Hailey Mae Olson

Hailey Mae arrived on July 1st at 4:00 a.m. She weighed 6lbs. 13oz. and was 20 inches long. She has lots of light brownish blondish hair. She is healthy and happy and a good eater. Mommy is feeling good as well.

Spring update

I know I am bad at updating the blog but it has been busy around here. Maddie is 2 1/2 and growing up. She is very independent and loves to tell us "I do it by myself" She is very energetic and is having fun at daycare. She loves other kids and wherever we go she makes new friends. She is starting to accept that she is going to have a tiny baby sister and even showed her friend where her baby is going to sleep. She gets frustrated with mommy when I tell her I can't pick her up because of the baby and she says "no baby! hold me!" She is also into telling us stories about daycare and shares with me each day what she ate for lunch in detail.:) She especially likes to tell stories about kids going into time out and hitting but I am not sure that they are totally accurate.:) Other than that things are going well for Josh and I. I am 34 weeks pregnant now only 6 weeks until my due date if I go that long. I am feeling pretty good just sore and tired. I feel very big and working full time and then coming home and chasing after a 2 year old is tiring. School will be out soon and that should help. I will be glad to have this baby to hold soon. Josh is still very busy with work and is now in softball season. He plays two nights a week. That is about it for now.

It's a GIRL!!!

We found out we are having another girl. Maddie will have a little sister to play with. I will post the picture of the ultrasound when we get it scanned in. She already looks like Maddie with her button nose. :) The baby's due date is still July 2nd. Not much else is new around here except that Maddie and me have been sick with the stomach flu for the past week. Neither of us have been at daycare or work all week. We are finally starting to feel better now but it has not been fun. We are hoping that we are all done with being sick this year. That is all for now.

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!!

This year has been busy and full of exciting, fun, and some sad events. I will begin with the exciting news that Madison is going to be a big sister. Baby Olson #2 is due July 2nd. Mommy has been a lot sicker this time around and is hoping it will end soon. Maddie is starting to understand that she will be a big sister but not completely. If you ask her where the baby is she lifts up her shirt and points to her tummy. If I ask where mommy's baby is she will point to my tummy. This week she has been adamantly telling me that she is having a girl and I am having a baby boy. In a few weeks at our next ultrasound, we will see if she is right. For the past month after school/daycare she has been saying, "mommy's sick. Maddie's busy." This statement couldn't be more true.:)
Some fun events that took place this year included a trip to Florida last March. Maddie got to see the ocean and Disney world for the first time. She still watches her Florida video and loves all the Disney characters. We also went to a lot of weddings this year. Josh's brother Caleb got married in July and Madison was a flower girl. She loved wearing the pretty dress and did a great job. Although daddy had to carry her down the aisle. We also found out that Madison LOVES to dance. She danced at all the weddings and we had to drag her off the dance floor each time. In the evenings at home she also likes to dance and even has a special outfit that she puts on to dance in (striped shorts, long socks, and maryjane shoes). She enjoys picking out her own clothes now and comes up with some pretty crazy outfits.
The sad news is that my grandma Rosell was diagnosed with terminal cancer this September. She was able to stay at home with the care of my grandpa, aunts, uncles, and mom until she passed away a few weeks ago. Her funeral was so nice and showed just how many people she actually impacted in her community.
I will end with a quick update on each of us. Josh is still running his own business from home, Olson Medical Billing. He is still very busy and works a lot. He manages to have time to play football, basketball, and softball on church leagues year round. He also enjoys watching sports any chance he can get.
I(Charity) am still working at my same job as an autism teacher in Oakdale. This is my 5th year and now I am the veteran Autism teacher for elementary. I LOVE my job this year! I have great students and parents which make all the difference. I recently earned my LD (learning disabilities) licensure from BSU. Now I can teach a different type of special education if I choose.
Madison is 2 years old now. She is full of energy and personality. She LOVES people and attention. She is not shy. Wherever we go she makes new friends. She is smiley and happy and I think that draws people to her. She is spirited and independent. She likes to do everything by herself. She has been potty trained since this summer mostly because she wanted to be. She is talking all the time. She is always surprising us with the new words and phrases she is saying. Her latest saying is I LOVE MY diaper!, I LOVE MY nuk!, I LOVE MY daddy!. She is going to a new daycare this year and she is learning a lot and of course loves the other kids. She talks about all the kids at home. She still goes to her grandma's (my mom's) one day a week for daycare as well. I asked her one day if she wanted to stay home with mommy and she said, no I want to stay with grandma.
That is our Christmas update. We hope that you and your families are doing well! Enjoy your time off and have a very Merry Christmas!
Love,
Charity, Josh, & Madison

A Busy Fall

We have had a busy Fall that is why I have not updated the blog. Maddie has been busy going to daycare and learning. She loves to dance and is learning to sing. She was a monkey for Halloween and loved trick or treating. She was a good little trick or treater. We had a few Fall picnics on our new deck which she loved. We went on several Fall walks. She had to get all bundled up but enjoyed being outside. We also went to Josh's cousin, Robin's wedding. Maddie loved the wedding dance. She was having a blast dancing with all the adults. She is still active and likes to climb. Needless to say she keeps us hopping. Not much else is new. A Christmas letter blog will be coming soon.

Madison turned 2 years old!!!

Maddie is two now! She had a great birthday party with the fam! She LOVED all of her gifts. She got lots of purses and makeup (her favorite). She loves playing with mommy's makeup. She also got farm animals which she loves. Lots of cute outfits, Good Disney movies, baby dolls, and a big pony. She is a good mommy to her dolly's. She also really enjoyed her Elmo cake and cupcakes. She could hardly wait to eat them. She asked for cake many times before we ate it. I think her favorite part was being the center of attention with all the people who love her. She was so happy and excited all weekend! Thanks to everyone who came and for the great gifts! It was a fun birthday for Miss Maddie!

School and Daycare are back in session

Maddie will be turning 2 next week. That seems crazy fast to me but at the same time a long time coming. She has been potty trained for over a month. She has been really good about using different toilets and has had very few accidents. She is going to a new daycare this year and loves it. The first day we walked into the house a little girl said Madison is my new best friend. She told her mom that she wanted to give Maddie her old Dora trike. Maddie loves the trike and the little girl. She is learning a lot at daycare. She brings home books and curriculum she is working on. They have a preschool curriculum so she is learning many educational things which I love.:) She is also learning to pick up toys and share. I came to pick her up one day and she yelled MOMMY!!!! but she knew that she needed to pick up what she was playing with and put it in the bin and closed the lid. I was impressed! I love my little cleaner! She is also talking and repeating words a lot. She keeps asking me "What's that?" to everything she sees and then she repeats the words I tell her. She is also a good little mommy to her dollies. She lines them up on the couch and puts them nigh nigh and kisses them. She has even named several of them, Bob, baby, ugly baby:) etc. She is our entertainment around here. I also went back to work at the same job. It is my fifth year there. This year has been going great! I am glad that I stayed. I have new kids and a few less of them and boy does that make a difference. I feel like I can actually teach and make a difference for these kiddos. Josh is still working hard and often. He is also very busy with athletics. He is currently playing softball, flag football, and basketball. Some recent activities that we just did include the State Fair which Maddie loved because she loves those cows. We also went camping with Maddie and Angele and Scott for one night. Maddie did well. She enjoyed hiking and running around outside. We were all pretty tired by the end of the trip. :) That is about it for now. I will write again after the big birthday party.