Stookeystylin

Shoes!

2009-10-06T21:28:00.001-05:00

Savannah loves shoes! She loves to take them off and she tries really hard to put them on! On this day she thought somebody needed to put them on! She tried, then threw them to me, then scarlet walked by and she needed some shoes!

Witchy

2009-10-06T20:28:00.001-05:00

Savannah's first witch!

One more

2009-08-16T23:35:00.001-05:00

Laughing herself silly!

Fun trip

2009-08-16T23:28:00.001-05:00

Having a little fun on the way home from Bebe's birthday party! Savannah didn't want the fun to end!!

Fountain fun!!

2009-08-06T15:54:00.004-05:00

I finally took Savannah to play in the fountains at the outdoor mall. I was worried it might scare her but she loved it! She especially loved watching all the bigger kids running around! It might become a regular thing. In the evening they have bands that come and set up and lots of street performers entertaining the crowds. During the daytime they just have a radio playing. Savannah started dancing in the fountains but by the time I got the video out on my new phone she'd stopped!!

Also, Savannah said to tell Nana, "Happy Birthday!!!"

More music baby

2009-08-02T15:14:00.001-05:00

She just couldn't put it down!

Music baby

2009-08-02T15:07:00.002-05:00

The first time Savannah ever played the flute. She was rockin!! (I figured out how to post videos with my iPhone!! This is going to make posting so much easier!!)

Riding Fun!!

2009-07-28T21:49:00.004-05:00

Much to Momma's disapproval, Savannah got to ride on a baby 4-wheeler at a friend's house and she's a natural!! This was her first ride, she did even better on her 2nd ride at another friend's house! Daddy was loving it! I think she'll have her own by the end of the week!

"See you guys later!"

Sliding Fun!

2009-07-21T22:42:00.003-05:00

Savannah has grown up so much lately! She loves to play games with you!! Peek-a-boo, patty cake, chase, telephone, and sliding are some of her absolute favorites! This is a video of her going down her baby slide we got her for her birthday. She's so good at it now that we've started taking her down the big slide in the back yard. I'll try to get a video up of that soon. We do dress her, most of the time, but in this video she's rockin' the diaper. We'd just gotten up for the day and she escaped while I was dressing her. Ran to the back door and we just couldn't resist a few slides before we went inside to get dressed!

Cake Smash!!

2009-07-13T22:39:00.002-05:00

On Saturday Savannah got to dig into another birthday cake! My friend, Beth, let us come to her house and use her white seamless backdrop to take a TON of pics of Savannah for her cake smash session! Together, we have over 1200 pics!! So, it might take a while to get through all of them! But so far this is one of my favorites and I wanted to share it!

The first first of the weekend!

2009-07-07T15:24:00.002-05:00

We stopped at Lambert's on the way to the beach. It's always been a favorite of ours and we thought we'd share it with Savannah! She LOVED it! There's so much action that Savannah just couldn't take the time out to look at what she was eating! She ate her entire grilled cheese sandwich turned around looking at the dining room and all the people. I think she could have stayed there forever!

Here comes trouble...

2009-07-07T14:48:00.002-05:00

... in a really cute package!!

I've had lots of requests for this video! You'll have to tilt your head to the side. Sorry, I didn't realize I didn't know how to fix it when I was videoing it! I have lots of beach pics to post, but had to share this while I had time!

One year ago today...

2009-06-28T11:17:00.005-05:00

... was the happiest day of our lives!

Happy Birthday, Savannah!!

(Turn speakers up and hit play! You have to make it to the last song... best song ever!)

Happy Monday!

2009-06-21T23:41:00.002-05:00

Two of my favorites from the neighborhood birthday party Friday night!

Happy Father's Day!!

2009-06-19T10:55:00.006-05:00

We love you!!

(Make sure your sound is up and hit play!)

Yes, she is....

2009-06-17T17:40:00.000-05:00

... the prettiest baby in the whole wide world!!

Summer Fun

2009-06-17T15:57:00.003-05:00

It's been a while since my last post. We've been having all sorts of fun! Savannah is so close to walking now! She's started letting go of things and trying to take a step or two. We've seen her take up to 2 steps but hasn't just taken off yet! It's so close!!

She now says Momma, Daddy, dog, cat, drink, book, and lots of other stuff that we're not smart enough to figure out yet.

Last weekend we went to visit Boss and Bebe and they had 2 litters of labs! Savannah was on puppy overload! She had so much fun with all the "dawgs" (her favorite word). More pics to come later.
Savannah has decided that she's going to be a picky eater. She used to would eat anything she could get in her mouth (ANYTHING!) but now she's a little particular! Although, she does change her mind when she gets hungry enough!!

Just playing around the house!

Shane called on his way home from work one day and told us to go outside and look up in the sky! This was what we saw!

Savannah was at a playdate in this pic. We try to go to playdates at least twice a week. Some weeks we go every day!

G'Day Mate!

2009-05-27T20:30:00.003-05:00

After the boys' graduation we went to the lakehouse for the weekend. We were worried the weather would keep us off the water but it turned out to be a perfect boating day on Sunday!! The neighbor had a Savannah sized life jacket so we coated her up with sunblock and headed out to the water. Savannah loved it!! We stayed on the lake for a good 3 hours.

So relaxed.

They did it!!

2009-05-27T18:29:00.002-05:00

My little twins are all grown up!! And their not so little anymore!! This past weekend we went to their high school graduation. Hard to believe I was giving them baths 16 years ago!!

A very happy Groover family!

Troy

Kyle

Pool time!! Well, almost!!

2009-05-21T23:36:00.003-05:00

We finally got to fill up the little baby pool that we bought Savannah. She put on her bathing suit but the water was too cold for her to get in. But she was still too cute!

She still loves to swing!! She giggles every time she swings forward!

As long as she's sitting in the swing she's content to just chill!

Look at this picture and not smile... go ahead, try it... you just can't do it!!

10 minute!

2009-05-21T23:15:00.002-05:00

We had such a fun Saturday! We went to the Space Museum for the high school robotics demonstration. We ended up staying for several hours and Savannah loved it!!

Savannah learned a lot about space and food on Saturday!! For lunch she had her first hamburger! After that she decided the whole baby food thing was a rip-off, so she ordered Chinese take-out for everyone when we got home.

Mmmm good!!

Spring!! Finally!

2009-05-21T22:52:00.002-05:00

This little guy fell out of his nest while we were at Nana's and Papa's. We watched him all day. I was hoping we could watch him learn to fly but he just hopped around in the front yard all day. I was getting worried about him but then Savannah explained that Mama and Daddy bird will keep feeding the baby until he learns to fly - and that can take up to 21 days!!

I was worried that Savannah might not remember what actual sunshine felt like, but the rain FINALLY stopped!! We've been loving the weather lately!!

Normally Savannah puts everything straight in her mouth. But give her a leaf or a piece of paper, and she'll look at it really hard for a while, and then tear it in the smallest little pieces she can!

Notice the upside down paci! It's a game for her!

You CAN have fun with the vacuum!!

2009-05-08T11:00:00.003-05:00

Savannah loves the vacuum! When it comes out, she just chases it around the room. She loves the sucker wand the most! I thought she'd be scared of it, but no... she LOVES it! She sticks her fingers and paci in it and then tries to suck on it, but it sucks back!! We played this game for a long time today! Thought I'd share some it with you!

Picture time!!

2009-05-06T16:53:00.003-05:00

Well, I'm going on the 8th hour of sitting in the waiting room where Dad is having his surgery. All updates have been good so far and we are expecting him to be done in the next few hours. Since I had some time to spare, and Dad's laptop, I decided to give everyone a much needed update on Savannah!

She's been a very busy girl lately. She is all over the place and getting into anything and everything she can find! She is pulling up on tables and is just starting to walk around while she's holding on to things. She'll take some very wobbly steps if we hold her hands!! She can wave bye bye, give kisses, and throw or roll a ball back and forth with you. She's just growing up way too fast!

We went back for our annual golf tournament in MS to visit some of our best friends!! We had such a good time, even though Shane was pretty sick the whole time. Looking back on it, I think he had the piggy virus!!

Here's Savannah waiting on her gyro at Keifer's, YUMMY!!!

Luke and Savannah... doesn't he look like a natural!!!

Joy and Savannah... look out Luke, you're next!! Somehow I missed getting pics of Steve and Lucinda with the baby. Well, I got one of Steve but he was corrupting Savannah by putting an Ole Miss hat on her... this is a family blog so I won't display such vulgarity!

Chowing down!

Savannah loves to get in the pantry! If we accidentally leave the door open she's going to get in there and pull everything down! If she's lucky, she'll get something open and we'll find her eating cereal off the floor!!

Shane and Savannah by the Reservoir.

Every baby needs to go to Cock of the Walk!! MMMM!!!

Luke and Joy.

The group at Keifer's.

Savannah had 2 birthday parties to go to on Sunday... I got her all dressed up and ready, went upstairs to get myself ready, came back down and found this...

A few weeks ago Savannah and I went and stayed with Lauren while Shane went to Telladega with Randy and Kyle. Lauren wouldn't let me take her picture and I think it rubbed off on Savannah. This is her "Why are you taking my picture again" face.

Her "I'm coming to take the camera away" face.

And her "No really, I said no more pictures today" face.

Playing with Mommy in the floor.

This little piggy cried "Wee wee wee" all the way home!!

2009-04-29T23:38:00.003-05:00

So there's been 2 "probable" cases here. At the elementary school a few blocks from my house. Therefore, all city/county schools have closed for "at least 7 days." All extracurricular activities are canceled. All public parks are closed. We've been advised to avoid all public areas. My gym is closed. And my laptop is still dead. I think I'll watch The Shining.

Hippity Hoppity Happy Easter!!

2009-04-10T16:23:00.004-05:00

Savannah LOVED the Easter Bunny! She giggled and laughed the entire time!! She grabbed his whiskers at first, just like she did with Santa's beard, but the picture takers weren't ready with the camera. She had her first Easter Egg hunt last weekend but it was pretty rainy and wet so we didn't let her crawl around and find any. There are several egg hunts in the area tomorrow and we'll probably take her to one of them. Then Sunday we're having a cul-de-sac Easter dinner after church. Shane and I are frying the turkey!! Yummm!! Happy Easter everyone!

Click on the picture and you can see her two bottom teeth!! Isn't her dress pretty!! Thanks Nana!

Fun, fun, fun

2009-04-02T18:23:00.003-05:00

Now that Savannah is crawling, she's decided that she doesn't need us very much anymore. Shane was grilling some kabobs while I was at work last night and when he walked in from checking the grill he found that Savannah figured out how to get the cereal out of the pantry.
Gotta get it all!!

What??

MMMmmmmm.... granola is best off the floor!! She likes to watch the dogs outside.

We had a party for our neighbor on Saturday. Savannah always loves playing with her friends in the circle.

But it's not always fun and games.

Kenny and Carrie stop by

2009-04-02T17:00:00.003-05:00

Kenny and Carrie were in Nashville over the weekend to see the Predators play. They stopped by for lunch on Sunday on their way back home. It was the first time that Kenny had met Savannah.

Just checking each other out.

Alain comes to visit!

2009-04-02T16:49:00.003-05:00

This weekend our friend Alain came to visit. Notice the hat... it's a Mississippi Braves hat we gave him for Christmas last year!! I miss the MS Braves!

"Wow, Alain, you can really move your head fast..."
"Let me try it now."

So much fun!

She's CRAWLING!!! OH NO!!!!

2009-03-24T20:34:00.002-05:00

By the time I got the old camera out to video her, she was pretty much done! But she's crawling!!! And pretty good at it. She went across the room several times prior to this video!! We're in trouble now!

Daddy Snuggles

2009-03-24T15:05:00.001-05:00

Daddy snuggles are the best.

Good Morning, Sunshine!!

2009-03-24T14:59:00.004-05:00

Savannah is the sweetest thing when she first wakes up. Either in the morning or from her nap. She just smiles and talks to her animals in the bed.

"Stop. No more pictures, Mom!!"

"Okay, one more."

These were taken a few weeks ago... but I finally got it downloaded on my computer!

Cuteness

2009-03-10T23:20:00.003-05:00

Happy baby.
She's starting to pull up on stuff. She can't get all the way up by herself yet, but if you help her stand she can hold on by herself and stand up. She's about to be all over the place. She's quick in reverse but the forward motion is still a little slow.

"Mom - put some clothes on me!"

I have some more pics to post but when I tried to download the latest batch to the computer I got an error message that said my memory was full. Shane will have to fix this before I can post anything new!!

Just a swangin'

2009-03-10T22:44:00.005-05:00

She loves to swing!! I know there are a ton of these pics but they were all so cute. I just couldn't narrow them down!
Scarlet thought this scene needed a little something extra in it...

March is here!

2009-03-10T22:21:00.002-05:00

I've been bad at blogging so I'm going to try and give a little update. The weather has warmed up and we've sure been enjoying it! Savannah loves to swing! I'll post more pics of this later. She just giggles out loud when you push her on the swing!
Lisa came to visit!

Bathtime is always fun. But Savannah doesn't always like getting out!

Playing with Photoshop

2009-03-01T13:03:00.005-06:00

I've been playing with Photoshop. I loved this picture of Savannah in the wagon but it was too bland. You can scroll down and see the original photo two posts ago. I think I like this version better. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think. (I couldn't decide if I liked the vignette on it or not so I put up both versions.)

One More

2009-02-28T22:16:00.000-06:00

Weekend Pics

2009-02-22T23:12:00.004-06:00

Here are just a few of the pics I took of Savannah this weekend. I have a ton but I'm so tired and I wanted to get a few of them up before morning.
This isn't a great pic... but I wanted to show off the cute Valentine coat her Bebe made for her.

I'm really mad at myself over this set of pics. They would have been the best of the day but it was the first set we took and I didn't have my settings right so they're all messed up. But she still looks cute, so I posted anyway! I'm hoping one of the others had the right settings and *maybe* they'll send me some of their pics!

Click on this pic and check out those toes! Are they not the cutest little crooked toes you've ever seen??!! I have a feeling she's not going to be a fan of open toed shoes when she gets older!

Fun in Gatlinburg

2009-02-18T20:21:00.009-06:00

This past weekend we got a cabin in Gatlinburg with our friends Sara, Andy, and Jackson. Savannah loved playing with Jackson and he was sooo good with her. He was the sweetest, softest 2 year old ever! He loved to feed her puffs and teach her how to play with toys. Here he's showing her how to put puzzles together.

She decided to take a break to eat a car.

Ok. Back to puzzles.

Jack is showing me how she was eating a car.

He likes to rock out on his guitar.

We went to the Aquarium while we were there. Savannah loved watching all the fish and was so quiet and observant the whole time we were there. It really makes me want to get our fish tank up and going.

Can you find the flounder??

This is how Savannah looked the whole time we were in Gatlinburg. It was a little bit chilly but she stayed super warm in her hat and Valentine coat from Bebe. You can't see the coat, though. I'll have to take a separate pic of it. It's super cute!

We had a great time and great company! The cabin was perfect! After the kids went to bed we loved hanging out in the hot tub and then playing a round of pool in the basement. We can't wait to plan our next trip!

People Watching

2009-02-09T22:16:00.003-06:00

After our picnic on Sunday we just strolled around the park and enjoyed the weather and people. So many people were out and about and it was nice to not be stuck in the house. We could hear drumming in the distance and we kept walking till we found it. I took the opportunity to practice my photography. So many others had the same idea that it looked a bit like the paparazzi showed up! The drummers were very welcoming and it made for a great community of people enjoying the afternoon together!

Click here to see the pics. I don't know any of these people except for the one shot of Savannah. I figured since this is her blog I wouldn't clutter it up with stranger photos!

(For the nonFlickr users - click on the bigger pic on the left that comes up when you click on the above link. Then look at the smaller box on the right and click on the little picture on the right side of it. Those pictures will keep changing. Just keep clicking on the little pic on the right side of that little box and it will continue till you get to the end.)

Day in the Park

2009-02-09T11:07:00.006-06:00

The weather was perfect this weekend! It was 70 degrees yesterday so we went to the park for a picnic and people watching. Savannah is definitely a people watcher! She also attracts a lot of attention. Kids, adults, and pets all stopped by to say hi to her.

All of these pictures have been resized and sharpened for the web so they might look funny if you print them out. Let me know if you want me to email you a pic for printing.

Notice this look she has on her face in all the pics. This is her serious people watching look. You can forget posing her while she's in this mode.
She wanted a bite of Mommy's sandwich.
There were so many fish swimming around in the lake. There were also so many people out feeding the ducks and fish that you couldn't even get them to eat anything. There was just little pieces of bread floating around in the water like litter. The ducks and fish were actually swimming away from the food. They were so full!! I guess everyone wanted to get out and enjoy the day.

I got some great people watching shots. I'm hoping to get those pics posted soon.

Weekend Fun

2009-02-07T21:21:00.003-06:00

The weather was great today so we tried to get out of the house for a while. We went to an outdoor mall and just walked around and window shopped.
After the mall we came home and played in the floor for a while. Savannah LOVES playing with the dogs! Whenever they walk in the room she just smiles so big! Scarlet will let her pull on her ears and lips and Savannah just thinks this is so funny!

It's February!

2009-02-03T23:24:00.004-06:00

I can't believe it's already February! We've been so busy that January completely flew by! Savannah is getting so big. At her last check up she weighed 17 pounds!! She is sooooo close to crawling! She wants to so bad. We really thought she was going to on Saturday night and she got really close! Hopefully, I'll get it on video and be able to post it!

I'm really going to try and start posting more often again. However, my computer is trying really hard to crash and our internet is constantly going out... so if I disappear for a while it's probably due to technical difficulties.

I love this picture of Savannah!! Click on it to make it bigger and check out those eyelashes!!

She loves to play airplane! Just don't try it too soon after a meal!

Bathtime

2009-01-22T15:36:00.001-06:00

I wanted to get some good shots of Savannah in the bathtub today to frame and put in the bathroom. But once I got up there I realized my flash batteries were dead. So I just took some pics anyway. I'll try for some better ones later... but she still looks cute in them!

Ponytail

2009-01-20T16:16:00.004-06:00

I put Savannah's hair in her first ponytail today. It sure makes her look different! She wasn't all that excited about the process of putting it up. I doubt it'll be our style of choice... at least not for a little while. But it keeps it out of her eyes pretty good! Sorry the pics aren't that great.

Too much fun...

2009-01-20T16:12:00.002-06:00

Savannah was playing with her toys in the floor yesterday and just couldn't play anymore...

Christmas with Boss and Bebe

2009-01-20T13:49:00.004-06:00

We went to Boss and Bebe's house for Christmas on Dec 27. Bebe decorated her Christmas tree in all pink for Savannah. It was so pretty and Savannah loved it.

Bob approves.
Some shots of Savannah playing with Bebe. Somehow, they all ended up being close ups.

Drinking from her newest sippee cup.

Savannah opening some presents. This glow worm is amazing! We're pretty convinced that it somehow hypnotizes babies with some strange mixture of music, lights flashing, and subliminal messages. However it does it, it puts Savannah to sleep immediately. She can be crying and we push the glow worm's belly and she automatically stops, lays her head down, and goes to sleep. I highly recommend getting one if you have a baby that you'd like to go to sleep a bit easier.

Savannah got a new cheerleader outfit. She didn't help the Falcons any. We dressed her in it for the playoffs.

She loves to rip that paper!

Savannah saying bye to Uncle Bob. We didn't get a good shot of her with Aunt Becky. We'll have to get together again soon to get that one.

Group shot.

This one seems a little more accurate.

Savannah showing off her stash.

Snow!

2009-01-19T14:10:00.002-06:00

It's snowing! Not enough to take a picture yet. But it's pretty to watch. Too bad Savannah is sleeping right through it!

Meme's Christmas

2009-01-19T12:47:00.004-06:00

I'm just now getting the rest of my Christmas pics up. We had Meme and JJ's Christmas on Dec. 26th. Savannah had so much fun playing with all her cousins. She thought Grace was the best thing ever, Grace didn't exactly return the feeling. But they had fun anyway.

Lauryn... finally got her pic!!

Dad in white shirt. Check. Baby in red dress. Check. Bloody Mary. Check. Yep, it's Christmas.

David and Luke. Michelle and Grace. (Playing with the lens hood.)

Luke is really excited to have his pic taken.Melissa got Savannah this super pretty sippee cup. Her first one!! Nobody even showed her how to use it, she opened it and immediately put it in her mouth. We went out the next day and bought her some more and she hasn't put them down yet!

We had so much fun watching Savannah open her presents!

Here's Melissa thinking hard about how to not let me go home with the giant picture frame. It looks really good hanging on the wall!!

The Sims clan. (Meme, no need to print this one out I'm sending you one in the mail. Same goes for everyone else in it!)

Stay tuned. One more Christmas to go! Pics soon.

Nana and Papa's Christmas

2009-01-08T12:57:00.005-06:00

After Santa came to our house we drove up to Nana and Papa's for Christmas up there. Savannah has so much fun! She loves to open presents... and even more, she loves to eat!! She had some of Nana's mashed potatoes and loved every second of it!

Here's what Brawney thought about sharing his Christmas present opening duties with Savannah...

Papa got Savannah this hat. She's ready for the pontoon now.

Brawney's refusing to participate unless he gets to open something.

Okay Brawney, you can help. (Brawney's favorite thing is opening presents. He usually gets to help open every present but this year he had to wait his turn. He didn't like waiting.)

Savannah loves baby dolls!! She's still mesmerized by this one that Santa brought her.

JJ even got down in the floor to help Savannah play with her toys.
My mom and I bought this outfit last Christmas right after I found out I was pregnant. We didn't know what we were having then, but we figured a girl would look better in the Santa outfit than a boy would look in the Mrs. Clause outfit. I think we were right!

Really?

2009-01-08T12:21:00.002-06:00

Really??? Really.

2009-01-05T23:56:00.006-06:00

Playtime!!

2009-01-04T23:32:00.002-06:00

Savannah was so excited about her toys on Christmas morning that she wanted to play with them immediately!!

Daddy is telling her how to play with her LeapFrog table.

She didn't think Daddy knew best. She's explaining to him how to properly play with the LeapFrog table.Tummy time isn't as much fun now that Savannah can sit up on her own!! But she still likes to play airplane on her tummy!

Soooo many more Christmas pics to come!!

Savannah's First Christmas!!

2009-01-04T23:03:00.003-06:00

Boy was she excited!! She hardly slept at all, and that's not like her!! We woke up, came downstairs, and Santa had come!!

Daddy and Savannah enjoying Christmas morning!

Daddy had the most fun watching Savannah enjoy Christmas morning!

Here's Mommy and Savannah opening presents.

Mommy got LOTS of camera stuff from Santa. Daddy's trying out the new lens hood here.

"Look what I got, Daddy!!"

Mommy's checking out her new bounce flash while Savannah chills in her new stroller. We still love her big stroller for trips around town but this smaller one makes travel a lot easier!

Savannah got Daddy this book called "I love you, Daddy." She loves to read it with him and look at the big pictures!

Santa brought Shane a new golf bag!

This might have been Savannah's favorite part of opening presents!

I got a new tripod from Santa so we're able to take some good family shots now. Look forward to more of those in 2009.

Bebe gave us a really cool waffle maker about 8-9 years ago. It makes the cutest Mickey Mouse waffles!! We pulled it out after we opened presents and made waffles and eggs for Christmas breakfast. We decided that it would be a tradition on Christmas morning! Next year I might try Mickey Mouse french toast!

Getting Ready for Santa

2009-01-04T21:24:00.003-06:00

On Christmas Eve we dressed Savannah in her Christmas pajamas, read the Christmas story to her, and hung her Santa key on the front door. Nana got her the cutest silver key. It had a really cute poem on the box, but we've already put it in the attic so I can't tell you what it said. I think she was really excited about Santa coming because she wouldn't go to sleep till almost 1 am!! Then she woke up at 6 am and wouldn't go back to sleep. This may be normal for some babies... but not for Savannah!! She knew Santa was coming and she couldn't wait!!

(Again, I'm not sure how my pictures keep getting reversed... this pic is a mirror image... weird.)

Granny's Christmas

2009-01-04T18:24:00.003-06:00

Here are some shots from Granny's Christmas. Savannah sure loves seeing her family. Here's Grandaddy peeking from behind the tree.

Hi Aunt Linda!! Santa brought her a computer for Christmas and she can now keep up with Stookeystylin!!

Here's Pam helping Savannah open her pretty new blanket that Cynthia made. It's so pretty! We love it!

I think Pam actually beat my mom out on holding time this visit!! That's pretty hard to do!! Here's the bear that she gave Savannah. She sleeps with it in her pack and play!

Savannah had so much fun opening presents this year!! We really thought she wouldn't get into it til next year but she did really well!! I think Pam had just as much fun!

Pretty Christmas tree.

Cheer up, Chelsea and Andrew!

That's much better!!
Savannah also loved her aromatherapy penguin from Lisa, Randy, Laiken, and Dylan. Somehow Pam helped her open that one, too!!

Savannah had a special present for Aunt Pam. The bottom portion of the frame says, "Dear Aunt Pam, Will you please be my Godmother?? I love you, Savannah."
Grandaddy just watching everybody.

Savannah getting in some Granny time.

Electric Bill

2009-01-04T18:18:00.002-06:00

We got our latest electric bill. $380. This is ridiculous! It's only $1 more than one of our neighbors and $20 more than another neighbor... so I know it's not just our usage. Then, conveniently, we got a notice in the mail about how TVA is lowering their usage charges... wonderful. Is this supposed to make me happier??

Think I can get a bailout??

Regardless... here's our bailout plan:

Big Girl Bath

2009-01-04T18:09:00.005-06:00

Now that Savannah is sitting up we're giving her a bath in the big girl tub. She loves it!! She loves to put her hand under the running water and we have to keep her from putting her head under water. Her latest obsession with putting everything in her mouth doesn't mix well with the new tub, especially when we add bubbles to the water. She LOVES bubbles!!

"Back off, Mom. I got this."

Her hair sure gets curly when it's wet.

Gotcha!

2009-01-04T17:06:00.000-06:00

Somebody couldn't wait for Santa to get here!

SANTA!!!

2008-12-17T16:21:00.000-06:00

Savannah got to meet the Big Man today. She tested his beard... it's real!!

A little more happy for your Monday!!

2008-12-15T15:34:00.002-06:00

Happy Monday

2008-12-15T15:21:00.002-06:00

Oh Christmas Tree!!

2008-12-12T23:28:00.006-06:00

Last weekend we took a trip to the country to get our Christmas tree. We actually went to a Christmas tree farm and cut it down. It was the best Christmas tree buying experience I've ever had!! It was huge! There were acres of trees!! All perfectly Christmas tree shaped. They had four types of trees. We went with a very pretty Virginia Pine. They also had hot cocoa and spiced cider while you walked around. They provided you with a measuring stick and a saw. They shook and wrapped the tree for you. They would even dig it up and wrap the roots if you wanted to plant it after Christmas. I'm a little sad we didn't do this option... Savannah could have seen her first Christmas tree forever!! We might do it next year. Regardless, she very much enjoyed her first Christmas tree buying experience.

Just a warning... these are some of my favorite Savannah pics I've gotten... I had a really hard time narrowing it down to the hundred I've posted here. She had such a good time posing for the camera!!

There were so many trees... you can't really tell how far back the trees went.

All that Christmas tree cutting wore her out!!

This was her seat while she watched us decorate the tree. She helped hang a few ornaments but she'd much rather try to eat them than hang them on the tree. So we thought it best to just let her watch from a safe distance.

The finished project! Except somehow the pic got flipped. The windows and the sideways pictures of Savannah are actually on the opposite walls. Weird.
Here Savannah is helping me post pictures on the blog. This picture is correctly oriented.

Santa, Here I Come!!

2008-12-11T10:30:00.003-06:00

Savannah is getting ready for Santa!! She's been trying her best to convince Santa that she's been the best baby ever this year. I don't think she has to work too hard to win that contest! She tried on his boots and hat just for fun.

These are some shots of Savannah flying with her Daddy. She loves this game!! Shane will fly her all over and she just smiles and laughs.

Snow Day

2008-12-11T10:15:00.002-06:00

These pics are from one day last week. For about 10 minutes it snowed. Hard!! None of it stuck but it was so pretty falling down. The flakes were big, fluffy ones... and they were coming down hard!! I wrapped Savannah up and took her out for a second just so she could see it. She looked around and wasn't really sure what to think about it all... but I think she smiled a little. So I took her back in the house before she got too cold and grabbed the camera. The pics didn't come out nearly as pretty as the real thing... but you get the idea.

My neighbor brought her little girl out at the same time. At times I couldn't completely see them through the snow!!

Today it's just raining. Still. Our backyard looks like a lake... I'm thinking about getting some Koi to put out there.

I Love My Life

2008-12-11T10:10:00.003-06:00

I have the most wonderful husband and perfect baby EVER!!! I'm a very lucky girl!

Mama

2008-12-10T18:24:00.011-06:00

I'm writing this to give much due credit to the most loving mother. Emily is there every day for Savannah and has sacrificed much to be home with Savannah and be there for her every need. Mama takes the time to make sure everyone knows how Savannah is doing and where all she has been. Well, I'm here to make sure everyone knows what a wonderful mother Emily is. When the day starts, Mama gets up with Savannah and makes sure she is sporting her best outfit for the day. They go for walks and hikes and if its raining, they go shopping. Mama makes sure she has a clean warm place to sleep when its nap time. There is lots of feeding and being there for Savannah when she calls. After being a mother all day and made sure Savannah had the best of everything, she goes to work at night after daddy gets home. Mama calls to check on her and supports daddy when he needs a second opinion on what to do during daddy daycare. I want everyone to know how much mama is loved from both daddy and Savannah.

Mama feeds her...

Mama bathes her...

Mama naps with her...

Mama tries to dress her in orange...

Mama includes her in all activities...

Mama holds her close...

Mama,

We love you and want you to know how much we appreciate you.

Mom's side Thanksgiving

2008-12-10T14:28:00.002-06:00

Somehow we didn't take many pictures on Mom's side. I guess because we'd just been there for Granny's birthday. Actually, I had a few more pics but the people that were in the pics would have probably killed me for posting them on the web... so these are the ones I thought I could safely get away with!!

Here's all the great grandkids on Granny's side. Taylor's holding Savannah and her sister Chelsea is in the green. Laiken and Dylan are in the back.

Mom
Taylor, Andrew, and Chelsea. Too much fun!! :)

Sims Thanksgiving

2008-12-10T14:01:00.005-06:00

I'm posting a ton of pics from the Sims Thanksgiving. We've had technical difficulties here, so sorry about the delay in getting them posted. There are so many kids on this side now that it's like the paparazzi at holidays now... cameras flashing all over. Here are some random pics.

I like this pic of JJ.

This is Logan. He's just a few weeks older than Savannah but he's so big compared to her!! And he has the prettiest blue eyes!!
We're completely losing the battle against the thumb sucking. Savannah will take her paci out of her mouth the suck the thumb. At least she's learned to soothe herself... but I might hate it in another year!

Grace is almost walking!! In fact, since it's taken me so long to post these pics she might be walking by now. She would take a few steps on her own... till she realized what she was doing.

And Savannah is almost sitting up by herself. Same thing... she will until she realizes what she's doing... or goes to grab something and knocks herself off balance.

Here's Melissa cheezin.

Grace and her beautiful brown eyes!

Michelle cheezin.

Carl, super happy about me taking his pic.

Shane with Grace. Pretty funny considering he'd never held a kid till Savannah was born. Now he's actually asking people if he can hold their babies.

All the great grandkids with Meme and JJ. Luke, David, and Lauryn standing up. Grace, Savannah, and Logan in the laps.

Gotta get one shot of Meme and JJ with just Savannah... she is the star of this blog!

She got to enjoy a grand Thanksgiving feast of green peas. She was happy with that. I had to wrestle the banana pudding away from her Nana or she would have had that for desert. I'm still not fully convinced she didn't get a taste.

Here's Nana and Poppa with Savannah. I don't really get to see her much when they're around.

Here's Lauryn. Her hair is starting to grow back out from where her and her brother were playing Barber Shop.

Meme and JJ's kids, my Dad and Uncle Fred.

Michelle and Grace

Stookey Thanksgiving

2008-12-05T15:50:00.002-06:00

We had Thanksgiving in Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day. They always share dinner with their neighbors and their family. We had it outside this year and it ended up being such a pretty day!

Here's a pic of Savannah at the table.... cause the Princess always sits at the head of the table!

Her outfit was too cute!! Her Bebe made it special, just for her!! The pics don't do it justice. The embroidery was so pretty!! Savannah looked too cute in it!!

You can click on the picture and see some of the details on the outfit.

These pics are out of order... but this is Savannah taking her bath before dinner. She LOVES her bath and it really doesn't matter where we do it!!

Savannah meets Jackson

2008-12-05T15:46:00.002-06:00

Yep, yet another boyfriend. I don't know if Shane's going to make it through the next 18 years. He's a little ham and LOVED Savannah!! Too cute!!

Here's story time with Jackson. He read her a book while we were there.

He was so sweet with her! When it came time for bedtime Sara said she was putting his pajamas on and he wiggled away from her and came running in the living room where me and Savannah were sitting. He came to give her a bedtime hug and kiss... then ran straight back and got in bed.

Savannah meets another Grandpa

2008-12-05T15:41:00.002-06:00

We got to meet up with Shane's dad while we were in Atlanta. We haven't seen him since our wedding and it was nice for him to get to meet Savannah. He's been so excited about her since Shane told him we were pregnant. She's his only grandchild.

Savannah meets Solon

2008-12-05T15:29:00.005-06:00

While we were in Atlanta for Thanksgiving Savannah got to meet another boyfriend, Solon!! He's such a pretty baby!! And he seems to have the same calm, peaceful disposition as Savannah. I think they'd make a good couple. In like 27 years.

Mary Margaret checks out Savannah. She's grown so much since last time (and Moe shrank!!).

I can't believe the size difference!! Seems like yesterday when Savannah was this tiny!

Jay takes his turn with Savannah. Look at Solon checking me out!!! Haha!!

I love the look on Solon's face. He's just taking it all in!!

We were having a pretty deep conversation here.

Fun at Bebe's

2008-11-25T12:27:00.002-06:00

We are in Atlanta this week for Thanksgiving, Stookey Style! Savannah has been having fun with her Bebe! More pics coming soon!

Bed Head

2008-11-24T21:01:00.003-06:00

What happens when baby goes down for a nap with a wet head??

Baby Goes Hiking!!

2008-11-24T19:57:00.003-06:00

I've been dying to go hiking since the weather has been so nice. It was one of the perks of moving to Huntsville. I went while I was pregnant with Savannah and I couldn't wait to take her along! So I found an awesome hiking backpack at a consignment store and packed her right up! She went two days in a row! Jen came to visit us last week so on Tuesday we took a girls hike on Monte Sano. The next day was Shane's birthday and Jen stayed long enough to celebrate with us so Shane, Jen, Savannah, and me went for day 2 on Rainbow Mountain. The weather was a bit chilly... but perfect for hiking! We bundled Savannah up and she loved it! She just looked around from her backpack and wouldn't make a peep... unless I stopped. Then she would start groaning and kicking just like she was riding a horse. And neither hike was a cake walk... both had some pretty steep declines... and worse, inclines. But we made it!! We both can't wait to do it again!!

Don't ask.

Savannah would bury her head so far in my back you could barely see her little face. She fell asleep a few times.

Hehe.

This picture makes me laugh because Jen and I stared at this pole for about 10 minutes trying to figure out the difficulty rating of the trail we were about to go on. Now I look at it and it's very clearly marked "Extremely Difficult," the highest rating. Not sure how we missed that!!

Welcome Solon Fields Frazier!!!

2008-11-18T11:36:00.002-06:00

Mary Margaret and Jay had their goat today.... it's a BOY!!!! He weighed in at 8 lbs 6 oz and 21 inches long. Everyone seems to be doing great!! We are all so excited. Shane's already freaking out about having to fight two little boys off of Savannah at the beach now!!! CONGRATS Sparkman-Frazier family!! We can't wait to meet him in person!

Flickr???

2008-11-17T15:54:00.001-06:00

Ok. I just started using Flickr and I'm already confused. How can I delete my photostream and just use sets?? Anybody know how to do this??

Granny's Birthday Pary

2008-11-17T15:18:00.005-06:00

This weekend we went to my grandparents' for my Granny's 89th birthday party. Savannah loved getting to know her family and of course everyone loved her! Why wouldn't they?? I also got a chance to use my other lens so most of my pics are close ups. But I think they turned out alright. I'm posting a few of my favorites but you can go here to see more of them. I played around with editing some... so several are the same shots just altered with color. I downgrade them to post so if anybody wants one to print out let me know and I'll email you the better quality pic. I got some really good ones of Granny and Grandad. I didn't post them all but most of the best ones.

Find a Cure!

2008-11-14T17:31:00.001-06:00

Super cute onesies!! Click on the pic to blow it up!!
This is her "I'm being serious" face.

She's gonna hold her breath till there's a cure!

Feelin' Moosey

2008-11-14T17:26:00.002-06:00

Savannah got a package from Bebe Clause today. It had the cutest moose dress, moose ears, hairbows, and onesies you've ever seen!! Here are some pics of the moose dress. Another post to follow.

6 Hours!!

2008-11-14T12:41:00.002-06:00

In a row!! Yep, she slept much better last night! And I think she's trying to make things up to me because she slept till almost 11am this morning!! Needless to say, we both woke up happy!

While I worked last night she hung out with Daddy in his pack.

I'm liking this new sleeping arrangement. I hope it lasts! Tonight we're taking her to her first Japanese steak house! I think she'll like the big fire and knife show. She'll also enjoy sitting at a table with a few other strangers. We're betting on it keeping her quiet!

Daily Pics

2008-11-13T16:52:00.002-06:00

Snuggle Bunny

2008-11-11T10:07:00.002-06:00

Well, we're back to waking up every 3 hours. That's better than 2 but not at all what I want it to be. Apparently, this phase is pretty normal. I'm not a fan of it. She's been through much MUCH cuter phases.

I'm going the make-your-own-baby-food route. So far, so good. It's super easy!! Much easier than I thought. The hardest part is cleaning the food processor afterwards. But one batch of food lasts about a week so it's really not that bad. Her first food was acorn squash. It took her about a day to get used to it, but she ended up liking it a lot. Last night she had avocado. Yum!! Shane was a little jealous of that one. It wasn't Savannah's favorite but she ate the whole thing. I'm betting that she'll like it more tonight. One word of caution to anybody that's going to try that one - avocado's leave long stringy things unless it's completely smashed up. Those are a bit dangerous. She gagged on one but recovered pretty quickly. Next up... green peas. I'm gonna make a batch tomorrow.

My cousin Michelle sent us a HUMONGOUS box of clothes that Grace grew out of. Even though I unpacked the whole thing I'm still finding stuff that I swear I've never seen before. Like this adorable little snow bunny suit!! Savannah likes it... and she looks like a little doll in it. I was hoping it would make her sleep better last night. Oh well. It's still cute.

Here's Savannah and Daddy playing under her play gym last night.

Sleep.

2008-11-10T13:09:00.003-06:00

I don't know who let The Princess read my earlier post about how happy I was with her sleeping habits, but apparently she got word and now she's got a point to prove. I am not a happy camper. For the past week she's been sleeping 3 hours at a time and last night it was every 2 hours... on the dot. And just to emphasize her point, she's not even grumpy when she wakes up. She's happy and cooing and talking to her mobile and stuffed animals in her crib. Then she gets down to business and starts screaming until I walk in the room. Then it's all smiles and happy baby again. All ready to play. Except it's 1 am, 3 am, 5 am... this is not my playtime!!!

We've tried cereal. We've tried solid food. This is definitely making her chub up, but not making her sleep any longer. Last night I wondered if maybe she wasn't getting enough milk from me so I made her a formula bottle. She tried to quit after half an ounce but I pretty much force fed her a full 4 ounces. She went right to sleep. For 2 hours!!!! I don't know what her deal is but I'm hoping she gets through this stage quick-like!!!

Mesmerized

2008-11-09T16:39:00.004-06:00

The weather is perfect today for Savannah's first fire!! So after church we came home and Shane built her one. Savannah is mesmerized! She's not quite sure what to think. I can't wait to take her camping!!

She kept leaning forward trying to get a better view. She just couldn't get close enough!!

Savannah Overload

2008-11-06T22:27:00.004-06:00

Sometimes I just can't decide which picture I want to post for everybody to see. We take a hundred shots of the same thing... but each one is so dang cute. So, in case anybody else just watched the most depressing episode of Grey's Anatomy ever... here's a little cheer.

Election Reaction

2008-11-05T13:15:00.003-06:00

Well, I have incredibly mixed feelings about the election. While I am very much opposed to Obama's/liberal policies, I can also appreciate the historic magnitude of yesterday's vote. It does bring some pride and solace that my country seems to have finally taken this gigantic leap in overcoming the crippling stigma of a racist country. For this, I am truly grateful. Especially for my daughter's sake.

One of my greatest fears is that Savannah will grow up with the same ignorant ideas of a race-obsessed society. It was a major consideration when we moved to Alabama and I made it my personal responsibility to ensure that she remain color blind to the poisons of a bigoted society. Yesterday made my job a bit easier. I am genuinely proud that she is starting her life in a new era of race relations. Perhaps she will never see, first-hand, the struggle of the past hundred years.

So while I might cringe at the enforcement of each new policy over the next four years, I will celebrate over the advancement of our society as a whole.

First Feeding

2008-11-03T13:31:00.003-06:00

We've been feeding Savannah rice in a bottle and with an infant feeder for a while but on Saturday we decided to attempt the spoon. Her doctor was impressed that she was doing so well on rice and told us that as soon as she masters the spoon we can feed her anything we want. She was a little confused at first... but the she couldn't get enough!!! She's getting so big!!!

Halloween 2008

2008-11-03T12:42:00.004-06:00

Savannah had a fun filled first Halloween. She got dressed up and went trick-or-treating (for ooohs and aaahhhs only) to all the neighbors' houses. Then she sat out in the driveway with us while we handed out candy. That pretty much wore her out because our little ladybug crash landed pretty early. When she woke back up she wasn't quite as happy. She's been going through a grumpy phase for a few days but luckily it seems to have passed now. Our intention was to go eat some Mexican and then take Savannah to the Halloween Party we went to last year and show her off. We made it halfway to the Mexican Restaurant before Savannah protested. We ended up just coming back home and our neighbors came and sat around the fire pit. Regardless, we all had a pretty fun Halloween '08!!

Here are some pics of the cutest little ladybug you've ever seen!!

I like this pic of Savannah and me. Look who's standing behind me. I think he suspects something's up with Savannah's costume.... I don't know... like maybe that it's actually a DOG costume!!! It fit perfectly, and I made the tutu to go with it. I think Brawney was scared we might put a matching one on him. If they'd made one big enough, you know I would have!!

Here's her wings!!

Daddy and the ladybug.

Shelby with Savannah

Scary Stookey's
Because dead pirates always carry ladybugs. Right???

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T13:09:00.002-05:00

BOO!!

More pics to come! Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!!

And wanted to tell ya'll that Savannah is growing like crazy!! About a week ago we heard her laugh for the first time. We were eating at O'Charley's and I'm not sure what she thought was so funny, but she laughed out loud. We heard it one more time over the weekend but it still didn't seem like a deliberate laugh. Well, last night we were playing with her on the bed. We'd gone through all her flashcards and toys and I started tickling her with a puppet. She laughed out loud!! A lot!!! There's nothing funnier than a baby laughing!! We tickled her with that puppet till she didn't think it was so funny anymore!! It was awesome!!!

And just so we didn't get too excited about the laughing last night, she followed it up with rolling over this afternoon!!! From her front to her back. I tried to make her do it again, but that only made her really really mad... but she did it and I was watching her!! Man, she's growing up fast!!

Bebe Visits!! And some stats...

2008-10-30T11:45:00.003-05:00

Bebe came to visit Savannah. Savannah just thought she was hillarious!! She got a super cute fall jogging suit... custom made by Bebe. And considering she had to get her 4 months shots while she was here, she was in a surprisingly good mood!! She didn't get grouchy or anything. But man, she's really started loving her rice cereal at night!! We tried to put her to bed one night without giving her any and she just wasn't having that!!! Her 4 month check up went amazingly well!! She was 24.75 inches long, 13 pounds, and 40cm head circumference. She's in the 50-75th percentile ranges. And she's ahead of schedule developmentally!!! This is fantastic news, especially since she was 4.5 weeks early!! I've been telling ya'll that she's the smartest baby in the world!!

Robert's Baptism

2008-10-29T21:37:00.003-05:00

On Sunday Savannah went to church for the first time. We haven't taken her yet because we were a little worried about how she would handle sitting in a quiet room for an hour. She was awesome!!! She loved the music!! Of course, we always love the music at The Orchard. But she did even better than we expected!! She's our little social ladybug!!

Robert got baptized. He was amazing as well!! Not a peep from either one of them. Isn't he sweet!! His christening gown was soooo pretty! It was the one they used for his big sis Emma. It's made out of Amelia's mom's wedding dress. I don't have a pic of it but he was equally as cute at the lunch afterward.
I remember when Wade was that little!!

Here's Lauren with Robert.

Ginny with Savannah. She wore a pretty smocked dress her Nana gave her.

Here's Amelia and Robert. I'm a fan of the new do.

Groover Time Again

2008-10-29T13:14:00.004-05:00

We stayed with Lauren and Randy this weekend, of course!! Savannah had a good time. Somehow we didn't get any shots with Troy or Kyle. Here's Savanah with Uncle Randy.

And with Aunt Lauren... aren't they cute... all dressed alike.

With the weather getting cooler, and Savannah's hair getting longer, I now have to blow dry her hair.

And if you were wondering why she always has a bow in her hair... here's what you get without one. We didn't get any good pics of her after I added the bow.

Molly's Wedding

2008-10-29T11:05:00.004-05:00

This past weekend we went to Tupelo for Molly's wedding. It was beautiful! Turned out to be a perfect day, and Savannah was PERFECT!!!! We were so worried she would scream during the ceremony. It was outside so there wasn't even anywhere to take her if she got loud. And since I had to sit up front, Shane had her by himself. She was an angel. Watched the whole thing just like she knew what was going on.

Here is Molly at the bridesmaid breakfast the morning of the wedding. It was at Amanda's (same place mine was) and everything was fabulous, as usual!!

The wedding was at The Magnolia's. An old antebellum home in Aberdeen, MS. Very pretty!!

The reception was on the lawn in front of the house. It was perfect!!

Somehow, this is the only shot we got of Savannah. Such a shame because she was extremely cute!! She wore a really pretty white dress with pink swirls (thanks Michelle) and a white sweater over it with tights and the cutest white ballet slipper shoes (thanks Casey). I may just dress her up again later today and take her pic in that outfit.

Classic Molly shot.

They left in a buggy pulled by two gorgeous horses!! I'm a little jealous of this!! Why didn't we do this???

Pretty flowers.

Her cake... yummy!!

The back of Molly's dress and her hair... loved it.

Daddy Day Care

2008-10-23T22:12:00.004-05:00

Today was the first time I've worked during the day since Savannah's been here. The doctor I test for got sick and asked if I'd cover for her. She made it worth my time. And I really like her. It was only for about 5 hours so Shane went to work extra early and just took the rest of the day off to keep Savannah. Apparently they had a long day. I came home to this:

The last time we were in Tupelo, Randy and the boys went to a hunting expo and came home with a new outfit for Savannah. It's hard to read in the picture but it says, "Daddy's hunting buddy."

We do live in Alabama ya'll.

2008-10-21T10:19:00.003-05:00

We took Savannah back to the pumpkin patch for another photo session. She did much better this time. We got some really cute pics.

She was amazed by these squash. We could not get her to look at the camera. She just kept staring at those squash.

And a few shots in her hat from Bebe.

We still haven't carved our pumpkins that we bought there last week. We'll have to do that sometime soon.

UT / MSU Game

2008-10-21T10:03:00.003-05:00

This past weekend we took Savannah to Knoxville for her first time for the Tennessee / Mississippi State game. Our intention was to take her to her first football game but it ended up being too chilly and my Mom was convinced the stadium would be so loud it would damage her hearing. So my mom kept Savannah at the hotel while my dad, Shane, and I went to the game. Of course, the argument for the past few months is what Savannah would wear. Since Shane got up first and dressed her, she started out in maroon. She changed during the game to her orange UT cheerleader outfit but somehow we didn't get any pics of her in that. Regardless, UT won... with the score far exceeding my expectations this year!! I've been getting some slack from my college friends for wearing orange and cheering for UT. What can I say??? Blood is thicker than student loan bills!!!!

One More Reason I Love My Child...

2008-10-17T12:30:00.003-05:00

She is not a morning person!! Those of you that know me well know how much I love my sleep!! I was really worried about the whole "sleepless months" horror stories you hear about. However, I was blessed with a child that cherishes her sleep as much as her mother. I'm extremely pleased with her latest sleeping pattern. She's been going to bed around 8-9 pm and sleeping till 6-7 am. (Occasionally she'll wake up around 3 am... but only if she doesn't eat immediately before falling asleep.) She eats at 6 and then goes back to sleep till about 8:30-9. On good days she'll sleep as late as 10. Our rule is that if it's daylight outside, she can come to bed with us. And oh how she loves to sleep with us!! If she's in our bed she'll sleep till noon if we'll let her!! Some days she naps (30 min - 2 hrs), some days she doesn't. As long as she's sleeping well at night, I'll let her decide if she naps or not. She's napping on me now as I write this.

Some days we wake her up before she's decided it's time to get up. Here are some shots of one of those days.

Can you hear her screaming at Shane to "GET OUT OF HERE..."

"NOW!!!"

And one more reason I love my husband. Last night as we were discussing the breakfast food I recently bought at the grocery store, he commented how he liked the English muffin egg sandwich that the Williams made for him (kudos to Jen and Lang). I (half heartedly) volunteered to get up before he goes to work and cook him breakfast everyday. To which he replied (and I quote this exactly), "I'd much rather you enjoy sleeping in late than to get up and cook me breakfast." At that exact moment I could hear angels singing in the background.

I love my family!!

A Day in the Life...

2008-10-16T12:36:00.004-05:00

of Savannah. She plays with Daddy.

Here she's telling me all about why she doesn't need a bedtime.

And she is highly entertained with her tongue.

She loves to stand up. And only needs a little help from Daddy.This is just a sweet pic.
She loves to play outside. Especially since the weather has been so perfect! Brawney makes sure to keep an eye on her. She doesn't make too many moves that he's not aware of! I love this outfit on her!! As my mom would say, "Yellow is her color."
She got to swing on our swing set for the first time!! I think she really enjoyed it. She just looked around and tried to figure things out. Then she got sleepy.
I took this pic to show how tiny she looks in the swing set.