What a Day!

So we've had an interesting day today. This morning, my sister-in-law was shopping at wal-mart with her son. Apparently the cart he was in was a little defective so when she turned the cart to go around a corner, the cart tipped over with Jaxon in it! He's ok though! So later this evening, Savanna had just finished eating her dinner and was pushing herself back from the counter (which she has done a thousand times) and the chair decided to fall backwards with her in it. She hit her head on the back of the chair when it hit the floor. I discovered a little gash in the back of her head when I checked for a goose egg. So I took her to the instacare and she is now calling herself "Staple Girl" because she has two staples in the back of her head. Well, it gets better. When we got home from the instacare, the house smelled like rotten eggs. While we were gone, a pipe broke from the dishwasher which flowed out into the "mud" room under the counter. I don't know exactly what happened, I just know it had something to do with the pipes being clogged and the dishwasher. Anyway, it was rank! So we had a neighbor over to try to find the problem and hopefully he can fix it tomorrow. And I forgot to tell Savanna "Happy Birthday" this morning before I went to work! I am soooo glad this day is over!

Happy Easter!
We had a great weekend! Natalie and her family came out from Fernley, NV with her 4 children and we had a great time! I should say Savanna had a great time. She had someone to play with for the last 4 days. She was really sad to see them go home today. I think she finally caught up on her sleep today. She played so hard while they were here. You can see that Savanna was a little exhausted during her play time as well!

I wanted to show off their Easter dresses. I did attempt to sew this year. I didn't sew them all by myself however. I got as far as cutting them out and sewing the bodices, but that's about as far as I got before I got too frustrated. My mom was kind enough to help me by sewing the rest of the dresses for me! They turned out beautiful of course! It's funny that I love to dress my girls alike and I really didn't care for being dressed them same as my sister while we were growing up. Oh well, they're not old enough to not like it. I'll keep it up until they can talk me out of it!

Hip, Hip, Hooray! Yes, we finally decided to buy a house! Actually, it's a townhouse. It's brand new and it's got lots of room. (about 1830 sq ft with a garage.) We're not giving up on our land, but we also can't live at grandma and grandpa's house forever. The townhouse is in the process of being built right now and should be done by the beginning of May. With our luck, it may be later, but at least we know it's going to be built.
We took some time last Saturday to take a little "hike". We went up to the "DIXIE" and hiked around there. We had a great time. Savanna is a great little hiker. She crawled around in the little "caves" and climbed up and down the rocks. She didn't want to leave because she was having such a great time! She took her little back pack and filled it with books and her water canteen and other things. She felt like she was very prepared for this hike! Of course, you know who carried it around most of the time! Anyway, we got some great pictures and just had a great family day!

So, you may think it doesn't snow in St. George! True, it may only last a few hours, but it does snow! Savanna wanted to go outside so badly, so I had her get her snow boots on and dressed her up warm and here she is. She had so much fun! I almost wish there was more snow. (ALMOST) She played outside by herself for about 30 minutes. I had to take pics! Codera and I just stayed inside the warm house and watched her!
Speaking of Codera, she thinks she can stand up now. She is pulling herself up to everything she comes in contact with! We got out one of Savanna's old toys. It's an activity table and it's just the right height for her to stand at and play with. It seems to be one of her favorite toys right now! We'll see how long that lasts! I'll try to get some pics of that and post them in the photo album.
Troy just got called to be the 2nd counselor in the Elders' Quorum presidency. I think we just figured out why we haven't felt good about buying any houses or townhomes right now. I don't know how long that will last, but I'm pretty sure this was the reason why buying right now wasn't right. It will be a great presidency. I know he'll have a lot of support from everyone in the ward! We'll see how long the Lord wants us to be here and hope that He will provide a way for us to stay in the ward boundaries or open a new door for us somewhere else!

Codera is now sitting up on her own. Well, almost. She still falls over, but she'll sit up for a minute. She is also so close to crawling. She's been worming her way around but is now trying to move her arms and legs together. We've finally been getting a good night sleep. Between Savanna and Codera, we were waking up every 2 hours for a week. Now, I think we're back on schedule. Codera is teething and doing well considering she's had a drippy nose for a month (and it doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon!)
Savanna is doing well with preschool. She loves it! They had a pajama day today so she got to wear her new pj's to school. They do fun things like that periodically. I can't believe how much she is learning. She loves her sunbeam class too! I play the piano for primary so she always makes it a point to tell her teacher that her mom is at the piano during sharing time. She is not shy in primary either. She loves to sing the songs and participate with singing and sharing time. She's learned "I am a Child of God" and also the first article of Faith. (I'm not a proud mom or anything!)
I took some fun pictures yesterday while we were outside playing! Please feel free to go to the photo link and see the fun! I have to explain about the pics of Codera in her crib. She was trying to take a nap, but decided to play hide and seek instead. When I went in, she was pulling the covers over her head and trying to get them off! The pictures in the photo link are the result! We were both laughing!
Still no word on housing, but we have a plan! That's all I'm saying for now! Ta-Ta!!!

Here is the new year and we are still in limbo! As some of you know, we put an offer in on a house here in Ivins. The owner countered and we accepted. Then we backed out after one day. Troy and I both had misgivings and didn't feel it was the right decision. So, we're still looking for a house, but who knows when we'll find something we can both decide on and feel good about. I'm sure there's a reason the house didn't feel right, but I couldn't tell you why. It's a little frustrating for both of us because we are so ready for our own house. Our property in Dixie Springs keeps being pushed back so who knows when that will be developed. We obviously can't rely on that being an option for housing right now. We decided against the other housing not too far from that property that was supposed to be started this month. It has also been pushed back to at least June or July. (That's to start building homes) Anyway, everything we seem to want to do lately hasn't worked out. Maybe we are supposed to stay at my parents home for a while. I wish we knew the reason. Anyway, a little frustrating, but I guess that means a little more money we can save every month we are here. (Which is definitely a good thing!)
Codera got her second tooth and I know she's working on getting more. She's chewing the heck out of her fingers and other toys! She's so close to crawling but hasn't quite got the hang of it yet. She does the caterpillar crawl. Won't be long before she figures out how to really crawl! Then watch out world!
Savanna is Savanna. She's such a chatter box. Troy has nicknamed her "Motorola". Half the time she's not really talking to anyone, just talking to talk. She's turned into quite the little girly girl! She got some "lipstick" and fingernail polish for Christmas and loves it! She also got a jewelry box and some jewelry. She always makes sure she puts her jewelry back in the box.
I have put a link to an online photo album on the blog. It is at the top right hand side. Hope you take a minute to go to the link and look at some fun pictures!

Merry Christmas from the Krogh Family! We are still here at my parents home in Ivins. We don't have anything new to report on finding our own home yet. That will come soon enough I hope!

Savanna is doing well with preschool. She goes 3 days a week for 2 hours. She is starting to recognize written letters and know her numbers very well! She loves her preschool class. She's been in a little dance class for about a month as well. She seems to be enjoying that too!

Codera is 5 months old now. My how time flies! She is ALMOST crawling! I can hardly believe it! She also cut her first tooth a week shy of 5 months. She has another one coming very soon too! She is such a pleasant little baby. She loves to watch Savanna and hear her sing! It's adorable to watch her watch Savanna.

I am still working at Professional Park Pharmacy part time and love it! Troy is still at Dixie Regional Med Center in the lab. He is currently working in the general lab, but will be training in the blood bank department for a while. Eventually, he hopes to get a supervisor position there. We're both looking forward to finding our own home and hope that will come soon. We're in the process of looking and I'm sure all of you will hear shouts of joy when we do find one!

We're very thankful that all of you are our friends and wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Love to all!
the Krogh Family