Olivia's 2nd Birthday

Well, we ended Olivia's birthday watching Frozen again. I can't tell you how many times we watch that movie. We've also tried to limit the amount of Frozen items that come home with us, but Olivia really loves Anna and Olaf. It's hard to say no sometimes. I hope Olivia enjoyed her birthday. We started the day off playing with balloons. We thought it would be fun to cover our bedroom floor with them and surprise her when she woke up. I saw her peak over the edge of her bed and smile. She got down and started throwing them around and jumping up and down. Eventually she asked me to get down with her and play. After that my plan was to make her some birthday waffles with sprinkles, however, when I added the sprinkles it just turned the batter purple. They still tasted delicious though.

We tried to lay down around 11 for a nap, but someone did not want to sleep. We had already discussed with her that we were going to Target, so of course that's all she wanted to talk about. We picked up a toddler bed there for her and were able to use a $10 off coupon. I spent Friday trying to put it together. Big mistake that was because I ended up putting the headboard on backwards. Dannie helped me turn it around when he got home since I had spent most of my day working on it. We need to make an Ikea trip so we can get a few more things to finish her room. She got a Rapunzel doll from her friend, Brooklyn. She hasn't put her down all weekend.

We had a small birthday get together on Sunday with family and friend's. The theme for her party this year was OLAF! It was a hard choice since she's crazy about so many Disney characters at the moment. I made sure not to go overboard with making decorations this year. It's a lot easier and stress free to purchase it in a store vs. searching for it all online. She had a blast and got to play with her cousin Korben.

We took a picture of Olivia in the same spot as last year and it's crazy how different she looks. Last year she was still on high dose steroids, so she was puffy. She looks so grown up in this years picture. We plan on taking a picture of her each year on her birthday so we can compare them. It'll be nice to be able to give her all of them when she's older.

Weekly recap

The past few days have flown by for me since we have been pretty busy. I like staying busy, so it doesn't phase me at all. We've actually done so much within the last week that I can't remember what we did on what day. I'll blame the mom brain.

Last week Livi dealt with a flare. I think we took her to the doctor on Tuesday and she was able to get IV steroids. She was feeling better by the time we got home and her rash was gone. Luckily, we didn't have to raise any of her home meds. We are currently waiting for the results of her c-diff test though. It would be awesome if she didn't have to be put back on antibiotics and results are negative. But, we have noticed a few of her previous symptoms that she had before with it.

Olivia and I made a trip to Target last week. I could seriously live there. I'm not sure what it is about that place that is so calming, but it's just a lovely place. I really TRY not to purchase anything either but we all know that's not possible.


We had an ice cream date Friday night. There is a Twistee Treat in town and we LOVE it! Olivia was napping when we got there, but we decided to wake her so we could share our ice cream. I got a banana split and Dannie got his usual, a mint chocolate chip milkshake.

The weather has been a tiny bit cooler in the evenin making bearable to do stuff outside. So, we were able to sit in the back of Dannie's truck and enjoy our ice cream. Olivia enjoyed it and that's all that matters!

Saturday we had a lazy day at home. I cleaned the house up a bit and we played with Livi. We were even able to get a bit of outside play time in. Woo hoo! I painted Olivia's nails and she loved that. If only she would hold still for me to get a picture of them though. She is so fun at this age!

Sunday was grandparents day. We met my parents at Lake Sumter Landing for dinner and to walk around. Dinner was delicious. Our eyes ended up being bigger than our stomachs though. Olivia played in some bubbles and ran around on the docks. The weather was once again awesome and there was a beautiful sunset!

Monday, Olivia had an eye appointment. We rushed out of the house because we needed to run a quick errand before and didn't eat, so we were starving. She hates seeing the eye doctor. She always cries and I have no clue how he sees anything, but he says he does. No inflammation in her eyes. Lunch afterwards which made us sleepy. So, it was nap time once we did got home. Tuesday, we went to visit my mom. Olivia always has fun over there and is exhausted once she gets home.

Last night we decided to load up and take Livi to Barnes and Noble. She yelled "Books and wow" the whole time. She enjoyed the train table and always loves the stuffed animals. There were a few books she was interested in, but she mainly enjoys being able to run around. This morning we were out of the house by 10 and went to the park for a bit. I was able to walk the whole park. I want to try and do that a few days out of the week. Again, nice weather and gorgeous flowers. Olivia spent her time in the stroller watching butterflies and birds. We stopped by Old Navy afterwards and then came home.

Grandparents Day 2015

Wearing her Curious George

Barnes and Noble fun

Yoga fun :)

A morning at the park

Outside fun :)