Stayin' Alive

Whitney and Olivia July 2007. Olivia modeling her new swimsuit. I think Whitney gave Olivia dancing lessons. The picture below was taken at Courtney's wedding in 2004. The Heywood kids broke out dancing to "Bye, Bye Bye". The Heywood's love to dance. It's not uncommon for the whole family to gather in the family room, turn up the music and dance. It's a blast.

Hats Off!

Hats Off!

Along the street there comes
a blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums
a flash of colors beneath the sky
Hats Off! The Flag is Passing by!

Heny Holcomb Bennet

Levi on the 4th of July, 2006.
4th of July 2006 my little Levi turned 2. We really had a firecracker day. We went to a parade, had a birthday party, started a tradition of a water balloon fight, watched fireworks and set off fireworks.

No Longer a Lefty

I've been waiting to see if Levi was going to end up a lefty or a righty. He keeps changing hands on me. It looked like for awhile he was a lefty. But today I was watching him draw and I think he's going to join the right hander's world. He only uses his left hand if his right hand is really tired. Being a right hander is good because he'll avoid uncomfortable desk chairs and scissors. Ofcourse, unlike me, he'll never be in his "right mind".

Even Her Eyes Smile!

Unlike her older brother, Olivia LOVES to swing at the park! She giggles and laughs the whole time-unless a dog walks by. This girl loves dogs. Heres a list of her first words 1) Mama, 2) mamama (not to gross anyone out but that mean's mama milk), 3) Bye Bye, 4) Itsy, the name of Caitlin Heywood's little dog!

Olivia smiles like my Grandma, Veneta Culotta and my sister Amanda. I love (loved) laughing with my Grandma and Amanda. Even if I don't know what's funny I end up laughing like crazy because it's just so fun to laugh with them! Olivia is so good natured and loves a good laugh. I hope she grows up to be like her aunt and great grandma.

The Lovely Month of May

The Rose Garden at the Huntington Gardens is gorgeous in May. There are rows and rows of beautiful roses. The colors are vibrant and the smell is just amazing! Levi and I had to smell as many as possible. It was almost too much for him not to pick one and give it to me and Olivia Rose.

Memorial Day

"We cherish too, the Poppy red
that grows on fields where valor led,
it seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies."

-Moina Michael

Look on the website below and refresh your memory on why we celebrate memorial day.

http://www.usmemorialday.org

A Toddlers Point of View

The world from Levi's point of view- closer to the ground. As a toddler Levi's goals in life are 1. Explore, touch and get into as many things as possible, 2. Have lots of Mommy-Levi, Daddy-Levi time, 3. Wear his "orrrrrange shorts" everyday of his life.

One of Levi's past times lately has been taking pictures with my new camera. At first he turned the camera around and took pictures of himself, then he figured out how to take them the right way.

If you can't tell, this is Olivia waking up from her nap. Levi ran into the bedroom, woke her up and took some pictures. He figured out that he could get himself and Olivia in the picture if he took a picture in the mirror.

More to come on Levi's favorite past times on a future post!