C H A P T E R . T W O

cookies

i decided that it would be fun if olivia and i did a valentine's day craft for the first week, since the holiday was just around the corner. 

with the help of my mom i came up with the idea to decorate heart shaped sugar cookies with her.

this was a great activity because olivia l o v e s to cook, it was totally hands on, and she really really liked the frosting:) i think she liked that this was her project and that they were her cookies she decorated. it was something that she could show that she did all on her own.
i had such a fun time doing this with her!

(holly had to join in too! i love seeing holly with olivia..those two are such sweet girls.)
nails
for week two, i was trying to think of something olivia would love. 
i remembered that she had told me that she absolutely loves to paint her nails and her favorite color is pink. that girl l o v e s pink, let me tell you! so, i thought it'd be fun if we had a little spa day. i laid out all our nail polish bottles and of course she chose the brightest pink one! we painted nails and just talked. every time i'm with her, i always laugh. she is so cute and just wants to know everything! i love it!  
after nails, olivia discovered our major barbie collection. it is massive and she loves it. so every week, we do our activity, and then we go play barbies! i think it's her favorite thing:) and what girl doesn't love barbies?!

every week i get to do this with olivia, i feel like i grow more and more. it truly is a blessing to be around such a sweet spirit and to feel of her light. olivia really does have a light and it shows. i am always so happy around her and i know that it's because of her own joy. i know that i need to strive to be more like her and work on being a light for others. 

president monson says, “as we follow the example of the Savior, ours will be the opportunity to be a light to all we meet."

i hope that we can all become "lights" for those around us. let your light shine! let others feel of your happiness. i know that if we strive to live a more joyous life, that we will be blessed and it will bless others' lives, too.