Merry Christmas from The Nuetzels!

The best Christmas card ever?

Annie and Olivia both got Christmas cards from Grandma and Grandpa tonight. Lately Annie has developed a sassy new attitude to match her sassy new haircut because she didn't seem interested in opening her card at all. She was deeply engrossed in an insightful and very unpredictable-not episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and couldn't be disturbed. Anyways, once the show was over and dinner was on the table I showed Olivia's card to her and she opened it up and started reading it out loud...I told you she was smart! Anyways, the card went something like this...

"I love you and you love me and I'm going on a trip and nobody cares about me"

I said, well that's unfortunate!

Gosh, why are 90% of all the posts on this blog about Annie? Here's a tidbit about the world's cutest and most happiest baby, Olivia. I took her to the doctor this afternoon for part 2 of her flu shot and she didn't even frown when they shot her up! Once I got home, I checked the voicemails on our answering machine and found out that she has to go back for her 9 month checkup this Thursday...poo, I should have checked my calendar closer!

The Cutting Edge!

Tim and Annie decided to wrap some presents this afternoon. I was in the living room taking some photos of Olivia with her pretty christmas outfit in front of the tree, so I'm not exactly sure how this happened...but when I walked into the kitchen Annie was holding the scissors in one hand and in the other, a big chunk of hair that wasn't attached to her head anymore...she had a big smile on her face and told me that she got a new haircut! We had just gotten a real haircut on Friday that I thought turned out super cute, but I guess Ms. Annie wanted it a little bit shorter...it actually doesn't look too bad, and I guess it does help with the hair in the eyes problem she seems to have.

Visit with Santa!

Annie asked for an assortment of random things...a stop sign, a lion, a postman, cherrios, stairs, a goat, crayons, a christmas tree...Olivia didn't ask for anything that I am aware of.

Baby-O is 8 months old!

So so late on this Olivia update...she is after all almost 9 months. What is new with her? She is crawling around like crazy and putting anything and everything in her mouth, nothing too unusual with that for an 8 month old. We started giving her a little finger food, star poofs that melt in her mouth and she enjoys munching on them as much as Annie likes dishing them out to her. She is finally over her multiple ear infections. I thought for sure that she had another one because she had been so grumpy, not at all like her normal super happy baby self, but the doctor thought she was just teething. So far no teeth have shown up yet! She is pulling herself up on anything, chairs, couches, dogs...she hasn't figured out how to move any farther from the spot she pulled herself up with, but I think she is getting close. I'm starting to wonder about her hair. I'm not too sure that it will be turning blond like Annie's did...and I'm wondering if it will be a little curly too. She is starting to be more vocal...voicing her discontent when Annie takes away any toys she has been playing with and she has also developed a trademark high pitched screech which she uses when she is happy and having a good time...when she is tired, she blows raspberries.