Best of the Best

Here are some of my favorite pictures since May.

 I got my iPod only 2 months ago and already have over 600 pictures on it.

 99.9% are of Olivia. 

July Means 8 Months!

Dear Olivia,

My sweet little girl! You are 8 months old already this week. Where oh where is the time going? I am going to turn around and you are going to be asking me for my car keys! This month marked a big milestone.... mobility! You took off crawling like you had known how to do it all along and were just patiently waiting for the right moment to show off. It's been so much fun to watch you discover the world around you in your own unique way.  You've even started pulling up on things and we had to put your crib to the lowest setting so that you don't topple over the side rails at night. 

We went to Smith Mountain Lake with the Iskow side of the family.  You went swimming in the lake, rode on the boat and managed to execute an amazing escape plan from your pack n play that terrified your Mother and Father. While we were there you learned how to say bye bye (ok, it really sounds just like ba) and give a cute little wave. You started eating toast with a little bit of butter, yogurt and chicken. Strawberries and blueberries are a favorite morning snack too. I have been trying to teach you some signs to make it easier to ask for what you want. We are learning "eat" and "more" right now.

During the rare times you are quiet and happy to sit in my arms calmly, usually after a nap, I love to stare at all your features. You have beautiful long eyelashes and perfectly shaped almond eyes. They say eye color is pretty much set at 6 months, so it seems like you have a grey/hazel color. Your lips are so sweet and I try to kiss them every day and tell you "kiss!" so that maybe one day you will turn to me and want a kiss of your own! Your hands and feet are are deliciously pudgy and I could kiss your stubby little toes all day long. Not gonna lie, I totally suck on them and it makes you laugh like crazy. Everyone says you have the cutest thighs, which cracks me up. One lady called them "juicy thighs". Like you were a yummy piece of chicken!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Test it. Blog it. Win it. THE RESULTS....

Us! We won!!! Su Casa posted on facebook this morning that we have been chosen as the Test it. Blog it. Win it. WINNER! This is so crazy, we can't believe we actually get to keep our couch for free.

Su Casa, thank you for letting us be involved in such a cool opportunity.  We had a blast coming up with ideas and we are beyond thrilled to now be the owners of this incredible sectional. Our entire experience with your in store staff, delivery men and those that responded to our many email questions was a pleasure.  Hopefully we managed to convey that to our audience and we will continue to spread the word when people come over to visit and ask where on earth we got this wonderful couch?!

One of the coolest things of this whole experience was seeing how many friends and families dedicated themselves to commenting on our blog and facebook for an entire 30 days.  We could not have won without your help. It was so motivating to know that all the hard work we did was being viewed and enjoyed.  A million thank you's to all of you for your amazing contributions to our contest efforts! I am surprised you didn't shut down Su Casa'a facebook site with all of you demands for us to win! lol  We are incredibly blessed to have so many people that love and support us and we are very grateful to you. You are all welcome to come over and cop a squat on the sectional anytime!

There might be a brief break from blogging for a few days. But then we will be back with lots of pictures and videos of Livy. She started crawling this morning so it's been a very exciting day!!

Thank you!!

No Word Yet

We have been anxiously waiting to hear the results of the contest. I have never hit refresh so many times in one day on my gmail and facebook accounts to see if they had sent anything. We got an email last night telling us that the winner would be announced on facebook on Monday. So we have to waiiiitttt just a little longer! Thanks for all the posts you guys put on their facebook page!