Olivia's Birthday!

12 years ago, on Dec. 30, 1999, just two days before the new Millennium, Olivia joined our family 3 weeks ahead of schedule!

 What a beautiful baby Olivia was and she is still just a darling as ever! 

Life got a lot more fun when Olivia came along!

We are so glad you are part of our family Olivia! Happy Birthday!!!!

Once again, I just had to make opening a present harder than it had to be. So I wrapped Olivia's gift in blankets with pillows stuffed in here and there. Then I wrapped it in ribbon and topped with a huge bow! She still knew what it was before she started opening. DARN!

Getting closer!

Now she really knows!

Olivia has really been dying for a steel string guitar like Liza's. 

She is a great player too!

When she was strumming some cords that morning, she realized they sounded like another song, Elevator, by David Archuleta, so she just started playing!

What a fun surprise from Olivia's new Beehive class! HEART ATTACK!!!!

Loving the love! HONK HONK!

I can't believe my baby is 12 years old!!!!!!!!!!

For Olivia's party, she went unconventional and grown-up. We started out at "Nails of the World" getting pedicures with partiers, Alex and Olivia G.

Loving the pampering!

Looking down the line at my party girls.

Next was dinner at Chili's. Boy were these girls loud and crazy! I probably told them to Shhhhhh about 25 times!

We had fun playing games at dinner like the Sweet-n-low game where you flick the pink packet across the table and try to get a little over the edge without if falling off.

Olivia loves her make-up and nail polish kit from Olivia G. She really IS growing up!

Moolah is always a good thing!!!

After dinner we went and saw Taylor Laughtner in "Abduction." Needless to say, the girls LOVED it!

When we were done with the movie, the girls slept over and slept in! Fun party!!

UTAH Koskis in Arizona!

 My brother, Steve, and his wife, Jen, drove down to AZ with their kids the day after Christmas. We love having them visit! Almost all of these pictures were taken by Olivia with her new camera on Dec. 29th and 30th.

We had an awesome afternoon at Freestone Park playing games, munching on snacks, playing Temple Run on cell phones and basking in the sun. It was incredibly warm. Rustin ended up being the fastest on the obstacle course Gma set up. Kjerstin was just microseconds behind. Everyone ran the course many times, even Gma, Maryjane and myself!

Go Olivia go! I can tell it's her by her hot pink Vans.

Me and Kjerstin chillin' on our blankets.

Olivia loved taking pictures of the ducks in the pond. This is just one of about 13 pics she took.

We Koskis LOVE puzzles! Steve, Jen and I are working on one they brought from home.

That night the boys went to my house and watched football, while Jen and I worked on the puzzle and talked. Bonus! 

This was a REALLY hard and huge puzzle. I must admit, it frustrated me at times.

These guys aren't frustrating though, just adorable.

Alex texting Lola or playing Temple Run?

These girls played in that hot tub for HOURS!!

Ryan gives the drink a THUMBS UP!

The one who deserves the most credit on the puzzle is Bill! He worked on it more than anyone and finished it 4 days after the Koski's left, at 3:00am on Jan. 3rd.

Awww. Shopping at the mall with my big brother, Steve.

The youngest Koski, Kate, sporting the Rollersaurus shirt. 

Clark going head first

Fly Claire, fly!

Jump Livvy, Jump!

Mj has to give Peter his breathing treatment. Breathing is pretty important after all!

 Way to go Darth Vader!

Playing games is a Koski tradition. Here Clark is building clown formations!  

Who does Claire wish she could be? See picture below...

Soul Surfer, Bethany Hamilton (this is the actress from the movie). Claire and Lucy dressed as her for Halloween. Claire was riding the new long boards a lot to practice her surfing skills on dry land.

Temple Run? Facebook?

Facebook? Words with Friends?

  

Chloe accompanying Gma with some Christmas music.

Kate in her "booger sweater." Her neighbor bet her $20 she wouldn't dress up as a booger for Halloween. Well, she did it!

Gpa wants YOU to have a Merry Christmas!

Me and my darling SIL, Jen, and crazy Chloe

Interesting Luke. A tortilla hat.

Kjerstin doing one of her favorite things...

  ... coloring "My Little Ponies." She even drew one in the dust on the back window of my Suburban!

Ryan and Clark, learning how to play "Magic" from Alex.