THE O'NEILS: November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

We've STARTED decorating for the holidays!!!

Here is our beautifully decorated Christmas tree!!! We put up a small artificial tree this year, since we will be away part of the holidays this year...

Olivia showing mommy how to make the decoration work:

The O'Neil's :)

Olivia putting a decoration on the tree (her second Christmas, but first time actually helping us decorate) - SO CUTE:

What a good little helper we have!

Here dada, I can help you...

She's getting the hang of it now!!!

Yes, yes - right there looks great!

Olivia's favorite deco!!! It sings and dances!!!!

Dada's manger. Olivia didn't want to give him back the "baby Jesus" (which she actually says), but in the end she decided that baby Jesus was better off laying in the manger:

"SANTA". Olivia gives this one several hugs a day...and runs around the house saying "sannnTA"...

Ohhhhhh ahhhhhhh

STORY TIME :)

The backside of the tree:

Clean up time in the playroom!!!!

Olivia is starting to get the hang of clean up time!!! Good Girl, putting the blocks back into their bucket!!!!

PEEK-A-BOO!!!!

SLEEPING BEAUTY...

...this after a long hard day of playing!!!

...Cuddles with "Baby George"...

Building a BLANKET FORT with Dada!!!

FIRST STEP: We must fuel up by having a nice big SNACK:

...She likes to share with her buddy "baby George"...pronounced "jorrrrrGE"

...Go in Olivia!!!! Daddy is right behind you!!!

Turn around - HURRY!!!!

POSE with Dada!!!!

FUN TIMES!!!!

Hangin with the Devlins!

...Showing off for the girls...

Hi Alison and Abbie!!!

STREAKER!!!

...Watching Olivia's movie!!!

PLAY PLAY PLAY and MORE PLAY....

Daddy & Olivia Playing with OPRAH????

Olivia Likes to RELAX with mom and dad!

Mommy and Olivia watching her "show" (baby Einstein)...Sit back, put your arms behind your head and RELAX...

...CUDDLED with Dada...

Well, I am HAPPY to report that the O'Neil's are finally get up and back on their feet!!! Olivia had been down with an ear infection, which was finally decided by her doctor to be treated with antibiotics since it didn't seem to be healing on it's own. She does seem better these days, but we suspect her ear is not yet fully resolved and plan to follow-up with her doctor. Following that, I also got sick. Fever, chills intense sore throat (Strep) which literally knocked be out for 5 straight days and weak for an additional week following that. Right after my illness, Brad sustained a pretty intense knee sprain which left him in intense pain and off work (and immobile) for nearly an entire week. A visit to the doctor has lead him to a referral to an orthopedic surgeon in Ottawa to determine if surgery is the best option in preventing this type of injury from occurring again in the future. They say things happen in threes....AND, I certainly hope that we're done with our ailments and onto happier and healthier times in our household!!! Brad was back to work yesterday and things seem to be getting back to normal.

Olivia's grandpa was through for a weekend to visit (last weekend) and we had a very nice time. He and Olivia had lots of time to play and even managed a trip to the TOY STORE. Here is Olivia playing with some blocks that grandpa Light bought for her:

...She likes to match the shapes to put them in the bucket!!!

Playing before bedtime...

Thursday, November 06, 2008

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