivia was so good having to ride in her stroller all day long. She is a great little shopper!......not a good sign for dad! Olivia and mommy!

Auntie Vickie and cousin Erin blowing bubbles for Olivia

She loved the bubbles!

The girls! Me, Olivia, Vickie, Erin, and Jackie

After shopping all day we all went back to my cousin Jackie's house and she made us dinner. It was so good! Thanks Jackie! From left to right: Mary, Jackie, Granny, Kristin, Olivia, Vickie, Andrea, Chris, Erin, and Karen. Thanks for a fun day ladies!!!

7 months old!

We can't believe that Olivia is over 7 months old already! Where has the time gone? We thought we better take some pictures of her before she is off to college!

Patty cake with Dad

Smiles :)

Excited??? She always makes the funniest faces!

And her favorite......screaming

My pretty dress...

getting dirty!

Just when you aren't looking, Olivia loves to play in the dirt in our pot in the kitchen. She is so quick and for that ....I am sick of cleaning up dirt! This time she had it all over but I couldn't help but laugh and take her picture!

My new favorite things....

Olivia's new favorite thing is to get into the cat dishes. We have to watch her all the time because she goes right for them and is so fast! This time we didn't catch her fast enough....

Her other favorite things are the phone and the remote controls. She has her own remote control now without batteries because she likes to change the channel on us....although she still manages to get the real one all the time! She also loves to hear people talk to her on the phone and to push the buttons. We have already had two episodes where she has pushed talk and redial and has managed to call both grandmas houses....I guess she knows who to call!

Sleeping...

This is usually how we find Olivia sleeping now.....on her stomach in the corner of her crib!

Standing up...

We had to lower Olivia's crib a while ago because she now stands up in it all by herself. She is usually standing up screaming when we go to get her now!

My gate...

We put up a baby gate by the stairs now that Olivia is so mobile and one of her favorite things to do is to stand up at it and yell!

Bath time!

I sit up in the bathtub now all my myself and love it because now I can play with all of my bath toys! I even try and climb out too if you aren't careful!