Bathtime/Snooze-time/Halloween-time

This post is going to be sooo random... lots of fun pics though!! So brace yourselves. This is an update to remember. Lots of things have been happening lately. Atley, Andy and I took a little trip with Jess, Jen and Cayson and had so much fun. The best part was hanging out and getting free loot at Jess's convention where he was presenting his rat project. We got a really cool bone pen from that little convention that is now my absolute favorite pen.
Halloween has also come and gone... so hard to believe that it's over already. Andy was a hairy-chested man (?), I was a pirate maiden, and Atley was our little ladybug. We went to a costume party hosted by Andrew, Jackie, Lana and Alexis... our good Chevron Canadian friends. It was so much fun! They decorated their house so spooky and neat. It was definitely a night filled with plenty of fright. They had cobwebs all over their house, jack-o-lanterns outside, spiders and black walls, candles, bathtubs full of "blood", and spooky treats as well. So much fun.
The other pictures, found at the bottom of this post, are of daddy and Atley taking a little snooze together, Atley peeking out of her cute hooded bath towel that talented Aunt Merissa made her, and Atley after a day at church in her Sunday best.

Andy's boss and his wife adoring little Atley at the costume party... they are so sweet!

Elizabeth, Jackie and me at the costume party. A nun, a rockstar and a pirate. Good bunch.

Andy thinks this joke is hilarious: Why can't a boy ghost have kids?

*Answer: He has a Hallow-weenie!!!! Haha!

Always Pretty In Pink

I LOVE this picture of her sweet smile. She looks like a little ray of sunshine with her yellow flowers.

Dad's favorite thing to do with Atley. Her face is so funny when he does this with her. She just opens her eyes and mouth really wide.

I love all of these pictures of my sweet girl. These were all taken within the last 2 weeks. She's such a smiley girl now, and she's so much fun!! She's starting to get a grasp on hand/eye coordination and learning how to touch things that are in front of her too!!

Baby Blessing

Andy had the great opportunity to bless Atley on August 31st, Labor Day weekend in Ephraim Utah. It was such an amazing experience for her mom. The blessing was beautiful, and so was Atley. :) I loved seeing my special little angel all in white.
The day didn't come without a few messes however. 10 minutes before we were supposed to be at the church, Atley decided to have two big pooey blow-outs, and exploded all over Grandmo's floor. At the same time, Kayden was in the other room, peeing on Grandmo's floor. So, sorry about the carpet Grandmo. The rest of the kids were having melt-downs of their own as well.
But we finally made it to the church!!!
What a special day for her and her daddy... She was also blessed on the same day as her cousin Kayden (Andy's brother's son). He was only born 4 days before Atley. So we're hoping they'll be good little friends as they grow together. I think these pictures are adorable of the little baby boy and the little baby girl... our sweet Atley.

Ha! I thought this picture was hilarious of Atley screaming!!! She was not happy... as the picture indicates.

The Hubby Tag

I was requested to fill out this little survey thing... wait, I take that back. Not so much requested as ordered to fill out this little survey thingy, so here you go.

What is his name? Andrew Kent Olson

How long have you been married? 3 years and 9 months!

How long did you date? We dated a little over a year, then got engaged and 3 months later... married.

How old is he? 26 (wow...) j/k

Who eats more? Oh him hands down!!! If I ate that much, I would literally look like the goodyear blimp! It's so not fair that he has such a fast metabolism! Bowls and bowls of ice cream, and not one ounce is gained...

Who said I love you first? Him... but I sort of conned him into it. I remember asking him, "So, how do you feel about me?" Ha. Such a catch-22.

Who is smarter? Well, it depends on the subject. If we're talking about math, or the oil industry, history, geography, I would definitely say Andy.
However, if we're talking a lot of nonsense topics, or medicine, about the body, romance, or where to look for the prettiest most colorful rocks and shells (haha), definitely myself.

Whose temper is worse? Ummm... that's a hard one. We're both pretty easy-going, and rarely get angry. But I would probably have to say mine. I think girls are just more emotional over-all.

Who does the laundry? That one would have to be both of us. He's really good about putting in a load in his spare time, and then I usually switch out loads in the middle of the night when I get up with Atley.

Who does the dishes? In our case, who loads the dishwasher and cleans up the kitchen? I would usually say that I do that. But Andy helps sometimes.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Andy does. I used to, but we swapped during my last trimester and when Atley was born so that I have easy access to her and the bathroom. :) (Mainly so I would quit tripping over things and stubbing my toes in the middle of the night)

Who pays the bills? Andy. He sets them up so that they are withdrawn automatically every month from our account though. So it's worry-free. It's really nice.

Who cooks dinner? Ha!! I do, I do, and oh yeah, I do. But I like to. Andy cooks dinner once a year... really!... for my birthday. And it's a really good dinner, but once again, it's once a year. :)

Who drives when you are together? Andy always does. It's just kind of an unspoken thing. I offer sometimes, and sometimes he'll ask me to if he's really tired or something, but usually it's Andy behind the wheel.

Who is more stubborn? Andy. I say this because I am always the first one to apologize and break-down when we have an argument. He can sure hold his own for quite a while, and I practically have to beg him to admit he's wrong and that he's sorry. I convince him he's sorry. Haha.

Whose parents do you see the most? Both are about equal. We live about 8 1/2 hours from both of them, and when we visit we try to split up the time equally. Well actually I probably get to spend more time with mine though because I stay with them while Andy goes on business trips.

Who proposed? Andy, of course. I would never do that... I'm too shy and a little old-fashioned.

Who has more friends? We're both about equal on that, but I think he knows more people because of work.

Who has more siblings? Andy. He has 4 brothers and one sister. I have 2 brothers and 1 sister.

Who wears the pants in the family? Andy usually. I can get my way if I'm really serious about something, but usually I don't argue because we usually want the same things.

There's my hubby in a nutshell! And I love him with every fiber of my being.

I tag Molly and Merissa.

Cuz I love your smile!!

Yosemite and Olson ManFest

This posting is a little backwards... sorry...just read it anyway... too lazy to fix.

And here's a couple of the happy fam at Yosemite overlooking more beautiful scenery...

And here's the happy man-festers. Haha. That sort of sounds like ancestors. Anyway, they hiked Mt. Whitney this year for their big event. They had a grand old time. Andy and 3 of his 4 brothers went. What manly men they are!! They all look so tough, don't they??

Here's beautiful Atley... just pondering on life.

The Happy Family overlooking the beautiful canyons!!

This is Uncle Kent planning out his own little adventure with tree types throughout Yosemite Park. He likes to identify vegetation.

This is part of the manfest group. The rest arrived later the next day. From left to right: Ted (Papos), Uncle Kent, Dallin (Tunee), Andy and Atley, and Cameron.

So a couple of weeks ago we took our little family up to Yosemite National Park. It was Atley's first big vacation, and first time really being out of the house. We had so much fun!! We went on a little hike, and saw some beautiful mountain scenery.

This is a picture of Atley just chillin' at the hotel on the little bed we made her. So sweet! And then one of Atley catching some rays with her little sunhat on.

4 weeks and growing...

The first pic is when Aunt Merissa came for a visit when Atley was 3 weeks old. It was sooo nice to have here here. We had so much fun together... just the girls, and she was so much help.

Here are some pictures of Atley's first Sunday at church in her little green dress that her Aunt Diana gave to her!! Needless to say, she wasn't too happy when mom was holding her trying to take her picture while she was hungry...

The next picture is Atley in her little swing all dressed in pink with her new moccasin slippers on. She thinks they're really cool because they keep her feet warm and they look stylish.

And the last pics, she's chillin' with her little boyfriend Carson on the couch. Carson's just realizing that Daddy Andy is around and is trying to look innocent.