Happy 24th of July!

Savanna, Kylee and Codera watching the Ivins city parade
and waiting for candy!

Grammy and Codera

Savanna covering her ears. She doesn't like the
fire engine sirens!

Codera's 1st birthday

Happy 1st birthday Codera!
I can't believe my baby turned 1! She is just so much fun! Her birthday was July11. (I'm a little slow getting it blogged). We had a good time. Troy's mom and Tim came down for the party with Troy's nieces Erica and Kylee. My mom and dad and my sister and her family were here as well. We had a great time.
Of course Codera wasn't really sure what was going on, but had a great time pulling paper out of the bags that her presents were in. She didn't really try to grab the cake or even touch it. Well, she did try to get it, but only got a little frosting. She seemed to like looking at it more than touching. Anyway, she's trying to feed herself but makes more of a mess than anything. Aren't birthdays fun? I made the cake with the help of my mom of course. It's one thing that I love to do for my girls. One of these days, I'm going to take a class so I can get better and do it on my own. I'm so glad my mom is around to help me! Fun times!

Fun in a Box

It is such a blessing to have Savanna as Codera's older sister. She is so good at playing! She is also teaching Codera how to play. Today, we emptied a box that had stuffed animals in it and they played in it for a good 30 minutes, if not more! They went in and out, in and out, in and out for however long they played. They just had a great time! Forget the "real" toys! This is way more entertaining!

This is my Savanna playing "Princess and the Pea!" We haven't figured out where to store the blankets yet, so they're just downstairs on the couch. Savanna decided to play like there was a pea under all the "mattresses." She said she could feel the pea so I told her she was a real princess. How fun is that? She has such a great imagination! She is playing so well and including Codera in her play time! I couldn't ask for anything more!

So much has happened since my last blog. Where to start?

Savanna did have a birthday party in my parents back yard. They just put in a splash pad and it's a huge hit with the kids. They all love it except Savanna. She just likes to get her feet wet. Anyway, we had lots of kids and lots of family over and just had a great time!

Savanna "graduated" from her first year of preschool. She loved it there! The teachers were great, the school was clean, and the kids were fun! In fact, Savanna met a little girl there and they became fast friends. Apparently they were inseparable while at school. Audry would usually be waiting at the door for Savanna to get there. Did I mention this is a small world? Audry's grandmother lived in our neighborhood and was my mom's visiting teaching companion. Needless to say, Savanna and Audry got a few more play dates when Audry was visiting grandma.

graduation day!

savanna and audry

We have now moved into our new home as well! We've been here for almost 3 weeks and are starting to settle in! I don't know about you, but I hate moving. Hopefully, we'll only do it one more time in the somewhat near future. We plan on being here in our townhome for about 2 or 3 years and then we just might be able to build our home on the lot we have in Dixie Springs. We just found out that they are really close to getting bids on development finally.
Anyhow, we are so happy to have our own place again! The only thing we have left to do is put up pictures! We do have one drawback to this place. Our truck is too long for the garage. So, the garage is going to end up being a play area for the wiggle cars or storage. We mostly drive the car because it gets better gas mileage. I'm sure everybody is feeling that pinch these days!
Anyway, the girls are having a great time with having their toys out all the time. Today, Savanna and Codera were playing in the little couch like it was a roller coast, so I took them for a little ride. I didn't get a great picture of them smiling but they were having a ball! We went around the room and down the hall I don't know how many times! But, it was fun! I'll have to post some pics of the rest of the house later. We love it here and are very happy!

During all of this, my mom fell and broke her leg. Actually, she shattered both bones. She has 19 screws and 2 plates just above the ankle. She's doing pretty well now though. She did have a few scary moments when she was hospitalized with a blood clot in her lung. Thankfully, she is home and getting better. We are thankful to all who have kept her in their prayers and helped out when possible. Have I ever mentioned how awesome my mom is? I may have to blog about her one of these days! She can do anything! She's amazing! Good thing she is getting better cause I have a lot to learn from her!
Well, that's all for now. See you in the next blog!

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!