Grandma and PopPop

As usual, we have projects for our house guests.  This time it was stripping wall paper and painting.  I think everyone had fun despite all the hard work (or maybe because of it).  At any rate, think twice before coming to visit...we'll put you to work.

3 questions

Many nights after putting Olive to bed she will come out of her bedroom, peek out from the stairs and impart some wisdom. Last night was an instant classic.

She said, "I've got three things to say:
Number 1: Why do I have two Slinky Dogs?
Number 2: When is Santa coming again?
Number 3: Why when I get up in the morning and see the trees is it not time to get up on the Hello Kitty clock?"

Molly and I could hardly stop laughing to answer.

Videos

You'd think with as much as we have our phones out taking pictures that we could get a blog up every now and again...

Going to be a bit lazy and post a link to my YouTube page with all the videos I have uploaded.  Got an old favorite?  Here is your chance to see it again.  I normally have these videos marked as private so our cute little Ollie doesn't go viral (not as bad as it sounds Grandmas and Grandpas), but I want you all to be able to enjoy so I have made them all available.

Feel free to comment or make a request...

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/user/gwhejduk

One Second Everyday

I have an app on my phone called 1 Second Everyday and so for the last month or so I have been taking a video everyday.  I select a 1 second snippet and the app mashes them together to make a little movie.  Olive has enjoyed helping and of course, watching.  I'm sure it will be more fun as it gets longer and longer.  Here's a preview...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2YKlw1VtpA

Hot Springs, NC

Yesterday we packed up everyone up (including Hamilton) and took a day trip to Hot Springs, NC.  Hot Springs is a little town on the Appalachian Trail.  Daddy got relive some hiking memories and we all got to enjoy a beautiful day on the Trail.

More Snow

We got just a bit of snow this morning, enough to get bundled up and build a little snow man.

Soccer ball

We have had some unseasonably warm weather and Olive has been able to enjoy some of her new "outdoor toys" she got for Christmas.

Grammie

This year we were lucky enough to have Grammie come visit for a couple of weeks over the Holidays. It was the first time Grammie has gotten to spend Christmas with Olive and the first Christmas Daddy has gotten to be with his mom in about 15 years.  Grammie was a huge help around the house and we had a great visit.  It was hard to say good bye.

Making a giraffe mosaic

Don't where she learned to make so many silly faces

Relaxing with her guys

Grammie taking a well deserved nap

Ollie helping Grammie to make a pizza

Olive loves to help in the kitchen

Hammie enjoys when Grammie comes too, he gets lots of extra petting

Getting the dining room ready for painting

Olive and Grammie making apple pie

Grammie's (and Olive's) famous apple pie

At the aquarium

Checking out the shark tank

Olive looking at the fish

Grammie left a little present for Olive when she left.  Thanks Grammie!