New Friend

A few weeks ago we went over to Caroline's house, so I could play and Mommy could see some friends. My friends were: Will, Caroline, and Blakely. Will was my new friend. His Mommy Kerri and my Mommy were sorority sisters. Everyone had a great time!

Happy New Year

Olivia Grace's boyfriend Carter Wayne (and his parents Rodney and Jo Ann) came and stayed over the New Year's Eve weekend. We had a wonderful time hanging out. It felt like old times in Little Rock. We ate a lot and watched the kids. However the Mommy's did get away to go get a pedicure!!! How wonderful! Olivia Grace did great with Carter Wayne (6 months). She is working on being "gentle" around babies. Jo Ann's friend Ashley (soon to be a new friend to me) came over. She lives in Rogers. Her little boy is Noah. He is also 6 months old. Carter Wayne may have some competition. We hated to see our friends go!! We hope they will come back REAL soon!!! Happy New Years!

Christmas Day in Ft. Smith

Olivia Grace woke up Christmas morning in Ft. Smith at her Mamaw and Papaw's house. Her GiGi was there too. Santa brought her many neat gifts. He did forget to leave the screws and bolts for her largest gift (table and chair set). Shame on Santa! We will forgive him though! We had a Christmas lunch. Olivia Grace's 2nd cousins Maggie, Chloe Jean, and Baby Charlie came over. It was great to see Beth, Scott, Rich, Uncle Gary, and Aunt Patti too. We had a great time being with family!

Christmas At The Silvey's

We spent Christmas Eve at Brent's parents house. We had our big Christmas celebration on Christmas Eve with them. Olivia Grace LOVED playing with cousins Colton and Chandlin. Of course their MiMi and Papaw spoil them to pieces. They had tons of gifts to open. Olivia Grace was not really into opening presents this year. She liked to crawl on the big boxes though. She got a slide/swing from MiMi and Papaw. It is now in our living room waiting for Spring to get here. We had a great time!!! Santa also came to see Olivia Grace at MiMi and Papaw's house. The kids were so excited to see Santa on his busy day of the year. Thanks Santa!!!

Santa Came To Our House

Olivia Grace was shocked to see Santa as we walked Caleb and his parents outside. He was going from door to door visiting all the good little boys and girls. So of course he came to see Miss Olivia Grace. She didn't know what to really think of him. I think we were more excited than she was.

Daddy Turned 30

Over Christmas Olivia Grace's Mommy and Daddy both had a birthday. We celebrated Brent's BIG 30 on December 21st!! We went to dinner with family and had cake at our house. Brent arrived at work to a heavily decorated desk (compliments of Mommy). His nurses wrapped his car in plasticwrap and shoepolished the windows. We love to celebrate and have a party!!

Christmas Party

Olivia Grace hosted her first Christmas party. She invited Caroline, Blakely, Bella, and Julia. The girls were dressed up in their Christmas outfits. They played and had lunch. Of course the Mommy's enjoyed the party as well. We will have to do it again next year. We love a good party!!

Christmas At GiGi's

Our next Christmas celebration was in Little Rock at GiGi's house. Cousin Jordan, Aunt Ellen, and Uncle Stewart were there. This was mainly a Christmas for Jordan and Olivia Grace. They enjoyed opening presents together. We were so excited for Jordan to open up a special present from us. He got is very own Razorback football uniform. It came with a helmet, pads, jersey and pants. He was in "hog heaven!" We had to sing the fight song and call the hogs as he ran around the house. He had a great time. Olivia Grace even tried on the helmet!!

First Haircut

While we were in Little Rock Olivia Grace got her first haircut. We wanted Meryl to be the first one to cut Olivia Grace's hair. She did a great job. She cut Olivia Grace's bangs and the part around her neck. Olivia Grace did a great job too! We got a"My First Haircut" certificate and the hair that was cut. Thanks Meryl!

Christmas Card Pictures

This was by no means an easy task!! Brent and I spent 2 evenings trying for that perfect picture. The second night we got that "perfect" picture the first shot. So I guess it wasn't too hard.

Christmas with Dukes, Nana, and Pop

Our first Christmas celebration was in Beebe with Dukes, Nana and Pop. We had a great time eating, opening presents, looking at cows, and spending time together. Jordan, Aunt Ellen, and Uncle Stewart were also there. Olivia Grace got a rocking chair and phone from Nana and Pop. She got a piano from Dukes. We had a wonderful time!!! Merry Christmas!

Olivia Grace and Caleb

Saturday night we kept Caleb while his parents went to a Christmas party. Olivia Grace loves to play with Caleb. Caleb loves to come down and play with Grace (that is what he calls Olivia Grace). They had a great time together.

Olivia Grace's Christmas Tree

Olivia Grace was so excited when we put up her Christmas tree. She did her little "happy dance." She stomps her feet, turns in a circle and holds her arms out. She has been really good to not mess with any of our trees. We have a routine every morning of turning on all the trees in the house. Olivia Grace points to the tree and says "tree." This means "turn it on Mommy!" We were looking for a pink tree (imagine that) but we had no luck. We found this white one and are now glad we got white instead of pink. Her pink ornaments show up better on this one (can't see in picture). We love Christmas at the Silvey house!!!

Caroline's Birthday Party

Olivia Grace went to Caroline's birthday party on Saturday. It was a poodle party, so of course Olivia Grace had to have a poodle skirt. Her MiMi made it for her. She looked absolutely precious in it! Olivia Grace had a wonderful time at the party. She loves spending time with Caroline. Caroline is now 1 year old!!

Happy Birthday

Jesus Party

This past Friday Olivia Grace's playgroup had a Happy Birthday Jesus party. There were tons of kids. She likes to play with the older children. We decorated sugar cookies and sang Happy Birthday to Jesus. Olivia Grace had a wonderful time getting together with all the kids. She did not want to leave.

Family Trip to Branson

This past weekend the entire Silvey family went to Branson (even in the snow). Friday night we went to the Dixie Stampede. We had a great time and Olivia Grace loved seeing the horses. Saturday we hit the outlet malls! It was too cold to see the lights Saturday night at Silver Dollar City, so we stayed in the car and got to see many Christmas lights. Sunday we went shopping again and then we headed out to Silver Dollar City. It was still REALLY cold, so we didn't stay too long. We had a great time being with family.

First Snow

This past Thursday we got our first snow in NWA. It was beautiful! Olivia Grace loved it! We took her sledding on Friday morning. She laughed as she went down the hill on the sled. We enjoyed spending this time with Olivia Grace our little "snow angel."

Olivia Grace

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Carter Wayne

While we were in Little Rock for Thanksgiving, Olivia Grace just had to see her future boyfriend/husband. Not to mention Mommy just had to see her best friend. We met Jo Ann and Carter Wayne for lunch at Chili's (our favorite). Then we went to a new jewelry store in Little Rock. We picked out a gift for Jo Ann's birthday. We had a wonderful time together. We sure do miss our friends in Little Rock!!!!!