Happy Birthday Berkley!

Today Berkley is 7 years old! It is hard to believe that she is this old. Berkley is such a lovable animal that truly believes she is a person. With moving into a new house and the birth of Olivia, Berkley has had a year of adjustments. She has adapted quite well. Berkley used to be the star of our blog but now she has assumed her supporting actress role. She has adjusted to this role and loves her baby sister. Berkley keeps an eye on Olivia and sniffs/kisses her every chance she gets! Berkley is still a laid back dog that loves to play and cuddle!

We could not ask for a smarter, sweeter dog!

Berkley resting after playing with her ball.

She loves sun bathing in different areas of the house.

She finds the ray of light on the stairs.



Berkley checking Olivia out when we brought Olivia home from the hospital.

Berkley and Olivia both love to nap on the couch.

Berkley loves saying hello to Olivia. Olivia loves the attention from Berkley and watching her move around the room.


Berkley's baby picture from March 2003. She was 9 weeks old in this picture.

4 Months Old

Today Olivia is 4 months old. She has grown so much in the past four months. She has become so much more active and entertaining. Olivia is constantly talking to you. She gives you big smiles. She kicks and moves her arms around like crazy. Her neck is getting really strong. With this improved strength, she has started using her bumbo chair. Olivia is now picking up items and playing with them. They all end up in her mouth. We love watching our Birdie grow.

Olivia sitting in her bumbo chair playing.

Holding her head up high during tummy time.

Got Milk?

Olivia's Baptism

On Sunday, we had Olivia baptised. It was very fitting that Olivia was baptised on the day that church celebrated the Baptism of Jesus. During the homily, Father Vince reminded all of the meaning of baptism and each of the symbols used in the ceremony. The ceremony after Mass was very nice and Olivia was a trooper through it all. Our good friends Ben and Becky are Olivia's Godparents. It means so much to us that they accepted this responsibility. Scott and I would like to thank all of our family that celebrated this milestone in Olivia's life with us.

Olivia was the 12Th person in my family to wear this baptismal gown. It was originally my mom's. It was then worn by all my aunts, me, my sister, and all of my cousins.

Olivia with her Godparents, Becky and Ben.

Olivia was tired out from the baptism.

Happy New Year!

We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! This year has been an amazing year for us. Our lives have changed in so many ways. The year began with us moving into our new house in January on the coldest day of year. We were so excited to finally be moving in after the long process of designing and building our house. Along with all of the excitement of moving in our house, we found out that weekend that I was pregnant. My pregnancy went very smoothly and I enjoyed the whole process. During the spring, we had lots of unpacking and settling to do. Berkley had knee surgery on her other knee in the spring too. She made a speedy recovery and is ready to play again. The summer went quickly with all the baby showers and time spent trying to get our lawn and landscaping going. Scott and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary in the beginning of September. It is amazing how time flies. It seems like we just got married last year. Olivia was born just a few weeks later. Olivia has changed our lives in such a wonderful way. It is hard to remember the time when she wasn't with us. We love being parents. Olivia is such a beautiful, little girl. It is amazing how much she has grown in the last 3 months. She lights up a room with her big smiles and chattering. She has such a big personality already. This year has been such a memorable year. We can't wait to watch her grow in 2010. Here are some pictures of our memories from 2009.

Our House.

Olivia's Ultrasound Picture.

20 Weeks Pregnant.



5 Year Anniversary.

Daddy with Olivia for the 1st time.

First Family Picture at Home with Olivia.

Berkley and Olivia riding in the car together for the 1st time.

Olivia stretching out on her blanket.

Berkley enjoying the fall weather.
Our Family at Thansksgiving.

Olivia on her way to a Butler Game.

Olivia's First Christmas!

Olivia enjoyed her First Christmas. She was mesmerized by the lights on the Christmas tree. She enjoyed seeing all of her family and getting new toys and clothes. She did sleep through about 75% of the gift opening but she is enjoying playing with her new toys. Olivia got her first baby doll for Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve at our house with the Hubertz side of the family then traveled to Nana and Papa Alvey's house on Christmas Day. Olivia did a good job in the car on the way down. She slept all but 30 minutes of the 3 hour trip. The trip home was a different story though. She slept only 30-45 minutes on the way home. I can't wait to see her excitment next Christmas.

Olivia and Berkley on Christmas Eve.

She loves playing with her crinkely lion.

Olivia's First Baby Doll.

She is already showing love to her baby doll by chewing and licking her head.