These Are The Days

Ladies & Gentlemen, may I present, Miss Olivia Preston on the High Beam!!!!!

Last week Olivia and I started a "Mommy & Me" Gymnastics class. It's every Thursday night from 6:00 - 6:45, and those 45 minutes are one of the highlights of our week! We have so much fun, and I'm amazed at what Olivia can do. It's hard not to help every step of the way, but she
wants to be so independent that I have to just stand back and let her go!

Her teacher's name is Miss Haley, and we love her!!! She's young and fun and has just the right balance of structure and flexibility. Here's she's helping Olivia on the bar. This is Olivia's favorite thing to do. She holds on and we let go and she just swings herself until she can't hold on anymore!! It's so great!!!
We love the ladder too, but right now she doesn't quite get the complete idea. She holds on with her hands, but her feet are still on the mat!! Oh well, she'll get it soon! She did go all the way across the beam tonight without my help. I was in shock!!! She's got a lot more coordination than Mommy, that's for sure.

So, as soon as class was over, we walked out and she said, "Pee Pee." We went to the potty.....and she went all by herself!!!! Y'all, this potty training thing is all working out. She only had one accident today, and that was after she woke up from her nap!!! She's even gotten up dry the past two nights and gone Pee Pee in the potty first thing in the morning. By golly, I think she's got it!!! I'm just so proud of her.

I had to include this picture...well because they are both naked! That's the problem with taking pictures in my house. Half the family is usually not decent for photos! Olivia was running around in her big girl panties, and Daddy didn't have a shirt on!!! But aren't they just the cutest!!!

And let us not forget to update on our Little Man. Zachary is really the BEST baby in the world. He's growing so fast, and he's so alert. He's cooing and smiling like crazy, and I think that he has a crush on his Auntie Lynn Lynn!!! I can't remember if I've updated since his 2 month check-up, but he's doing great. He did get very cranky and sore after his 5 shots. Yes...I said 5!!!! But other than that, he's got a clear bill of health.

We're just so blessed in so many ways. Do any of you ever just take a step back and look at your life and wonder what you did to deserve such blessings??? I ask myself every day why God thinks I'm worthy of such happiness...and I thank Him every day for my beautiful family.