Weddings, birthdays & other assorted celebrations

So a lot can happen when you don't blog for two months! A big congratulations go out to my brother Ryan for getting married on May 30th! We love Lara and are so glad she is a part of the family!

The Bride & Groom (obviously!)

Our little family...yes, the dresses got put to use again.

The Olsen's: My mom, sister Rachelle, brother Ryan, moi & Daddy-O

Another big milestone to come and go was the last day of kindergarten for Carly. She is now an official first grader on summer break. We attended her program the last week of school and it was really cute. They sang several songs including one about a donkey, one about friendship, the alphabet backwards, and "Start Spreading the News" (with chorus "I want to be a part of it...first grade! first grade!) Carly has done an awesome job in school this year and we are very proud of her.

Last, but certainly not least, my baby turned ONE! The poor little thing was slightly sick and spent most of the day in bed napping but was very happy for the party. She was actually quite good at opening presents, especially the bagged ones. Her cake was an over-six-hours-of-working-on-the-dumb-thing disaster so it will be not be pictured here. Mostly because my hand was too busy holding it up from falling over rather than taking pictures. But it seemed to taste okay and Savannah enjoyed it one little pinchful at a time. She is so sweet. Happy Birthday baby!

Isn't she beautiful?

And for my parting shot, I leave you with the image of a Barbie house that I picked up at a yard sale this weekend for a mere $15. I realize that it doesn't look like much now and it is a terrible picture (I am as we speak brushing off the insullation all over my back from leaning against the laundry room wall in an effort to obtain this picture poor as it may be), this is my new project that I can't wait to get started on! Hopefully it will be ultra fabulous in time for Abbie's birthday (please don't show this blog to Abbie as it is a surprise) and I will post the new and improved photos when that comes to pass. Unit then...au revoir!