tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47747543043614011962023-11-15T22:08:30.308-08:00Our Little Russian GirlJoe and I live in New Jersey and are anxiously waiting to travel to Russia to bring home our little girl. I have an angel of a son, Michael, who is 19 and is in his second year of college. We are all so excited to bring this little girl home and shower her with love!Joe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-23419264715950851142011-02-25T08:39:00.000-08:002011-02-25T09:06:51.681-08:00SOME FAVORITE PICS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxJPWD7bXo_nmloE4unUn3UVm1sS4bz9M3FIOP5Ad-_v65s390bVKXQBOQPYqYRo_nWz94bAq8vBXCD0hHqBUWBLnyfBN9SrszLgfu0ei93LgnxaZfZdocOnMgquiQvOEtzdxtGfHbNBw/s1600/Photo0049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxJPWD7bXo_nmloE4unUn3UVm1sS4bz9M3FIOP5Ad-_v65s390bVKXQBOQPYqYRo_nWz94bAq8vBXCD0hHqBUWBLnyfBN9SrszLgfu0ei93LgnxaZfZdocOnMgquiQvOEtzdxtGfHbNBw/s320/Photo0049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577674720791947970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz9ZmidwDkJQA-554SjfF_29-B1HCphNSirlfIoNcQcgnfsyXh5dxYC0bZ-svkEroWy1KseGBSLRJKl1lEEgYqPnDog3gtEPBWUfinlzW7krmgLPf1BtCp1MtU2KNeUhfVqh497vc8ilj/s1600/Photo0039.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLs3YuKrGF-KMQQy3dPRhklY9Sj0OLZXgkhsXQj6boOyusrJXyEV1m20XGr38iuAMfUL9PKJRmwHsn4v7vZHCWTaGsZAu7pvgRHv8pcqSytb2v5HVuISb3wPFd-aMpqECxlfIAhDFwEp-b/s320/Photo0005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577670757989745906" /></a><br />Hi everyone!<br /><br />I know it has been awhile since I have blogged. Olivia is doing GREAT! She is loving pre-k and the teacher said she is the social butterfly of the class. <br /><br />We went to Disney a few months ago and had a blast. Olivia LOVED all of the characters and that made it all worth the trip. My sister and brother-in-law surprised me at the airport just as we were about to board and said they were coming along on the trip! We had such a great time and I'm so glad they came along to experience Olivia's first trip to Disney.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-77630425992991042832010-10-29T19:33:00.000-07:002010-10-29T19:51:43.812-07:00MY COWBOY AND INDIAN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-pBkh0tT1Ixb3bGU4sBQpO7HXynk1sc6KUo1t6JjLzJZn8EV1v79RyHuugWBNCqXIvpZM55tpUATiEKAeJlUJ0Uh3wIwNIMww6aTGhKCExbGibB-wgnq5Jn4gV6EkfB-emQqmeDO4WcQ/s1600/DSC03733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-pBkh0tT1Ixb3bGU4sBQpO7HXynk1sc6KUo1t6JjLzJZn8EV1v79RyHuugWBNCqXIvpZM55tpUATiEKAeJlUJ0Uh3wIwNIMww6aTGhKCExbGibB-wgnq5Jn4gV6EkfB-emQqmeDO4WcQ/s320/DSC03733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533666344100640002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORREfMV6fIQhRZeoA_TGZaWQ22Y6J2SRBp0NMGtR90a8RZXdGIGOJuLLnR00rJvmX-sTnXqEMRobXs2m7EECUU9wD0OsqAFxOk9i_HEq6BcBAiJylSUFoAxqYIqPF468GwTL2BIv-g_w_/s1600/DSC03732.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFCYyGTYeoaqIVSwkYgiH0opgoyBfRNN3uko0gkpajfxc0w6mVmw0jckLX8kuvx_WOR_JqrU3wDqVK56x1YSvwBEawmAKQng_ntJE456S4okSUnRyAjGiX38nmQlpyDNjI-D2DA4ip8oW/s320/DSC03682.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533664114719956466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWY6n3ysI7TowDFhptXN8YGbvyz5rLQ05q4yZc_qLQ1sCM-4Fbye_ejvRYauiPgYWW2bwSVR1o8bUZ-i2Ge3SyIP4wG15wlxE4OoxpA_1uDWRp1hQVb5MtEKQuAi2gMtM5Y0Pm1xPneAW/s1600/DSC03680.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWY6n3ysI7TowDFhptXN8YGbvyz5rLQ05q4yZc_qLQ1sCM-4Fbye_ejvRYauiPgYWW2bwSVR1o8bUZ-i2Ge3SyIP4wG15wlxE4OoxpA_1uDWRp1hQVb5MtEKQuAi2gMtM5Y0Pm1xPneAW/s320/DSC03680.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533663806666911906" /></a><br />My Mom's church had a cute halloween party they have done for the past couple of years called "Trunk or Treat" where the people decorate the back of their trunks and the kids just go trunk to trunk and get their candy...it's cute. My son is the official hayride/tractor driver each year and it is so much fun for the kids (and the adults). Olivia was dressed as an Indian and my son was a cowboy...how cute is that. <br /><br />A few pics of the party with her brother.<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-7012479838194530232010-09-13T08:32:00.000-07:002010-09-13T08:53:49.335-07:00SCHOOL DAYS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEl2udmk407uUvkPoQK4IXkgT8YEURGDmCef5up_DmP5YM3w9T8jDl5T8DG0cz2t3yMhvIKB1ok2ig9uOXA9lJnhCgiBX5oDhR7yVm_8tSoRMK7aSByawi-0feh15Vw6ZxT30M47buRQd/s1600/Olivia's+First+Day+of+Pre-K-+Sept.+7+2010+032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEl2udmk407uUvkPoQK4IXkgT8YEURGDmCef5up_DmP5YM3w9T8jDl5T8DG0cz2t3yMhvIKB1ok2ig9uOXA9lJnhCgiBX5oDhR7yVm_8tSoRMK7aSByawi-0feh15Vw6ZxT30M47buRQd/s320/Olivia's+First+Day+of+Pre-K-+Sept.+7+2010+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516426576851742194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_UojyIJ2WYDB7E8LoEpDTtwRTXc0KZ-h4O5fe8NG-4gHNwDTzVapNc4W3Pc7q2uWMS4KrVbt4USXLBVK-X3wyEs3FNutmwj0vtJLXs2bzwzmbeSUnasdSTXV5o13DhIfjkd48dYUUXf1/s1600/Olivia's+First+Day+of+Pre-K-+Sept.+7+2010+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog6PRniwJyC0gsfIJDPkZl9FLrSFPcDoOK1zIKEaafAOjSBtjArim1iw4QC66eMwTQF-euchTp3pNpQ9yARQbIoEC6fS6f9G3xnE8Sl4egu0WxTclTfDOIfNFSAp6c-q7pZpVm_LtK3XV/s320/Olivia's+First+Day+of+Pre-K-+Sept.+7+2010+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516424641255241842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1-SsaNsFNxqT7B5BsmMWWQ5lFGoH-LTNq3JAQVxIBSsM5u-WVg7DunxvHooVfDWfqxJb1AfIYCaJwLvezwwbl9cKrvBTZeBP8KiCpFEdatjPXX3fSW-Wwc9kNMQNe94asnw9DkNrOvQ3/s1600/Olivia's+First+Day+of+Pre-K-+Sept.+7+2010+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1-SsaNsFNxqT7B5BsmMWWQ5lFGoH-LTNq3JAQVxIBSsM5u-WVg7DunxvHooVfDWfqxJb1AfIYCaJwLvezwwbl9cKrvBTZeBP8KiCpFEdatjPXX3fSW-Wwc9kNMQNe94asnw9DkNrOvQ3/s320/Olivia's+First+Day+of+Pre-K-+Sept.+7+2010+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516424199163762194" /></a><br />Well, Olivia started her first year of pre-K. It's early intervention pre-school. She LOVED riding the bus (which picks her up in front of the house) for the first couple of days, but things changed on Friday and she did NOT want to go on the bus OR to school. Today was a REALLY tough morning because she held on to me for dear life and BALLED her eyes out when the bus came this morning. I kept on packing her backpack this morning and she kept UNpacking! So, I decided that I will try to drive her to school so she can adjust a little better and then have her ride the bus home since she is ok coming home on the bus. I even gave her her baby "Lily" to take with her on the bus this morning, but that didn't work either. She left for school and I just came in the house and cried! <br /><br />Tomorrow is back-to-school night so I am anxious to talk with her teacher to see how she is adjusting in class. She did tell me that she cried the first two days for about 30 minutes and then she was ok. I sure hope she adjusts soon because this is SO emotionally hard! I know alot of kids go through it.<br /><br />I'm leaving you with a few cute pics of her home from school.Joe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-57574832696518851582010-08-19T08:06:00.000-07:002010-08-19T08:34:51.420-07:00BIRTHDAY PICTURES!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC51meaih6Ll5F2bD61WG_eYqqkyklexpHQpsHXdcgucwJL6Fk-4YxOEB-efsVXBNBJjetCAesCc9h1wUDYgLIHYJYJGAfrSpAG2pp4NMB7kZH8eWjkRpMpGhRfgigbCd7OPp4KEp8j5n1/s1600/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2010+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC51meaih6Ll5F2bD61WG_eYqqkyklexpHQpsHXdcgucwJL6Fk-4YxOEB-efsVXBNBJjetCAesCc9h1wUDYgLIHYJYJGAfrSpAG2pp4NMB7kZH8eWjkRpMpGhRfgigbCd7OPp4KEp8j5n1/s320/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2010+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507144848965602930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cWRVLRPqvaGGylFNUfbZeSX4xEuBwc3-w6Jj0jWWOhyphenhyphen8d2NmHuH-vS6sIwpWiiUZ5A79RPu3A2wZEHTEhjR6R1RADgzCsmN1im6kfmNDHSiV6-vdGcxbmt5FfCExSH7Get3mmSRwNE3L/s1600/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cWRVLRPqvaGGylFNUfbZeSX4xEuBwc3-w6Jj0jWWOhyphenhyphen8d2NmHuH-vS6sIwpWiiUZ5A79RPu3A2wZEHTEhjR6R1RADgzCsmN1im6kfmNDHSiV6-vdGcxbmt5FfCExSH7Get3mmSRwNE3L/s320/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507143874313172418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiv-56tWVGOTAXoPj8pcn4z8ISnM-uTjGGqE5NQiP5HyesGkkkSUiDli986Ibn6sOM11yChquhtQscWUWrxj88b90mPzc01oNmlpSt3MzAeX5ecWaDmizVMtb0D7b-HfR7NeGEN3iyZ9w/s1600/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiv-56tWVGOTAXoPj8pcn4z8ISnM-uTjGGqE5NQiP5HyesGkkkSUiDli986Ibn6sOM11yChquhtQscWUWrxj88b90mPzc01oNmlpSt3MzAeX5ecWaDmizVMtb0D7b-HfR7NeGEN3iyZ9w/s320/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507143134177826274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsWrPzJ9Jct8gE3Q8jMouw-CUI3Ood-IE0DIDpA7BATD-c8VLzTHcI4nsIfZfdHZ9aJeZzL19WtgPOAyEMyd_0UCT1dQQwEqjJp-J5ISpPwYAQ-BalxqyztCU_SYcNULS0_D516HaANYD/s1600/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+162.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsWrPzJ9Jct8gE3Q8jMouw-CUI3Ood-IE0DIDpA7BATD-c8VLzTHcI4nsIfZfdHZ9aJeZzL19WtgPOAyEMyd_0UCT1dQQwEqjJp-J5ISpPwYAQ-BalxqyztCU_SYcNULS0_D516HaANYD/s320/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+162.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507142771183311666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9G3UHcW0wZSfsrtL3Uj89w9tANRNKtKtr1GGTXsxRMhHU1vwEExpZ9DK3Fxn0rjKf9QlFcpLPb7Ygd78IQngKMsdQ9gHPdbs3jqU3-Eg7sfKM-o1D5tY2uROnpzs2_JfG7uBoIN3l8KOW/s1600/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+151.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9G3UHcW0wZSfsrtL3Uj89w9tANRNKtKtr1GGTXsxRMhHU1vwEExpZ9DK3Fxn0rjKf9QlFcpLPb7Ygd78IQngKMsdQ9gHPdbs3jqU3-Eg7sfKM-o1D5tY2uROnpzs2_JfG7uBoIN3l8KOW/s320/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+151.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507142192779665538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL9Z1sxQLRwM0aYquDmEw_z_LNMi1yg_xy2dY5T4A3uobNGtWXnqy5JoEe2EvmtoWkSX34pRoJpzFVSXvfy9WbmNMC4UTgLOdS15tSb5GSFGN8p0N0KJPPhSZR3ETJP0OvHAjWvWSqv3S/s1600/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+066.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL9Z1sxQLRwM0aYquDmEw_z_LNMi1yg_xy2dY5T4A3uobNGtWXnqy5JoEe2EvmtoWkSX34pRoJpzFVSXvfy9WbmNMC4UTgLOdS15tSb5GSFGN8p0N0KJPPhSZR3ETJP0OvHAjWvWSqv3S/s320/Olivia's+3rd+Birthday+066.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507141564594454002" /></a><br />I am so behind on blogging. Olivia celebrated her 3rd birthday with her brother Michael who turned 22 and her Aunt Kimmie who turned....25 (she looks like she could be anyway). I will post some pics below.<br /><br />Olivia aged out on her early intervention and now will be going to "early intervention pre-school." She is SO excited! So am I to have an extra 3 hours to myself in the morning. Her speech is definitely coming along and she will be receiving speech therapy while in school...which is GREAT! She is a happy and very ACTIVE little girl. She keeps us all on our toes!<br /><br />I can't believe my son will be starting his Master's at Monmouth University this year and Olivia will be starting pre-school...on the same day....oh my. Michael did so well last year...made the Dean's list all semesters. I am SO proud of him! We had to push him a little to go for his Master's though and I am so glad he gave in!<br /><br />We are taking Olivia to Disney on the 29th of this month for a couple of days. I can't WAIT to see her reaction to everything. She may still be a little young yet to really appreciate it...but I will love it...ha-ha!<br /><br />enjoy the pics!Joe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-79389448432319566902010-05-22T12:58:00.000-07:002010-05-22T13:21:39.734-07:00A FEW CUTE PICS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD5Brh1v9T2X2tHi9RRK0Pwr1UEZldp7bH85rUYBcqGr82OYdfKMramfdmquoZZEHIa2TfExgAReLV5I4_fCspBdgUInjVas7Dy_KSI3pLHYet7KYjLSHCkN-OfSJsXVMRAbzMEt8uZ9q/s1600/Michael's+College+Commencement-May+2010+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD5Brh1v9T2X2tHi9RRK0Pwr1UEZldp7bH85rUYBcqGr82OYdfKMramfdmquoZZEHIa2TfExgAReLV5I4_fCspBdgUInjVas7Dy_KSI3pLHYet7KYjLSHCkN-OfSJsXVMRAbzMEt8uZ9q/s320/Michael's+College+Commencement-May+2010+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474191983954043682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQD2Zqmyj4WJZLJCDZIKlpBRNeQovOvd1MbwabhAEfb5BqMwCgb941k5k3W3VxZ2EVKIMEB7Wa0HmJ4k7fhLRSAT0w5lHFSePbJkN5KuB-jSN1VXaTdP-CoBcLwHUpYh_5XjrWIMh-PPfN/s1600/Michael's+College+Commencement-May+2010+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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He is graduating this year and we are hoping he continues on one more year for his Masters (fingers crossed). He has done AWESOME throughout his college years. He majored in History/Education and has made the Deans list in Honors School most of the time. They had a real nice celebration for the inductees. Congratulations Michael...we are all SO proud of you!<br /><br />Also, I had everyone down my house for mother's day. My brother-in-law brought tons of DELICIOUS seafood AND he did ALL of the cooking for my mother, sister and I. I posted a picture of him and my sister having fun with the HUGE crab legs! <br /><br />Olivia is doing so good and will be turning 3 in July. She is going to go to pre-school in September. Doctors say she is growing so well. She is 25 percentile both height and weight. My family just loves to spoil her and she LOVES every minute of it!Joe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-60196643211288105712010-02-08T09:34:00.000-08:002010-02-08T09:46:58.496-08:00FEW FAVORITE PICS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-w5hGpUxHcgEEqDieKZ19OMqOTxhZYoMUfpRvlghQetSaFN6ElED8-eE5CUd_XkcRtAraXEKXfY_hnKEYtgHjCWtzsuIpK0Qn1ptWdnBzL78f1i8x6j3hQkOrZPRlHI5RxWdN0E4jqU_/s1600-h/Olivia+in+the+Snow+063.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-w5hGpUxHcgEEqDieKZ19OMqOTxhZYoMUfpRvlghQetSaFN6ElED8-eE5CUd_XkcRtAraXEKXfY_hnKEYtgHjCWtzsuIpK0Qn1ptWdnBzL78f1i8x6j3hQkOrZPRlHI5RxWdN0E4jqU_/s320/Olivia+in+the+Snow+063.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435930546583355042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUbjv9NIHKT3lVmpktXOaB84UZfkNz_HYYB177LWfoWNR1QzqjF2vblK_Jhhj_rFZGXqUNBduqlxPP84uYDO6WcgiWIf7HiScGul_mgYhfD53IgXTeKaAVJvlZ3zmsFTcL7EMVKGbH8FG/s1600-h/Olivia+in+the+Snow+060.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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New Jersey just got alot of snow and looks like we're getting another big one Tuesday night......yipppppeeeeee!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-47904589851182885392009-12-20T09:39:00.000-08:002009-12-20T09:53:47.075-08:00Yeeaaaaah.....SNOW!!!!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj4L6jbQZ0MFa4ovWtAxkXn7y0DUSCJDnbsXQxuBr1v5t7yZUhFX2uSIEfrgNbVBV1diKxEa5WBpsTvY6KnQABEPbRtnF2ZtOOtCLVWswzqPwtl-LMyjMQbluSLX9kB4umGeEWx2pnqml/s1600-h/DSC02513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj4L6jbQZ0MFa4ovWtAxkXn7y0DUSCJDnbsXQxuBr1v5t7yZUhFX2uSIEfrgNbVBV1diKxEa5WBpsTvY6KnQABEPbRtnF2ZtOOtCLVWswzqPwtl-LMyjMQbluSLX9kB4umGeEWx2pnqml/s320/DSC02513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417378023139550514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFJ2gpW2vHoG4XPifqpTpI3X6k1n4QYXXG6x3r2ZWLz9WEZcy1WEqcnk_5sWU1avLh8LfkkUCPgZy2O4LpVQ4xP34Ubuy83QNhCWYZ89Ls2qRpFeY5LxsFv8EeIfuxD7Q0vdqr8vrUd5-/s1600-h/DSC02509.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFJ2gpW2vHoG4XPifqpTpI3X6k1n4QYXXG6x3r2ZWLz9WEZcy1WEqcnk_5sWU1avLh8LfkkUCPgZy2O4LpVQ4xP34Ubuy83QNhCWYZ89Ls2qRpFeY5LxsFv8EeIfuxD7Q0vdqr8vrUd5-/s320/DSC02509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417377699566066018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpYyIllMvlkuTrEB-2y8vNXpTojP2l8FjE5p-pVpM482XAGBMYS77swN3eUXqk0MbgRkRiZGW-7Coym1PKIYyOYVOrkVGVASOy5ljCnUaL02O5b3iRIOAcrKqFiM9QFfzuSeQK7S1WQgk/s1600-h/DSC02506.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpYyIllMvlkuTrEB-2y8vNXpTojP2l8FjE5p-pVpM482XAGBMYS77swN3eUXqk0MbgRkRiZGW-7Coym1PKIYyOYVOrkVGVASOy5ljCnUaL02O5b3iRIOAcrKqFiM9QFfzuSeQK7S1WQgk/s320/DSC02506.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417377392798592098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2Ip4et_-aa1KVAHuKrXr6qbK6a_aGFM5Ujlzd7Ik2to9VcCL6P2_7T1SjrJlFnWBymEkzx8A8dLOs_y7xr5zxBV_gSfvulTXa3c58aDFlsyI1YTW6KXay5Ekh8NM33xBcUw6UtJ2s1Ay/s1600-h/DSC02502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2Ip4et_-aa1KVAHuKrXr6qbK6a_aGFM5Ujlzd7Ik2to9VcCL6P2_7T1SjrJlFnWBymEkzx8A8dLOs_y7xr5zxBV_gSfvulTXa3c58aDFlsyI1YTW6KXay5Ekh8NM33xBcUw6UtJ2s1Ay/s320/DSC02502.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417377095399999234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeQ1owG8YGiRZ_4O57rpDKJK-wPoCXL9Hswhrl_n40x-LrbN8ZSwIly-KYtNS4t5RascrPLEWj0BkQj60nBUDWPyyJjfKFKnMZcs0Ti-HcSoOjCYfpLpnhowId4K4WP0_hbwdrYpxLQVq/s1600-h/DSC02498.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeQ1owG8YGiRZ_4O57rpDKJK-wPoCXL9Hswhrl_n40x-LrbN8ZSwIly-KYtNS4t5RascrPLEWj0BkQj60nBUDWPyyJjfKFKnMZcs0Ti-HcSoOjCYfpLpnhowId4K4WP0_hbwdrYpxLQVq/s320/DSC02498.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417376789534610002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqExC6cNIpP6gIm9Xh3YSo7kToHn7E7u9APeNfhFWi9o8Vn7NSp4cguJHG2FLnycZ13qNsIAuYiuPfXcBYekLx3qPz4VX_n4lChqfQm4hnPKTfaN34ROmv2Pzs0-wJDpJW0V9wuPYNtk6/s1600-h/DSC02490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqExC6cNIpP6gIm9Xh3YSo7kToHn7E7u9APeNfhFWi9o8Vn7NSp4cguJHG2FLnycZ13qNsIAuYiuPfXcBYekLx3qPz4VX_n4lChqfQm4hnPKTfaN34ROmv2Pzs0-wJDpJW0V9wuPYNtk6/s320/DSC02490.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417376492640071250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDe_d1meRd-gr3EuUVdS2Fn3bGAXKbWtiujOAx8wSpb5v_elkaMmwXPMC_Nb8ezY933Rdn0Bd2HPu4J4Jp-sGcmEsK3RF-ItKf8lgrw1m42r-a_WT2n1YZkdIpqch6j6YQirQqDOT344T/s1600-h/DSC02486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDe_d1meRd-gr3EuUVdS2Fn3bGAXKbWtiujOAx8wSpb5v_elkaMmwXPMC_Nb8ezY933Rdn0Bd2HPu4J4Jp-sGcmEsK3RF-ItKf8lgrw1m42r-a_WT2n1YZkdIpqch6j6YQirQqDOT344T/s320/DSC02486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417376182400605282" /></a><br />WOW did we get the snow here in Jersey! I LOVE when it snows and couldn't WAIT for Olivia to be able to play in it.....so we did. She LOVED it and did NOT want to come inside. <br /><br />We are going to Grandma and Pappy's house tonight to celebrate Christmas with my sister and her family since they are going back to Pittsburgh this year for Christmas. So, I'm sure she will be out again tonight sled riding!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-90382104775686244472009-12-17T18:57:00.000-08:002009-12-17T19:03:50.225-08:00ONE YEAR AGO TODAY THE JUDGE IN RUSSIA SAID "YES"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSutp-ZLy5etExj9a8pxo1Rv_rT3f9ftL1D3lStJc0KTv8NAoR7vyatQLDpsS-IY1aO-Xq4xNfLKbZWH7KUt3F8ic6JnShKkCcow02yybR0VJYZKFSReuMz-TsJeEKyj-GZUPToaDUIqxB/s1600-h/DSC00986.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSutp-ZLy5etExj9a8pxo1Rv_rT3f9ftL1D3lStJc0KTv8NAoR7vyatQLDpsS-IY1aO-Xq4xNfLKbZWH7KUt3F8ic6JnShKkCcow02yybR0VJYZKFSReuMz-TsJeEKyj-GZUPToaDUIqxB/s320/DSC00986.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416405718332298130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH09hOxLne2h-6_FeETpMftzGhD9s7ubEoAXMg698BSdkH0TguOJ9fvwlTmCAvP4S1jlJjgVn8GlLA_yveZbSeefhJIsMoB_-LagxbQzlZUFOs2nBlfyEBpVK8uUEVT9NSbqhTOvcwZsAV/s1600-h/DSC01012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH09hOxLne2h-6_FeETpMftzGhD9s7ubEoAXMg698BSdkH0TguOJ9fvwlTmCAvP4S1jlJjgVn8GlLA_yveZbSeefhJIsMoB_-LagxbQzlZUFOs2nBlfyEBpVK8uUEVT9NSbqhTOvcwZsAV/s320/DSC01012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416405254724153698" /></a><br /><br />I can't believe it has been one year ago since our court date. I remember STRESSING and wondering if that day would EVER come! These are a few pictures of us after court at the baby home....what a happy day!!!!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-60568141947698154852009-11-08T08:16:00.000-08:002009-11-08T08:49:01.831-08:00Olivia's First Trick or Treat day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVj7SLnTH1GRGFWW-IZBk7gjZKBw3REDXp7orMvv1VmIs8BZ2qm_ct2RYL0gl7X2m8XoXa_xTpoI6dF-7_BJ26bV_H568dkWRSRdZp08-3PpOn66IAi6hsaXIRyng92hw6rW8iREH46SL/s1600-h/Olivia's+First+Halloween-2009+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVj7SLnTH1GRGFWW-IZBk7gjZKBw3REDXp7orMvv1VmIs8BZ2qm_ct2RYL0gl7X2m8XoXa_xTpoI6dF-7_BJ26bV_H568dkWRSRdZp08-3PpOn66IAi6hsaXIRyng92hw6rW8iREH46SL/s320/Olivia's+First+Halloween-2009+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401775781601799010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1KM7UTNih1k7Pdp7fzZQDRCAxOwkUJ47yjHkb5EMXHSuByKjHKh1ZyTqbLlicmRt4eSch7lQ4bgPwz5gdAT5jXfNsSAhpNLzpQX4dw-GisohBtVByjrghlz2S3QNHCtQH66aPujptb1R/s1600-h/Olivia's+First+Halloween-2009+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvxYOd6Y_vnxSuSupt9AOg5P4QXBijrPE8yps90-9VTnfkDcSDA2XxNJWLJcJdBuoMIQ_HtTkIKxgzm-2MZbBCDM_S3rLB1Sabgk8ubv63cjqQjm_CA2fTta0Flx1WZdQtalo0-iPR8-M/s320/Olivia's+First+Halloween-2009+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401771820776532034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT44WgjU-84Kt824c0Y7t1SSN0hvT5T_9YJEjn0I7bSIw5xGmeFxrJ_Y3CKcSrEflrAeaueJEO1uwayHOJccnguVrru49OxYhyzwN-4oPqFJKierykAXy46sLpYptQzg5fdUn9KuGQqMC/s1600-h/Olivia's+First+Halloween-2009+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT44WgjU-84Kt824c0Y7t1SSN0hvT5T_9YJEjn0I7bSIw5xGmeFxrJ_Y3CKcSrEflrAeaueJEO1uwayHOJccnguVrru49OxYhyzwN-4oPqFJKierykAXy46sLpYptQzg5fdUn9KuGQqMC/s320/Olivia's+First+Halloween-2009+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401771366772538802" /></a><br />Hi everyone!<br /><br />I hope everyone enjoyed their halloween with their little ones. Joe had to work late, so my sister and I took Olivia to my mother's house to trick or treat for a little while and then we went to the church for "Trunk or Treat" night. What a GREAT idea this is.....people at the church line up their cars in the church parking lot and open up their trunks, which are all decorated for halloween. The kids go to each decorated trunk to get their candy. My son, Michael was the "hayride" driver and Olivia had such a great time with her big brother. Once she got the concept of getting a piece of candy and putting it in her bag, she couldn't WAIT to get more! We already had the Steeler cheerleader outfit, so I figured we would just use that as her costume for this year.<br /><br />I am going to post some pictures of our trick or treat day/night with her Aunt, brother, grandma and pappy.<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-23482212289545149802009-09-29T12:53:00.000-07:002009-09-29T13:08:52.403-07:00OUR LITTLE CUTIE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgc8a4nNKTa7QdFE3xJcUXC_7E-VS0A68kETVXG0fxEwNleeDCDw0BP0-AmbI6XgyvEbana71VBPyW6zFIsTYizQ6aGFlue-9jyOMXC3juhl_wjrrL8Nn5DAlTmPahyykTNgLxmS18ZKa/s1600-h/Olivia+at+Cape+May+Zoo+with+Mommy+and+Daddy+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgc8a4nNKTa7QdFE3xJcUXC_7E-VS0A68kETVXG0fxEwNleeDCDw0BP0-AmbI6XgyvEbana71VBPyW6zFIsTYizQ6aGFlue-9jyOMXC3juhl_wjrrL8Nn5DAlTmPahyykTNgLxmS18ZKa/s320/Olivia+at+Cape+May+Zoo+with+Mommy+and+Daddy+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386983874231373458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pgBcyyZHf3-x10Tayd2jxmterEKxD02rsq87_tIV_cxegT3ex5ejGk2C3lV83GUgFRCSHnkHTwRpzDPh_p5lHIXopa4gWDweohYQe9oLwJ1QTsw9iW6fWMcafRLuV36abkMsVFDj0Eg4/s1600-h/Olivia+at+Cape+May+Zoo+with+Mommy+and+Daddy+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pgBcyyZHf3-x10Tayd2jxmterEKxD02rsq87_tIV_cxegT3ex5ejGk2C3lV83GUgFRCSHnkHTwRpzDPh_p5lHIXopa4gWDweohYQe9oLwJ1QTsw9iW6fWMcafRLuV36abkMsVFDj0Eg4/s320/Olivia+at+Cape+May+Zoo+with+Mommy+and+Daddy+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386983508656992194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwaPuHeccut41pJ-7qTEksWBD6eLWEdDzzFIBlW4f7kXJcvEdcm75F84lFF00ZMb79Q5y7hcsfMvfc1KPxSY4HIPG0Nk8xIt7oSSPT7dOVj7wdyiV1O9APQZWm57cE_dXQpDzzJ5wRwlV/s1600-h/Olivia+at+Cape+May+Zoo+with+Mommy+and+Daddy+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwaPuHeccut41pJ-7qTEksWBD6eLWEdDzzFIBlW4f7kXJcvEdcm75F84lFF00ZMb79Q5y7hcsfMvfc1KPxSY4HIPG0Nk8xIt7oSSPT7dOVj7wdyiV1O9APQZWm57cE_dXQpDzzJ5wRwlV/s320/Olivia+at+Cape+May+Zoo+with+Mommy+and+Daddy+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386983169551722866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjZ6VzIvrmmFg6Xx0M3hbP8x5kAKnrkXvPp055axhWVlr5WgHIaiqzdUxxNRhcUdMQ0w6GZL_3k-dsGmu0RC4Nt9Yjkmzn3v6TqYRWTR3qh2uDKGbJuiCnewdhvPiJRSXGwzxeH1WOaHg/s1600-h/Olivia+at+Cape+May+Zoo+with+Mommy+and+Daddy+023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjZ6VzIvrmmFg6Xx0M3hbP8x5kAKnrkXvPp055axhWVlr5WgHIaiqzdUxxNRhcUdMQ0w6GZL_3k-dsGmu0RC4Nt9Yjkmzn3v6TqYRWTR3qh2uDKGbJuiCnewdhvPiJRSXGwzxeH1WOaHg/s320/Olivia+at+Cape+May+Zoo+with+Mommy+and+Daddy+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386982813329438098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacQGt76JygQqaUhyphenhyphenk5jPRR7tnE5OcZEPFVwPCIoIinaXhgk47Wl9k2Kw17jFSu7zlzioUvyOeLUYBF4rFiTQ8t_gNJNjr32vPy5dnIHE1iDLbmsRWthCnijGK3TW3_Er-POwRRCasWFBI/s1600-h/Olivia's+Olivia%27s+first+pigtails+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacQGt76JygQqaUhyphenhyphenk5jPRR7tnE5OcZEPFVwPCIoIinaXhgk47Wl9k2Kw17jFSu7zlzioUvyOeLUYBF4rFiTQ8t_gNJNjr32vPy5dnIHE1iDLbmsRWthCnijGK3TW3_Er-POwRRCasWFBI/s320/Olivia's+Olivia%27s+first+pigtails+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386982215063603586" /></a><br />Hi Everyone,<br /><br />Olivia is doing really doing good. She has early intervention twice a week and has started speech therapy one day a week. Her development has really come a long way! Her speech is definitely behind, but she is REALLY trying hard to talk. The therapist said that Olivia definitely "gets it" but she just has to put it all together. She is one lovey-dovey little girl and has SOME personality. She couldn't be more perfect for our family!<br /><br />I just want to share a few updated pictures of our sweety pie!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-48645065632731681602009-07-28T08:11:00.000-07:002009-07-28T08:31:01.255-07:00BIRTHDAY PARTIES!!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpRMg0uairbikZEFIicRIDERDI9VgM44OVjwSKLPF_GCXPyF2pPF767HaH09kS9iGzpvgx1TwuTeFQDhXY2loOh1QZ0AtI70KR8fD0gEfF9u1M4Z6_zAhv80A4PCuFTSLhY6xUoN2-5mO/s1600-h/OLIVIA,+AUNT+KIMMY+AND+MIKEY%27S+BIRTHDAY+082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpRMg0uairbikZEFIicRIDERDI9VgM44OVjwSKLPF_GCXPyF2pPF767HaH09kS9iGzpvgx1TwuTeFQDhXY2loOh1QZ0AtI70KR8fD0gEfF9u1M4Z6_zAhv80A4PCuFTSLhY6xUoN2-5mO/s320/OLIVIA,+AUNT+KIMMY+AND+MIKEY%27S+BIRTHDAY+082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363533754716856898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuN27GwOm4w-4OP821sZ9jStcKMANVv9YzQK86rwQR2b439zMoay_fr8wkxOlg5wYCGMzsUykuohbzDOL1poYsO4Sa_c8OlN19GeHYcXtLPYQMr9zIXGxhr4mcvIF71QsWzNJs64Uukbk4/s1600-h/OLIVIA,+AUNT+KIMMY+AND+MIKEY%27S+BIRTHDAY+078.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTMGm_uMaK3hmBzAJSX2IZH_L3gFlIbqGXYrZOfL7uoD-BmYb3t1FCbQJIFmRelWrIKQ9oNH_RsDzjr0LjmvwwMg7ABJXjZckMrUma4ZFY6O_thuk8GZJUWYxW9sp8saH7sckJgGS3sbn/s320/OLIVIA,+AUNT+KIMMY+AND+MIKEY%27S+BIRTHDAY+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363532315067969810" /></a><br />Hi everyone! We just celebrated 3 very special birthdays! We just celebrated Olivia's first birthday party, she turned 2 (July 19th). My sister just turned "40" on the 20th and my son, Michael, just turned "21" on the 22nd. I thought that was SO cool that Olivia's birthday was so close to theirs. So, we just had one big birthday party at our house. We had such a great time!<br /><br />My mom made Olivia's first birthday cake, it was so cute and SO good. She made the cake with the sesame street characters around it....soooo cute and Olivia loved it. We put the cake in front of her to see if she would dive in, but she didn't even want to touch it....go figure. She got alot of cute clothes and gifts, but I would have to say her favorite was the car. The little plastic one with the roof over it. she got 2 of them and we use one for outside and one for inside. She LOVES cars and tractors...no girly, girl here!<br /><br />I posted a few pictures below of Olivia with her grandma and pappy, my son and Olivia and my sister and brother-in-law. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM, MICHAEL AND OLIVIA!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-24964513861126626982009-06-29T14:14:00.000-07:002009-06-29T14:26:15.242-07:00OLIVIA'S FIRST TIME AT THE BEACH!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKZ1f2J24Fqbh7VfDondSRd8sNE0UpcEwlNu69U_AVu3ThR1QTB7UeL0AI7t0YVmGzxoxy1DGF-JC7A4aEiDPP5V73Ue4opt-JS0p6pROOUGxLF06jHynw2dsFVEDKqrWRjuDaFlw2CxX/s1600-h/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKZ1f2J24Fqbh7VfDondSRd8sNE0UpcEwlNu69U_AVu3ThR1QTB7UeL0AI7t0YVmGzxoxy1DGF-JC7A4aEiDPP5V73Ue4opt-JS0p6pROOUGxLF06jHynw2dsFVEDKqrWRjuDaFlw2CxX/s320/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352862734100727714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9aEPtGc6mj-cvwgd3CqsJIKlf_MYgwtBPjMjCi4ByNgrtvgirY8v6iTP6eGrlsTE5KlmrZX0ZJ3KKIIrArvCS0gzccKu81tum6qWcViZNR8pixFSFVUz2YNsqRzDA2AA7ohSVVBsW0vi/s1600-h/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9aEPtGc6mj-cvwgd3CqsJIKlf_MYgwtBPjMjCi4ByNgrtvgirY8v6iTP6eGrlsTE5KlmrZX0ZJ3KKIIrArvCS0gzccKu81tum6qWcViZNR8pixFSFVUz2YNsqRzDA2AA7ohSVVBsW0vi/s320/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352862418918108322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l5OZyu_Ts84odpIVNIpdTy4oyGiWLomx6TcuUPUiyFVmLZsqIn9wVNQcIejjdRzgDEIzAxs0B7s5uTNeAETlIPLOb5EEmqzQd_uzHD5G-5BDn6_FmSLKsgeUMimBtIdyYz9tNNHHo6h6/s1600-h/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l5OZyu_Ts84odpIVNIpdTy4oyGiWLomx6TcuUPUiyFVmLZsqIn9wVNQcIejjdRzgDEIzAxs0B7s5uTNeAETlIPLOb5EEmqzQd_uzHD5G-5BDn6_FmSLKsgeUMimBtIdyYz9tNNHHo6h6/s320/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352862068401501666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRid6JcyNijHx2avE6CRIH_gZTaM71elzl6B5t03VkN87EShqaVbHKxcxOcb4biviVwsrkSzFuDfOIdEu5gwjg1NAjbQK2yoncNRG7PsXpx9Ujk5z4cwhrl-hM7Z-XVXGQZfPSN4HbJFj/s1600-h/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRid6JcyNijHx2avE6CRIH_gZTaM71elzl6B5t03VkN87EShqaVbHKxcxOcb4biviVwsrkSzFuDfOIdEu5gwjg1NAjbQK2yoncNRG7PsXpx9Ujk5z4cwhrl-hM7Z-XVXGQZfPSN4HbJFj/s320/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352861607392121938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOklTVpAZSqEME9db0bpa1JhvXX09IJy1Th4RXTEFAmbQu4F6_C0XEiHnJwxR1i-OpYJbLV3V-j2ZnvizZoI4WL4ieG-pmcIoa_l0CgBzww-GA0WP73KJmtr2m2WUYntrF1O9FAWHxB8_4/s1600-h/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOklTVpAZSqEME9db0bpa1JhvXX09IJy1Th4RXTEFAmbQu4F6_C0XEiHnJwxR1i-OpYJbLV3V-j2ZnvizZoI4WL4ieG-pmcIoa_l0CgBzww-GA0WP73KJmtr2m2WUYntrF1O9FAWHxB8_4/s320/BEACH+WITH+MOMMY+AND+DADDY+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352861413586087906" /></a><br /><br />We took Olivia to the Beach and she LOVED it! It was just a little tough to keep the sand out of her mouth and her eyes, but other than that it was so much fun to watch her play in the sand with her dad and to watch her splash in the water. It's nice to have the beach so close to us for her to experience.<br /><br />Enjoy the pictures!Joe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-9202879815431579842009-05-25T10:13:00.000-07:002009-05-25T10:25:35.325-07:00MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTTjUrJHo26d-pmOwyCXxj1hAVpFP2VarwGmKvaSprBrka41WK5EZNGyr5iV7SJ-06v-1SRSma2zcKdmsacAw705WeDc4qncINIWZ6G4sg79lJnS3zMbDv0tMLp1xrCI1_EsXWWOPKDbT/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTTjUrJHo26d-pmOwyCXxj1hAVpFP2VarwGmKvaSprBrka41WK5EZNGyr5iV7SJ-06v-1SRSma2zcKdmsacAw705WeDc4qncINIWZ6G4sg79lJnS3zMbDv0tMLp1xrCI1_EsXWWOPKDbT/s320/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+043.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339813547063287954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ28BDNLTjJui99_Z5VqpwytgXQVPNHceplT3qKduXEO_mw_gzg5dWZZxniBlUnIErTrbySqURTO7QS_PIzgsPgbpd_07rJKpu88D5-SS85jx4vc-4EnPYPbtOTZi62SjCUSX7GQltA4wo/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ28BDNLTjJui99_Z5VqpwytgXQVPNHceplT3qKduXEO_mw_gzg5dWZZxniBlUnIErTrbySqURTO7QS_PIzgsPgbpd_07rJKpu88D5-SS85jx4vc-4EnPYPbtOTZi62SjCUSX7GQltA4wo/s320/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339813287459458210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDURmVuKByU2vvSaEayTYCnk8Rp0SA53YoWeU9CZYLk9xWMbQgz64SxGe8DpoOzm2GhA4lzk1bc75yx_8UfC99mJDxlZUrbLxPNreOXVoMnrWo4KH0_K2Gw5EYEDEhCQrHn_3CEAOz-nM/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDURmVuKByU2vvSaEayTYCnk8Rp0SA53YoWeU9CZYLk9xWMbQgz64SxGe8DpoOzm2GhA4lzk1bc75yx_8UfC99mJDxlZUrbLxPNreOXVoMnrWo4KH0_K2Gw5EYEDEhCQrHn_3CEAOz-nM/s320/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339813178944024882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGOTCjK2ryzqQ4VoiJQaxGT3YBW5tv887tuGooY-IO4j5cQt86bWuhsCcOrmTouv2ay7Bv3q0IRAVW7UCn_vUnVr5HLzg9_1KQfCN6BaTRwKGmSNVmJ0TAP2EJLXf77lKqNq7J1SMiXli/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGOTCjK2ryzqQ4VoiJQaxGT3YBW5tv887tuGooY-IO4j5cQt86bWuhsCcOrmTouv2ay7Bv3q0IRAVW7UCn_vUnVr5HLzg9_1KQfCN6BaTRwKGmSNVmJ0TAP2EJLXf77lKqNq7J1SMiXli/s320/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339812508379671410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36-y3LmzkYG_UaU4vii5M3k_2tmzjgyarbLxzNOEvxO3WCE8u5QfP_NT-z-qy8JHq2Jztsb6mEg9E8z88Gs7k4Ci15J6WmM0N_KMjgyNTPVPA1K-SeiVl5E7huxb-lh9bucngZyvv5NiG/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36-y3LmzkYG_UaU4vii5M3k_2tmzjgyarbLxzNOEvxO3WCE8u5QfP_NT-z-qy8JHq2Jztsb6mEg9E8z88Gs7k4Ci15J6WmM0N_KMjgyNTPVPA1K-SeiVl5E7huxb-lh9bucngZyvv5NiG/s320/Memorial+Day+Weekend+2009+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339812316826370946" /></a><br /><br />Olivia is doing great and really enjoyed her first Memorial Day weekend. She played hard and CRASHED afterwards! Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-62992380102140678572009-04-14T09:29:00.000-07:002009-04-14T09:40:18.978-07:00DYEING EASTER EGGS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtyCz942jxj6meVXzE6T-NH7fYWyis2zxTYr6tvpHZprNAggrfzymLCVsX0CPmFQKG98OJE2pcVsohP8xu4bfh7MYqQ8ATQY-Fe9dH6jYxOL2UqD2-DvzeKt1_Tcov1H7zW07235vj_gZ/s1600-h/Olivia's+first+Easter+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtyCz942jxj6meVXzE6T-NH7fYWyis2zxTYr6tvpHZprNAggrfzymLCVsX0CPmFQKG98OJE2pcVsohP8xu4bfh7MYqQ8ATQY-Fe9dH6jYxOL2UqD2-DvzeKt1_Tcov1H7zW07235vj_gZ/s320/Olivia's+first+Easter+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324586454871104482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KTvmLfhdoyWNSzeVNxAG9LSS4wnHCRewK4BeNwJyFx3vCLI8JeiGS9IN_dbfsFcNfZ1q9aRUeBVAsCWcrAO3fGSLmHUC6JRXZ1tQx-DxFT-dWr9_137JKztgSimdXaJNg2xFNOwxYoN1/s1600-h/Olivia's+first+Easter+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KTvmLfhdoyWNSzeVNxAG9LSS4wnHCRewK4BeNwJyFx3vCLI8JeiGS9IN_dbfsFcNfZ1q9aRUeBVAsCWcrAO3fGSLmHUC6JRXZ1tQx-DxFT-dWr9_137JKztgSimdXaJNg2xFNOwxYoN1/s320/Olivia's+first+Easter+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324586324839340338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEEAd9CUn76uw_BIgnkewMXUPQS6swWu5P0s_HNGsBWYAZQCaQDiRGzEOzRcinIGUEPmUSrIdVElWgSISnscZoBJ3dliRQ5148WAHGp8y3g7SNAziiNmCcmy3HwasyHKMpJYyp0ygB6yE/s1600-h/Olivia's+first+Easter+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEEAd9CUn76uw_BIgnkewMXUPQS6swWu5P0s_HNGsBWYAZQCaQDiRGzEOzRcinIGUEPmUSrIdVElWgSISnscZoBJ3dliRQ5148WAHGp8y3g7SNAziiNmCcmy3HwasyHKMpJYyp0ygB6yE/s320/Olivia's+first+Easter+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324586197188111090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZvTtrTBRCt_EZfdLRl0QhuLKs-2ytHJIo8InHmKz5MYK04zAaxjrBKJ9rh0lSSpGPyl6SrQTvDn5m-LK-N5xu9HZV4KzMA00yY9nD37MuCihxYbTxdjM8G7tJeDaYO_83qre1UpWxCm9/s1600-h/Olivia's+first+Easter+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZvTtrTBRCt_EZfdLRl0QhuLKs-2ytHJIo8InHmKz5MYK04zAaxjrBKJ9rh0lSSpGPyl6SrQTvDn5m-LK-N5xu9HZV4KzMA00yY9nD37MuCihxYbTxdjM8G7tJeDaYO_83qre1UpWxCm9/s320/Olivia's+first+Easter+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324586071795046738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6IIjG-KsoJEiPhOeJwg-WUNDFwHWbLShEG_hKmy2TVbCnlbSNOsc4CHx5l293UffDgob4nIRVSZ-nV7oRiFFgPsy-Po3ILmWRVIUW5r4MM-LdAgCIfdxB7xfT1WcBJNydR3c-9drC0cx/s1600-h/Olivia's+first+Easter+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6IIjG-KsoJEiPhOeJwg-WUNDFwHWbLShEG_hKmy2TVbCnlbSNOsc4CHx5l293UffDgob4nIRVSZ-nV7oRiFFgPsy-Po3ILmWRVIUW5r4MM-LdAgCIfdxB7xfT1WcBJNydR3c-9drC0cx/s320/Olivia's+first+Easter+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324585948968092450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXfuRULGVQJTicr7j-KUVc82Yr-nW4dJgYp390XPxJe8AWGUQc1OKFfVkYJNDbMLLWGwSCOwRQ_PWsO4dr53f0CnsCJfXWhU51aRS-rQl4ndzax0xJTCqMQ4SJIKOWksg4cE7OIK26KDf/s1600-h/Olivia's+first+Easter+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXfuRULGVQJTicr7j-KUVc82Yr-nW4dJgYp390XPxJe8AWGUQc1OKFfVkYJNDbMLLWGwSCOwRQ_PWsO4dr53f0CnsCJfXWhU51aRS-rQl4ndzax0xJTCqMQ4SJIKOWksg4cE7OIK26KDf/s320/Olivia's+first+Easter+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324585815604763538" /></a><br />Olivia had alot of fun dying her Easter eggs....and she only had ONE big spill! Hope everyone had a WONDERFUL easter!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-16190710124947154202009-04-07T06:30:00.000-07:002009-05-25T10:30:10.575-07:00MORE OLIVIA PICTURES!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-e3nctDra-Xwkt5uyLTJFXt12izor3wu8t5l9Bo8Wv97rgIfbyd-EH3AJPqnOUB2uXZeKte79qbyRpIOYeBcGAdfQx11BKoDms0xq7v7V28XnC07KphTIEa4MJKTTupPZ91rLSirbkpgw/s1600-h/Olivia+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-e3nctDra-Xwkt5uyLTJFXt12izor3wu8t5l9Bo8Wv97rgIfbyd-EH3AJPqnOUB2uXZeKte79qbyRpIOYeBcGAdfQx11BKoDms0xq7v7V28XnC07KphTIEa4MJKTTupPZ91rLSirbkpgw/s320/Olivia+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321946734158258578" /></a>
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<br />We are SO ready for the summer to come. Olivia has even been wearing her life vest around the house so we can get her used to it...she seems to really LIKE wearing it. We can't WAIT to see how she likes the water and being on the boat...should be fun to watch!
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<br />She is doing REALLY well, although she's sick right now with a cold and off-and-on fever. Other than that, she's seems to be a happy girl. She is SO friendly and LOVES giving kisses. We just love her personality!
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<br />We have been getting her out more lately and have been having alot of family visits. She even attended her "first" wedding. Joe's sister got married and rented a whole bed and breakfast near the beach in Spring Lake and Olivia had all of her cousins to run around with. She had a BLAST! I posted a picture of her in her little pink dress. Joe and I are going to take her sometime this week to get her picture taken with the Easter bunny.
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<br />I'll try to keep up a little better with my posts!
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<br />HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!!
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<br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-36332956283407657432009-02-17T05:02:00.000-08:002009-02-17T05:12:15.152-08:00PICS OF OLIVIA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagfXDi6kCYSxiuP-cvHJB_X9WQkfCSAFZwQaEUzNGdobKEo_-Rjgm5KPUR0BRDHSA1lTyBf9OUoGH1RqFHBiGbH05KSdcalJb8nv8lXYKDv2Z-ORwwM4wTAGmRJpi6ZD6F5AgvmuxGWlA/s1600-h/pictures+with+grandma+and+pap+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagfXDi6kCYSxiuP-cvHJB_X9WQkfCSAFZwQaEUzNGdobKEo_-Rjgm5KPUR0BRDHSA1lTyBf9OUoGH1RqFHBiGbH05KSdcalJb8nv8lXYKDv2Z-ORwwM4wTAGmRJpi6ZD6F5AgvmuxGWlA/s320/pictures+with+grandma+and+pap+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303753285911729026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIm_HeQxWZu_y9xt3OyJOIT3xUjtVziy8-Sk8_9Icwe5FOUuq8mCydEctLyNcJg7k4aQjasKywN4IeJ5Cq0Qs2vq6qsoZKQJNaO4f617jX1Pq6UclVwB-A-uuIwvUfhyWRI8N-eQCOKNH/s1600-h/Olivia+and+brother+Michael+023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIm_HeQxWZu_y9xt3OyJOIT3xUjtVziy8-Sk8_9Icwe5FOUuq8mCydEctLyNcJg7k4aQjasKywN4IeJ5Cq0Qs2vq6qsoZKQJNaO4f617jX1Pq6UclVwB-A-uuIwvUfhyWRI8N-eQCOKNH/s320/Olivia+and+brother+Michael+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303753064902233842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7H-TgAPvd4kAWzrhAy3ApuM55WocSnsHUQtq3kkr15iAqWXfCfPYkdcEmQebkovwxOrYPBOvPfQIVHvyaZwSV8uYoygLD3GyjUXylUkUGcjyasj0-8Dld7VWAS6pB_RpentyD950EOrq/s1600-h/DSC01337.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7H-TgAPvd4kAWzrhAy3ApuM55WocSnsHUQtq3kkr15iAqWXfCfPYkdcEmQebkovwxOrYPBOvPfQIVHvyaZwSV8uYoygLD3GyjUXylUkUGcjyasj0-8Dld7VWAS6pB_RpentyD950EOrq/s320/DSC01337.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303752894852130386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BMlte54u54aYPNPHgXdepLnaWPLIxYup7IhlehDVV7R40Q7NVNYKXzcArwwXuzTsc7-VQ0YMSm1OB3HZL8jYrwtl5b22T0t6DVgl1xySdNGRyRBYXO8vyn4UsT93rQPEPZZlLjAKIFG2/s1600-h/DSC01336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BMlte54u54aYPNPHgXdepLnaWPLIxYup7IhlehDVV7R40Q7NVNYKXzcArwwXuzTsc7-VQ0YMSm1OB3HZL8jYrwtl5b22T0t6DVgl1xySdNGRyRBYXO8vyn4UsT93rQPEPZZlLjAKIFG2/s320/DSC01336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303752765214855810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFY9r5hzMulQWA8XP0xB6_6jj8BcMXtoEeuVD8pocDmfQQ1cRnmF7xvS57U0SbNFFyfXdUP1VOz6gRDqJ4qssZnHZ051d-pZngEsd1_wOyrUAHY46-R3E4dmyevJsY-7eVcYJN_-GE-DKb/s1600-h/DSC01330.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFY9r5hzMulQWA8XP0xB6_6jj8BcMXtoEeuVD8pocDmfQQ1cRnmF7xvS57U0SbNFFyfXdUP1VOz6gRDqJ4qssZnHZ051d-pZngEsd1_wOyrUAHY46-R3E4dmyevJsY-7eVcYJN_-GE-DKb/s320/DSC01330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303752647137105682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghixwLGNp9RwvKMsZrvHZ2pu7yUsYTyJnOIP_V8RNClx-ktU2qgQ9trq4qUiyFabZS6sGMR7FshDzJFi7YZ_v2r4pRhH-yL69HimdbppNfp8H4Tg1YMywVjedzrWzw7p1dLplYUzFWZc6G/s1600-h/DSC01314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghixwLGNp9RwvKMsZrvHZ2pu7yUsYTyJnOIP_V8RNClx-ktU2qgQ9trq4qUiyFabZS6sGMR7FshDzJFi7YZ_v2r4pRhH-yL69HimdbppNfp8H4Tg1YMywVjedzrWzw7p1dLplYUzFWZc6G/s320/DSC01314.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303752522702752386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQLOBmH-DtVWHdRav82yI_UJe-IU_6YRIkGWF8rOMEeOXl1WJvlmzGG6YcNzWZIQ0H-hpTzdE6mQCrpiNuhy_85ayPS-9U6Ml7rbIkwd78474AyiC8s9Fsubc-X4E2FDpvGfprvr_3USK/s1600-h/Olivia,+Samantha+and+Madison+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQLOBmH-DtVWHdRav82yI_UJe-IU_6YRIkGWF8rOMEeOXl1WJvlmzGG6YcNzWZIQ0H-hpTzdE6mQCrpiNuhy_85ayPS-9U6Ml7rbIkwd78474AyiC8s9Fsubc-X4E2FDpvGfprvr_3USK/s320/Olivia,+Samantha+and+Madison+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303752218550379426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq6n0xe3h0vA15YY8oIfex5jWjY4vUVsTWTArzJBgITiuLFlaaJNjpqXYmirC8KvoGYO56qLRAmMm0Br9sHrHB_MbEcEs4q2SQkktcn8uHGvIQtKZ26xbWr5ocg4EZJNm0KhHXILGUYFg/s1600-h/Olivia,+Samantha+and+Madison+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq6n0xe3h0vA15YY8oIfex5jWjY4vUVsTWTArzJBgITiuLFlaaJNjpqXYmirC8KvoGYO56qLRAmMm0Br9sHrHB_MbEcEs4q2SQkktcn8uHGvIQtKZ26xbWr5ocg4EZJNm0KhHXILGUYFg/s320/Olivia,+Samantha+and+Madison+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303752097990750018" /></a><br />I just thought I would post a few of my favorite pictures. Some with grandma and Pap, some with dad and cousin and some with Aunt Kimmy. <br /><br />Olivia is doing just fine. We have early intervention coming in today to help with her speech. <br /><br />Enjoy the pictures!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-16312157719145306992009-02-08T06:28:00.001-08:002009-02-08T06:39:54.339-08:00OLIVIA AND BIG BROTHER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVPzxKiEZxslFtZRGlfgzhXiOvFdNKl0bA5NwTKFBpaYcz0-58sUmM-OOf30_fUDRJqrnWUIIjDYRZcGnsKhy-nGayt5iljuP7N_UqjQXPBWigPrIWtZ6We3KhInr-YbtkYqcIijL4CNX/s1600-h/Olivia+and+brother+Michael+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVPzxKiEZxslFtZRGlfgzhXiOvFdNKl0bA5NwTKFBpaYcz0-58sUmM-OOf30_fUDRJqrnWUIIjDYRZcGnsKhy-nGayt5iljuP7N_UqjQXPBWigPrIWtZ6We3KhInr-YbtkYqcIijL4CNX/s320/Olivia+and+brother+Michael+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300433980876727634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYOO-_J7Mfung2oioWahmEhxq8E4EknFImxaE0p8CN6Gvu-hNvJkf8R-ufEEuJb9Ex8RQjkwAAlSy_HrJZrGXghyphenhyphenQrxCdzG3HSs9vIBV_ijRwgHNmmYjqB9gDh_9W3l80xXnx-7Qh3WKz/s1600-h/Olivia+and+brother+Michael+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYOO-_J7Mfung2oioWahmEhxq8E4EknFImxaE0p8CN6Gvu-hNvJkf8R-ufEEuJb9Ex8RQjkwAAlSy_HrJZrGXghyphenhyphenQrxCdzG3HSs9vIBV_ijRwgHNmmYjqB9gDh_9W3l80xXnx-7Qh3WKz/s320/Olivia+and+brother+Michael+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300433745016867026" /></a><br /><br />I just thought I would share some pictures of Olivia and big brother Michael. My heart melts when I see them together. <br /><br />Michael just took his teacher's test and will get his results within a couple of days to see if he passed. He will be a senior next year. We are VERY proud of him....he made the Dean's list the last two semester's!!!!! <br /><br />As for Olivia, we take her to Children's Hospital in Philadelphia on Wednesday to get a CT scan of her head....we then go from there with the results. We pray everything will be o.k.<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-42607111223292084772009-02-04T11:23:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:36:16.220-08:00OLIVIA UPDATE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhFcfiy1IUlqVTPiMEfjMHVd1aIg5mvJa0R4z6-id-GMYdP3z-f-pYyGQof6T18ZCTl1p41JsfmZgPwqGAei_qO4fJAyQiCCj3LMVZvi-uNaVVJyNuNsMSdt3WVqjsFEWvF0e1ttbVb3U/s1600-h/DSC01282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhFcfiy1IUlqVTPiMEfjMHVd1aIg5mvJa0R4z6-id-GMYdP3z-f-pYyGQof6T18ZCTl1p41JsfmZgPwqGAei_qO4fJAyQiCCj3LMVZvi-uNaVVJyNuNsMSdt3WVqjsFEWvF0e1ttbVb3U/s320/DSC01282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299025725906920994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64_jswqOaja9M5CLs6BdvUQYh1cquzCwyKyLymG829KrL3FoM_gQ1rdcTO05rP40POPot_7AYkqrWqbaRoD0qR3gv-ns7YDdj19BKyglypwlyXZFcG0rh5XwLHtt0d509HdZH4X8qkdNw/s1600-h/DSC01278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64_jswqOaja9M5CLs6BdvUQYh1cquzCwyKyLymG829KrL3FoM_gQ1rdcTO05rP40POPot_7AYkqrWqbaRoD0qR3gv-ns7YDdj19BKyglypwlyXZFcG0rh5XwLHtt0d509HdZH4X8qkdNw/s320/DSC01278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299025558855241602" /></a><br /><br />Thank you all SO much for giving Olivia such a warm welcome! She is taking her nap right now, so I am able to post a little. She is only taking one nap a day, but she is sleeping all night...yeaaah! Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) got back to us today and set her appointment for February 18th in the morning. I can't wait to get her evaluated so we know for sure what is going on and where we will have to go from here. I will also feel better knowing we are getting 2 opinions on her health status. All we DO know for SURE is that she is a happy baby as you can see by her pictures. I just LOVE that smile of hers! Don't get me wrong, she has her "cranky" times too, but for the most part she seems to be bonding to Joe and I quite well. <br /><br />Uh-oh, I hear a cry...gotta go! Enjoy the pics and I will Keep you posted!<br /><br />p.s. I also want to thank a great lady and friend for offering to let us use her condo that is 2 minutes from CHOP just in case we needed it....Thank you from the bottom of our hearts "D"!!!!!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-50582609520797378532009-02-01T13:47:00.000-08:002009-02-01T14:04:08.993-08:00INTRODUCING OLIVIA REESE NODINE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdl3-7pRRc49nWJikkpxUlfe5-49SJ4zb_nBkHerJSHAgynosuMbFbAuFtsLqDjaZBexYU8ZuRp64g-doH31-LD7GQ6Ls3kEfc-El_icWJ_YlQtbshFtJP7r_y5gmBG79pytl5i2MwF4X6/s1600-h/DSC01212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdl3-7pRRc49nWJikkpxUlfe5-49SJ4zb_nBkHerJSHAgynosuMbFbAuFtsLqDjaZBexYU8ZuRp64g-doH31-LD7GQ6Ls3kEfc-El_icWJ_YlQtbshFtJP7r_y5gmBG79pytl5i2MwF4X6/s320/DSC01212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297949572912311986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhOVn3if0nD2fyd2GESTra0W9HW5OUsP57y_6WObaD0ur2VtJYAzdmRz7ESRL2kqFYoZvzr2rSglX1ZMuq2TkAFVTLP-RKAuqyQWyBPfg0oBXeVOlbvFKVtfrZdiDcSIKAUvy4vN5eC1j/s1600-h/DSC01248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhOVn3if0nD2fyd2GESTra0W9HW5OUsP57y_6WObaD0ur2VtJYAzdmRz7ESRL2kqFYoZvzr2rSglX1ZMuq2TkAFVTLP-RKAuqyQWyBPfg0oBXeVOlbvFKVtfrZdiDcSIKAUvy4vN5eC1j/s320/DSC01248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297949398482440578" /></a><br /><br />I have to apologize to everyone for taking SO long to post....I am finally getting a routine down and I can take some time out from chasing Olivia around to post. We are having a BLAST bonding with her and getting her used to her new home. She is doing good sleeping also. She takes about an hour and a half nap in the day and goes to bed around 8:00. She wakes up around 6:30-7:00am. <br /><br />She had her first visit with Dr. Gordina last Thursday and Joe and I went for all her results yesterday. Everything came back good for the most part....Dr. Gordina had concerns about her soft spot on her head closing already (being that her head only measures that of a five month old). Joe and I will go to CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) to have her evaluated. We pray that this will not be a concern and she will not need any kind of surgery.<br /><br />We are SO happy to finally have her home! Thanks to all my friend blogger's for being SO patient with me....I KNOW I have been a BAD blogger....so sorry. I promise I will try to be better....ha-ha! <br /><br />As you can see in the picture, Olivia is now a Pittsburgh Steeler fan! GO STEELERS!!!!!!!<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-42411893433792865062009-01-09T05:53:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:12:53.451-08:00LEAVING TOMORROW FOR RUSSIA!!!!!Finally, it is time to go and pick up our daughter and bring her home! The flight is supposed to be around 6:30 p.m. out of JFK, but doesn't it FIGURE they are calling for snow/freezing rain tomorrow in New York. I sure HOPE it isn't bad and that the flight will not be cancelled or delayed too much. Then, it's off to London and then to Russia...landing at around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday (HOPEFULLY). Our translator and driver will be at the airport and then it is a 3 hour drive to Kaluga. We will get the room all set up Sunday night and probably pick Olivia up on Monday morning.....yeaaaaaah! We will then go for her passport and stay in Kaluga for a couple of days until the passport is finished and then it's off to Moscow to start all of the procedures there. We will stay at the Marriott for a couple of days until her Visa comes in and the exit interview at the US Embassy in Russia is finished. Our flight home is booked for the 24th, but hopefully we will get finished with everything before that and be able to fly home sooner.<br /><br />I will keep everyone posted from Russia!<br /><br />RenaeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-18995664973389842032008-12-23T04:45:00.000-08:002008-12-23T05:02:23.002-08:00Anxiously Waiting to Pick up Our Daughter!We returned home last Friday, and are now running around getting a few more last minute documents that need to get to Russia before we pick up Olivia. Because of the Russian Holiday, we will not be picking her up until the 11th of January. We will leave on the 8th or 9th and will have to stay for about 2 weeks until her passport and visa are ready. We are going CRAZY having to wait that long to pick her up, but I'm sure the time will seem to go a little quicker because of Christmas and New Years...hopefully. We will have to stay a few days in Kaluga to wait for her passport and then it's off to Moscow for about a week to finish her medical/visa and exit interview at the U.S Embassy.<br /><br />We wish all of our Family and Friends a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year!<br /><br />Renae and JoeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-16274669667092386112008-12-17T11:16:00.000-08:002008-12-17T11:34:51.833-08:00IT'S OFFICIAL...SHE IS NOW OLIVIA REESE NODINE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LRkaDLawegvf-dauTMwI5dzU4JIkjzeZjXDcajmOS4Xii_56ClPE8XU8h75QP-KO5ITIe0Xr3mrYgdI3ApxG64dw1zkK9ZXAZIPt0bMIib5w4oxfFJ9E7f0wL0W48-W5EFZEy7gx_586/s1600-h/DSC00973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LRkaDLawegvf-dauTMwI5dzU4JIkjzeZjXDcajmOS4Xii_56ClPE8XU8h75QP-KO5ITIe0Xr3mrYgdI3ApxG64dw1zkK9ZXAZIPt0bMIib5w4oxfFJ9E7f0wL0W48-W5EFZEy7gx_586/s320/DSC00973.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280840413189574274" /></a><br /><br />Court was a success! I was SO nervous, but Joe got asked most of the questions and he did real well. We started around 2:30 and were done at 4:00....not too bad. I do have to say that it was NOT as bad as I thought it would be. As I have heard before from a family who adopted from Kaluga, "she asked very fair questions." She did not try to trick us with questions from our home study, she just asked basic questions. <br /><br />We really gave it alot of effort to get the 10 days waived, but the judge did not waive them, so Joe and I will return home on Friday. They are going to let us know tomorrow when we can return to pick Olivia up. <br /><br />We went to go and visit her after court and she was SO much fun! She does pretty good at walking now and she loves to dance! I just hate the fact that we have to leave her again and not see her for a couple of weeks...I can't WAIT until we can finally bring her home.<br /><br />Joe and I just want to let everyone know that it was comforting to know that we had so many family and friends thinking and praying for us today....thank you all for thinking of us!<br /><br />We will post more later! Above is a picture of us outside of the Kaluga court house.<br /><br />Paka,<br />Renae and JoeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-21770422825577575332008-12-16T11:53:00.000-08:002008-12-16T12:13:07.140-08:00DAY 2 WITH OLIVIAToday was a MUCH better day...she cried both times for about 5 minutes and then she was happy for the rest of the visit....all it really took was a cookie! She is walking pretty good now. We still have to catch her after the first few steps, but she is really close to doing it on her own without falling. She has the CUTEST belly laugh...we love to hear her laugh. I can't WAIT to be able to show pictures, but we can't do that until we pick her up from the baby home.<br /><br />Oh, by the way, our translator, Nadya, called the airport and they said "yes, we have ALL FOUR BAGS of the Nodine's, you can come and pick them up." When the driver drove 3 hours today just to pick up our bags, he came back to us with only 3!!!! He said that they couldn't find the 4th, that they only found 3...what the HECK!!! Nadya came into the baby home while we were playing with Olivia to share the "not so good news." I said "what bag is missing?" and GUESS who's it was? yes, mine....with ALL of my clothes (not the ones for court, we have those LUCKILY)and dress boots for court in it. So, we spent the middle of the day shopping at the mall in Kaluga for clothes for me to wear....can you believe it?! We will have to track down our other bag later. I'm just glad that it wasn't the bag that I packed for Olivia that had just about everything she owns in it! However, ALL of the gifts for the caregivers, doctor, Svetlana, Irena, etc...were IN my bag. Hopefully we find it so we can get these gifts to them.<br /><br />Tomorrow morning, Nadya is going to take us to the market and then we will come back to the hotel around 12:30 to get ready for court at 2:15. I will be SO, SO relieved when court is over. Joe's not nervous at ALL, he's looking forward to it. Me on the other hand, I'll be ready to share a drink with the Russian's when it is over!<br /><br />Well, bye for now...until tomorrow after court!<br /><br />Renae and JoeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774754304361401196.post-46261774772958646872008-12-15T23:29:00.000-08:002008-12-15T23:30:07.566-08:00Hi Everyone!<br /><br />Well, we had our first visit with Olivia yesterday. It was SO good to see her again, although she cried when we picked her up and took her away from all the kids. She cried a little both times visiting yesterday, but then she was o.k. and laughing after a while of Joe and I acting like two clowns -ha-ha. She has a little cold also, I'm sure that didn't make it any better. Joe and I were playing with her and to our excitment, we got to see her WALK today! It was SO cute...she took about 7 or 8 steps and then toppled forward....so cute. We will be leaving at 12:45 today to visit her again...I hope she doesn't cry when she sees us today.<br /><br />We met Elizabeth here at the hotel who was going to meet her referral yesterday. We hope all goes well with her!<br /><br />We were told last night that ALL of our luggage finally arrived at the airport, so our driver is going to pick it up today....yeaaaah! We are definitely roughing it right now!<br /><br />We will visit Olivia 2 times today and then tonight we will have to get prepared for court tomorrow. We have to be there at 2:15. There is one more document that they are rushing to get translated over here because it JUST got to Russia yesterday afternoon after WEEKS. But, they said it will be done and I have total faith in that, they are really good at what they do here. The document is the letter from our IA doctor that we will use to try and get the judge to waive the 10 days.<br /><br />I will try and post later after our visit with Olivia.<br /><br />Paka!<br /><br />Renae and JoeJoe and Renaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12861117378604285233noreply@blogger.com2