more XMAS and stuff...

Here is Miss Olive with almost all of her aunties and uncles (plus 1 grandpy) at her super fun baptism!
Todd and Elvia are the stylish godparents! The ceremony was a wee bit informal which threw everyone off at first but I thought it was really fun and the Pastor was a hoot! It was held at Mt. of Olives church-isn't that presh?
She took all the attention in stride and was a perfect angel during the actual christening.
There's her great Uncle Ricky giving her some love.

I was crazy about her long gown! It was really lovely and had all these tiny tucks around the bodice. Her Nina Elvia got it for her!

After the ceremony we wnt to celebrate some family style good times at a restaurant called Sam's cafe that my bro found. It was all quite delicious.
That's Uncle Peter with Lori! They make a mighty cute couple!
Check out Olive's cousin Rachel! She's 2 weeks older and it feels like she's 10 pounds lighter! Olive is ummm...very sturdy.

Here are the gals chillaxin' on Grandma Janet's new super tall and comfy bed!

The fun really started when the matching christmas outfits came out!

The wild plaid antics slowed down only for snuggles from Grandma Jessi!
They were flying high once again when they found the santa sled! Woo hoo!

It can be a real emotional rollercoaster when you are out plaidin'!

Hooray! The activity table saves the day!

yum-presents

Olive scored herself a VERY foxy pink leopard print coat with matching hat from her Uncle Peter and galpal Lori! Hott stuff!
The pretty gold cross around her neck is from Traci and Jason (Rachel's pa and ma).
She was very smitten with Grandpa Peter-It helps that it was feeding time.
He brought out Josselin and Rejean for the christmas extravaganza and I was so happy to see all of them! On xmas night we all had a giant meal at my brother's house and then played some scrabble! I won.

Here's daddy bear with his dad!
Mom finally got to take a load off with a giant martini after slaving over a hot stove. Those 15 lbs. of prime rib didn't cook itself! She did a bang up job on the monkey bread as well...
There's grandma Marshia with Olive in her "official" Christmas dress. I made the holly brooch cause you can never be too festive! She had many holiday ensembles....
In the end, everyone wanted a piece of the Olive fun machine.

Olive's buddy Michelle gave her this amazing giant kewpie doll! She totally LOVES it!
She gets jazzed everytime she sees it and is always trying to hold it's hand.
Yay! She won't ever need a brother or sister!
oh yeah-My buddy Shushan made her this super chic shearling vest! It's so buttery soft and a plus is that it makes her "guns" look all chiseled....