A.J. and Olivia tried their best to raise the roof on their gingerbread house, but found the walls too much an obstacle in terms of their irresistible deliciousness and structural unsoundness. Apparently the candy house was not the only thing falling to pieces on this day – Olivia’s expression in the last picture of this sequence is just priceless.
Forget what you heard about Jack being nimble, our dexterous darling puts him to shame. Whether she’s got her nose to the ground or practicing what can only be described as moon salutations – back flat on the ground, both feet pulled to the face, and butt in the air – Olivia’s really devoted to what she calls “baby yoga.” Here she does some enlightened reading.
Over at G’s house, our mad food scientist created her version of holiday cookie batter using only sprinkles and sugar.
It’s fair to say that Olivia made quite an impression at the Children’s
You’ve got to hand (foot?) it to her – she does make good use of the time she spends in the car. The casting away of socks and shoes while riding in her car seat is Olivia’s latest and greatest feat (feet?).
Our cookie monster bookended her day with these sweet treats – the top two pictures are from the “Festival of Trees” event we attended in the morning, the bottom one from the pre-Thanksgiving farmers’ market we got out to in the evening.
Olivia made like a nutcracker and became part of the giant Christmas tree’s ornamentation.
Olivia demonstrates an incredible act of flexibility, perhaps not so incredible for the toddler set, but certainly so for her unbending parents.
Our karate kid decided to add a splash of training wipes to the walls of our front room. When we asked her what she was doing, Olivia shot back, “Homework!”
Olivia discovered chocolate nirvana in the form of brownie mix from a wooden spoon. She kept hounding us for, what she called, “a little tastee.”
