i haven't updated olivia's blog in a long time. i really don't know where to begin and what to post. i guess i will start with whats going on right now. she is getting ready to go to kindergarten. her teacher's approved her to move to the next level and assured us she is more than ready to go. her teachers are excited and confident that she will be reading very early in kindergarten. we are working on sight words, she can write her upper and lower case letters, her numbers 1-15, and so many more exciting things. she has always been smart and it's a gift to watch her grow and move on to the next level. pretty soon we are going school shopping and she is very excited to get a lunch box for school this year. she loves to talk and plan out her day with me. she has to have an input on what she wears down to what goes in her mouth. she loves to help me cook and she enjoys folding wash cloths for me when i am doing the laundry. for the summer she was in cheer camp and at the end of august she will join soccer. her father and i lived with my parents for a year and she went to preschool for a while. it wasn't a safe enviornment so she didn't finish the year out, she was maybe two months away from finishing. when she was 2 1/2 going on 3 she started dance at the same time when she was in preschool. when she turned 4 she had an amazing opportunity to attend the best preschool in our city. and every tuesday she still attended dance class. i found a small dance program that allows her to dance in a dance room and recieve beautiful costumes. in addition to performing on a stage. i am very blessed for the many memories we had when we were very poor. and staying positive wasn't always easy but it got us through the hardest times of our lives. i will include some pictures of all the memories i've written down. olivia is doing an arts and craft right now so i will post a few now and keep updating more until i am finished. they might be a little out of order but i will label them.