Savannah's Little "Pretty"

Ever since my sister in law put Savannah's hair up in a little pony tail like her cousin Emily's (whom she adores and wants to do everything like), she asks me often to do it also. She will say "I want a pretty" as she is trying to put her hair up in a pony tail by herself. So today after she asked me several times for a "pretty" I decided to do it. I also added her bow today for the first time. She looked so cute I just had to take a picture.

Potty Training

She is fascinated with watching herself pee

My big girl on her potty

So we decided to start potty training Savannah. She has been really interested in the potty and even puts her baby dolls on it and pretends they are "poo-pooing". After her nap on Sunday afternoon I let her throw all her diapers in the trash and then pick out the new panties she wanted to wear. The first time she peed in her panties she cried. She hated being wet. I decided to try a method called the 3-day method. With this method you are to be with them 24/7 for 3 days catching them in ALL their accidents. Once they start to pee you rush them to the potty. This is supposed to help them learn to listen to their bodies. Anyway, by the next afternoon she had gotten it. When she woke up from her nap on Monday it was like it just "clicked". She started telling me when she needed to go to the bathroom and making it there every time. Monday afternoon we had NO accidents at all. On Tuesday and Wednesday we only had 1 accident. We even ventured out on Wednesday to meet friends for lunch and to go to the park. We were gone for 3 1/2 hours with NO accidents. She is doing GREAT! She has actually surprised me with how easily this has seemed to come for her. She is still in pull-ups at night and during naps. But all the other times she is now in big girl panties! YAY!!!

Park Fun!

My little dare-devil...

Precious Oakleigh

Saying hi to the geese...however when it started to come toward her she freaked out!! Turned around and started running and crying! It was so funny!

We went to lunch and the park with a few friends from my college days and one of their little girls, Oakleigh today. We had a blast. Oakleigh is such a doll. She is 6 months younger than Savannah. We hadn't gotten to see them since last summer so it was nice to catch up! Of course, we managed to get only pictures of the kiddos and none of us friends.

Family Easter Picture

Happy Easter!

"Wow, Chocolate!"

Saying her famous "CHEEEESSSSEEE"

Today was a pretty laid back Easter. We had our Easter get together last weekend with my parents, siblings and the family. So today, we let Savannah open her Easter basket this morning then headed to church. She was so thrilled about everything she got! Especially the chocolate. She is definitely my child! She got some new books, coloring book, water paints, play-doh, big eggs with Sesame street characters inside, a cute bunny Mr. potatoe head, a new Easter plate (which she had to eat her breakfast on) and a new light up wand. She has never used water paints or play-doh before so we will be exploring these this afternoon (outdoors). Happy Easter everyone! And remember our wonderful Lord is Risen!!! What a day to celebrate!

Early Easter....birthdays....and fun!

The girls after church in their pretty new matching dresses

And again in the dresses they wore for the Easter...and birthday fun!

Happy Birthday Ray!

My mom and brother, Ray

The siblings and their families

Happy Birthday Dad! He is hidden behind the girls!

There he is!

Saying "CHEEEESE"

Sprinkling away....her favorite part!

Today we went to my parents for an early Easter and birthday celebration. We were supposed to have a big Easter get together with my extended family (aunts, uncles, cousins and their kids), but my cousin is really sick with gall stones and having surgery in the morning so we decided to postpone it. However, we still let the kids do an early celebration. They colored and decorated Easter eggs, decorated Easter cookies and had an Easter egg hunt. They had a BLAST!! Savannah got so excited when she would find an Easter egg to put in her basket. She was even more excited when she found out that some were filled with candy. She really liked coloring the Easter eggs. And of course, though, ALL of her eggs had to be blue. Blue is her favorite color right now. She picks blue EVERYTHING!! She also enjoyed decorating the cookies. She did a great job. Her favorite part were the sprinkles. She would shake and shake it and then pick one little sprinkle up and eat it and say "Yum!"
We also celebrated my dad and brother Ray's birthdays today. This is another thing Savannah loves to do....singing Happy Birthday and blowing out candles....we play this all the time at home. We had a wonderful and fun day!! Happy belated birthday Dad and Ray!! We love you!
P.S. Notice Savannah's little ponytail on top of her head in most of the pictures. She wanted to be like her cousin Emmy! Too cute!

Lately...

Sorry I have not blogged or put any pictures up lately. This pregnancy has hit me hard with tiredness. I can barely keep my eyes open long enough to get Savannah down for a nap and then I collapse as well. I am very ready to get my energy back! I have good days and ok days when it comes to the nausea part. All depends on the day or the hour. It just comes and goes. However, earlier this week I had a couple of days where I felt horrible all day. Savannah and I didn't even get out of our PJ's those days. As for the sickness in our house...we are finally healthy again...Savannah had a nasty cold that lasted for over 1 1/2 weeks. Therefore, we have not had any playdates for weeks now. I am very ready to get back to doing some things outside this house! I recently painted Savannah's toe nails. They look so cute! She has been asking to have "petty toes like mama" since I started wearing sandals. So I finally gave in and painted them. She sat so still and has shown everyone her pretty toes. She is so proud!! I tried to get a picture of them but she wouldn't sit still long enough for me to get a good one. We are headed to my parents on Sunday so I will make sure to snap a few pictures of Savannah playing with her cousins...I think we may color/decorate Easter eggs as well. I will post them Sunday night or Monday...depending on how tired I am when we get home.