A day at the zoo

Matt and I decided to take Alivia up to the Woodland Park Zoo this morning. It was a perfect day the weather was about 75 degrees which is wonderful in my book. We spent about 5 hours there walking around looking at all the animals. They also had a butterfly exibit going on which was neat there were thousands of butterflies everywhere landing on everything. Livi was more interested in all the plants and flowers then the animals. She kept touching the leaves on all the trees and all the flowers. It was so nice to get out and spend some family time together.

Looking at the butterfly

Flamingos

Out and about this weekend

This weekend really made me relize next summer we definitly need to save up some money and buy a air conditioner unit. It was in the 90's Friday and Saturday and our house bakes in the sun. Friday night it was 92 degrees in our house ughh. So when it's hot in the house I like to leave. Friday evening Alivia and I met up with my friend and her little boy at a park in Sumner. We let the kids swing and enjoy the fresh air it was nice. On my way home that night I stopped by Bonney Lake Day's at Alan Yorke Park to see my dad's friend's band perform. It was Alivia's first concert.

Saturday I had a busy day at work which is always nice. I came home and Matt took a nap. Livi and I went grocery shopping. She had her first ever melt down in public. I was stressed I couldn't get out of the store fast enough. I left with maybe 5 items didn't even get what I went there for. She took a nap when we got home then that evening we had a picnic at a new park in Sumner I came across a few weeks ago. We stayed for a few hours and watched the sunset it was so pretty!

Today I took Alivia over to Corinne and Steve's house out on Lake Tapps. I dressed her in her bikini and took her out in the water. She was just floating all over in their lagoon in a floaty boat thing. Here's a bunch of photos enjoy.

Friday
Crawling away from Ky

Always loves the swing
At her first concert with G-ma and G-pa

Saturday
Pretty girl

Lexi at the park

Sunset at the park

Sunday

Livi in her bikini

Floating around

4 year anniversary

Yesterday was our 4 year wedding anniversary. Seems like the wedding was yesterday. Crazy how fast time flies and how much you can accomplish in a few short years. Last night my parents watched Livi so Matt and I could go out to dinner. We went to Mama Stortini's in Sumner I love that place! It was so good. Then we caught a midnight movie. It was nice to go out just the two of us. While I was working yesterday afternoon Alivia started clapping. She is also climbing the stairs now. She is everywhere.

We had her 9 month well baby check up today. Here's her stats:

24 lbs 11 oz

30" long

17" head circumfrince

she is over the 95th percentile in weight and length. 4 years ago 8.14.2004
NOW

8.14.2008
Sleeping at Grandma's
9 month well baby check up ripping the paper

9 months old

Yesterday was Livi's 9 month birthday! Man time is flying by so fast. I was gone Friday night and all day Saturday from 10am - 11pm taking photos for Katie and Jeremy's wedding. I had such a great time and got so many wonderful photos of them. (i'll add a few favorite's to the blog) Saturday was the longest I have ever been away from Livi. It felt so weird! We all took it easy today slept in and hung around the house all day. We deep cleaned everything, picked up pizza and watched movies.

This Thursday is our 4 year wedding anniversary! We're planning on going out to dinner and a movie. It will be nice to go out just the two of us. On Friday we have Alivia's 9 month check up. I'm thinking she'll be hitting up in the 25 lb range so we will see. The last 2 check up's i've only been off by a ounce or two on my guesses. It's been a long week so i'm off to bed have a great week!



Showing off some leg in the mini skirt

2 more teeth

Last Sunday afternoon Livi and I met up with Trina, a mommy from one of my mommy message boards I go on. She's also wanting to start doing photography so we took photos of eachother's babies. I had such a great time. Livi was such a ham and all over the place couldn't get her to sit still. It was fun being able to take photos of another baby besides my own. Plus it was fun to learn a thing or two.

This week Alivia got two more teeth! Now she has both top teeth and bottom teeth. One of her top teeth is longer then the other so she looks alittle goofy i'm sure in no time they will be evening out. She will be 9 months old on Saturday I can't believe it! Ohh while i'm thinking about it one of my friend's had her new baby boy Noah Robert this week 3 months early the little guy is only 1 lb 14 oz so if you can please keep his in your thoughts or prayers. From what she said he's doing as well as can be expected right now the first 10 days are the hardest on the little preemies. He had a ultrasound done on his brain today to see if there was any bleeding but luckily there isn't. She also has a little girl that is one week older then Livi.

I took Alivia over to my parents house today to visit and I wanted to take some photos with a lens I rented for a wedding i'm shooting this weekend. While we were taking photos Shealun was teaching Livi how to put her hands together and bump like you would pass a volleyball. It was the funniest this Livi kept doing it and hitting her little nose it was too cute! Who knows maybe one day she'll be showing her auntie up on the court. Well I better get to cleaning my house since i'll be gone all weekend with the wedding photos. I'm taking photos at the rehersal tomorrow night then i'll be gone a good 12 hours on Saturday documenting the day. So Livi and daddy will get to spend LOTS of quality time together. The longest Matt has been with her by himself is 6 hours let's hope she's in a good mood and he wont be pulling his hair out by the time I get home.

Posing for mama at the Windmill Garden

Photo taken by Trina after our photoshoot
Standing up in her crib

All the Girls
Hanging with Grandpa

hanging upside down look at my new teeth on top

Learning how to bump

Just like this Auntie Shea?

Jealous of my baby girl

Just wanted to share a few photos from today at our nephew Andrew's birthday party. Also a quick update Livi was really cranky this week one of her top teeth cut all the way thru. Her second top one is visible if you look closely i'm sure it will be in by next week. I can't wait for all of them to be in teething is annoying! I can say i'm officially jealous of my daughter she has what I've always dreamed of... CURLY HAIR! Lucky girl, the back is starting to curl now that it is getting longer. I hope it stays curly i'm sure she will hate it when she's older doesn't everyone want the hair they don't have. Atleast that's what I hear at work all the time. Ohh I just love it.

Tomorrow i'm meeting up with another mama from one of my mommy message boards and we're going to take photos of eachother's babies. Should be fun! We were going to do it yesterday but it was raining. At Andrew's birthday party
Livi and Daddy
With Auntie Erin
My baby is getting curls!!!!
Check out that top tooth