What we've been up to

So the past couple weeks have gone by so fast!! It seems like we just got back from California because its been crazy.

Tuesday the 21st, my nephew Eli came to play while his big brother Kaden was getting his tonsils taken out. Savannah and Eli get along great and they had a lot of fun going to Target, eating popcorn, hot dogs and tater tots, coloring and getting out all the Little People. He is such a sweet kid!

Wednesday the 22nd my super awesome friends Ginger and Nicole threw me a surprise baby shower! I feel very loved. :) Many of the amazing people I know came and helped me build up my supply of baby boy things. I really know some awesome people! Thanks everybody that came!

Since then it has been a lot of moving and cleaning. This is the first time moving with Savannah and it is not easy. She does not like to see her toys go into anything and suddenly wants everything she has not played with in a long time that I was about to donate to the thrift store. Between moving and cleaning I think my hips and legs have had it, but I was SO happy to hand over the keys to our old place today. Its nice to know I only have one home to get things done at now, and I don't have to deal with ignored repair requests. The place we live in now is so close to the old place (same street), but so much nicer and cheaper! Time to get my nesting on.

In the midst of all the action going on around here, we do have occasional time to sit and read.

Savannah is becoming more and more familiar with the potty chair. I just wanted to have it around so she becomes used to it and apparently she has. We talk about all the potty vocabulary and when she picks up a few more bits of the lingo we will be making a little more progress.

So that's been life. Now we are trying to set up life and get ready for the baby to come. My mom is now in Utah and we had a fun family breakfast with my dad before he headed back to Florida. My super awesome sister Erin gave me a couple boxes of hand me downs that Savannah and I had fun going through and now I am onto more picture hanging and sorting/washing baby clothes. 5 weeks to go!

Wedding in Cali!

So I am up way too late and have way too much energy, so why not blog about our weekend?! Btw... Noah is doing inventory all night, so its not like I am keeping him up or avoiding him. :) So let me tell you about our weekend. Thursday afternoon we started heading west for my second cousin Jessica's wedding in Red Bluff, CA. After missing seeing that side of my family at Thanksgiving due to rabies shots, I was very excited to see everyone and finally introduce them all to my husband and my sweet little Savannah. Sadly I happen to look like a whale at this moment in time and was pretty embarrassed about that, but it was still wonderful to see everyone and especially to be there for Jessica and Coy's day.

Thursday we drove to Reno and stayed the night at the Circus Circus. We had two queen size beds, so instead of getting out the pack and play I shared a bed with Savannah and Noah got some better sleep in the other bed. The second we walked into the room Savannah claimed her bed. She is so funny! We had a good night and ate at the buffet after waiting for the USAA roadside assistance guy to come and get the keys Noah locked in the car. :) It was a fun little stay before we hit the very windy drive to Red Bluff.

We checked in at the Best Western in Red Bluff around 4 on Friday and after some much needed air conditioning we headed to Jessica's rehearsal dinner. It was so nice to meet some new faces and see familiar ones!

Saturday was the big day. We had breakfast at the hotel and spent some time in the room before deciding we would rather stay another night to have our room and air conditioning to stay in all day, than find something to do in the 6 hours between check out and the wedding. (You have to understand I am pretty sure it was over 100 degrees the whole time)
We got ready and went to the wedding at 4:15. We had the chance to see more family amidst the 400 guests. It really was a fun night and I am so happy we went. My dad's Aunt Thelma, her kids, their kids... lots of wonderful people. Savannah was not too shy and had a wonderful time, especially with my second cousin Sarah. It was a long, warm and wonderful day. :)

We drove back Sunday and got home around 11:30. Luckily we had no major issues and everything went well. Savannah was great in the car and even though she dyed her skin when spitting out red slurpee, I love her. I am really glad we got the chance to go this weekend. You never know what bumps in the road can happen, but this weekend seemed to fall into place. It was so nice to have a final little trip with the 3 of us before Jaxon comes, and to see family.

It was great to be there on Jessica's day. I did not know I had much family on my dad's side until she started writing me when I was 10. A few letters, and a few thanksgiving later, she has become a regular recipient of Savannah photos and I wish her all the best!

Farm Country

So we just got back from Thanksgiving Point's Farm Country. Savannah is passed out on the couch so I figured now was a good time to share some pictures. We had a lot of fun, even thought it was pretty warm. We went with Kim, her adorable three kids, Elise and her sweet little boy Reed. The kids had a great time on the carriage ride, pony rides, and seeing all the animals. I think the pony rides, cows and goats were the favorites of the day (at least for Savannah).

This cow licked all over the kids. It was pretty awesome, especially when it started to eat my stroller and licked Savannah's legs. Kim's little boy Grady was the best with the cow though. He gave us all a pretty good laugh when he kept putting his hand right in the cow's mouth.

Savannah watching one of the horses. Yes... she did stay in her stroller most of the time. I just can't chase her like I used to.

Loving the Pony ride. (I would crop myself out if I could do it without the picture looking funny)

This is Grady. He is fearless and it is awesome! I hope our little boy is like that. I also realized while I uploaded these pictures, that I really need to take pictures of Savannah playing with other kids. She really is not that antisocial, I am just lazy.

She passed out before we left the parking lot. Apparently everything wore her out. I should get out more. I really like her falling asleep before 2!

The Miracle of Naps

So today was a bit rough for Savannah. We had a slow and slightly emotional morning, and did not make it to the first hour of church, but she seemed ready to get life moving around 11:15 so we went to nursery. Church without Noah seems to be very difficult, but I thought I had a handle of it today since he had to work. It did not last. One of the leaders would not let Savannah bring a marshmallow over to the rocking horse to eat while she rode and this did not make Savannah happy at all! She could not be calmed down, and of course today was the day I decided to intentionally not bring her pacifier, to see how she would do. The answer to that was, NOT WELL! I thought taking her on a walk around the building would calm her down, but between the incident with the marshmallow and it being nap time, there was no calming her down. Occasionally she would stop, lay down and just scream "bink," in the long drawn out way she asks for her pacifier. After I had enough of people asking what was wrong with her, I brought her home. I put on Tarzan, got her milk and her "bink," and within 10 minutes she was asleep. Two hours later an little angel woke from her sleep. I love when she wakes up this happy.

Happy 4th of July!

Unlike most of Utah, we don't have any real plans for 4th of July. Its been a low key day so far. Savannah and I took lunch to Noah at work. Since I was dying for a soda, I stopped at McDonalds and I got Savannah an ice cream cone on the way home. She did pretty well. She sure loves ice cream (I think she got it from her Grandpa Ty and I). We are watching Happy Feet now and waiting for Noah to come home. We will probably find some fireworks somewhere and spend from 5:30 on, just doing things as a family.

I always have loved the 4th of July. I love history and am a very patriotic person, but more than that I love the traditions my family had. When we were younger we always watched the local fireworks or set off some of our own, and in Florida we went to the Boy Scout pancake breakfast and then found a nice little spot to watch the amazing fireworks at Disney. I am really excited for my parents to be out here next year and to spend the holiday with more family. Until then its just Savannah, Noah, my belly, and I, but I still wouldn't trade it for the world. Hope everyone has a safe holiday and that you don't get caught with your illegal fireworks. :)