hello olive

so i thought i’d interview miss olive and ask her a few questions.

i wanted to capture her innocence and sweet personality. i wanted to freeze a brief moment in her, well, our lives. i want to remember her clearly at this age. 4 years and almost 6 months.

she’s grown so much in the last year but lately, each week, each month she grows exponentially. i am surprised and pleasantly shocked at her thought process. her maturity. her emotions. her loving and caring nature. this girl is soooo utterly emotional and sensitive. she can crumble easily but forgives instantly. thank God because i always need to be forgiven. i am too temperamental and rash, i am alway kicking myself for getting too heated but this amazing soul, we call olive, always comes back to this bear of a mother and forgives. she turns my heart into a puddle and my love for her is indescribable and so big, it’s beyond words.

she listens and is so compliant. i am amazed by her inherent abilities to flex with her environment and other people’s personalities. she dotes on her little sister ellie. she is so patient. she is kind. she has a memory like her mama – sharp and clear. her social skills have blossomed so much over thee past few months and i am amazed every time i see her so talkative and receptive to others that she might not know as well.

my ‘interview’ was short and sweet. so, i asked her a few simple questions:

kiki: what’s your favorite color?

olive: purple!

kiki: what’s your favorite thing to do with kiki?

olive: play with a tea party {which we did after this interview!} with my dollies

kiki: what else do like to do with kiki?

olive: to decorate the house

kiki: what’s your favorite food?

olive: hot dogs!

kiki: is there another favorite food?

olive: pancakes!

kiki: who’s your best friend?

olive: grace

kiki: what is your favorite toy?

olive: my dollies for a picnic; bunny unicorn and rockstar

kiki: what is your favorite holiday

olive: shopping

kiki: olive:

kiki: what’s your favorite dessert?

olive: a pancake!

via tandeminlove.com

[a 24 hour old olive]

via tandeminlove.com

[the only time she took a paci…after that, it was history]

via tandeminlove.com

[her sweet baptism]

via tandeminlove.com

[ten months old]

via tandeminlove.com

[first birthday]

via tandeminlove.com

[two years old]

via tandeminlove.com

via tandeminlove.com

[four years old]

via tandeminlove.com

[my sweet baby]

xoxo

movies on the green

i was super excited to find out that oakbrook was hosting movies on the green! i immediately texted my sisters to let them know about it. we agreed on hitting the event on the first night. engaging in this qualified us to check off another fun activity on our summer list!

oakbrook erected a forty foot screen to host this event every wednesday throughout the month of august. the first wednesday was despicable me 2. i sped home to pick up miss olive from mary’s house {my awesome daycare neighbor!}, i had to change clothes myself, get her solids ready, nurse her, pack the stroller, pack her bag, and speed back to oakbrook to meet up with the fam.

we got there just a tad behind the start time and we excitedly walked over to our little picnic spot. my sisters and nephews were already there, we plopped down and joined the fun. i ran over to starbucks to grab a bite to eat and then fed little miss olive her food. kim so kindly took over the act and fed olive the rest of her broccoli, potato, and chicken puree.

via tandeminlove.com

[excited for movies on the green!]

via tandeminlove.com

[i looove b’s expression towards olive]

via tandeminlove.com

[bennett trying to get olive to clap]

via tandeminlove.com

via tandeminlove.com

[auntie/godmother kim loving o’s cheeks]

via tandeminlove.com

via tandeminlove.com

during the movie, thuy and i took the boys to macy’s to get them some froyo. being with them is always fun and goofy! they are kids and they are boys and they are so full of energy!

thuy grabbed us some coffee from starbucks and i ordered the boys some yummy frozen yogurt.

via tandeminlove.com

[goofing around]

via tandeminlove.com

[getting their froyo]

via tandeminlove.com

[bennet’s red white and blue star sprinkles]

via tandeminlove.com

[reagan’s twist aka swirl]

we came back to our spot and enjoyed the rest of the movie. it was such a beautiful night. so many people were out enjoying a perfect evening together. it was so great to be part of a fun family event at the center. what a great idea!

via tandeminlove.com

[movies on the green]

via tandeminlove.com

via tandeminlove.com

[show’s over!]

once the movie was over, we trekked our way back to our cars. of course we had to make a pit stop at build a bear! reagan picked out a ninja turtle and bennett could not make up his mind! little o started to get grumpy tired, so we said our goodbyes at the store and headed our way home.

it was a great way to spend our evening. i love hanging out with my family and we are super excited oakbrook is hosting such a fun event this entire month! we can’t wait to for movies on the green next week!

xoxo

imaginary moments

ahhhh, lazy days.  those are sometimes needed.

i definitely slept too much today.  is twelve hours too much?  lol.  anyhoo, i got up and proceeded to get ready to meet kt for our movie date.  i walked over to prasino for our lunch destination.  we sat by the window, all cozy and warm, and started our chat fest to catch up on all of life’s crazy offerings.  as usual, we had to decide on our meal choices before we continued to talk or else we would never get an order in!

after lunch, i coerced kt into doing a little grocery shopping before our movie time!  i needed to pick up a few things because it was that time of the month again, making sack lunches for the homeless!  we hit our local jewel and accomplished what i needed to do and wanted to do early because, honestly, i just knew i didn’t want to go later in the evening.  no way.  dunzo.

once we got back to my place, we settled in to watch the hobbit {i’m a huge lord of the rings fan as well}!  yes!  we are such fans!  i loved, loved the book as a kid.  i read it over and over during my sixth grade summer.  it was so exciting to watch the movie and relive the imaginary moments i had as a child; to be able to recite the lines from the book, too.  as the movie went on, i couldn’t wait for bilbo and the crew to get to the misty mountains!  well, all of a sudden the movie ended!  argh!  nooooo!  i have to wait to see the other half?!  bummer!  but i was quite content to have seen it with my buddy kt!  it was awesome!

afterwards, we just hung out and talked.  it was quite a chill day.  it was marvelous to relax and take it easy with my ‘leg’.  😉

via tandeminlove.com

[heart kt]

via tandeminlove.com

[strawberry blonde // so delish!]

via tandeminlove.com

[getting ready to watch the hobbit // yay!]

via tandeminlove.com

[yeaaahhhh, fab movie]

xoxo