Merry Christmas!

We had a nice and BUSY Christmas this year. We finished our 4th Christmas on Friday. Greg and I really need to go see that movie! :) Actually now that I think of it we had 5 Christmases! Kennedy really enjoyed it this year. She loved opening presents, stayed up until 11 on Christmas Eve for the party, woke up and enjoyed Santa and played all day! Whit got a jumperoo just like Kennedy had! To my surprise he was so ready for it and LOVED it! It was sweet to see him excited on Christmas morning! Santa brought Kennedy a kitchen and she spent the morning cooking for us. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the past few days. I had so many! And today is my Kennedy's 2nd birthday! We will be spending it watching movies...she has a 102 fever bless her heart!

She loved opening presents!

Me and my babies!


Whit and DaDa....I love this one!

And sweet Whit...he is getting good at leaning and sitting for just a second. Nowhere near sitting up but it is good for a quick photo shoot! He is such a sweet boy!

She loved her new kitchen!! And I know, I know, the hair is out of control. It is better with a bow, but who needs a bow Christmas morning right?

A few Christmas thoughts

Merry Christmas Eve! Kennedy and I just got home from the grocery store and everyone is asleep around here! I tucked her in and the night before Christmas poem went off in my head. All my children are all snug in their beds (including Greg: He is actually tucked into the couch under a hot pink blanket) where I am sure they are dreaming of sugarplums! We went to the mall to see Santa. I wanted Kennedy to be there to see Whit be so brave and sit with Santa. :) She refused to sit with him. We didn't push her. Whit did enjoy Santa. The picture they took was so cute. He was smiling away. Then he turned and actually looked at who was holding him and that made him even more happy! I think he liked the beard. Santa told Whit to make sure he was extra good! He also told Whit to be good next year because he probably won't like him then! This must be an experienced Santa!

And for those of you who don't know the Prosser/Olliff history here is a shortened version for you. The grandma and grandpa Prosser/Olliff's were close friends. They had Greg and Chad and of course they grew up to be great friends. Then along came Drew and Courtney and they too were destined for each other. Then the boys got married to GREAT women and we became great friends. They must have good taste right? That is one reason why it is so special that Kennedy and Drew are so close and we hope the same for Whit and Lorelei. It all started back with the original four and look how we have grown! We are quite a crowd now! This is a pic of all of us last night at the Prosser/Olliff Christmas party (yes we have this every year!)


May you all have a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy your families and count your many blessings. I know I will!

This Christmas...

What's different about this Christmas you might ask? Well for starters this is the first year in the past two Christmases that I am NOT pregnant! That is a crazy fact if you ask me! This is also my little Whit's first Christmas and I am so excited to have both my children here. I love my children, I am just not a big fan of being pregnant! I need a break from that for a while! :) Take time to enjoy your family this year. I am going to enjoy my little ones! Here is a pic of Whit's first tree! You know he was super excited about that!

The Happy Birthday Song

All your life you hear this song many times of year. Sometimes you sing it for a friend. Once a year you get the song sung to you. I will never forget little Drew Prosser's first birthday when the room full of people sang Happy Birthday to that sweet baby who had no clue it was for him. I cried. (I cry a lot) Then my precious Kennedy turned one and we sang that same old song to her. All my life it has just been a song but now having my children it brings a new meaning. I remember singing it to Kennedy for the first time and her little innocent eyes just looking around at everyone. And this year again she just looked at everyone as they sang. She can also join in and sing every word this year! It means more to me that just wishing them a happy day. I waited so long to have a baby to sing to. I wanted and longed for that sweet baby that I didn't imagine the life after she was no longer one. Each year I will sing my sweet baby Happy Birthday. And I might cry every year. I'll won't cry because she's another year older. I'll cry because I am grateful. I am grateful for another year I got to spend with her. God gave me such a precious Christmas gift two years ago. I sometimes think it will be hard on her to have a Christmas birthday. But what better time in the year to celebrate my miracle than the time we celebrate our one true miracle in Jesus Christ! December is all about Jesus and Kennedy around the Olliff house! My sweet Kennedy, I am so proud to be your mommy. I will forever be grateful for having you in my life. Happy "almost" Birthday! You still have a few more days of 1!!!

Kennedy's gingerbread party!!

We had Kennedy's big 2 year old party on Saturday! She had tons of fun! I would like to say a big thanks to Sarah for making a FABULOUS cake for her! And thank you to all the mommy's and daddy's out there for taking the time to bring your sweet little ones to play with Kennedy. She had so much fun! Here are a few pictures!

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Little Whitfield

Such a big name for such a small boy! I love my little Whitfield! Today Whit turned 5 months old! He was not feeling so photogenic tonight. I took about 50 pictures and these were the only ones I was happy with. He spit up all over his outfit when we got home (He NEVER spits up). I went to throw a onesie on him and discovered I had none to fit him. Then I remembered Kennedy had this little Christmas one last year. I put it on him and it fit!! WHAT?!! It was a little big but it fit. In case you didn't know they are 18 months apart not a year. Crazy huh?
At 5 Months

*You are SO happy! You smile at us and laugh everyday. You love to see us in the morning and you even take time from eating to just look at me and smile.
* You sleep through the night!!! I mean officially like I say goodnight to you at 7:15ish and most nights I don't see you until I have to wake you up at 6:30 to eat before school. It is WONDERFUL!
*I will still say dinner time is your favorite time of day. You love to have all your favorite people in one place. You sit in my lap and just grin at your Daddy and sister. One night Chad was over and you couldn't find your daddy so you starting crying really hard! Then he started talking to you and you stopped! It melted that DaDa's heart. :)
*You can now play with toys! This is a great world for you. You get so excited and play and play. Maybe Santa will bring you some new ones!
*You love your big sister. You get a kiss every morning from her.

A son is something so special. I knew in my heart I longed for a girl to dress up but never did I expect the love a little boy gives his mommy. One look from you and I am teary. I can already see a genuine love and appreciation from you. Maybe you are going to grow up and be sweet like that daddy of yours. I am enjoying all these small steps you are taking my sweet Whit. I know it will fly by. It already has. I love every minute of your sweet babyhood. I am constantly amazed at how a mother's heart can grow. You've found your place here sweet Whit. You've joined our family and now we can't imagine life without you. You are the piece we were missing. We love you so much!

Me and my bro's

My mom just posted this pic and I thought it was time to post a picture of something other than my kids! :) I am ALWAYS the one who wants a picture of the three of us together. Maybe its being the only girl or my middle child complex. It is a rare occasion when we can all get together like this. I have always loved having two siblings. I say it is nice to have a spare. Blake is good for some things and surprise surprise Patrick is good for some things! Ha! Greg says we are done with two kids but how can you just have one sibling? What do you do if you need to talk to the other and they don't exist? This is a fight I will get to in a few years I guess! And in case you are wondering what my sweet Whit will look like in 22 years or 34 years take a look at both sides of me. He is going to be a nice looking young man isn't he? My bro's are cute aren't they?