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!