Sunday, April 29, 2012

The First Daddy-Daughter Date


What's a girl to do when her very first Daddy Daughter Date just happens to fall right on top of a previously scheduled work trip for Dad?  Poor Savannah was faced with that predicament this year and cried more than a few tears over it.  In the end, Dad offered to contact a home teacher or his brother who lives across town.  Savannah chose Uncle James and he was more than happy to oblige!  Aunt Sandra made sure to double check what Savannah was wearing so that she and Uncle James would match (Aunt Sandra is really interested in fashion according to Savannah!) but Savannah was worried that Uncle James wouldn't want to wear pink or purple.....

Never fear, though, Uncle James came through!  He was so sweet and made sure that Savannah had a really fun time.  As a matter of fact, I hear she felt so much at ease that she smashed a pie in Uncle James' face!  We were so grateful to his family for giving up their daddy on a Friday night to make it special for Savannah.  Of course she still wishes her own daddy could have been there, but maybe he can make it up to her when he gets home!

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Savannah's School Program


Sadly, we are attending fewer and fewer elementary school programs...which means my kids are growing up!
Savannah was so excited to have been chosen for a speaking part along with one of her best friends and they have been rehearsing for weeks!  As a matter of fact, there was even a playdate the day before where they practiced their parts over and over!

Needless to say, Savannah performed her part perfectly, because practice makes perfect!  Now if only she would have practiced smiling!

Oh wait, there it is!  (of course this one was taken at the end when it was all over!)


Savannah's friend and rehearsal partner is Olivia.  She is wearing the overalls.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Spring Break Fun!

After celebrating Easter on Saturday, we left early on Easter Sunday morning to travel to Atlantic Beach for a Spring Break trip!  We stopped in Wilson and went to church in our old ward....we haven't been back since we moved 10 years ago, so it was fun to visit with old friends!
 As soon as we got to the resort, the kids could not get out of the car fast enough and start climbing trees!  I came out of the office from checking in and they were all up in these cool twisty trees!
 We had hoped for a warm couple of days to share the beach with Simon, but it really wasn't all that warm at the beach.  As a matter of fact, the boys spent most of their time playing basketball!
 Aunt Tracy came out for a day with Kelly and Joel to spend some time with us and we ended up talking her into letting us take Kelly back for a day at the amusement park after our trip was over.
 As always, it was fun for the kids to spend time with cousins!
 Savannah, remembering our summer beach trips, wanted to take a sunset walk on the beach with me.
 It was absolutely, stunningly gorgeous, but OH SO COLD!!!
 We found this little guy hanging out on the deck of the condos one afternoon and had to get his picture!
 Savannah loved the open craft time in the condos recreation center.  Definitely her favorite place to be!
 Before we left for home, we had to stop at the aquarium.  I keep thinking my kids will be tired of it, but no way!  They beg to go after every beach trip!
 Samuel and Savannah, goofing around in the gift shop......
 Digging for shark's teeth in the fossil pit.  We brought several more home to add to our collection.
 One last cousin picture before heading off for home....
We finished off the week by taking Kelly with us to spend the day at the amusement park and then all the kids had a sleepover on the trampoline before I brought her back to meet up with her mom.  The boys talked me into letting them do a "lock-in" at the laser tag place.  Admittedly, I probably wouldn't have allowed it, but it was Simon's last weekend here and it sounded like a fun way for the boys to end his trip.  They LOVED it and had absolutely no problem staying up all night playing laser tag......as for me, I think I may have clinched that elusive "mom of the year" award with that decision alone!

Easter Fun

 Savannah was the only one young enough to participate in the traditional Easter Egg hunts.....where oh where have my babies gone?!!!
 I was so excited that I actually remembered to take pictures on Easter this year only to realize that these are indeed REALLY BAD PICTURES of everyone!  Oh well, we're keeping it real here!
 As usual, E.B. hid the baskets and the kids had to find them in random places throughout the main level of our house.
 This year included the bonus of EGGS actually hidden.....but for some reason the kids were really not all that excited about it, so I have had the fun of continually finding eggs full of CHOCOLATE as I clean the house!  NICE for me!
 Simon got to experience an American Easter and he was most excited about the Nerds in his basket.  He even bought more to take home and share with his family.
It was a fun, candy-filled day at our house!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

APRIL FOOLS!!!!

Ahhhhh, what fun! Sunday was April Fool's Day and like any good mother, I thought about it on Saturday, then promptly forgot! Sunday morning before anyone else got up, I remembered and quickly went to pull out the prank that Shelby and I planned for last year but fell asleep before I could get it done......yes, its sad, but this IS my life!
Anyway, armed with a glue gun and a pack of googly eyes, I plastered everything I could in the fridge in the 20 or so minutes I had before everyone else woke up. It definitely made me smile and the kids loved it!
However, the fridge kept being opened over and over all morning long so they could laugh at it....perhaps the pantry next time????