Cousins!

Here is a picture we took today before church of the 3 girls (cousins). We love putting them in matching outfits and thought that they looked too cute!

Beautiful Anna!

Giving us a BIG smile!

And a BIG cry!

We went to visit my friend Karen and her little baby girl, Anna. Anna was born on August 21, 2008. She is beautiful and so sweet! She has a full head of dark hair! She has more hair at 4 weeks than Savannah does at 15 months : ) Savannah really liked her. She kept pointing to her and rubbing her head. It was very sweet. Anna really made Savannah seem like such a big girl! Karen and I grew up in the same town in Indiana and danced on the same dance company together. Now she lives only minutes from me down here in North Carolina. Small world!!

Savannah's 15 Months!

Savannah turned 15 months on September 26th. We went for her 15 month check up at the dr.'s today. She is now 23.12 lbs (50-75%) and 31 3/4 inches (75-90%). I can't believe how big she is getting. She is starting to learn how to run when you chase her and is able to follow any directions you give her (for example going to get her shoes and bringing them to me, throwing something in the trash for me, shutting a door or the gate to the stairs etc.) . It amazes us how much she understands. She is also talking a lot now. She tries to repeat a lot of words you are saying. One of her favorite, and mine to because it is so cute, that she is saying all the time right now is "all better". It is so cute and she says it so well! She is such a ham and makes sure she is always the center of attention. Some of her favorite toys right now are her rocking horse and her new dr. kit. She loves to play doctor and look in your ears. She also still loves any balls and her baby doll. And of course her little tigger blanket goes EVERYWHERE with us! Unfortunately she won't stay still long enough to listen to me read right now. She use to love books, but now seems to busy for them. I still try and get in as many books as I can, even if she isn't completely paying attention to them. I love watching her grow and learn and am amazed everyday by something new she has discovered.

Congratulations!!

My brother and sister-in-law, Ray and Kia, just recently found out that they are going to have a baby. This will be there first. I am so excited for them! Savannah will have another cousin to play with. I know that they will be great parents! Congrats Ray and Kia!! We love you!

Mmmm....

My sister-in-law and nieces came over today. The girls enjoyed some dessert after dinner! Savannah LOVED her popsicle!! The girls were too cute making a mess and laughing together!

Happy VERY Belated Birthday!

So we finally celebrated Joel and Amy's birthday today. Amy's was in June and Joel's in July. Better late than never though!!

It's Festival Time!

I am very excited about all of the upcoming festivals! Especially now that Savannah is old enough to really enjoy them. We took her this weekend to Festival in the Park in downtown Charlotte.The weather was perfect. It was in the upper 60's when we got there. When we left it was starting to get a little warm but our high today was only 77, so very nice weather compared to what we have been having! Anyway, she loved riding on the rides. There were also clowns there playing with bubble machines. She just stood and stared at the clown. She couldn't quite figure her out. It was very funny! She also enjoyed listening and dancing to the live music. We had a wonderful time!