My granddaughter’s nickname is Osh. It so happens that there’s a city named Osh in Kyrgyzstan. Former Register-Guard Features Editor Grant Podelco and his wife, Daisy Sindelar, are journalists working in Prague, Czech Republic for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Daisy recently traveled to Kyrgyzstan to produce a series of stories. I asked Grant if he would ask Daisy to shoot a picture of an “Osh” sign to show Olivia. She did and this is how Osh looks in Kyrgyz.

Neon Leons win in a shootout at the Cal Young Middle School soccer fields.

Will I need to buy yet another iPhone soon?

Olivia was beside herself with excitement as United 6400 prepared for take off, heading from Eugene to San Francisco. She was way back in row 16, but she had a window seat and a pretty good view.

Princess Olivia was exhausted after nearly a week of not feeling well. She rested Sunday afternoon.

Olivia was spectacular Sunday morning swimming at the Sheldon High School pool.

Father Bingham Powell trades an approving glance with Olivia as she became an acolyte on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Eugene, Ore.

Olivia had wrapped up making cookies at Dartmoor, then went home with Elsa and Eliot to finish preparing for the trip to Yellowstone.

Olivia casts a long shadow at Dartmoor as the sun was getting low.

This was a part of a Saturday bus ride extravaganza.

Seven hours of holiday swimming after driving up from Eugene.

Paul gathered us up and made a nice studio photograph of Kim, Olivia, Eliot and Carl.

Elsa, Collin, Olivia and Eliot moved from Dartmoor.