January
 |
| Getting ready for tonsillectomy. At this point, still excited about surgery. She had no idea... |
February
 |
| Hanging out with Pencil, the penguin from school. Olivia was allowed to take him home for a weekend and write about her experiences while hanging out with Pencil. |
 |
| Family photo at Aunt Paula's wedding in February. |
 |
| Olivia and Aunt Paula |
 |
| Tearing up the dance floor |
|
March
 |
| We experienced an early Spring this year. |
April
 |
| Easter Vigil |
 |
| Happy Easter! |
 |
| At the Unstable with Daddy. Family-friendly. Daddy with a beer, Olivia with root-beer. |
 |
| Rock on! |
|
May
 |
| Holiday World opens! |
 |
| Our favorite place to be! |
 |
| Hey Santa! |
 |
| Warm May day |
 |
| Chilly May day |
 |
| Family photo with Santa |
June
 |
| Sunday best! |
 |
| Family camping trip |
 |
| Camping with cousins - Nature hike |
 |
| VBS |
 |
| Cruise vacation to Alaska. Olivia likes her window. |
 |
| Juneau, at the Mendenhall Glacier |
 |
| Family photo at the Mendenhall Glacier |
 |
| Joe and Olivia touched the lake in front of the Mendenhall Glacier |
 |
| With everyone's favorite Alaskan |
 |
| Skagway, bus tour after taking the White Pass Railway into Canada |
 |
| Panning for Gold near Skagway, Alaska |
 |
| Our non-napper napped every single day on vacation. All that fun was exhausting. |
 |
| After nap in Skagway, we found a playground. Olivia's favorite part of the trip. Check out the scenic backdrop. |
|
 |
| Family photo, Glacier Bay National Park |
 |
| Ketchikan, Alaska |
 |
| Not nearly as big as the bald eagle...yet. |
 |
| In Ketchikan, we visited Dolly's House, a restored historic brothel turned museum. Probably not the best use of our money. Olivia thought it was dress-up. We didn't tell her differently. |
 |
| The kids on board the ship put on a circus on the last day at Sea. Olivia was a cute tiger. |
 |
| Flight home from Seattle. I have no idea where the crown came from. |
July
Apparently we were so tired of photos after June's vacations that we completely stopped taking photos for the entire first part of July. But, of course, we made up for it in the last week.
 |
| Martin is born - July 23, 2012 |
 |
| Snuggled up to Daddy right away. Of course, he's always been a snuggly baby. |
 |
| Mommy got some snuggles in too. |
 |
| Sleepy eyes. |
 |
| Martin studying his birthmother's face. |
 |
| Olivia meets baby brother for the first time. He's less than 48 hours old here. |
 |
| Floor time. |
 |
| She just couldn't get enough of this little guy. |
 |
| What is this thing attached to my arm? |
 |
| Something akin to a smile. Not bad for a week-old baby. |
August
 |
| Still getting to know each other. |
 |
| Martin snuggles up to Daddy while Olivia plays at Holiday World. |
 |
| Father/Son time - watching sports on the couch. |
 |
| Martin meets Santa for the first time. |
 |
| First professional photos for Martin. Great sibling shot. |
 |
| Olivia is quite photogenic. |
 |
| Another great sibling shot. Martin is two weeks old for these photos. |
 |
| Whoa. That was a big burp. |
 |
| One Month Old - "One of these days, Sissy...POW! Right in the kisser." |
September
 |
| Smiley |
 |
| Big sister always gets the best smiles out of him. |
 |
| Sibling love |
 |
| Family outing to Native American Days. Very hot that day. |
 |
| Two Months Old |
 |
| Fall! |
October
 |
| This is Martin's "Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?" look. |
 |
| Happy baby |
 |
| Three Months Old |
 |
| Feel the love! |
 |
| Olivia painted her own face at the Children's museum one day. |
 |
| Olivia lost her first tooth on Halloween. No, she did not lose it in a piece of candy. |
 |
| Halloween Weekends at Holiday World included pumpkin decorating. |
 |
| And corn mazes |
 |
| And the opportunity for multiple trips and multiple costumes. |
 |
| Happy Halloween! |
 |
| Rawr! |
 |
| Pretty kids |
 |
| Costumes |
November
 |
| Mommy with her baby boy |
 |
| Olivia enjoying Isaac's Day of Music. |
 |
| Martin's baptism |
 |
| Family photo at baptism |
 |
| Happy 5th birthday, Olivia! |
 |
| Don't get your hair in the cake! |
 |
| Dude. |
 |
| Birthday hayride at Grandma and Grandpa's house. |
 |
| Sucking in his top lip. |
 |
| Little elf |
 |
| Enjoying some warm November weather. |
 |
| First bite of food: Sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving. |
 |
| Four Months Old |
 |
| Sister making brother laugh! |
 |
| Babies love to have no clothes on. |
 |
| Finalization day - WooHoo! |
 |
| Happy boy! |
 |
| Martin officially joins the family! Family photo with judge at adoption finalization. |
December
 |
| My first Christmas! |
 |
| Looking with great interest at the tree. |
 |
| Olivia's morning routine...pop tart in one hand, brother in the other. |
 |
| Such a happy baby! |
 |
| Olivia at her school, just before her Christmas program. She's ready for her close-up! |
 |
| St. Nick came on December 6th! |
 |
| Marty got a teether from St. Nick, and he likes it a lot! |
 |
| Christmas cookie time! |
