In loving memory of my beautiful grandmother.....

Pop Pop and Mom Mom
Mom Mom and Noelle

My beautiful grandmother

We love you.

Mom Mom you are missed so very much, this is so sad for me to write and I am finally able to sit down and write this without balling my eyes out, even though there are tears. We all love you so very much and enjoyed seeing you at our special occasions. I always loved sitting around the table at my parent's house (just us girls) and getting to talk, I really enjoyed listening to the stories you shared with us about you and Pop-Pop, and of course we always had a good laugh. I will never forget when you and Pop Pop came to the hospital to visit me when I had Noelle, a memory I will always keep in my heart and get to tell Noelle when she is older. You were a very sweet grandmother and even a sweeter great grandmother, it was always so nice of you to bring little gifts or cards for Noelle, it was always something little but it meant so much, really going to miss that! Your hugs and kisses were always so loving and kind and I really wish I could give you a big hug right now. Another memory I have is the day after Thanksgiving all of us girls would go shopping super early for all the good deals and when we would return you and Pop Pop would be sitting at the kitchen table and would ask us how we did shopping, and it seemed like a every year thing ,almost a tradition. Noelle loved you so much, she knew who you were and called you by name, she will see a picture of you and say"Mom Mom" followed by a "awww." We are so glad you are in a better place and not suffering anymore. We love you so very much and miss you too! We can't wait to see you again in heaven. Love you always.

Fun at Knoebel's!

Here are a couple pics of our day at Knoebel's, we had so much fun! I didn't realize that they had so many rides that Noelle could ride, she had a really fun day! The last picture with her in the boat was her favorite ride, I think she rode it about 10 times. The food was really good there and Noelle got a big bag of cotton candy, which she LOVED! We went with my Dad, Mom, Rachel, Emily, Andrew, Dougie, Ian, Sara, and Annah. Everyone was good and tired at the end of the day, what great summer fun!

Noelle reading Dora.....

Noelle loves to read books, she now can read her books on her own in her own language! She will sit on the floor and read through all her books like this, I love listening to her! She is such a little thing her shorts are falling off of her, made me laugh!

4th of July!

Here are a couple pics from the 4th of July, we had a fun day. We spent it at my parent's house and we had good food and lots of fun. Grandma Olson had lots of fun things to do she bought a ton of pop-its and sparklers and all the kids really had a good time. This was Noelle's first time seeing fireworks and I wasn't for sure if she would like it or not, I was very afraid of them when I was little, but she loved them and enjoyed watching them.

Doug, Dougie, and Ian are here for a visit so all the Olson grandkids are together and we were able to get some cute pictures. They are having such a good time with each other.

Relaxing in her basket.

Thought this was cute, Noelle emptied out her toys from her basket and sits it in. She does this all the time with the baskets, I just happened to look over one day and she was sitting in her basket drinking her sippy. She cracks me up, I love my little girl so much!!!!:)

Enjoying Summertime.....

Here are a couple pics of Noelle having fun this summer! She is having a really good one so far, she loves going over to Papa and Grandma Olson's house to play outside or swim in the pool. Her Aunt Rachel, Aunt Emily, and Uncle Andrew have been playing with her outside alot and she loves playing with them. Grandma Olson always has a yummy treat to eat and we love spending time with her. Papa always gives Noelle horsey rides which she likes alot. We are having a good summer so far and hope to continue to. Will try to update the blog throughout the summer.

Cutie Pie!

Thought this pic is cute, Noelle loves brushing her teeth and is always asking mommy and daddy for her toothbrush. She is such a big girl and can brush them all by herself.

In loving memory of Grandma Calhoun

Gramms

Steve and Grandma

Steve, Grandma, and Me

Gramms, you will always be remembered for your beautiful smile! You were always so fun to be around, and everyone loved to be with you. You were the kindest, sweetest person I have ever known. You are truly someone to look up to and someone I would strive to be like. I will always remember playing Dominoes with you and you tapping your last piece to win the round. I will never forget the way you made Noelle smile when you were around, she loved visiting with you and you always could make her laugh. Even though you were Steve's Grandma you always made me feel and treated me like I was your own grandchild. We love you and have you in our hearts always. We miss you sooooooooooooo much.We are looking forward to the day we get to see you again in heaven.

Florida Vacation 2009

Mommy and Noelle relaxing.

Mommy and Noelle at Sea World.

Daddy and Noelle swimming.


Daddy and Noelle feeding the Dolphins.




Sorry it has been so long since I last posted, it has been extremely busy for us! I finally got some pics up of our Florida Vacation....yay! We sure had a great time and as always went by way to fast! Noelle had a GREAT time, she really enjoyed spending time with everyone and we found out this year that she loves swimming! She is getting so big and so smart, she is talking so much and really good at repeating words. She just recently learned "please" and "Mmmmm....McDonald's"

Look what the Easter Bunny brought.....

So Noelle got a pretty, big surprise Easter morning, when she woke up we took her downstairs to see what the Easter Bunny left! She saw the slide and started screaming "Hi" to it several times, she was super excited and didn't want to stop playing to get dressed for church. She absolutely loves playing on it, we keep it in the garage and when it warms up we can put it on the lawn to play, but for now while it is still chilly we will bring it into the living room for her to play. She gets soooo excited andwill run towards it laughing and saying "weeeeeeee". I will try to get a video of her playing on it soon!

Riding in her car...

Yesterday was a beautiful day and we were able to take a family walk in our subdivision with Noelle's new car. It is really neat, has a seat belt to hold her in and she LOVES sitting in it and it is really easy to push. The hood opens up so you can take along a few things and also the horn beeps. She absolutely loved it, she was upset when she had to go back in the house and get out of her car,so we brought it inside the house for her to play with and that made her happy. Just wanted to share this with all of you.

Yummy!

Here is a pic of Noelle (with a messy face) eating a popsicle, boy did she like that! Grandma Gandee sure did spoil her with treats this past week! She had popsicles, cookies, and soda! She sure did enjoy all of it!

Dancing......

We were able to got out to Michigan and visit with Steve's family this week, we sure had alot of fun. Noelle has learned how to walk, run, and dance since our last visit with them. She had all of us laughing at her dance moves. Grandpa Gandee was her dancing buddy, he would put on some music and she would run over and dance with him. She was giving out kisses to both of them and just got to know them a little more! We are so glad we got to have this visit with them, Noelle had a blast with her Grandpa and Grandma Gandee!

Fun at the park!

The weather here has been beautiful the last couple of days, we were able to take Noelle to the park and let her swing on the swing for the first time! She LOVED it, she was smiling and laughing the whole time. I am really looking forward to summer and be able to take her there more often. Here is a video and a couple pics of her at the park.

First haircut....

After

Before


Noelle got her first haircut yesterday, I was soooooooo proud of her! She sat very still and let the hairdresser cut her hair, she would turn around every once in awhile to see what was going on. She looks very pretty and a little different. I can't believe how much my little, baby girl has grown. She is not my little baby anymore, she is a very active and busy toddler.

Playing around the house.....

Noelle playing around the house, she says "hi" when she puts the phone to her ear. Ignore my voice, I had a very, bad cold..lol

Another one of Noelle playing with her kitchen, she is such a little smartie!

Silly!!

At Papa and Grandma Olson's house, she was laughing and playing with Aunt Emily!

Sorry, I know it has been awhile since I posted on here! I am going to get some pics up soon or a video. Noelle has been keeping us very busy, she is always on the go and wanting to just run around. We have been so sick this winter and we all went to the doctors and all three of us are on antibiotics, so we are hoping to be healthy very soon.

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day, Aunt Emily(my sister) came over to babysit Noelle and we were able to go out to dinner and do some shopping. It was very nice but very weird for me to not have Noelle to take care of, poor Emily I kept calling to check on her. Keep checking back for some updated pictures!

Noelle walking!!!!

Here is a video of Noelle walking, she is such a big girl now! We are so excited but kinda sad at the same time, my baby is not a little baby anymore:( We are so proud of her and she makes us laugh when she is trying to keep her balance and walk. When she first started taking a couple of steps she didn't like us watching her, she would sit back down real quick if she saw us looking. So we would have to pretend we weren't watching her, but now she isn't so shy and she is getting better at it everyday!

My little lady.......

Playing the Wii with Uncle Andrew and I LOVE how she crosses her legs, she is such a little lady already! Mommy taught her well.

Toothbrush........

Sorry I haven't posted in a bit, things have been a little bit busy for us lately! Noelle is getting to be such a big girl! She is talking so much and she loves to imitate what we do! She recently discovered a new item she likes to chew on........her toothbrush! We have been brushing her little teeth, she has a total of 12! She has gotten almost all of the points of her molars in, she might have one or two to go. The teething process for her molars was not to fun, it just makes her completely miserable:( So I am very happy that she will be done teething her molars and praying for a little break before she starts on more! I know people check this website out so PLEASE leave a comment and let us know what you think or what is going on with you, would love to hear from you all!

Sesame Street Live

Elmo and Big Bird

Watching the show

Dancing

She was even clapping

We were able to go see Sesame Street Live last Saturday, it was really cute. Noelle was really interested in the show, they sang and danced alot. She would point and say something in baby talk, Elmo is her favorite so I think she was really excited to see him. I bought a bag of pink cotton candy and mommy and Noelle shared it, we had a really good time. I love being able to watch her see and do things for the very first time.

Reading........

As you can tell Noelle loves to read books, she will sit there and flip through on her own and point and talk as she goes along. This is a everyday thing for her to do, to sit on the floor with her mounds of books and read.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone! We spent the night at Papa and Grandma Olson's house for New Years, we had a very fun time! We went out to dinner on New Year's Eve and then just played games and relaxed till the ball dropped, then Mommy and Noelle went to sleep, we were sooooo tired! In the morning my mom made a wonderful breakfast, and Noelle was crying when we put her in the playpen to play so Uncle Andrew jumped in with her and played with her. Of course she stopped crying, thought it was a very cute picture of them too! She loves her Uncle Andrew!

Christmas in Michigan!!

Before it all began

Ready to open presents!

Daddy helping her out!


She got the hang of it after awhile!

Playing with her big toy from Santa!

All of her presents!