80 and Sunny!!

Okay, okay...who doesn't love 80 degrees and sunny in April? We had fun today taking a long walk in between conference sessions and then laying out and jumping on the tramp with the sprinklers on!

The girls had a blast! I think I may have gotten some sun on this pasty white skin!






Our new name for Olivia is "The Gabi Whisperer." Honestly, she can get Gabi to do anything she wants. For example, Gabi refuses to get dressed....Olivia pulls her aside and has a little talk with her...next thing you know, she is asking to get dressed. HILARIOUS! Hey...you need Gabi to eat her veggies??? Just call in the reinforcements..."OLIVIA....."

...Now if we could only find and "Olivia Whisperer" we'd be all set!

Olivia the Speaker

Well, we have definitely found a new "Olivia Talent" after the last 2 Sundays at church. Last Sunday at church, my neighbor came up and asked if Olivia could give the prayer in Primary apologizing for asking last minute. Well, we said sure, and sure enough, she marched right up to the pulpit in primary and did the prayer all by herself. She blessed all her friends in primary and their families and her cousins and it was LOUD AND CLEAR!

So, this week, she had to give a talk about her family. We had tried to talk to her a little bit about what she could talk about, but she insisted that she could "handle it." So, KC went up with her and sat in the back until it was her turn. The whole time he is trying to make sure she has something relevant to say to the whole primary group. She keeps saying, "Dad, I got this, I got it. I know what I'm going to say." She steps right up to the podium and grabs the microphone to adust...it went something like this...

"The gospel lets us feel the Spirit. My name is Olivia Moultrie and today I'm going to talk about my family. My dad is a manager and he manages people. He loves basketball. My Mom cooks me dinner and I just have to love my Mommy every day! I go to school, play soccer and go to Karate and I'm learning to poop on the potty! I clean my room and help my sister. My sister Gabi, she is such a cutie pie. She can feed herself and she helps me clean up her toys but she still needs my help. Heavenly Father made it so my family can be together all the time! In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

I got the whole thing on video from K.C.'s phone but it messed up! SO SAD! I was crying basically the rest of Church. It is so amazing what these sweet little kids can do and remember! I guess we aren't totally screwing her up!! I had to get this written down so I never forget!

Gabriella...18 months

My sweet little Gabi...this little girl has kept her sweetness...which makes me happy!

She is talking up a storm. She can basically say anything. I love when they are able to tell you what they need or what they are thinking. She pays attention to everything! When we wake up she says, "eat, Mom, moatmeal (for oatmeal), poo poo, Mom." And sure enough, she is poopy and eats her entire bowl of oatmeal.

When she sees Olivia getting dressed in the morning, she says, "Olivia, kool, go!" because she knows Olivia is going to school. Time for Karate..."Olivia, "arate"...time for soccer, "livvy, socka", we pass the gym and she says, "kids club!!" because we always take them to the little child care called Kids Club and she loves it!

She is the most loving little girl. She will just run up to you and say "luv you" and lay her head on your shoulder or lap. Her kisses are the best. She puckers up real big and gives a big ole' smack to kiss.

She loves brushing her teeth and is obsessed with shoes...yes, she got it honestly!Her smile lights up any room and she is always grinnin'!!

But, her favorite thing in the world is her big sister. She follows her around like a little puppy and only wants to do what Olivia is doing. They are so sweet together. I have been waiting for things to be the way they are now, and I'm sure it will only get better. Olivia really looks out for Gabi and is pretty possessive with her. I'm glad they're already such good friends:)

Olivia...almost 3 1/2

Well, I feel like I need to give y'all an update on Olivia. It is amazing how fast she is growing up! She is playing soccer, still loving Karate and going to school half day twice a week.

She still makes us laugh all the time with her stories...

I locked the keys in the car last week when I took her to Karate. So, on the way to Karate the next time, she said, "Now Mom, no locking the keys in the car this time, Mom. You have to be careful. I don't want to sit outside and wait, okay, Mom."

Our friend who watches the girls has a little boy named Kolton who is just a little younger than Olivia. She was sitting by him and said "Kolton, do you know the difference between good things and bad things? Like, when I clean up my toys after I play with them, well...thats a good thing. And, when I push my sister accidently sometimes, well, that is a bad thing, ya know Kolton?"

Gabi went to nursery at Church for the first time last week. After Church she said, "Hey Gabi girl, did you have a good time in Nursery today? Did you like your teacher?" I told her Gabi had a good time. Olivia asked,"She didn't even cry at all, Mom?" I said, "Only for a few minutes at first." Olivia responded, "Well, thats okay Gabi, that is just what babies do."

We went and bought her a pair of new glasses. At the store, Olivia finds this pair and goes up to the optometrist and says,"Ron, these are literally the cutest pair of glasses I have ever seen. I need a new "restriction" for my glasses so I want these." Ron said, "literally?" Liv said, "Literally." So Ron asked her if she had her credit card to pay for the glasses and Liv said, "No, I'm not big enough for a credit card, but my Mom has one."

Poor Liv has had the worst ear aches and infections. She went to the doctor and said, "Dr. I have and ear confection. I need some medicine to make it better. I don't understand why these ear confections keep coming back and getting worser." Then K.C. gave her a blessing and started praying with her to make it better. So, she has been coming up to us and says with a huge smile, "Heavenly Father blessed my ear confection and made it better. If I need my ear confection better, I just have to pray to Heavenly Father and he will bless it better."

I mean, I think I have come to the conclusion that I can learn the basics of life's lessons from my little 3 year old!!

Post Valentines Ice Cream night:)

My Mom sent the girls some money for an ice cream in a cute Valentine's card...well, here it is, Feb 21st, and we just made it out for ice cream. The girls had so much fun. It is adorable seeing them both holding their own ice cream cone and sharing with each other. I just love them!!!

A Much needed UPDATE!!

We had our friends from San Francisco in town for the Superbowl. It was so much fun! The girls just love Marshall and Melinda...you can see Liv just snuggling him up before the game started! We can't wait to go visit them in San Fran!! I still have not been there! Thanks for a fun filled weekend Marshall & Melinda!

Becky and her husband Johnny also came by for a visit from NC! Becky and I went to college together and played soccer together...since my friend Charlotte moved here...we've been getting lots of visitors! We hope to make them CA residents here in the next couple months:)




Lately Gabi has been watching Olivia do everything. Everytime we go to take Olivia somewhere, Gabi knows exactly where she is going..."kool" (school), "socca" (soccer), "katay" (Karate). She wants to be just like her big sis, so now she has been wanting to wear a backpack around. Liv and I finally found one for her to wear. Its a little baby doll bjorn...so cute! She will even carry a baby in it!

Christmas 2008