Ethel M's Chocolate Factory and Garden Light Display

Visit with Pop Pop

Pop Pop visited us for the past 9 days to celebrate our early Christmas! Pop Pop went with us to the Winter Wonderland at Opportunity Village to see the lights and Christmas decorations. We also made it out to see the Ethel M's Chocolate Factory's Christmas lights display. Sav was amazed at all of the lights and Christmas characters. You would have thought it was Christmas morning by the way she reacted to the scenery. We took several trips to the park and showed Pop Pop a few of our favorite restaurants. Time flew by and it's hard to believe that our week has come to an end. Come back to see us soon Pop Pop! We love you and thank you for all that you did for us! Merry Christmas!

Visit with Pop Pop Cont.

21 months

It's so hard to believe that my baby girl will be TWO in a few months. Where has the time gone? I know people always tell me to cherish every moment because time flies. But, I never thought it would go by this fast. Savannah is growing up to be such a smart, beautiful little girl. She amazes Gregg and I with her ability to absorb information. She is talking as if she is 3 years old vs. 21 months. Savannahs's favorite things to do at this point in time are singing, dancing and "acting". When I ask her if she is going to be an actress, she will fake cry or intentionally fall down...followed by a belting laugh. Savannah continues to love to read and listen to music. Her height & weight remain in the 95th percentile. It's been amazing to watch how fast she grows and develops. I wish I had more current pictures but as many people know, toddlers are VERY active. She will barely stay still long enough to eat/drink so you can only imagine how difficult it is to get a picture. ;)

Visit with Grandmama & Grandaddy

We have to give Grandmama & Grandaddy a BIG THANK YOU for coming out to Vegas from NC and hanging out with/caring for Savannah while mommy and daddy took some time away in Cabo to celebrate their anniversary. Grandmama & Grandaddy were with Savannah for SIX days. This was the first time Sav was away from mommy and daddy and she did excellent! Sav LOVES her grandparents and they were wonderful with her while we were gone. According to Grandmama, they had an awesome time and had a chance to bond with her in ALL aspects. Wink! Mommy and Daddy were VERY GREATFUL to them for flying all the way from NC to visit and take care of Savannah. Savannah misses them so much & can't wait to see them again next year.

Halloween 2011

This was Savannah's 2nd Halloween! On the bright side, she had Grandmama and Grandaddy to celebrate the holiday. It was obvious that her costume was more for mommy & daddy because Savannah was NOT having it! She loved the character Foofa from Yo Gabba so we thought this would be a good idea for a costume. Nope, she told us how it was going to be! So, we rolled with the flow. Sav bargained with mommy and agreed to wear the hat portion of the costume and we trick or treated around the neighborhood. Once Sav got used to the concept of trick or treating (by the 2nd to last house), it was time to go home (to be expected for a toddler). All in all, she had a great time, as did her grandparents watching her and the other cute trick or treaters. For the next few weeks, Savannah was repeating "Chuck E Cheese" (her way of trying to say trick or treat). I love my baby girl!

20 months old

Sad Face and Cup on your head

Cousin Reese's House and Fat Daddy's

Savannah returned to Raleigh after our fun time in Charlotte. She had more time to hang out with cousin Chris, Reese (2 y/o), Pop pop and Grammie. Sav LOVED Reese's kitchen and stove set. She enjoyed pushing Reese's baby doll in the stroller and watching Reese turn flips in her ball pit. After playtime, Savannah went back to Grammie/Pop pop's house and colored with Grammie. Grammie showed Sav how to use her magna doodle and new phone that talked to Sav. Grammie also amazed Sav with Grammie's toys such as the dancing/singing chicken and singing/interactive pink wabbit. Sav demanded to hear these "amusing" toys again and again (thanks Grammie). Let's just say, I'm glad they get to stay with Grammie in NC. ha ha! After a long nap (since Reese and Chris wore out Sav), Sav finally got to try mommy and daddy's favorite Raleigh restaurant, Fat Daddy's. It happened to be kid's night at F. Daddy's. Sav tried a little bit of mommy and Grammy's food. To mommy's surprise, her favorite food was the ONION rings! What kid eats onions? Apparently, Sav! She got to watch the clown lady make a weenie dog balloon figure. Then, Grammie treated Sav with a few desserts (oatmeal cookie, bites of brownie and Pop pop's banana pudding flavored icecream) from the bakery at Fats. Of course there were no compliants esp. since Sav doesn't get these items at home. She had an awesome time while in NC and will most likely be bored looking at ONLY mommy and daddy upon her return to Vegas. Come visit us soon family/friends in NC!

Charlotte BBQ @ the Gautreaux's

Becky and Charlie were gracious enough to host a BBQ at their house with 12 adults and 6 kids ages 2 and under. Whoa! If that isn't amazing, I don't know what is. :) This is the first time that Savannah had a chance to meet her new buddies, Evan (2 y/o) and Drew (5 mo). She was amazed with all of Evan's cool toys (including him playing hide and seek with the parachute). By the end of the day, Sav was giving kisses and hugs to not only Evan but the other new found boy friends in the room. Along with Evan and Drew (Becky's angels) were Brad and Amy's baby Campbell (9 mo), Pat and Bethany's baby Avery (5 mo) & Amber and Mike's baby Lukas (13 mo). Cousin's Katie and Will also joined kid central who didn't seem to mind the chaos. It was so awesome to have a mini reunion with my AZD college girls with ALL of our kids. This shows that time does change and yes...we do eventually grow up (well...just enough to be responsible for our kids). Thanks Becky and Charlie for being awesome hosts. Thanks to Evan for sharing his toys/home so well. Too bad I didn't get the cute Kodak opportunity of Sav trying to take over Evan's bed with him being so kind to share it. ;) We had a blast and hope that one day our friends and new buddies will come visit us in our current home state of NV. Love you guys!

BBQ continued

NC Trip 2011

Savannah made her second flight to our hometown of NC! Not only did Savannah fly with us, but our two dogs (Oscar and Olivia) joined the excitement. Needless to say, we made it safely (without losing our minds). We landed in RDU around midnight. Then, Pop pop picked us up from the airport and drove us straight to Emerald Isle, NC. The dogs vacationed with Pop pop and Grammie @ Uncle John and Aunt Debbie's beach house. Sav, Gregg and I stayed with the Puckett family in another beach house. Savannah had a blast with her grandmama, great grandmama, grandaddy Puckett, aunt Bootsie, Jerry Lee and cousin Alex. She played on the beach, ate her first handful of seafood (shrimp included) and provided non stop entertainment for both Puckett and Vick families. Grammie and Pop pop came over each day to spend time with us on the beach. Cousin Chris and 2nd cousin, Reese (2 yrs old) spent some time with Sav on the beach as well. After spending a week at Emerald Isle, we drove to Charlotte, NC to stay with cousin Katie and Will. Sav had a blast childproofing their house (whether they chose for her to or not) and cuddling with cousin Katie. While in Charlotte, we hit up the Gautreaux's for a BBQ (see previous blog/post). Then, headed back to Raleigh for more family time. Enjoy the pics!

NC Trip continued

18 months old!

I can't believe my little girl is almost TWO years old! I want these six months to go as slow as possible! It's amazing how fast her social skills and vocabulary have improved over the past few months. She is too smart for her mommy and daddy. When we try to spell words to get away with her figuring them out, somehow, she says the word. What??? How are we going to be able to hide things from her? I guess we will have to create our own language. ha! Ok...I'm not saying she can figure out all words that we spell. I'm guessing that she happened to pick up the word from the context of what Gregg and I were talking about. Anyways....she is a smart girl, that's for sure!

Fun times with Pop Pop & 17 months old

We were so happy to have Pop Pop visit this past week. Savannah LOVES her Pop Pop so much! In fact, his name has been the first thing that she says when she wakes up every morning for the past week. Pop Pop has spoiled the baby girl! As of yesterday 6/27/11, Savannah turned 17 months old! She is talking more and more every day and impressing us with her spunky personality. Pop Pop went with mommy to take Sav swimming. We visited the park (several times) and made our first trip to Chuck E Cheese. Pop Pop stayed with Sav for two days while mommy worked and daddy went out of town for his best friend's wedding. Sav did not shed any tears when mommy left for work and waved bye bye because she was so happy to be hanging out with Pop Pop. This week has gone by WAY TOO FAST and we never want Pop POP to leave us. The good news is we will get to see him next month on our trip to visit the rest of our family on the NC coast. Yay!!! We love you Pop Pop and thank you for coming to visit and keeping us company. Miss you!!!