Annie in Pictures

Just thought I'd share some cute photos of Savannah.

Here is the tool girl. She made a tool belt and pretended to fix the table.

Here she is looking so cute for church. On the way home I asked her what she did in primary. She said, "We didn't get cookies cause it's fast. We only get cookies on slow Sunday." So funny!

Here she is with her chubby cheek. She had sialolithiasis - stones in the salivary gland. She is still a little puffy, but says it doesn't hurt when she runs anymore.

And no day is complete without Savannah dressing up in her new tiara.

She puts it on the minute she gets out of bed and wears it until she gets back in bed. I didn't let her wear it to church or school, but it's okay for the store.

Very observant

We were driving home from the store and the guy next to us was smoking which led to the following conversation between myself and Savannah:

Mom, if you smoke you'll die.

Where did you learn that?

Well, will you?

Smoking isn't good for you and can make you very sick.

Like what kind of sick?

I explained how it can hurt your lungs and make it so you can't breathe very well.

I want my lungs to work right so I'm not going to smoke. My magic wand can make some things that look like cigarettes, but they're really just crayons.

Let's not play like things are cigarettes.

You can just pretend to smoke.

The Book of Mormon tells us not to smoke, so we don't pretend to smoke either.

Well if people who smoke don't have the scriptures, they should get some scriptures to tell them not to smoke.

The entire drive from JoAnn's to our house was filled with talk about smoking and cigarettes. Have you ever smoked? Who in our family smokes? What's Daddy's friends name that smokes? I don't know why she was so interested in it today, but it was pretty amusing.

Word of warning - don't ever let Savannah catch you smoking!

Magic

Here is my cute girl in her new glasses. No they aren't real (although she insists they are) - we bought them at Claire's. She wore them to church today with the Gymboree cherry dress and looked so stinkin' cute! You can't believe how many comments she has received on them, even from people we pass at the store. I guess if she ever really needs glasses she won't be upset.

As you know, Savannah has a hard time falling asleep. Tonight I told her to think about something she would like to do, like fly or ride on a butterfly, and then she would dream about it. She said she was going to dream about a magic wand because she really wants one. She is going to ask Santa for a real one that really does magic so she can be a fairy. She wants a brother and sister because we don't have enough people. That's why she needs a magic wand.

Is that the answer to my question if fostering to adopt is right for us? We'll see.