August updates

August turned to be a big month for us! We had a lot going on:

1. Olivia started walking at 1 year and 3 days!!

2. We celebrated Olivia's birthday twice, once with the MOMS group friends, the other with our friends in the neighborhood.

3. My Dad turned 60 three days prior to Olivia's first birthday!

4. Olivia's Grandma Maureen and Grandpa Bruce got to spoil her for a week!

5. Daddy and Grandpa Bruce built a beautiful play structure in the backyard, after Mommy and Daddy removed the grass, cleared the area, put the limestone border and hauled 10 yards of pea gravel into the place..

6. Mommy and Olivia did an HEB field trip with the MOMS club.

7. I finished decorating the first floor of the house!

8. We checked out the Round Rock Donuts and watched the bats under the Congress Bridge.

9. I got the root canal done, and it took 5 days to heal :(

10. We had a really good time at Schlitterbahn with our friend Mike, while my Mom babysitted Olivia.

Here come the pictures!

August 1: a yummy "vocni kup" aka the fruit salad. I made it when we had our friend Mike visiting from Portland

August 3: we discovered this wonderful Splash Pad in Leander. Love it!

Aug.10: this is a side table I wanted to get for the piano room. I decided to hold off..

Aug.14: Olivia's first birthday celebration.

The goody bags on the mantel.

The birthday girl with Daddy and Grandma Maureen.

With proud parents

With Grandpa Bruce

With miss Jeni Rahman

Our friends Graal, Carlos and Clara, and Alyssa, Robbie and Camren

Jeni helping Ronak to put up the birthday pinata!

The string pinata is up and full of candy!

Waiting in line

Olivia is the first one to pull the string!

Singing a Happy Birthday song to Olivia

The Ukrainian super model is tasting an ice cream cake

My good friend Julia with the family

With Olivia and Julia's Mom Valentina

Aug.15: celebrating Olivia's real birthday at Uncle Billy's at the Oasis

Aug.16: in the pool with Grandma Maureen

Daddy working on the tube slide part

The play structure: work in progress

Aug.17: going up the stairs

At the splash pad

Grandpa and Daddy working on the play structure

Waiting for the bats on the BATIO of TGIF

Here are the bats!

I am a little monkey..

Aug.19: at the pediatrician: Olivia is perfectly healthy at 31.5 inches, 10.3 kg = 22.6 lbs

Aug.20: doing a photo shoot at Charming Charlie's. Love this store!

A second First birthday cake. Yummy!

With Grandparents

With parents

Check out those bling-bling flip flops!

Maureen, Maria, Kay

With Adriana and Gavin

Mike, Debbie and Elaine

Spoiling Olivia

the party outside

Opening the presents. Olivia reading a tag

Grandpa Alexander playing with Olivia

Aug.23: the ribbon cutting ceremony at Heritage park. Melody is in charge :)

Jeni giving a speech