Trip to Columbia

The girls with their matching princess night gowns!

The look of terror!

Savannah and I went with my mom and 2 nieces to Columbia, SC this past weekend to visit my dad. We almost backed out. We found out that my brother, who is also down there with my dad, had been home from work sick for the past 2 days, my 2 nieces also had a nasty cough (they were just getting over a cold). Hearing all of this I thought that Savannah and I may be safer staying behind. However, the same day, my husband ends up coming home from work early with a stomach virus! I decided to take my chances with my brother and nieces, and to stay away from my husband. I did NOT want Savannah or I to end up throwing up!!!! We are pleading the blood of Jesus that we are not going to get any of these viruses that were lurking around us this weekend. Anyway, we had a great time...we stopped by this place near my house called Monkey Joe's. It has lots of bounce houses in it! The girls had a blast. Savannah's cheeks were so red from being hot and her head was pure sweat by the time we left. Down in Columbia, we took the girls to the park and to get ice cream. It was beautiful there. It was in the low 80's all weekend! Absolutely gorgeous!!!

SNOW!!!!

Savannah and Mommy's footprints

Watching the snow fall outside

We finally have a decent amount of snow. We ended up getting about 4-5 inches, which is more than we have gotten since 2004. Savannah loved watching it fall last night. She got so excited. We couldn't get her away from the window. We were able to take her out to play in it this morning. It was her first experience with snow! Very fun!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

A picture Sydney made me for my birthday

Blowing out the candles...check out Savannah's eye...she blew air in her own eye! It was too funny!

Aunt Kia and Savannah

We celebrated my birthday at my parents house this past weekend. It was my 30th! Wow! Glad I don't feel any older. We had a wonderful time! Here are some pictures from the party.
P.S. Please excuse the ketchup on Savannah's face. I obviously missed some when cleaning her up!

Valentine Fun with Nana and Emmy!

Savannah's Valentine's Outfit

They are both saying "Cheeeeessssseee"

Two little monkeys jumping in the bed

Double Trouble

"What's my Valentine surprise Nana? I promise I am not peeking!"

Having loads of fun with the bubble machine my parents bought her

The meltdown that followed mama having to put the bubbles up so we could get ready for our party

At the Valentine's party

She is concentrating so hard on icing that cupcake

Pizza time!

Nana and Emmy came today to play with Savannah and I. We had a lot of fun! The girls love to play with each other! We took the girls to a little Valentine's party at one of the local boutique's. They were able to eat pizza, decorate cupcakes, get their face painted and get a free picture with Sleeping Beauty. Savannah however had no interest in getting anywhere near the princess! After Nana and Emmy left daddy and I took Savannah to our neighborhood playground. She loves to go down the slides and does not want any help at all! She has become miss little independent! A very fun Friday the 13th!!

More Vacation Pics

Here are the other dolphin pictures from our deep water swim at the Atlantis with the dolphins. These are the ones that they took of us during our swim. I scanned them so they may not be the best quality.

Our Cruise!

On the catamaran

St. Maarten

St. Maarten

The Catamaran in St. Maarten

The submarine we were taking when it was re-submerging from the waters

St. Thomas

St. Thomas

Nassau, Bahamas

St. Thomas

Before one of our elegent dinners on the ship

The ship we stayed on

Atlantis Resort, Bahamas

Some of the dolphins we swam with...I will scan the other pictures of us with the dolphins tomorrow and post them! They are really good!

Joel and I are back from our cruise. We had a GREAT time! The weather was wonderful! However, we did have a few days of some heavy rocking of the ship! There were 8 foot seas one evening. That night I kept waking up because it felt like I was going to fall out of the bed. We visited Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. While at Nassau we were able to go deep water swimming with the dolphins at the Atlantis Resort. It was AMAZING!! We did this thing called the Foot Push, it is where the dolphins push the bottom of your feet and make you like ski across the water! You were going so fast. The pressure from the dolphins were unreal! It was a lot of fun. Then we took these little water scooters and were able to swim with the dolphins. You held on to the water scooter and it took you through the water and under the water so you didn't have to swim yourself. Last we got to feel, hug and give the dolphins a kiss. They felt very smooth and soft. It was the most amazing experience! They took pictures of us during this excursion. I purchased them and will try and scan them tomorrow so I can post them to show us in action with the dolphins. At St. Thomas we went on a submarine. It took you 90 feet deep in to the ocean. We were able to see all different types of ocean life without getting wet. We also saw a couple of sharks while down there. At St. Maarten we went on a 85-foot catamaran. They took us snorkling near some pretty coral and rocks, then we enjoyed music and snacks while we sailed over to a deserted island where we were able to enjoy some time on the beach. It was a very fun day! The islands were BEAUTIFUL!! I would love to go back and spend some more time on them some day.
On another note, Savannah did wonderful with my parents. In all we were away from her for 8 days. My mom survived and Savannah transitioned wonderfully without us. I didn't think she would be home sick for us having Nana and Papa around spoiling her! I did miss her a lot though and am very glad to be home with her again! I swear she seems she has gotten older while we were gone! Thank you mom and dad for keeping Savannah for us and allowing us this time to spend alone together!