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March: Hello and Goodbye!

2010-03-29T19:32:00.001-05:00

And so it begins...the signs on the door. In case you can't decipher what it says from the picture here's a translation:
"Knock!
P.S. Knock first! Please do that.
Signed Olivia Schroder or Olivia S."

I love this picture of Liv.

And here's a picture of our new chandelier! (Thanks Peter!!!!)

Eva Redux

2010-02-19T06:25:00.001-05:00

She is awesome. She's half-crazy kitteh but at the same a total lovebug.

Meet Eva

2010-01-11T08:03:00.000-05:00

We got her from the P.A.R.L. yesterday. She's 7 months old and super snuggly. Moxie is tolerating her pretty well. We'll see how they fare today while no one's home!

Happy Birthday Liv!

2010-01-04T07:40:00.002-05:00

All Things O

2009-12-16T18:36:00.001-05:00

All_Things_O
Originally uploaded by moxiemilo

Lighthouse Santa Rocks!

2009-12-06T17:00:00.003-05:00

Braved the cold today to see Lighthouse Santa and it was totally worth it. The little tree in the dinghy is just too freakin' cute.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T13:30:00.000-05:00

Pumpkin Head

2009-10-23T00:05:00.002-05:00

The Assignment: Read a fiction book and then decorate a pumpkin to look like the main character.

The Book: Star Wars Clone Wars: Operation Huttlet

Birds Surround Her Sweet Sound...

2009-10-10T18:16:00.001-05:00

Random pics from October.

Anthro-Liv while playing Wig Out.

Liv in Boston after her first Red Sox game.

And some rolling around in the yard:

More to come. There's a "Kung-Fu Princess" in the works for Halloween...

First Day

2009-09-10T06:14:00.003-05:00

The poses are all her!

July Photos

2009-07-29T21:35:00.003-05:00

Collection of photos taken throughout July.

Some Liv highlights:

About 2 weeks ago she insisted that we address her as 'Emily'. "Emily Schroder sounds much better than Olivia Schroder." We told her no, she proceeded to quibble with us for the rest of the day and then the next morning all was forgotten. I'm still not clear on where she got the name Emily from.

Tonight she insisted that she's turning into a mermaid. I blame the horrible HORRIBLE movie she saw on Disney a couple of weeks ago. (Dave Coulier is in it so that should give you a hint as to how bad it is.) She told me that while in the pool today at camp she felt her feet sticking together, almost like a fin. And then in the grocery store she said that she thinks scales are appearing on her hands and that she better get into water as soon as possible. She's wondering if she has another "mermaid mother".

Pet Update

2009-07-03T12:01:00.004-05:00

In a bizarre turn of events Ryan is no longer with us. Not sure how or why but the poor little guy passed away yesterday. Needless to say, Liv was heartbroken and most of all confused. I personally think that he was sick with something even before we got him. When we went back to the pet store to see if we could get another guinea pig there were only 2 there (compared to the 12+ they had last week) and the price was reduced. Not sure what happened to them but I find it hard to believe that they had a run on guinea pigs over the past 9 days.

So, in a twist of fate we ended up bringing home the fluffiest ball of cuteness. A 3 month-old mini-lop. Her name is "Sabella...or you can call her Stella". I've been calling her Sabella but Liv's been calling her both and added a third name (Bella) while on the phone with my mom this morning. At this point I'm thinking Ella may be the best bet since it covers all three. And now for your cuteness overload...

Olivia on Olivia

2009-06-27T09:50:00.001-05:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More overload

Meet Ryan

2009-06-23T20:37:00.003-05:00

Liv's new guinea pig! He is 2 1/2 months old and is just so sweet.

Liv and Grandpa Marsh

2009-06-21T10:13:00.003-05:00

Cats & Art

2009-06-17T20:01:00.005-05:00

Milo has been jonesing for some outdoor action so Liv supervised him in the yard today. He was more interested in chomping on the grass than running away. (I'm certain I'll be stepping in green puke at some point tonight.)

And with it being the end of school Liv brought home tons of cool projects. She decided she wanted to hang some in her room.

June 5th and the Family (title chosen by Liv)

2009-06-07T19:07:00.011-05:00

The baseball game that wasn't:

And the day at Oakland Beach that was beautiful:

And then there's this:

Mother's Day 2009

2009-05-10T17:19:00.003-05:00

KHS Award

2009-05-08T21:29:00.002-05:00

Super short, but cute, clip of Liv receiving the KHS Award at school. She was nominated for being KHS - Kind, Hardworking and Safe. I like the little nose crunch she does at the very end!

(And yes, I realize that this little doozy of a clip leaves a lot to be desired in terms of my video career.)

April Photos

2009-04-25T11:32:00.008-05:00

Random moments during the month of April. And yup, that's Liv in a dog house.

Easter

2009-04-14T06:23:00.006-05:00

Jolly About Her Roger

2009-03-24T17:21:00.002-05:00

Thanks again Kath - she was totally stoked to be wearing skulls and crossbones!

Sweetheart Dance

2009-03-03T18:45:00.003-05:00

Last Friday was the annual "Sweetheart Dance". I have to say that I'm amazed at how many kids/parents go *completely* overboard with the whole thing. For example, manicures, pedicures, professionally done hair, prom-like dresses and ginormous wrist corsages. It's elementary school, people. Elementary!

Seals!

2009-03-01T10:40:00.002-05:00

Yesterday we hit Rome Point and saw some seals!

Check out the pictures here.

Aquarium

2009-02-15T11:36:00.002-05:00

Had an amazing time at the aquarium yesterday with Mike and his kids. Apparently that is THE destination on Valentine's Day. Crazy!

The harbor seals were as cute as ever as were the penguins and turtles but I think I have a new favorite: the blue-spine unicornfish. It acted as weird as it looked.

Click here to see some photos.

Little Blue Penguins

2009-02-12T22:08:00.004-05:00

I'm in love with her penguin drawings. So damn cute.

Jackson and Jamy

2009-01-13T23:42:00.002-05:00

So...Liv has created an imaginary brother and sister.

First there's Jackson, Liv's twin brother. He has a mohawk. Per Liv, "he's funny; he's a good joke teller; he's a very good brother; and he's fun to play with."

Jamy is the older sister. She is in college. She is often not at home.

Jackson's been around for a while now (I think since Oct. of last year). Although he's not a constant (in that he's mentioned every single day) she does take him seriously as evidenced by the below drawing she did for school where she was asked to draw a picture of her family. (What I want to know is why I don't have a body. What's up with that???)

Liv tends to bring Jackson up at random times. Last weekend when I took Liv to get her haircut I overheard her tell the hairdresser that she has a brother. And then the other night she asked me out of the blue where Jackson was.

Jamy is a more recent development. She doesn't come up in conversation as often as Jackson. When she does it's more often in the form of an announcement like "Jamy is going to a party" or "Jamy is over at a friend's house".

It took a little getting used to these two being brought up from time to time but the idea of them seems harmless enough. What I do find unsettling is the fact that she picked names that both start with the letter 'j'. Is she a Duggar wannabe?

Happy 8th Birthday Liv!

2009-01-04T08:41:00.013-05:00

In the spirit of Ralph Edwards, here's a little birthday retrospective:

8/2001

7/2002

3/2003

7/2003

10/2004

8/2005

9/2006

7/2007

6/2008

Score!

2008-12-26T10:24:00.002-05:00

Snow!

2008-12-22T06:25:00.006-05:00

If Liv doesn't look that happy with the snowman it's because she isn't. We had total creative differences when making this and she later dubbed it as "Mr. Crazy".

Sugar Cookies Made With Dance

2008-12-18T06:34:00.003-05:00

Nice!

2008-12-10T12:47:00.003-05:00

I don't know about you but it's just not a party without wearing my "gang-style apparel" and bringing my handy dandy glasscutter and screwdriver.

Calling All Cars: Trouble at Chuck E. Cheese's, Again - WSJ.com

Totally Not Feeling It

2008-12-06T15:34:00.009-05:00

Took Liv to the Newman Y's Breakfast with Santa this morning. If it looks like we were in a bar it's because we were, sort of. It was held at Applebee's.

Liv was not pleased for a number of reasons:

having to wake up early;
having to endure the lounge act of an elderly woman that should never have been given a microphone (although it was quite comical when, in the Xmas Trivia part of her act, she picked on Xoc because "he looks like a mathematician"); and
having to endure the sight of Santa, whom Liv refused to meet.

I think the only things she liked were the pancakes and when I suggested we get the hell out of dodge in response to her not wanting to see Santa.

Tag 373

2008-11-22T19:11:00.007-05:00

Tagged our tree today at Quonset View Farm and got our complimentary bag of potaters (woohoo!).
If you can't already tell from these pictures, it was downright freezing. Brutal.

The Ginge Lives!

2008-11-06T06:25:00.004-05:00

Ginger, the androgynous, tartan-wearing troll doll is still alive and kinda well. Liv no longer carries her around everywhere and both Ginger's hair and dress are missing but once in a while she'll resurface and make it back in to her bed. This is one of those times and I'm not sure if the Ginge can withstand the lovin' as I had to perform surgery on the right armpit last night.

And The Gene Goes On

2008-11-01T19:30:00.002-05:00

Super Grrrl

2008-11-01T12:34:00.004-05:00

I guess we now know that we have a dentist living in the neighborhood (regardless, file that one under 'lame'):

Corn Mazes Are Pretty Cool

2008-10-20T19:58:00.001-05:00

Liv's Weekend Twitter

2008-10-13T16:18:00.007-05:00

"Oooooo - I like slow-beats."

"Hey! I just made a sub-connection!!"

"I wish I had a machine that could turn me into a cat or a dog. Then I wouldn't have to go to school or have any homework."

"What if we could sleep all day? That'd be awesome!"

Lurv Hat

2008-09-29T19:40:00.002-05:00

Remembered at 5 p.m. today that tomorrow was Crazy Hat Day. Liv wanted a "Love Hat" and so with limited time (and patience) to spend in a freakified Michael's store we came away with the makings for this creation:

It's a Dance Off People

2008-09-23T20:11:00.002-05:00

Liv just told me that she didn't like what the bully in her class had to say to her today while in line for lunch so she suggested they have a dance-off at recess.

She won.

Of course.

DeCordova

2008-09-21T00:10:00.005-05:00

Drove out to the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park today. Saw an awesome show and the sculpture park was equally cool. Click on the picture below for metal frivolity:

First Day of (gulp) 2nd Grade

2008-09-03T06:36:00.001-05:00

Beach House 2008

2008-09-01T18:23:00.003-05:00

Click on the body in the sand for pictures...

And as promised, below are the recipes for the enchiladas and nachos (and the sangria which we actually made today and it was delicious!). Enjoy!

Sangria

Macho Nachos

Enchiladas De Pollo (Cream Cheese and Chicken Enchiladas)

And she's off!

2008-08-19T21:51:00.004-05:00

Liv totally rocked learning how to ride a 2-wheeler this weekend!

(By the way, doesn't this sound like a scene from Cloverfield?! What would it really say if we played it backwards?)

Birthday Weekend

2008-08-11T11:45:00.008-05:00

On Saturday we grabbed lunch at Quito's in Bristol. On Sunday we did bumper boats, bumper cars and go-karts in Seekonk. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of that!

And Now, Your Moment of Zen

2008-07-28T21:12:00.003-05:00

We've got a sale on eyelashes over here...

Funky White Girl

2008-07-26T11:20:00.004-05:00

Last night we met Susan at The Back Eddy .
After dinner we checked out the docks where Liv just couldn't contain herself. It's a little jumbled but what she stops to say in the middle of her dance is "That's how I roll".

gleamage

2008-07-22T20:05:00.006-05:00

G-Man

2008-07-21T05:08:00.002-05:00

Liv and her posse:

Quick Assembly, Minor Use of Expletives

2008-07-16T20:16:00.004-05:00

Look what I brought home from Ikea:

Actually, I got the table & chair for Liv:

Going during the week: a very good thing. Spending less than $60: impressive!

Mrs. Orange Soda Means Business

2008-07-14T18:56:00.003-05:00

Baths are being taken to a whole new level. This is some serious business, people.

That's Mrs. Orange Soda, Thank You

2008-07-05T16:37:00.006-05:00

Can you tell I forced Liv to take this picture? Grumpus McGrumpus...

We went to the PawSox game last night. The game was great (we won) and the fireworks were excellent.

Also at the game, Liv told me "I want to marry my orange soda." There could be worse things, I guess.

The Chimney is Up!

2008-06-26T05:21:00.004-05:00

Finally - it's done and in record time! I think I heard the neighbors cheering at the removal of this eyesore. Next up: the roof.

Dropping the Kids Off at the Pool

2008-06-24T20:30:00.001-05:00

Ballet Recital

2008-06-08T17:58:00.006-05:00

My Mom and Wes came up to see Liv's ballet recital this weekend. Liv's performance was awesome, seeing my Mom was great and I am so incredibly relieved that we no longer have Ballet class to go to on Saturday mornings.

Sunday at the Museum

2008-05-12T05:05:00.002-05:00

The almost-sleepover

2008-05-06T05:16:00.002-05:00

Little League Parade

2008-04-28T06:14:00.004-05:00

The Angels pre-parade. Liv is in the first row, second from the right.

Sweetheart Dance

2008-04-27T20:17:00.002-05:00

Saturday at the URI campus

2008-04-23T06:21:00.005-05:00

muzak

2008-03-28T18:41:00.001-05:00

Egg 12: Tell a joke...

2008-03-23T21:20:00.003-05:00

O: Knock Knock
A: Who's there?
O: Boo
A: Boo who?
O: Aww, don't cry. It's only a mild cuncussion.

Happy Eastah!

2008-03-20T06:20:00.003-05:00

Room Layout

2008-03-12T22:51:00.005-05:00

Here is a drawing Liv did of her room. I'll start the descriptions at 9 o'clock. That is her bed with her laying in it. Right next to the bed is her bedside table. I love how she drew the picture as if she were actually looking down on the room. If you look closely you can see her bedside lamp and then to the right is what her drawer to her table looks like when pulled out. At 12 and 2 o'clock are her window shades. At 3 o'clock is her CD player and the circles you see there are the actual CD's. To the left of that is a hamper in the shape of a frog. And underneath that at almost 6 o'clock is actually inside her closet where she likes to keep her trucks. And finally at 7 o'clock is the door to her room. Pretty neat!

She's Toothless...La Da Dee, La Da Daa

2008-03-09T01:24:00.006-05:00

The Tooth Fairy strikes again! Liv lost one of her top teeth on Friday. This makes #3.

Winter 2008

2008-03-04T21:25:00.003-05:00

And yes, those are brussel sprouts for the eyes.

Apple Picking - Part 2

2005-09-23T08:44:00.000-05:00

They've got their apple sacks and are ready to roll!

Apple Picking - Part 1

2005-09-23T07:45:00.000-05:00

Pre-K is waiting very patiently for the schoolbus to arrive.

And here's Olivia with the other Olivia (aka Middleton) -- all the kids got on the bus first so that they could get their seatbelts on and then the parents all got in. I ended up sitting in the very back of the bus - it felt like high school all over again!

Getting Buggy

2005-09-18T12:00:00.000-05:00

Here's Dorothy!

2005-09-16T20:04:00.000-05:00

Visit with Noni

2005-09-16T19:56:00.000-05:00

Halloween Prep

2005-09-15T18:00:00.000-05:00

Alligator

2005-09-01T15:07:00.000-05:00

L to R: Zoe (5), Liv (4) and Liam (3).
This was taken at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island.