Penny for Your Thoughts

I used to collect these - who am I kidding, I still would, but now Olivia has taken on the tradition.

San Diego Vacation - June 2009

I guess I'm already out of order - this was before first grade - I'll get better at sequence.  We took a little trip down to San Diego.  After we checked into the hotel, we drove to the beach on the first night.  I remember Olivia crashing out in back seat and it wasn't even close to bedtime.

She rallied though - here are some of my favorite photos ever of this kid - saying hello to the California ocean.

And of course we conquered SeaWorld - I do recall this girl being super CRABBY when we were there.  Insisting on sitting in Shamu's Soak Zone - and bawling her eyes out when she got soaked.  Ah, memories - I can smile about it now, in the moment, I remember mommy and daddy being very frustrated!

First Day of First Grade - September 2009

These are the easy ones to find - first day of school pictures.  This was Olivia's first day of first grade, but also her first day at a brand new school.  I like to say she transferred to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters - where they will teach her to use her gifts for good and not evil.

Let's Do This!

So many memories have gone by - and we fell off the bloggin' wagon so hard - we'll do better.  I'm going to patch up some of the holes here... and vow to document this amazing kid's life.