Let me tell you

My daughter is adorably cute.

Do you know how I know this?

Well I will tell you...

(16 month old Olive)

• She helps out with chores. Olive loves to fold laundry with me, granted "folding" is more like flinging a pair of Daddy's boxers around than smashing into a ball and putting it on top of the boxer pile. If that isn't cute, I am not sure what is. She smiles and claps for herself every time she "folds" something. She also puts away dishes. Mostly the Tupperware, because thats all she can reach. Oh she also puts away the popcorn bowl, she knows right where it goes with no help from me.
• Hygiene is important to her. Olive is the queen of brushing her teeth. It is very rare to see her without a toothbrush while we are at home. When bedtime or shower time rolls around she goes right for her toothbrush and wets it herself. She also humms while brushing, it helps her concentrate on killing all that plaque! Olive also loves to wash herself with her tiny pink puff. She can even put the soap on by herself. Than she rubs the puff all over, even her face. When she is done she slam dunks the puff on the shower floor and puts her hands up for me to rinse her off. What a silly girl!
• Clutter is not her friend. When too many of her toys are out of the box she will put them all back, one by one. Cheering herself on with a clap every time she puts a toy in the box.
• Feet protection is at the top of her list. Anytime Olive sees a pair of her tennies or flip flops she immediately puts them on her feet. Well she attempts to until she gets frustrated and brings them to me and says "on".
• Cheese is her middle name! Well technically Lyn is... When a camera is present she smiles, constantly smiles. Even if the camera is not on or pointed at her, she still smiles.
• She hunches when in trouble. Funny thing. When Olive plays with the T.V. buttons or I need to talk to her and I ask her to 'Come here' she bends her torso down half way like an old person and runs to wards me. The entire time she yells "Bad bad bad bad".
• Dehydration is a big NO. Olive is all about keeping hydrated. If Olive is around, you know her sippy cup is near. She comes to me about 10 times a day with her sippy cup or as she calls it "Mulllll" meaning milk. She mostly drinks ice water, the ice is very important. She will check and make sure the ice is in there by shaking the cup. When she doesn't hear the ice, she comes back to me and hands me her cup.
• Hugs and kisses heal. Olive loves to kiss and hug Devin and I. She does not hand out her kisses or hugs to just anyone. The only other people that have gotten an Olive kiss are Grandma Aurora and Grandma Saenz. When Olive sees that I am flustered or if I am crying, she will furrow her eyebrows and come give me a kiss on each cheek, a kiss on the lips and a hug that could cure cancer. Than she looks at me and says "To oahy" Meaning 'Are you ok?' Who wouldn't feel better after that?

These are just a few of things that make Olive adorably cute.

Olive helping with the laundry at 9 months