Stuff In Between

Sometimes I don't get to posting about misc. stuff, so this post is basically "the stuff in between" the regular posts.

Savannah is a dancing machine lately. She LOVES to dance after watching her movies and still wants us to dance with her.

Savannah got this cute little princess backpack the other day at Walmart. Doesn't she look like she's about to go to school?

Daddy with the kiddos, and with the goatee....

Daddy clean shaven....luckily about half a day later it started to grow back. Right now he's got that scruffy look and I like that a lot more. I'm a facial hair kind of girl. Carter got the itch to shave and I guess I had to go along with it.

My little stud muffin.

Savannah got a bike a couple weeks back. Unfortunately, we've been so busy or it's been so hot and I really don't want to go outside that she hasn't been able to ride it much.

Sometimes you need something to read....

On this particular night Cooper had been sleeping forever and everyone had gone to bed. I was waiting for him to wake up so I could feed him, but it just kept getting later and later. So finally I just got him out of his car seat and laid him on the changing mat, thinking he'd wake up. He woke up for a second and then just rolled right over and went back to sleep. I wasn't about to push it after that and regret it later.

He found his toes!

You Know What I Really Hate....

When my water gets hijacked from me everyday! And then the little hijacker spills it all over the carpet! Everyday! She has her own water, why does she want mine? Probably so she can spill it all over.

Trying....

Just about there...

I did it!

He's rolled from back to front a few times now, but I haven't been able to get it in action.

All For A Cup Of Tea

One will get into mischief when there parents aren't watching....
And that's exactly what this one did tonight. Mommy and Daddy were enjoying watching "The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All", while Savannah was upstairs happily watching Alaadin. She came downstairs and asked for some more juice. We don't give her juice all the often, so when she gets it, she always wants more. Well, apparently we didn't give it to her quick enough. While both of us were watching the show, Miss Savannah made her way into the kitchen and grabbed the jug of fruit punch off the counter and took it to the kitchen table. All the sudden we heard a splash and ran into the kitchen. There was fruit punch all over the table, chair and floor. She was standing in a puddle of punch. Carter immediately started to laugh. Then I was laughing. This was funny. Savannah says, "No guys! No!". As in, don't laugh at me, help me! She's like, "I'm sticky." Really?

I didn't even notice at first that she was trying to pour the fruit punch from the huge jug into this very teeny tiny teacup. She wanted tea. I guess some actually made it into the teacup. And she accomplished her goal, as you can see.

Needless to say, she was covered in red stickiness. Her feet were totally red and I had to keep her from running on the carpet. She had to have a bath after that one.

Last weekend my Aunt Ann came out for a visit and she got to meet Cooper for the first time. My Uncle Chris came on Monday too. We got to hang out with them a lot, which was really fun. Annie ate up the kids and they both let her! Savannah loves the attention and especially loved playing hide and seek with Annie and Savannah's reaction when Annie would find her was absolutely hilarious. She would just giggle and scream.

On Saturday we went to the mall and headed straight for Build A Bear. Savannah got to pick out her bear, help stuff it and give it a heart, bathe it (4 times!), pick out clothes (which Mommy really did because Savannah was too preoccupied with bathing her bear), and then giving her a name. The bear got some Disney princess pj's, a grooming set with brush and hairdryer, a cute little preppy pink outfit and some shoes and bows. She named her bear Ariel. She has been sleeping with Ariel since she got her. She loved watching all the other kids who were getting bears and wanted to help bathe their bears too.

Cooper at the mall, looking like he's ready for his first round of golf. The kids both got adorable clothes from Gap, Gymboree, & Children's Place. I got some new shoes too! Thank you Annie & Mom & Dad! We ate at Cheesecake Factory too. Delish! So much food, but so good.

Cooper got a Build A Monkey, and his outfit was a Jazz uniform with tennis shoes and he came with a basketball. We named him after Daddy's favorite Jazz player, Kirilenko. We'll see if Cooper can say that one! So on Saturday night we were hanging out at my parents and I got the bright idea to put the Jazz outfit on Cooper! So stinking cute. It actually fit him! He had the sweet John Stockton short shorts!

I think we have a winner! Here I come Utah Jazz!

The kids with there stuffed animals.

On Wednesday we went over to my parents house and Ann & Chris brought my Great Gran down to visit. She got to see the kids and eat them up. Savannah swam, and wanted Uncle Chris to swim with her. She kept calling him and wanting him to do things for her. Demanding! But she had so much fun with him. He grilled hot dogs for us and we had a nice lunch and all visited.

It was so nice to be able to see my Aunt and Uncle and Granny Goose, as we call her. The kids got totally spoiled by everyone and were given LOTS of attention. Which means, I got some breaks. Fun fun fun.

How Did This Happen?

It's just not right. They change too much, too fast.

All Things Coop

He is really smiling a lot lately. He's laughing more too, but he still gives himself the hiccups after a few little laughs. I coughed the other night and he started cracking up. Needless to say, for the next 5 minutes I tried to fake cough, but he was already over it.

Coop likes to close his eyes and suck away at those fingers. He will seriously soothe himself with those things. He makes sloppy noisy sounds too! He has also recently found his feet and toes and is rolling over more. When you lay him on his back he almost immediately turns to the left and soon after he's trying to roll over. He's done it a few times, but he gets hung up on his left shoulder. Last night I noticed that he was actually kind of swinging his legs to get momentum. Pretty funny.

Gotta show the Texas Pride! Daddy's from Texas!!

Hanging Out & Having Fun

We went over to my parents house today and Savannah and Cooper (and my Mom) went swimming. Cooper mainly just put his feet in, but seemed to really enjoy the cool off. And of course Savannah loved the water like always!

Gotta have those fingers in his mouth!

I always check on Savannah right before I go to bed. Lately, when I go to open her door, I can't. Why? Because she is blocking the door. With her body. Last night her little fingers were under the door. I'm not sure why she is falling asleep at her door, but it is hilarious. I have to literally push her away from the door (with the door) so that I can get in and I'm practically waking her up so that I can move her back to her bed.

As I was putting Savannah to bed tonight we had a funny little conversation. I was holding Cooper and she points to his nipples and asks what they are:

Me: Those are his nipples.

S: Oh, his nipples. I have nipples. Do you have nipples Mommy?

Me: Yes. (How am I not supposed to laugh at this?)

S: Daddy has nipples too?

Me: Uh Huh.

S: Do you have elbows? (While pointing at her elbows?)

Me: Yep.

And then she went on about everyone that has elbows.

Yeah, it's time to go to bed. This could go on forever.

Savannah 101

I've been wanting to write this post for awhile now, but I've been trying to keep track of all the things that Savannah does right now. She does or says something new everyday, so it's a never ending list.

*You love to say your ABC's, and know them all, but like to "blend" a few together
*You love to take Mommy's chapstick and "taste" it.
*You like to help out with dishes, folding clothes and giving Cooper a bath. You don't like to clean up your toys though.
*You love to play outside and scream and cry when you have to come in. When you're inside, you stand at the window and talk to you friend Kenner, who is outside.
*You weigh 26 lbs.
*You talk ALL the time. You want all the attention and constantly interrupt your parents and say, "I want to talk."
*You are clumsy. It's like you try to hurt yourself. Your legs are full of bruises. Daddy says you get this from him and that he eventually outgrew it. I guess we get some entertainment out of you walking into walls for the time being.
*You're very active, and love to run, but you don't always watch where you're going. You're very aware of things in general, but very unaware of the people and things around you. Like almost running into shopping carts or people in the store while you're walking because you're too aware of the movies or toys on display.
*You're all about compromise.
*You're getting better about me brushing your hair.
*You love to jump on/off beds and couches and you don't really listen when we tell you to stop doing it. We're waiting for you to break something.
*You love yogurt and officially associate your Aunt Larissa & Uncle Jake with yogurt and ask for some every time you go to there house.

*You love to sing. You learn new songs really fast. You're favorites are the "Bare Necessities", the ABC song and "Part of your world" from the Little Mermaid.
*Whenever we get mad at you, or you at us, you come and tell us a few minutes later, "I was mad at you."
*You say you're sorry and then want to reason with us. You express yourself really well.
*You're able to put your clothes and shoes on sometimes.
*You know your first and last name, and all of your families first and last names. I tell ya, I don't ever want you to get lost, but I think you might be able to tell them who you are, who your parents are, and where your parents work.
*You say, "Thank you for making me dinner."
*You want to help make food a lot. You love to make cookies with Daddy.
*You currently call your Mom, Rashel. You won't call me Mommy.
*You love your little brother, but sometimes you like to scare him, and then laugh about it.
*You love to dance. Whenever your movies end, and the credits play to music, you find one of us and ask us to dance with you.
*You are tall and thin, blonde with crazy blue eyes. Watch out!


Mommy and Daddy never thought in a million years that a 2.5 year old would talk so much and know so much. You are sassy, cute, independent, smart and active. You have both Mommy and Daddy traits, but you are for sure your own little person. And we wouldn't change you for anything! We love all of you!