Olivia's New Baby

Olivia received twins Christmas morning. She also got another baby from one of her cousins (sorry can't remember which one). She loves her as well. We havn't thought of names yet so we just call them all beebie.

Nativity

This year at Amy's the kids (and some adults) acted out the nativity story while Grandpa Turman narrated. It was really cute and fun to see all the kids in the costumes. Olivia would have participated but she was really busy playing with cousin Macey's toys.

Fun At Grandma Higby's

Olivia always loves going to Grandma Higby's. Grandma & Grandpa gave her a piano. She was so excited she couldn't even wait for it to be unwrapped to start jammin'.

Merry Christmas!!!

Well Christmas came and went so fast again this year. We had a great Christmas as usual. Olivia was spoiled she is still discovering new toys she didn't see on Christmas day. We had my parents and Cody's parents over for breakfast it was really nice. After a long nap we headed to grandma Higby's for more food and fun then to Amy's for even more food. It was a great day and so much fun to watch Olivia get excited about her presents. Her favorite present this year was her "beebies" (babies). She got twins that came with their own stroller, playpen, and swing. The first thing she says when she wakes up now is, "Beebies!!" It's so cute to watch her play mommy and push the stroller into the walls.

A shout out to the dogs

I can't help but notice that I have failed to mention our two furry friends, Bazil and Rowdy. It is true I do complain about them a lot. But truth is they are our family as well. Rowdy is a grumpy old man but he is loyal to the end. Bazil never runs out of energy and always knows how to get me off the couch. A few months ago my family lost our dog Pennie. She had a long happy life but we all miss her immensely. It is horrible but losing Pennie has made me appreciate Bazil and Rowdy a lot more.

Temple Square

Of all the lights we went to see this season, these were my favorite. Unfortunately we were the only Utahns unaware that there was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert that night. It took us awhile to find a parking spot and with the wind chill factor I think temperatures reached well below zero ( I swear I'm not exaggerating). But besides the obstacles we faced we finally were able to enjoy the lights. It had been 5 years since I had ventured down to see the lights and it was great. Olivia was infatuated with the fountain she didn't want to leave it. She just kept looking at it in wonder while saying, "Wow!"

Layton Park Lights

Another fun light adventure is always Layton Park. We go every year. Olivia liked how the lights were animals. She growled at all the dinosaurs. As you can see I was terrified.

Christmas Lights

We tried to see a lot of Christmas Lights this year. Olivia is so amazed by them. She opens her mouth wide and says, "Waz Dat?" I think every time we ventured out we chose the coldest nights possible but it was worth getting a chill. Our first adventure was going to the tree lighting cerimony at the Gateway. It was the night after Thanksgiving. We enjoyed some great piano music and even got to see local channel 5 TV royalties (Yippeee!). When they finally lighted up the big tree Olivia's eyes widened with surprise. It was a fun night, cold, but fun nonetheless. I think it will be a traditional every year.

Snowball Fight!!!

The snow was coming down like crazy. Instead of cuddling up by the fire I decided to get Olivia in her snow pants and let her play. It was so much fun and so beautiful. Olivia kept grabbing handfuls of snow and shoving it in her mouth. I couldn't stop laughing. It's amazing how the simple things become so magical when you have a 1 year old to experience it with.

My Brown Eyed Girl

Olivia has beautiful brown eyes. She can change my mood with just a look. I love the innocence you can see every time you look at her.

The Family

Yes it was getting cold. As you can see Cody is not in the mood to smile anymore. But it was a fun day and I enjoyed spending time with my family. I can't say it enough I just love my family and feel blessed to spend time with them.

Baaaaack Baaaacks!!!

Here's Olivia looking at the Ducks and Geese trying to get there attention.

Christmas is coming

I know it has been a long time since my last post, but I did worn you. We have been having so much fun getting ready for Christmas this year. I don't know who is more excited me or Olivia. We had a good time yesterday going to Layton Park and looking at the ducks. Or as Olivia would say the "baaackk, baaacckkks." We also went to check out the beautiful lights in the park as well. It is so fun to watch Olivia discover new things. There will be more pictures coming soon but I will post the few that I can today. It's hard for me to even imagine enjoying Christmas without my little girl. She makes everything so exciting for me.

La Cucaracha

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!Yes it may come as a shock to some of you, but Cody and I do dabble in professional dance. We have decided to share our talents. Thanks to Kacy for making this video possible.

Takin' A Halloween Walk

Olivia decided on Halloween that she better learn how to walk. Here she is taking some of her first steps. She is still working on it but she is learning fast.

Halloween Fun

This year for Halloween Olivia was a witch. I know she's too cute to be a scary witch but she tried. She got really good at growling at everyone that walked past her. It was so fun to see her get excited about dressing up.

HAVING A SNACK

Olivia's favorite place to hang out is in the lazy susan. She likes to crawl in and help herself to a treat about 50 times a day.

HIKING

One of our favorite things to do together as a family is go hiking. I think that's the best thing about Utah. All the beautiful mountains we get to enjoy whenever we feel like it. Here we are in the Uintahs enjoying the beautiful scenery.

Adult Fun

All the Turman brothers & sisters got together this summer for an all day playdate without the kids. We went on what seemed like a 7 hour 4 ATV ride. It was fun and scary. My poor sister-in-law Jami had to deal with me screaming the whole time because I rode on the back of her machine. Sorry Jami!!

Water Fun

As you can see we had alot of fun with water this summer. Here are some pictures of Olivia's first slip & slide experience. And also a picture of her enjoying the canyon water fun at Liberty Park.

First Trip to the Zoo

I think I might of had a little more fun then Olivia did. Allot of the animals were sleeping and hard to see. But she did get a good look at the elephants and giraffes.

Davis County Fair

We had such a great time at the fair. Olivia got to pet all the animals in the petting zoo. She even road a train and played bumper cars with her friend Collin. She has blue lips in the picture because she had just finished enjoying a bright blue lollipop.

Summer Fun

I get so sad when the summer comes to an end. It was so much fun watching Olivia enjoy being outside and explore what this world has to offer. We were able to do many firsts this summer with Olivia---first trip to the zoo, first parade, first bike ride, first birthday, first trip to the park, first time swimming.....Here are some of those firsts we were able to experience together.

Our Olivia

There is nothing that compares to being a mom. I enjoy every (almost) day I get to spend with Olivia. She turned one this July. The year went so fast. She learns new things everyday. I wish I had some pictures of her first birthday party but I don't. All I can say is that she looked very cute even with pink frosting all over her face.

We Are The Turmans!

I am very new at doing this blog thing. I thought it would be a great way to share pictures and keep me buisy. I won't be able to do new postings that often because I don't have a digital camera. But I will try to keep up as much as possible.

---Thanks Kacy Jo for the cute picture!!--