Time for some fun!

With all the snow we have been getting, it was time to get out and have some fun so we took Savannah to one of our favorite indoor playgrounds and the Please Touch Museum.

If you listen closely you can hear her saying, "set, set, gooo!"

Here she is doing a little shopping and definately says peanut butter.

18 Months

These 18 months have gone by too fast but we are so thankful for all the time we get to spend with you.  I'm so lucky to be able to stay home with you, watching you grow each and every day and Daddy can't get home fast enough to see your smiling face peeking through the curtains on the door.  I get to wake up every day hearing your sweet voice on the monitor as you talk to your teddy and other friends in your crib, patiently waiting to get up for the day.  You love when we sing and read to you but lately just doing so once or twice is not enough, you will say "sit, sit, sit" and give us another book to read.  You just love when we pretend play with you and your babies and we catch you cooking for them all the time (and giving your baby baths in your kitchen sink).  When you want us to play with you we hear "play, play, play?" in the cutest voice that you absolutely can not say no to.  We got a ton of snow this year for you to play in, you decided you would much rather take a walk and enjoy the scenery than play in it.  You could walk around outside for hours if we let you and Mommy had to try very hard not to laugh at the meltdown you had when it was time to go in :)

...Loving these pigtails...

..."Shhhh," baby is sleeping...

..."Ta da," I made my first card... 

...and painted my first picture...

...This is my sneaky, I know I shouldn't be doing this look...

...Watch, I can count, and every number is "tuuu, tuuu, tuu!"...

...This is my very serious storytelling face...

...And this is how I usually end my stories, so proud of myself...

...When I'm really tired, I follow Mommy with a pillow and blanket and do this...

17 Months

What is Savannah up to at 17 months?

- You are talking all the time, not much of what you say actually makes sense yet but you love to have conversations with us that only you understand!  We go back and forth and you just think it is so funny when we respond to your "conversations."

- Your favorite things to play with right now are your dolls for sure.  You love feeding them, taking them shopping in your grocery cart, they always sit at the table with you when you eat, and a day does not go by that you don't dance with your babies.

- Your newest word is please but it sounds more like "peeeeeeze".  This has to be one of the cutest words you have said so far, especially when you combine it with cheese.  We can't help but laugh that you say "bak bees" (black beans) everytime we get them out for you to eat.  Black beans are without a doubt your favorite food!

- You are the perfect little helper these days, your favorite thing to help with is putting the groceries away.  We can't help but smile when we see how proud you are of yourself for completing this task.

- You now have 12 teeth  (including your first year molars) now we are just waiting on your four eye teeth to come in and your two year molars.  Hopefully you get a break before the rest of the molars come in because those eye teeth have not been fun for you.

Mommy's Little Helper

What a good little helper I have!  When I thought about letting Savannah help me make cupcakes I prepared for a mess to be made, had everything ready in case things got messy but she knew just what to do!

Christmas Part II

A few days after Christmas we headed to the cottage to see Pete's family before heading back home.  Savannah had a great time visiting with everyone and even learned a few of her numbers (does saying "tuu, freeeee" count?)  Savannah played a game with Grandpa S. and now walks around with her babies saying "tuu, freeee" as she throws them in the air on three, so adorable!

...Giving her famous smile pose...

...Trying to get in on the Rock Band fun by dancing...

...One, two, threeeee!...

Savannah had a few more presents to open after we returned home and this was a favorite!  Can you see how big her smile is?

A visit to Frankenmuth

We try to make it to Frankenmuth each year when we return to Michigan, this year it was a must since last year didn't work.  We went the day after Christmas for dinner at the Bavarian Inn and did some shopping at the castle shops and Bronner's!  Savannah's favorite part of the trip was Bronner's for sure, she loved looking up and pointing at all the christmas displays (and even spotted Elmo and Mickey Mouse).

...Getting ready to go and trying to distract Savannah long enough to get the bow in her hair without her noticing...

..."Melmo, aww Melmo", she can spot Elmo from a mile away...

...For some reason it took alot of convincing to get Savannah to leave this spot...

Christmas Part I

We started off the holidays with a Christmas Eve party on my side of the family.  We drove the entire day before the party and Savannah stayed up way past her bedtime in the car because she was so excited to see everyone (and because she knew we were going to see Blondie, my parents dog).  It's so neat to see Savannah beginning to remember family, especially since we don't see them often.

...Visiting with Grandma and Great Grandma...

...Savannah with her 11 cousins...

...Where do I begin?...

...What started out as a pretend campfire turned into a snowstorm?...

...Savannah shows her excitement by showing her cousin Arianna her belly...

...Savannah was more interested in the train than her stocking and started saying "choo choo" for the first time...

...Yes!  I always wanted a Michigan State jacket...

...Santa was long gone by the time we woke up on Christmas day, but I think he left behind one of his reindeer...