The Everett's

Mt. Berry College

2008-02-17T07:54:00.002-06:00

From snow to 60 degree weather. Now I remember why I love the South. Yesterday we played at Berry College in Mt. Berry, GA. Just outside of Rome, GA. This is the largest campus (acreage-wise in the US)! It was beautiful. Olive is now pointing and waving at every stranger she sees until they look her way. She then wins them over by laughing like they are the funniest person ever. We're in route to West Palm Beach, FL today and play there tonight. Olive is enjoying old Popeye the Sailorman cartoons and an old 1970's Sesame Street video called " Sing Yourself Silly" to pass the time on the bus. If you haven't seen this one, I highly recommend it. It's the one with James Taylor, in his early 30's, singing his "Jelly-man Kelly" song. Shane and I have the entire video memorized and love the songs:)

On the road again...

2008-02-12T20:46:00.003-06:00

Well we are officially on the road again and in Hawthorne, NJ tonight. It has been snowing all day and the busses are a few feet deep in snow! I slipped down the stairs today getting off the bus, no injuries. Olive is quite a charmer with all these new boys. We are out with Starfield this time. I have no good picks from today, but I love this one of Olive on the drums. Her favorite birthday gift was a set of instruments that came inside a drum. She loves to beat and tap on anything. Joey, our drummer, is of course so proud of her beat keeping ability, ha ha. This trip 4 days in has not been without its adventures already. One bus got stuck on a gravel road in the backwoods of NC, we all randomly got to go see Will Farrell (sp?) at a sold out 16,000 seat arena on his "Funny or Die" comedy tour. We got to park our bus around back about 20 feet from Will Farrell's bus because the people thought we were Casting Crowns! hilarious. David Nasser, our tour speaker, blew a tire in the snow today and had to get towed back to the venue. That's it for today. I'm hoping to keep a little running log of our days so Olive can look back and read some stories of her life on the road:)

Christmas tree hunt

2007-11-27T21:18:00.000-06:00

Can I just say a big YIPEE!!!! We went as a family to hunt down the perfect tree for Olive's first Christmas. For all of you rolling your eyes at a seemingly normal pre-Christmas activity, let me introduce you to Shane Everett. A closet Christmas lover, who for 5 years somehow convinced me that there wasn't a need to get a tree or any decorations! A born salesman, he can take your point of view and somehow convince you of the opposite point of view by the end of the conversation!!! Well, NOT THIS YEAR FOLKS. To any of you who are married to Mr. Scrooge, use your kids in your argument. They will be forever damaged to look back on holiday pictures with no Christmas tree. By the time we got it home and went for decorations, Shane was obsessing over the symmetry of the tree...making sure all of our bells, reindeer, and balls were perfectly placed! Woo Hoo! we even had classical Christmas music playing the entire time. Big break through. Big.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-22T22:04:00.000-06:00

Happy to be home after 3 long months!!

:( BOO HOO for Halloween :(

2007-11-01T23:52:00.000-06:00

It was her day to cry...alot...

Not even a scary witch! After this pic the witch played..."These are a few of my favorite things..." but Olive only stopped crying when we got away from her!

Friends

2007-11-01T21:46:00.000-06:00

Olive's buddy Lydia's 1st Birthday! Happy 1 year Birthday Lydia!

NYC Show...My worlds unite as Olive got to meet my little Frenchies that I nannied for in Paris Oscar and Tristan!!!

Our newest friend, Ava Elizabeth Self @ about one month old...

Today in Jackson, TN my college roommate from Baylor, Julia, came to the show and brought her 8 mo. old Reyn.

Roadie Pics

2007-11-01T21:26:00.000-06:00

Daddy showing Olive the ropes on her future career.

Our show in San Diego got canceled because of all the fires :( which made it possible for a trip to the San Diego Zoo! Awesome day.

A couple days later we got to go to Yosemite Park to see trees that have been alive for over 2,000 years!

Happy Nine Months!

2007-10-19T22:47:00.000-06:00

Today (Oct. 19th) our little pumpkin turned 9 months. Unbelieveable how babies put your life on fast forward. We touched down in Dallas for a quick couple days off before heading back out again. Olive has been full of surprises on the road! Who would have known that she has an uncanny gift for sleeping in very load droning moving vehicles? What can I say other than the Lord has given us a daughter that has no choice but to think busses, planes, cabs, and crowds of adoring Olive fans are common place among infants. I want to think that my child of course is far ahead for this accomplishment, but it is rather a very visual lesson to me that He gives us grace to live the life He has given...baby and all!

Olive's First Tour!

2007-10-19T22:19:00.000-06:00

Olive's Favorite spot on the bus is standing up on the couch/bed and looking at all the cars passing by on the highway!

This might as well be called the "Olive Tour." It most certainly seems to her that we travel from city to city so that the crowds can gather around her!

Lov'in the moving bus bath on wheels!

Joining the generations of folks whose first food was Cheerios...

a day in the life...

2007-10-19T22:02:00.000-06:00

Here are a few snippets from the road.

6 months!

2007-07-19T20:24:00.000-06:00

It's been the fastest 6 months of my life! I can't believe she's already half a year old. You are such a big girl and defn our Little Miss Sunshine!

Close up

2007-07-19T20:18:00.000-06:00

4 generations

2007-07-19T20:15:00.000-06:00

My grandmother, Olive's Great Grandmother, "GG", came in town last weekend. We love you GG!

Teddy Everett

2007-07-15T20:42:00.000-06:00

Aside from her blankies...Teddy Everett is Olive's favorite. He provided much comfort the day Olive got her vaccination shots (notice the red flower band-aids)

play date w/Lydia

2007-07-13T20:13:00.000-06:00

YAY for Becky!

2007-07-13T19:46:00.000-06:00

and "America's Next Best Babysitter" is...Becky Hall! Bec has been coming over to hang out with Olive while I advance dates for our upcoming fall tour. If there was such a show, Bec would defn get our vote. She sings, dances, reads, and strolls...she even does hair and clothes for daily photo shoots! Mo Hawk was the style this day. Thank you Becky, we love you!

We're sitting up!

2007-07-12T11:07:00.001-06:00

Just the Three of Us...

2007-07-12T10:51:00.000-06:00

building castles in the sky, just the three of uuuUS, yous and I.

Jet Jet

2007-07-12T10:42:00.000-06:00

My sister, Jettie, came in town on her break from nursing school. We won't see her again until Christmas:( We love you Aunt Jettie!

Cousins

2007-07-12T10:37:00.000-06:00

Olive's 2 girl cousins...Harper and Avery. They are both 2-ish and think Olive was made to be their personal baby dolls. Sweet sweet

Piggies

2007-07-12T10:10:00.000-06:00

Oh boy! Look what we can do now... Mo Hawk and pig tails. The hair factor is becoming our daily entertainment. Shane started calling her 'Lil Monster because when she wakes up in the morning her hair is a crazy mess:) I made a solemn vow to myself that I would not cut her hair before a year. Picture an overgrown mullet with the ends reaching the middle of her back.

shuZ

2007-07-12T09:59:00.001-06:00

Nothing like a girly trip to the Shoe Gypsy! Shane B's momma and Beth came in town so we partied w/Tabs for a couple hours.From left to right: momma Barnard, Beth, Becky, Tabs, me& lil' monster, and Sar.

Toothy Laughs

2007-06-27T20:22:00.000-06:00

Today, I lost count of the number of times Olive laughed. It started this morning when I told her firmly, "NO, don't bite!"...she through her head back and cackled. I couldn't help laughing out loud and saying no again as if it were the funniest word I've ever heard. It escalated when I shook my finger at her and repeated dramatically,, NO NO NO! Again she laughed. We are in trouble folks! I had to work hard for the rest of the day making a fool of myself for the laughter of my infant daughter...my favorite new activity.

We're Back!

2007-06-25T20:16:00.000-06:00

I know props are cheesy, but I couldn't help myself.

Cousin Avery

2007-06-25T20:06:00.000-06:00

My sister Jettie and her daughter Miss Avery came and stayed for a week. Here she is saying "cheese."

Olive's new bed

2007-06-25T20:01:00.000-06:00

Thankfully Olive has the gift of sleep. The girl can sleep just about anywhere! This was our first trip on the bus. We were out for 3 days and she did great. I think she thought the bus was her own loud moving bed. Good thing, since it'll be our home for 3 months starting in August.

Daddy Time!

2007-06-25T19:57:00.000-06:00

Daddy has been home for over a month and we've been lovin it!

4 more days....

2007-05-03T21:53:00.000-06:00

2 "firsts" today.
1) Tummy time with no crying, yea
2) The first giggly little laugh. I tried to tickle her to get her to do it again and it just agitated her...

Olive Juice

2007-04-30T21:17:00.000-06:00

Today Olive started something new...a shrilling high pitch inhale followed by squeals and babbling. She looks like she's singing. Very cute, except when it's 6 AM and you hear the noise in the baby moniter and before you know it your "sleep running" up the stairs...

Missing Daddy

2007-04-29T20:22:00.000-06:00

This is Olive missing her daddy. Missing his voice. Missing that funny laugh thing he does when he tickles her. Missing being drowsy on the couch with him. Missing his scruffy face and gotee(sp?). Missing all the made-up-as-you-go-along songs with her name in them. Missing his smell...like sweet maple syrup pancakes! Missing his crazy driving (OK that's me). We are both missing you daddy and are counting down the days till you get home. 9 days and counting. We love you!

Shoes,glorious shoes....

2007-04-27T20:08:00.000-06:00

Here's Olive's first trip to the SHOE GYPSY to visit our friend Tabitha (owner). She seems to be saying something with those eyes,, doesn't she? Look a little closer and you can hear her beckoning you out of those raggedy old shoes you have on right now and inviting your feet for a holiday...OK this is a shameless plug for my friend's shoe store. Visit them online at www.shoegypsy.com or take a trip to Ft. Worth to get what will become you favorite shoes!!
Shoe Gypsy
2966b Parkhill drive
Ft. Worth TX 76109
Phone: 817.927.7700

Little Diva

2007-04-27T19:54:00.000-06:00

Big Diva (A.K.A. Becky Hall) Little Diva

Don't Mess w/Me

2007-04-23T21:00:00.000-06:00

Clever

2007-04-19T07:44:00.000-06:00

Catch a glimpse of N. Olive street at the top left.

Daddy's Home

2007-04-19T07:32:00.000-06:00

Shane came home for a few days for a break from the road. We went to the Dallas Museum of Art for a fun day out.

3 months!

2007-04-19T07:29:00.000-06:00

Bluebonnets

2007-04-11T20:14:00.000-06:00

First time in the bluebonnets...justified picking a few for the closeup.Ha.

Olive and cuz Harper

2007-04-11T19:56:00.000-06:00

Sweet Harper was so attentive to Olive on Easter Sunday. Funny how she beats her baby doll ove rthe head but was so gentle with the real thing. So cute:)

Monkey

2007-03-31T22:05:00.000-06:00

UNBELIEVABLE

2007-03-26T22:41:00.000-06:00

Time to get real with this pic! For fear of scaring away those who are viewing our blog site for the first time...remember this is a mommy blog!... And though I am no stranger to the world of infant flatulance (now 8 weeks in), this one is for the books. So as I stood here at my computer quickly getting sucked into the blogging world checking out others' sites-baby over the shoulder-mindlessly patting patting patting my little one, she lets out some not-so-subtle noises. No big deal. So I keep reading and patting until coming out of my transe, I look down to see that her onsie is now tie died orange and white. Wishing Target carried an orange line of clothes for 0-3 months....

Olive finds her thumb!

2007-03-26T18:29:00.000-06:00

Thank goodness. No more running to the rescue to pop the passy back into her mouth every time she sleepily spits it out. She is laying on a "Doo Moo"...the newest take on a bean bag with straps that hold them on it.

Big smile

2007-03-25T23:19:00.000-06:00

orange rocker

2007-03-25T23:16:00.000-06:00

Not too happy about the picture taking...

the crib

2007-03-25T23:12:00.000-06:00

Move over Olive, daddy's back! Olive took Shane's place in our room for the first several weeks. This week she started sleeping in her own bed!

Silly face

2007-03-25T23:07:00.000-06:00

Big Girl!

2007-03-25T23:03:00.000-06:00

I decided to start dressing Olive in something other than onsies...To my surprise the first couple pairs of jeans I put on her were too small already. This one was too tight on her belly, so we had to keep the the top button undone.

8 weeks

2007-03-25T23:01:00.000-06:00

I love this picture. She looks so serious. So can someone help me figure this one out? Consider it a riddle:
Little girl is born on Friday 1/19/07. 8 weeks later the date is 3/16. So, I say she's 8 weeks, yet she's not 2 months according to the calendar. So when do you switch from weeks to months?

wide awake

2007-03-25T22:59:00.000-06:00

Yawning

2007-03-25T22:57:00.000-06:00

First Outing

2007-03-25T22:51:00.000-06:00

This was our (mine & Olive's) first time out of the house since she was born. We proudly walked her around the block.

w/momma

2007-03-25T22:24:00.000-06:00

crazy eyes

2007-03-25T22:17:00.000-06:00

Shane works his magic

2007-03-25T19:06:00.000-06:00

Week #2

2007-03-25T19:03:00.000-06:00

I know it's a little cheesy, but we pulled out the birthday plate to celebrate week #2. Again,she sleeps:)

Week #1

2007-03-25T17:39:00.000-06:00

We celebrated Olive's one week birthday with a piece of cake on her birthday plate. She was too sleepy to notice.

Introducing Miss Olive Lynn Everett

2007-03-25T17:30:00.000-06:00

After a half hearted attempt at a my own myspace page, having our little girl inspired me to start this blog so we could share pics with family and friends. So we'll see how it goes. I can't believe Olive is already 9 weeks old. I'll start by uploading my favorite pics of her so far....