Cutie Pie!

Savannah laughs just like my grandmother used to "covering her mouth with her hands" I love it!

On her new inch worm

We spent the past 4 days at my parents house while they were during our upstairs loft into Savannah's new big girl bedroom. The construction is almost done. Joel just has to put up the base boards, door and closet doors and it will be finished. Then I can pick out her bedding, wall color, etc. and start getting her room ready. We had a great time at my parents. She got to play with her cousins non-stop! We also threw my brother and SIL a baby shower this weekend. It turned out great! They got a lot of nice things and seemed to have a really good time! Here are a few pictures from my parents house this weekend.

Renovation....

So they are in the process of turning our upstairs loft into another bedroom. This will be Savannah's new big girl bedroom. We will be keeping the nursery for the baby to be. With all the hammering, workers, sanding, and mess we have decided to take up residence somewhere else right now. Savannah and I are headed to my parents house to stay indefinitely (until they are finished). Therefore, I will not be posting a new blog until sometime next week. So check back then and I will try and have new pictures up....

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!