what is olive up to?

when we first tried olive's sunnies on her months ago she would not keep them on. on this particularly sunny day we tried them again and she left them on.

we realized before she was inside and saw no need for them. this time she understood and kept them on the whole time. now any time we are outside on a sunny day she will wear them.

and i have to say, it is pretty much the cutest thing ever.

olive loves moving. she likes to cruise from object to object. and if there isn't anything to link her to where she wants to go she will ask for your hand to help her.

she is teething and is such a champ getting through it!

here she is holding onto my legs trying them out as a support.

yep...works!

thanks mom... you are sturdy!

there are two things she loves in the picture. lilly- her stuffed animal that gram got her and the rolly chair. lilly is her lovey and she squeals when she sees her and gets tickled by her. there is always a smile on olive's face when lilly is nearby.

one of her favorite things to do is spin this rolly chair. she will spin clover in it or lily and will crack up. olive will even spin that chair with nothing in it. i think it gives her a feeling of accomplishment for the balance it takes.

the other new thing she has just picked up recently is stacking these rings.

she has always played with them but never tried to put them back on.

the first few times she did it she beamed with excitement and laughed. she looked at us like "did you see that?! what do you think of that!" we were sure to clap for her and tell her what a good job she had done.

this girl is so smart.

she still also loves books. she loves ones that are funny- ones with sound effects or repetition. or when mom does funny voices. after all this girl has quite the sense of humor!

every day she surprises me with how wonderful she is. being a mom is the best job in the world. especially to a little lady like this!