Olivia Loves Snow!

Olivia loves snow! Especially when there is a chance to throw a snowball at dad!

This is the most snow Bucharest has had in many years (more than 2 feet in one night). Isn't that a nice welcome for us in our first winter!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Olivia, Cindy & Scott

Dad getting a "Makeover"

Face painting with Olivia

Olivia Holds Her Own

We decided to sit and observe how Olivia would handle the situation that was unfolding before us. We were at the mall and little Miss Livy wanted to play in the kid's play-area. She had been playing in a certain area for a little while when a rather aggressive little fellow came along and began to push her with his feet and hands. She just looked at him. He spoke to her in Romanian. And again she just looked at him and didn't budge. He continued to try to physically move her from the spot she was in, but she held her ground. She never pushed him back or spoke a word to him. She simply looked at him and kept her spot in a calm, rather confident manner. Finally Olivia decided that she was ready to move on and so she calmly walked away to another area. I (Cindy) must admit that I was very happy with how she handled the little fellow. I am not sure that I would have been so tolerant.

Miss O and Aunt Tami

Olivia loves her Aunt Tami! Here they are all dressed up for Papa and Grammy's 50th Anniversary.