Baby Sister

I made the mistake of accompanying Jer and Savannah into PetSmart and walked out with a new addition to the family.

Meet Zee. She is a 10 month old German Shepherd whose parents lost their house. Her full name is Zlata, but we think that's weird so we're just going with Zee. So far she has been very well behaved, but I'm sure that will change. It was one year ago today that we put Jake down and I hope he doesn't mind. Hopefully Zee will prove to be as good as Jake was.

While I'm here I might as well share some pics of little missy. Savannah likes to show everything to Zee, but she doesn't want her too close. I hope they will get along.

This is the face Savannah pulls when she is proud of something she has done. After I took the picture of Zee, she told me to take a picture of her and Mater. (That's him with the smiley face.) She is getting to be quite the artist.

I'll close with this observation by Savannah: "It's stinky in here like someone farted."

Lazy days of summer

Looks like I'm way behind again. Here's a quick recap.

We spent Labor Day weekend at Lake Powell. Savannah had lots of fun fishing and playing with her cousins.
Sherie gave Annie these Tinkerbell pajamas. (They aren't neon pink in real life, I guess it was just the flash.) She loves them and wants to wear them every night. I think the mustache is the perfect touch, don't you?
We went home for Kamree's baptism and family pictures. Why couldn't Savannah smile that cute in the family photos?
We took a roadtrip to Phoenix to see the Ruff's. Savannah was really good in the car. She had lots of fun with Morgan and Mason and doesn't seem to bear any scars from being lost at the Kids Faire.
Now we're back home and it's just Annie and me during the day (and most of the night. Jer just got home!) She spends a lot of time putting together her puzzles. She does the Wubbzy one over and over and is so proud of herself when she's done. She always comes to me for a hug and praise when she's finished with it. I love and hate this stage at the same time. She is so smart, cute, funny and independent, but lately has been very whiney and booby too. Please don't tell me this is just the beginning. I may end up locking myself in the bathroom!

On a side note, it's cooling down and our guest room is empty. What are you waiting for????

Compliments to the chef

"Mommy, that was the best pancakes with sprinkles in the world I ever tasted."

I wish everyone was that easy to please.

Big helper

Savannah loves to "help" with things around the house. I let her put the silverware away and dust on occasion. Last night she helped Jer wash his truck. She looked so cute cleaning in her favorite "Hannah Montana" tennis shoes. I don't know why she calls them that, but she can put them on by herself and wears them all the time.

Savannah can entertain herself for hours with the simplest things. One of her new hobbies is "decorating" the plant in my bathroom with hair clips. I love her imagination!

Last night Savannah fell off the back of the couch and scared me to death. I kept checking her eyes to make sure they weren't dilated. I really thought I might have to take her to the doctor, but after a two hour nap, she was back to her old self. I'm glad Jer was home to comfort me because I was on the verge of panic. It was the first time I've been really worried about Annie, but I know it won't be the last. Thank goodness she has a hard head!

One Happy Mama

I had such a great time "nursing" Sherie back to health. It was so nice to just sit and craft and not have to run all over the place (or cook, or clean, etc). The best part was being away from Annie for a few days. That may sound mean, but it was a wonderful change of pace. Thanks Sherie and Clark for letting me take over your bedroom floor!

Savannah is finally rid of the stinky binky, although she asks for it occasionally. She's still awake and asking Jer to watch "Wall-E" again. It's Friday night, so I'm off the hook. I love the weekend!

Have you heard Annie "wish" for anything? She says it all the time. This week she wished she had a siren on her head like Mater and that she could clean the toilet all by herself. I told her she had to be older to use the toilet wand and she said maybe her friends would give her one for her birthday. Isn't that just what you've always wanted?!

Sorry I don't have any new photos to share. Sherie would kill me if I posted her pics and that's all I took while I was up there. I'm busy working on witch cards and I'll share those sometime soon. Have a great weekend!

Finally...

Here are some pics from last month with a quick recap.

Annie was so excited to meet baby Hattie. This morning she told me she has a baby in her tummy!
Savannah loves to go to Sherie's because there are so many cool toys and she can play outside. I love that I don't have to watch her 24/7!

Savannah loved having Cam and Sidney at our house. They taught her how to sing and dance to Taylor Swift songs. Luckily, she doesn't remember them now.Ane here's my girl following in my footsteps. For some reason she loved looking at this book of Camry's.
The Bountiful 24th Parade was so exciting to Savannah. She still tells people about the sticky candy, sirens, clowns and music. She has never mentioned how hot it was.

Of course swimming was another highlight of our trip. She still talks about floating on Dora.

I'll have to invest in a tube the next time we go swimming.
Savannah will never forget doing fireworks with Grandpa. She remembers that they were loud and scared Luke. She loved throwing the "poppers" and catching a parachute. Hopefully we'll get to see them again next year.

Annie loves to draw. I got this easel at Ikea and she uses it all the time. This is a picture she drew of herself, daddy and me (from left to right.) At first she only drew herself and Jer. She explained to me as she drew their faces, hair and shirts, that I was at the store. I guess I came home because she drew me next. I love her creativity at this age! Jeremy saves every picture she colors at church. Now I know how Sherie's scrap room gets so cluttered!

Well, that sums up this post. I'll be back when I have more pictures or stories to share.

Update on Annie

Jeremy has taken my camera to work so I can't upload photos. But I thought I'd share some things Savannah is doing now so I can remember them later.

"Cars is my favorite movie ever." Annie watches Cars daily and now everything she plays with has a character's name. For instance, she plays with her baby spoons and each color has a name. The purple one is Sally; pink is "the bad guy", aka Chick; and white is "Rocky", aka The Rookie Lightning McQueen. I know she is strange, but she's an only child with a big imagination.

Aside from Wow Wow Wubbzy, her favorite cartoons are Caillou and Phineas and Ferb. The other day she yelled "mom" so I said "what." She replied, "Phineas and Ferb are making a title sequence." Do you think she's seen it too many times?!

Savannah no longer takes a nap. You'd think this would make her really tired at night and she'd fall asleep easily. Wrong! Most nights it's a fight to get her to go to bed, but we're working on it. She still ends up in our room every night around 1:30 and that's where she stays.

Annie can do a somersault on her own now. She can also wash her hands by herself. It's nice to be able to tell her to wash her hands after eating instead of cleaning up with baby wipes.

Savannah loves to sing and make music. Whenever we get in the car she asks for Jimmy Buffett. Her favorite song is Brown Eyed Girl, aka Sha-la-la. She always tells me to sing the chorus and stops me if I start singing the actual verses. One day I heard her say "watching the sun bake." I asked her what she was doing and she said, "just singing Margaritaville." Looks like there's another Parrothead in the family!

Well, that's it for now. I really will post some pics soon.