So yesterday was Olivia's first swimming lesson, and I think it went pretty well! We signed up for a once a week baby/toddler class that runs for seven weeks at the Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Center. I'd never been there before, and WOW is that place huge! Anyway, we're in the Thursday 4:15 class, and yesterday it was only Olivia and a baby, and he ( Read more... )

So Miss Olivia and I made the trip to Charleston on our own for the first time since Leo is super busy at work these days, and we had a great time! Our car isn't reliable enough to make the 550 mile+ drive, so last Wednesday morning we picked up the rental, which was a super high end Chevy Impala, so brand new that it only had 9 miles on it! I was ( Read more... )

I kind of can't believe it's the end of the month already, but then again, it does seem like January drags a bit, doesn't it? I think I like January much better now that I live in south Florida than I did when I was living in Charleston. I think the milder and sunnier weather makes things a bit easier to take, honestly. I do miss having colder ( Read more... )

So, new year, new start, etc. Which means I've changed the layout of my LJ (though as I understand it, they're about to become more or less obsolete, what with that new friends list LJ are going to force on us) and my icon. Not sure whether I'm really crazy about either one of them, but I spend so little time here it hardly matters, right? I've ( Read more... )

Since it's been a while, and I'm actually on my laptop instead of the iPad or my phone, Olivia pictures! Apologies if Photobucket isn't re-sizing them properly right away. All pictures taken on my iPhone/Instagram.

( November and December 2012 )

I: The Holidays:* Decorations - The house has been decorated since the day after Thanksgiving, since I have a fake tree and I like to look at a winter wonderland for as long as possible. Olivia has been much more helpful this year, too, and actually put a few ornaments on her tree before getting bored with the whole endeavor. This year she doesn't ( Read more... )

(We're just going to ignore the fact that I haven't posted in more than a month, okay ( Read more... )

And I don't care if it makes me a hipster. Also, I have nothing to say, so I'm just going to leave these photos here. Apologies if Photobucket isn't re-sizing them right away. ( Have I mentioned that Olivia has started calling me 'Boss' and 'Captain Mama'? It's sort of hilarious. )

So as y'all can see, I'm still terrible at this updating thing. Averaging once a month is pretty pathetic, even for me. I just feel like I have no idea where the time goes lately - I mean, it's going to be October next week! Christmas is three months from yesterday! Where has 2012 gone ( Read more... )

So, I managed to do DITL last week! My entry is here if you feel like having a look. I had fun doing it, even if it's actually a lot of work to remember to take pictures of your entire day, and I might try it again next month. If nothing else, it made Olivia more interested in having her picture taken.

Speaking of Olivia, she's officially two! ( Here are some pictures from her birthday weekend, from my camera and my iPhone. )