Olivia's Dedication

On Sunday, January 18, 2009 Olivia was dedicated at church. In the Protestant faith, that basically means that the parents are publically committing to raise their child in a christian home. Rob and I were very excited and proud to publically acknowledge our responsibility to God in raising Olivia. Our church holds a dedication ceremony once a quarter and typically there are two or three children. This quarter there were nine, so Olivia will have many new friends to make. Our children's pastor joked that about 10 months ago, the church held a prayer meeting to pray for new members and here we have them today. : ) My mom, sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew came down from Kentucky. Our friends Adam and Leslie also came to watch O on her big day. Our family doesn't have a generational gown so I wanted to find something unique. I had been looking around, when I randomly found a beautiful gown at an antique store near our house. So this will become a new family tradition for the Hathcocks. We are so proud of our little girl and know God has big plans for her.

Little Fish

Olivia went for her first swim in Hinesville, Georgia. The final week of Rob's active duty, the army sent all of us to Ft. Stewart for a week of family reintegration. That basically means a week of somewhat boring classes, Olivia in tow. On the upside, we were put up in a hotel that had an indoor swimming pool. Rob and I thought this was a great opportunity to take O for a swim. So here is her first dunk and her cute little polka dot bikini, courtesty of her big cousin Morgan. (the bikini was her's first)

Little Girl, Big Appetite

Over the past couple of weeks Rob and I have gotten to introduce Olivia to new veggies and fruits. We have also been letting her experiment with her sippie cup. I thought I would share this funny little video with you all, because it has definitely made us laugh. She has since tried just about every choice that the 1st foods offers and is doing much better with her cup. I believe she still thinks the cup is just something to chew on that occasionally surprises her with a little goodness. : )