Creative, passionate, nurturing, sweet, spicy, kind, a lovely little Lady!

Those are a few words to some up my Noodle.  Liv and I are similar in many ways, but as she's growing up, I realize she is actually wired much different than I.  I have always recognized her creativity, her imagination, and analytical mind.  She's very observant and has an incredible photographic memory.  The last part she definitely gets from me...the analytical part too ;)  but the creative, artistic side, is not at all from her mama.  I am sure she gets that from her Uncle Noel.  She is a total TINKER...truly reminds me of Tinkerbell from Disney, the way she creates things.  I love watching here create.  She has  a unique touch and style to everything, always making it her own.  She is hodge podge type of girl, and it's always fun to see what she puts together.  Like her bedroom, and how she's decorated~ 
*I made her a duvet cover and just recently finished it.  Not sure why I thought it would be a good idea to start a project like that when I have 3 young children, but I did...and I learned that I probably won't be making another one for quite awhile.  I love quilting, it's so relaxing.  But I felt like I was on a time limit, so it kind of took the fun out of it.  So we went to the fabric store and Liv picked out all the fabric on her own and I will post a picture of the finished project.  So thankful that Gammy came over to help me measure, cut, and sew for the last part of the quilt~the back.  I was doing all those things with a baby on my hip so it was a huge blessing to have her helping hands.  Her Gam also made some curtains for her out of fabric that Liv liked.
*We were at Hobby Lobby a couple weeks ago, she picked out some paper.  I'm not kidding, this girl goes through craft supplies so fast!  She picked out cute Valentine themed paper and came home and started making valentine's cards for her class.  It's this type of thing I love about her, she loves making things her own(which again, is so not me, wish I had it in me!)
*Her newest interest is guitar.  Over Christmas break she would tell Shane and I that she'd been writing songs.  So I figured she was just jotting things down here and there.  I was wrong!  She had an entire journal of songs that she'd been writing.  Next came her performing them using her toy guitar, the one she got when she was 4 years old.  With that, let's just say that all the storage on my camera has been taken up by the dozens of videos we have recorded.  For several weeks she kept asking for a real guitar, and if she could learn to play.  I thought about it, prayed about it, thought some more.  Fast forward...Well, today was her first lesson.  We got her a guitar, and the she's on cloud 9 learning to play it at home, and now she will have a weekly lesson.  I have to say, when she's strumming, and just learning how to play while sitting next to me, it helps me relax, I LOVE hearing her play.  It's a peaceful sound.  Can't wait to see what's in store for her with this.   We are a music family(even though her Dad was the only one who played instruments growing up)  But you know what I mean, the 5 of us are obsessed with music!  We shall see what happens, very excited for Olivia. 
*She is still dancing and is working on the routine for her recital in June.  At one point, my children are going to have to stick with one thing at a time.  The thought of 3 kids in all sorts of different activities in the future is a little scary. 

Making Valentines

Liv's duvet cover...this is the fabric she picked, you can see the curtains in background.

When she got home today, she wanted me to listen to what she'd learned today.  Her first song is Take My Life, one of my favorite Christian songs!

Alright, I know, this was way long.  But I have been wanting to write about my favorite girl.  Sweet & Spicy she is~The other day telling me "you need to slow your engine"!  I about died, but she was right, at that moment, whatever was happening, I was too intense :")