Heaven?

Had to post a picture because, seriously, what is better than this...

You've GOT TO love a fridge this full of goodness. Had to share because this is a very rare occasion :)

She's Improving!

Olivia has been working out hard with her Mom! This is just an update on her progress:
October '07
Looking good with her game face on, but still a little weak.


6 Months Later:
April '08
Look at the improvement! More Concentration, better form and double the weight!

We're so proud of you
Keep up the Good Work little Squirt!

Getting Crafty

While out and about on our usual Friday Play Days Lynly, Mistie and I realized that we were buying each little hair clip for our girls at $5 a pop! Why aren't we doing this ourselves? We asked eachother. So we did! Here is some of our finished product, we sure are getting crafty! We made the ribbon holders and all the hair clips...and man we are getting good! Now that we've had a trial run it's only going to get better from here!

The Nick of all Names

Ok I feel Obligated to contribute to Lauren's and Lynly's blog post Nicknames...this is how our version goes:

Olivia
Livi
Liv
Livia
Baby O
O
Swampy
MyBaby
Peanut
Olive
Ms.Olivia (mom mom)
LiviLu
YaYa (2 Year old cousins)
Cheeser
Saggy bum
Monkey

Rebecca (Yes, that's my "real" name)

Becca
Beeker
Bec

Becs
Bu or Boo
Beccaroo
Babe
Becster
Mama (olivia)
Mah (olivia)
Olivia's Mom
OR my own Mother will often call me by everyone else in the family first: LeannaLu, Tami, Brian, Muffy, Taffy, (YES, those last two are the cats--that happen to have died years ago).

John
Johnny
daD (olivia)
dah (olivia)
JohnnyJo
JBone
Johnson
Miller
Millhouse
The Mechanic
MillerLite
Johnny Rotten

Can't leave out the doggies:
Kiya
ewf ewf (olivia)
Kie (olivia)
Puppy

Thor
Thorax
naughty dog
ewf ewf (olivia)

On With The Fight...Or NOT.

So the fights were a little bit of a disappointment, A LOT a bit for Johnny. He was supposed to be the 5th fight of the night, hands wrapped ready to go when on the 3rd fight the commissioner broke some bad news: His opponent's drug tests came back positive+ for drugs! WHAT? The fight was a scratch. We were all pretty bummed that Johnny didn't get to fight (Especially him) because a lot of people came just to watch him (including my Pop :). However, Johnny was still able to get in the ring and thank everyone for coming and reassure them he'd fight again soon! (Thank goodness for drug tests~in my opinion.)

Early Birthday

On Sunday we got together as a family and celebrated cousin Alexa's #5 and Olivia's #1 Birthdays! It's a little bit early, her birthday isn't until May 1st, but what's better than ONE birthday party...TWO of course! Olivia had tons of fun opening some presents and had A LOT of help from her girl cousins!

After Opening Presents we sang to the birthday girls and ate Home-made Strawberry Shortcake and Home-made Vanilla Ice Cream! MMM...Thanks Lu and Camille. Olivia LOVED the Ice Cream and using the spoon all by herself. She couldn't seem to get enough of the ice cream and I couldn't seem to get enough of her using that spoon, it was SO cute!

Look at this picture, Olivia was absolutely FASCINATED with the flame on that candle. Do we have a little Pyro on our hands?

Showdown

5 More Days till the Fight!

Johnny is officially on the FightCard for this coming Friday's MMA Fight at the McKay Event Center in Orem! Which means: he'll be fighting in the cage, this will be his second professional fight. The first fight Johnny had wasn't too hard to watch since he "killed" his oponent and was never himself in a compromising situation, he won hands down! I am not too worried about Johnny's upcoming fight but I'm sure I will get a little nervous as it gets closer to him climbing into the ring. He has trained really hard and is ready to fight, it should be great to watch!

We'll See You There!

20 Red Nails!

We're sandal ready so bring on SPRING!!

Olivia and I painted NAILS today, it is SO fun to have a little girl! It was the first time we've attempted painting those tiny little nails and it wasn't easy, but it was worth it! Livi loves her new toes, when she notices them she makes sure to point and say "Oh"!

This picture is a little blurry due to the lotion that very quickly got under the cap and rubbed onto the lense, how does she do that? Her feet are much cuter than mine.

Noodles and Grapes

Warning: Do not read if you have a weak stomach.


It's all I can do to write this and keep my stomach under control! For those of you who know me well, know that my #1 "fear" has always been, and will always be...vomit. It's so unnatural and disturbing to see and smell, everything about it is horrifying. Well, the last couple of days around the Miller household has been quite an adventure, and venture into the vomit filled world. Ever since I was a child I've kept a great distance from anything that has to do with puke or anyone that is puking, it's just not my cup o' tea. On Sunday Early AM an ugly little vomit bug decided to attack Olivia and I in our sleep, needless to say this was OUR first experience with REAL puke from a baby, not spit up, the real deal. (Might I add, sickness sure gets A LOT messier with a child!) It was again horrifying, just as I had remembered it. From the first day that I found out I was pregnant Johnny and I made a deal: He does the puke and I do (most of) the poop, forever! I've always wondered when babies spit-up would no longer be spit-up, and now I know, I no longer need to live in fear. That was truly a terrible night that I will never forget the aftermath of; Livi's noodles and grapes and my Cafe Rio salad, it will be hard to forget. (My apologies about this post...I had to do it!)

I am happy to say that we're both feeling a little better now, it took a few days and a lot of rest but we're starting to regain strength and appetite! Poor little Olivia survived Mom's worst nightmare and thank goodness she has a GREAT Daddy to take care of her. Johnny was SO great, while I lay on the couch all day trying to keep anything down he continued to: clean up after Olivia, give her baths, change her sheets, do laundry, get us Popsicles, shake his head and just say "you girls", and he still managed to throw an awesome Round Ball Ruckus with our new hoop! Praise and Thanks to the best Daddy in the whole world, we love you!
(And hope you start feeling better soon, that's right the bug eventually got him too! ewww.)

Going Green...er?

In the past months I have made an effort to begin "Going Green". I haven't gone to extreme measures but it all began with a brand of cleaning products called "Seventh Generation". I had the thought while I was wiping Olivia's High Chair down with some Clorox cleaner, with a harsh scent and crazy chemicals inside, that this couldn't be good for Olivia to ingest. Therefore, I went to a Non-Toxic Kitchen cleaner by Seventh Generation! I loved it soo much that I have bought several other items and use them very frequently!

Here are some of the features and benefits that I appreciate:

*Non-toxic & biodegradable
*No chlorine or petroleum-based solvents
*No glycol ethers
*No strong acids
*Not caustic
*Not tested on animals
*Kosher-certified

So far Seventh Generation products have saved 251,351 trees and 397,470 gallons of petroleum. I love saving Trees!

Along with the Cleaning Supplies and Recycling I have also purchased several of these reusable grocery bags, and L O V E them! NO more of the kabillions of plastic bags I feel obligated to save & store!

Back In Time

This week my best bud/cuz and I took a visit back in time, to the Good Ole Days if you will! A couple of our High School friends are pregnant and having little boys...so therefore we hopped in the car and drove down to our old stomping ground in Southern Utah to pay them a little visit! It was so great to see our group of friends and hang out like the good old days (but with a few extra little ones tagging along). We had a great dinner and went back to Deb's Parent's house to hang out like old times! We stayed up until 4 am just talking and catching up....it was SO much fun to reminisce on some of the funnest times ever!!

Natalie, Deb, Lindsay, Me, Olivia, Kamie and Ronnie

Debra, Me and Olivia

Olivia and Kamie's adorable little boy Kaylen, they hit it off!

Is It April 1st?

My good Friend Angel just happened to be a perfect victim for some awesome pranks this year! On March 31st after she left work I couldn't HELP but sneak into her office and get to work! This is what she found first thing in the morning....Surprise, and Happy April 1st sweet Angel! (Hopefully we're still good friends!)

APRIL FOOLS