Big Changes

We're going through some big changes these days. Livy is getting her teeth, she's eating more solids, and being more and more silly. Ryan decided to buzz his head:

I love him with or without hair just the same :)

Oh and we're moving back to Provo.

Our stuff is all boxed up, the truck comes tonight, and another road trip begins Friday. To put our crazy lives in a nutshell - we LOVE everything about Minnesota (the people, our ward, our apartment, the beautiful trails and lakes...), Ryan's job at Target wasn't working out, and his old company wanted him back. So for all those in P-town, we'll see you soon! For all those in The Sota - I love you and will miss you more than you'll ever know!!

Snapshots

These are just a few of the latest snapshots of Livy. She knows she's being funny when she chews on the side of her binky. She knows she's being cute when she's got a bow on her head. 

She loves to eat - she'll groan and moan the entire she's eating. She loves to stare, those eyes can stare and stare for days. Silly little Livy. 

Brandon's B-day Party

While being here in Minnesota we have made amazing friends. I kick myself for not taking more pictures, hopefully I'll get more soon. But our dear friends the Wrights and the Harrison's have been such amazing and life-long friends. We get together, bring our pack n' plays, put our babies to sleep, and play games, laugh, and enjoy each others company. For Brandon's birthday, Rachel put a cute little BBQ together, with some Dawgs, with authentic J-Dawgs sauce, all the fixings, sweet potatoes fries, yummy root beer and cream soda,, and fluffy cupcakes.  

Cute little Owen taking a sip of that yummy Cream Soda. He is such a stud. He loves little Livy. He always gets so excited to see her, and says "Baby! Baby!". He is really gentle around her, and is just so sweet with her. I already hear wedding bells :)

The three musketeers: Corbin, Owen, and Livy.

Little Livs with dada and mama. 

Vote for Livy

I have already emailed most of you - but little Livy has been entered into a contest and she'd love your vote! Vote every day now until Saturday. Click on the link below to give your vote!


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Time Flies

From this:

to THIS: 

...in only 8 months. How time flies. I love watching my baby girl grow. 

Grandpa!

Ryan's dad was here in Minneapolis for about 30 hours for work, and so we got to steal him for the night! We gave him the very quick tour of our apartment, and got to drive him around beautiful Minnesota. We went to dinner at PF Changs, and Livy was so good and had fun smiling and making faces at Grandpa. Even though we were with him all last week in Myrtle Beach it was so nice to have him all to ourselves for a night. 

Reading Time

Love moments like this.

Myrtle Beach Part 2

Myrtle Beach. Warm water. Fine sand. Slightly Breezy. Not too hot. Wonderful vacation. Lots of beach time. 

A few family pictures:

More beach time. 

 Some pool time. 

And a little bit of loving Livy time. Just a little bit. 

I took over 125 pictures, so although this may be a lot, there are still plenty more!!! It was a wonderful week. It's always hard to come home from such a wonderful place. But we're excited to soak in the nice weather we're having in Minnesota. Thanks Bob and Sue for such a wonderful vacation, it was so fun to see everyone!

Myrtle Beach Part 1

Last Sunday, Ryan dropped Olivia and me off at the airport, on our way to South Carolina for a week of Jackson family time. As we were waiting for our bags in the Charleston airport, we waited, and waited. My stroller came, my car seat came, but no bag! This was doubly miserable because I put all of Olivia's things and mine in the same bag. And since we were 2-1/2 hours from the airport I wasn't going to get my bag until Tuesday. So good thing there was a Target close by, I went on a little shopping spree to get everything for a mama and a baby. Anyway - off to a bad start, I was still determined to have a great week! Livy got to spend a lot of good time with her cousins and Grammy. 

We spent most of Monday getting my things at Target, grocery shopping, and just hanging out. On Tuesday we headed back down to Charleston to do some things while we waited for Ryan to fly in (and get my bag!). We went to the beautiful Boone Hall Plantation (since 1681). There were beautiful 300 year old Oak Trees. We got to go on a few tours and learned about the Slaves Quarters, the lifestyle of the Plantation Owners, and a lot about the history of our nation. We then went to Market Street, which had a whole street of these little shops things people had made and were selling. Livy loved all the people (and spending time with Uncle Colby and Auntie Jane Anne). 

 Then we went to grab some dinner at a little place called Poogan's Porch. 

 After a long day in Charleston, Ryan's flight was delayed! He wasn't going to land until 11:15, and we still had a 2-1/2 hour drive. So Ry's dad decided to stay in a hotel and rent a car to drive back in the morning. No driver likes a sleepy long ride! We were so excited to be with Ryan!! Now I felt like my vacation could really begin. 

8 Months

Olivia Jean Jackson - 8 months old! She's become affectionately known as the following: Liv, Livy, Livers, Livy Jean, Livys, Baby Girl, Girly Goo, and I'm sure there's more to come. 

Livy has a huge personality. She is so funny. She is very social - she loves being in public and being around a lot of people. She will stare at someone until they look at her - then she'll smile. She still gets several comments a day on those big eyes!

Livy is sitting up very well. She hardly falls over anymore. She still hasn't quite caught on to the idea of rolling over, and not even close to crawling. She is babbling a lot more, we're hoping for a "da-da" or "mama" one of these days. She's also "blows raspberries" and it figuring out how to control her tongue and lips. 

Everything in arms length she tries to reach for and bring to her mouth. She has also been using her fingers really well, pick up very small things (like a little piece of thread, or a strand of hair). 

We love you Livy Jean! Keep making us laugh!

Best Buds

It made me so happy to walk in and see this: 

Sargie and Livy are becoming great friends. Sarge is finally starting to accept that Olivia exists and she's not going away. He'll try and steal kisses, lick her toes, or try to steal her toys. I love my kiddos.

Smooth Ride

We officially started training for our marathon this week! Today was the 6 mile run, and apparently it was too long of a run for little Olivia. We'll just see how she does when we're doing three times as long of a run! She just has too smooth of a ride in her nice new strolly!

Lunch Date

Livy was super excited to go visit dada at work for lunch. It was a beautiful day. We even got to meet a bunch of people he works with. It was a perfect lunch date. 

No...

Livy has figured out how to shake her head. She does it when she's eating, when I'm trying to put her down to sleep, and when she's just hanging out. She thinks it's pretty fun. It always makes me laugh - glad I got it on video! Silly babes.