"I'm Going to Marry..."

The other night we were on our way back home from Pizza Port where we had had dinner with Uncle Luke.  We had an interesting conversation on the way home...

Savannah: "I've never been to Uncle Luke's house"
Us: "That's true, would you like to go there sometime?"
Savannah: "Yeah, I'll go there when I get married"
Us: "Who are you going to marry"
Savannah: "I'm going to marry...." (she took a while to think about that one)
Us:  "How bout a really nice boy who loves Jesus?"
Savannah: "No....I'm going to marry....the man who has that truck!" (pointing to a big, fancy truck that we drove by)

Oh dear...not the answer I was hoping for... :)

Savannah: Age 2 1/2

"Girls Don't Have Privates"

Savannah is at the age where she's noticing and asking questions about our bodies, especially what we call "private parts".   I expect this when she sees me change in the morning or in the shower.  A few days ago, completely out of the blue she told me that "boys have privates, but girls don't have privates".  Very matter of fact.

Savannah: Age 2 1/2

"Sharpenate"

Savannah has an awesome vocabulary, but she often makes up words (and songs) too.  She says something hilarious pretty much everyday. :)  The other night she chose a pencil from her prize box (she gets to choose a prize for keeping her underwear clean and dry for a whole day -- we're on day 4!!)  Anyway, she picked a pencil and I sharpened it so she could use it.  She was much more excited about the sharpening than the writing/coloring.  The next morning at breakfast, she said she wanted to "sharpenate" her new pencil.  Haha, love that kid!

Savannah: 2 1/2 years

"Mamamama..."

Claire just recently started babbling with consonants.  Up to this point, it was just blowing spit bubbles and cooing.  She says "mamama" or "bababa", but mostly "mamama".   I'd like to think this counts as her first word even though she doesnt know what it means.  Aaron says it's not really her first word, but I think I'll just go on believing it for now because it makes me happy. :)

Claire: 6 months

Gimme Some Cheese!

One of the best (and worst) things about 2 year-olds is their ability to take everything at face value.  My recent favorite?  "Gimme some cheese."

Whenever Savannah does something praiseworthy (listens well, pees in the potty, doesn't poke Claire's eyes out, etc.), I often praise her by saying, "yay! Gimme five!"  And I extend my palm to receive an enthusiastic "five" from Sav.  Well, recently I started substituting "gimme five" with "gimme some cheese!"  Without hesitation, Savannah will proceed to run up to me, squat down to prepare/pick up an imaginary slice of cheese, and eagerly place it in my outstretched palm.

Now, "gimme some cheese" doesn't even really make sense (I'm not sure it's even a real phrase), so I don't blame her for her response.  But it's just too awesome to stop doing.

SD County Fair 2013

We finally made it out to the fair this year and we're so glad we did -- we had a blast!  It was awesome to see the girls (mostly Savannah) have such a great time.

It took almost 2 hours to get to the fair, since we had to wait forever just to park, but it was worth it.  We headed to the kids' rides where Kate & Savannah got to do about 5 rides and Savannah totally loved it!  I thought she might be nervous, but she had a great time.  We grabbed some funnel cake for a snack in between rides and got dinner afterwards -- oh fried goodness!  Both of the girls did great and I was especially proud that Savannah didn't have any accidents since this was her first big outing wearing underwear.  Anyway, we had an awesome time and will definitely go again next year. 

Savannah: 2 years

Claire: 5 months

July 2013

It's definitely summer here and the girls are growing and changing by the minute!

It used to be very easy to get a good picture of Claire because she's always smiling.  She's still smiley now, but she also wants to grab and chew on everything.  This was one of the few shots with the magnadoodle not in her mouth. :)  Claire is still as sweet and happy as ever.  She is growing, but still very tall and skinny.  She had her 6 month check-up today and is 90% for height and 30% for weight. She now has 3 teeth, 2 on the bottom and one canine coming through on top.  She is eating cereal and 5-6 other solid foods.  She is sleeping through the night pretty consistently from 7:30 p.m. til around 6:00 a.m.  I'm hoping that will eventually be closer to 7:00, but for now I'll take it.  Claire is very active and squirmy and can roll easily.  She can sit with support but not quite on her own.

Savannah is still a goofy sweetheart.  She has her 2 year old moments, for sure, but mostly she's a sweetheart.  The big news for Savannah this month is potty training!  She has been wearing big girl underwear for 2 weeks now and is doing pretty well.  She still has accidents most days, but she's getting better all the time.  Now that it's summer she's been having a great time playing in the pool and sprinklers.  This summer she is much more daring-- she loves to jump off the diving board (with an adult) and can actually swim across the length of the pool (with a floatie).  She also recently slept in a bed for the first time on our family vacation and loved it.  We're still rockin' the crib at home though. :)  Savannah's favorite activities are running, having tea parties, dancing, and singing.  

Savannah: 2 years

Claire: 6 months