Happy 30th Pat!

This will be worn everyday of high school to ward off potential boyfriends



Aunt Mary telling Olivia she has to go to Penn State



Contrary to Aunt Mary's reports Olivia's first words were not Semper Fi



Ward, June and the Beav



Prepping for the photo shoot

My crib..where I kick it

Happy Easter!

Olivia wants to wish everyone a Happy American and Greek Easter! Thanks Thia Alexis for the bunny towel. As you can see from the blog, Olivia loves bath time AND bath gear!
This holiday weekend brought more family through Atlanta. Olivia got to meet Aunt Ann, Uncle Joey and cousins Sam and Jack who are on their way to (hopefully) warm and sunny Florida for Spring Break. It is freezing in Atlanta (at least by Atlanta standards) and Aunt Ann and Uncle Joey barely escaped an ice/snowstorm on their way to Atlanta. Even if the weather stinks, there is always Easter candy!
Here Olivia roots for food on Aunt Nadine's cheek. We initially thought she was displaying anger at not receiving an Easter basket! Maybe next year she will be ready for candy....

1 Month Old: Pandas, Papou and Poundage!

Today we visited the Atlanta Zoo with Aunt Nadine, Katie, Jake and friends. We were so excited to see the giant pandas. The Grant Park Zoo is fortunate enough to have one of the few giant baby pandas in the world. All of the spring breakers came to see the pandas and the lines were insane. Unfortunately, Mei Lan (the baby) did what most babies do....she slept the entire time we were there--and so did Olivia!

Olivia was one month old yesterday! She is growing like a weed and now weighs over 9 lbs. and is almost 23 inches long. She has finally shown an interest in her bouncy seat and the toys that accompany it. Check out her expression when I removed the rattle that was dangling over her head!

On another note, Olivia has finally met all four of her grandparents. Yiayia and Papou returned to Atlanta last week for her final introduction. Papou did a great job of helping out with spring yardwork while Yiayia helped out with the "indoor chores." Papou managed to sneak Olivia away from Yiayia's arms just long enough for her to fall asleep!

We will certainly miss our visitors. Thanks for all of your help!

Meet The Grand-'Rents

Hello again! Sorry for the delay in blog updates, but our BRAND NEW laptop was out for repairs. Apparently we are cursed when it comes to computers--our initial PC was stolen and the replacement appears to be a bit unreliable. Tsk, tsk, we should not be complaining, we have much to be happy and thankful for!

Olivia has grown considerably in the last 2 weeks. She now weighs over 8 lbs! We are looking forward to her 1 month (ohmigod she is almost 1 month old) checkup next week to see her overall progress.

In addition to eating, sleeping and growing, Olivia has been introducing herself to friends and family alike. Over the last 2 weeks, she was fortunate enough to be cared for by Grand-Mom Henry and Yiaya. She also met cousins Katie, Jake, Liz, Zach, Boomer AND Aunt Nadine. Tomorrow, Papou and Yiaya will be here so that Olivia can finally meet ALL 4 of her grandparents. What a lucky girl.

Thanks to everyone over the last few weeks for of their love, support, food and baby loot!

Belated Happy St. Pat's!

I'm going to open up Paypal on this site if I keep getting complaints about slow updates. Above is Nina enjoying her St. Patrick's day sweater. The others tried to beat her up again for being "different". Also, Olivia's first picture with Grandmom and Pop Pop. Everything is going very well, Olivia is growing like a weed. She's started smiling, kissing (sort of), cooing and big surprise she makes pissed off faces like her Dad. If she looks a little intense you know what side that comes from.

Hello again everyone,

Sorry for the slow updates we've been a little busy. So far Olivia is adapting very well to her new home. We were up till 4 last night due to an upset stomach but beyond that no problems. She met her Aunt Nadine for the first time yesterday and Grandmom Henry is visiting today. The dogs seem to think we aren't good parents because she cries. We're getting a lot of concerned looks from the Shepherds. Check out the pics below, the duck suit is from bathtime this morning.