ooh & ahh

Things that make me go "ooh... & ahh..."

Olivia learning to walk

This beautiful butterfly dress. 

Lunching in the ocean. 

Cinque Terre, on the Italian Riviera. (I am going there someday)

Olivia holding her new dolly.

Olivia's Love Bug (Cozy Coupe Makeover)

Last week while I was rummaging through the magazines in the recycling center, I found a recent issue of  Family Fun.  In the issue was a picture of a [used] Little Tikes Cozy Coupe car that had been made-over to look like a Mini Cooper.  Since Olivia's birthday was approaching, the wheels in my wee brain started to turn.  Thanks to my little friend Emerson, whose Cozy Coupe days were long-gone, I had a well-loved and used Cozy Coupe in my possession within a day. With a couple cans of spray paint and some vinyl, I transformed the Coupe into a Love Bug for granddaughter, Olivia.

well-loved Cozy Coupe before.....

Olivia's Love Bug

I first primed the car with Valspar plastic spray paint primer and let it dry for 24 hours.

I then applied two coats of Valspar spray paint (frosty berry)

The vinyl decals were cut using my Cricut machine. 

I can hardly believe that my vision for this car turned out as I had hoped and dreamed.

Today, we (Grandma and Grandpa Bozell) attended Olivia's 1st birthday party and presented her with her Love Bug. She seemed to love it. We put her inside and she immediately took to the steering wheel. We pushed her around the house...she was all smiles and so were we.

Birthday party pics to follow soon......

I linked up this project to:

Ahhh, sweet and precious Olivia. 

She is a happy baby, full of energy, curiosity and heart-melting charisma. 

WHERE'S THE SNOW? Not here!

We Hoosiers are having an unusually mild winter. As you can see by the 7 day forecast, the high temperature today is 54 degrees! It's sunny and just plain delightful outside. And the weather has been perfect for all of the Super Bowl visitors and activities in Indianapolis. Now if we can just keep this going through February.....
On a serious note, my heart hurts for the people in Serbia who are dealing with on-going brutal winter weather, and no warming in sight.

I've been in a mind-numbing state lately.  I get all sorts of  ideas running through my head-- writing ideas, craft ideas, you name it, but when it comes to following through, my mind goes blank.  It has taken me way, way longer than it should to write this post. The light's on but nobody's home.  I need a nap.

WANTED

WANTED

Grandma seeking baby-sitting job

Will pay top dollar

Parents of Olivia T. need only answer

I had the honor of baby-sitting for my Granddaughter Olivia last Saturday. Olivia's Great Grandma Pulley (GiGi) stopped by the house "to help". There was lots of baby-talk, cooing, drooling and giggling but Olivia was mostly quiet.  Grandma B and GiGi had loads of fun. As you can see, Olivia had fun too!

Olivia loved GiGi putting "hats" on her head while Grandma took pictures.

Here, Olivia is showing us that she has discovered her tongue. If she wasn't sticking out her tongue, she was blowing raspberries. Hmmm...I wonder....

And then there's Jack. He now comes in 2nd place. He seems to understand that he must be kind to Olivia. I imagine he is wondering "what the heck happened! ".

This picture speaks for itself.

15 weeks

I had forgotten how quickly babies grow, learn and blossom. Olivia is now 15 weeks old. She is full of smiles and sweetness. She loves bathtime and silly songs. It won't be long before she figures out that she has a dippy Grandma. Oh the fun we are having...oh the fun, yet to come! Grandma loves you, Olivia!

10 weeks old

She makes me feel so happy I could cry!

Thank heaven for little girls

Our precious and sweet little Granddaughter is bringing us more joy and happiness than we could have ever imagined. She is the center of our world. Our lives have now been fully blessed.

Olivia at 7 weeks old.

OH-livia!!!

Announcing the arrival of

Olivia Kay Thompson

April 19, 2011 at 7:52pm

8 pounds, 3 ounces, 20 inches

I am having trouble composing this post because honest-to-goodness, words cannot describe the joy and wonder I felt at seeing the birth of my grandchild. She looks so much like her Mommy as a newborn. I have no doubt that she will be as sweet, kind and loving as her Mommy is today (and her Daddy too!).

OH-livia, you make my heart sing!

Baby Love

So much baby love for a little girl who is still in utero. So much anticpation and wonder. Wondering how she will look, how it will feel to touch and hold her, how I will wrestle her away from Mallory and Aaron...(just kidding, sorta). Now we wait...at most, two weeks. If Olivia decides not to make an early entrance into this world, Mallory will be induced on April 15th. Impending Grandma-hood is full of emotional goodness. Sure, I've had my worries but I'm stoked full of giddy excitement and of dreams of this little human who will be fiercely loved, adored and protected. Dreams of this little human who will further tighten our family bond. Dreams of a perfect distraction in this imperfect world. Waiting, wondering, dreaming. See you soon Olivia, Grandma loves you!