Here is what we have been up to

First we had Mitch's Birthday. Happy 27!

Then Savannah decided she had a pouty face. So this is it. Isn't she cute!

We tried to get her to open up the umbrella because she has so much fun with it, but instead she opened her mouth.

She is getting really good at saying cheese for the camera. Can you tell?

I wish she was this good at saying cheese when we got her two year pictures taken. She just doesn't like unfamiliar people I guess.

In this picture we went to This is the Place Heritage Park for their Haunted Village. This is a picture of Savannah while we waited in line for an hour in the cold barn.

Here Savannah, Miranda, and I are dancing ring-around-the-rosie at Miya's Wedding.

And here we all fell down.

Happy Birthday Savannah!

Savannah just had her second birthday! I can't believe it. I feel like we just celebrated her first birthday. My parents came out from South Dakota to visit and the rest of the Moore's came up for Savannah's birthday. We had a full house and Savannah had fun. Ariel is her favorite princess, so I made her an Ariel cake for her birthday. When she got up in the morning she saw it on the table she got an excited look on her face and said "Ariel!". I was glad she liked it because it took some time. She kept asking all day if she could eat the ariel cake and was unhappy each time I told her she would have to wait. Here are some picture of the day.

Happy Birthday Savannah!
She is sporting her new dress.

This year she new how to rip open the presents.

Savannah is unhappy she can't have her cake yet.

Yum cake and ice cream!

Here is the cake. This doesn't show all the detail, but you get the idea.


Here is a little video of Savannah riding her hot wheels.

Video Update

Well I think we have all officially memorized Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium so that we all can point out the flaws and all the little things that you don't notice going on the first 10 times you watch it. So now we have moved on to Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I hope this fad won't last a month like the last. I find it harder to watch this movie end on end like Mr. Magorium because she wants to watch the same 25 min of the film. You know the part where they go to the Island of Naboomboo. She likes the lion and the bear. We have tried other movies with lions and bears like Robin Hood, but that isn't the one she wants to watch. She also like to sing "bobbing along on the bottom of the briny blue sea." I guess she likes singing and music. I think that is why she liked Mr. Magorium so much is because she liked the piano music so much.

Update

Well as you can see I do fall behind in keeping you all updated. We have done things but I have no pictures. On the Saturday before Memorial Day we helped the Moores harvest about 250 pounds of honey. That project takes nearly all day. We have also started playing in an Ultimate Frisbee League in Orem, UT on saturday mornings. This year I actually convinced Mitch to play with me and I think he is going to enjoy it. I have also been engrossed in reading the book Eldest. It is the sequal to Eragon. Mitch and I both enjoyed reading these books and are now awaiting the release of the third book Brisingr. If you like dragons, elves, dwarves, magic and danger you will like these books. We have also been busy with helping Jana as she has aquired a second job so I help her by watching Liam for a few hours a couple of days a week. Mitch keeps busy with work and trying to study for his next actuarial exam. He did pass his first one the end of July. Savannah has hit the terrible two's even though she isn't two yet. She has recently become stubornly independent. She has to do everything herself. She says "I do!" so I let her try. And then she comes to me for help or just gets mad and throws it. She decided to pick out her dress today so she picked out the had made dress from Mexico her Grandma Net got for her in Cancun. She had never wanted to wear it before today so we were totally willing to let her wear it to church. She is funny she has even developed a favorite shirt she wants to wear all the time. So it isn't fun when it gets dirty and she has to pick something else to wear. She will be two in three weeks! My how the time flies.

Here is Savannah in her hand-made dress from Mexico.

Hair Cut

A couple of weeks ago I cut Savannah's hair in the back for the first time. It was getting a little crazy and it was different lengths. So now her hair is mostly one length and we think she is cute. (You can compare her hair with the previous post.)

Painting

I thought that maybe Savannah might have fun with fingerpaints since we had seen Sofie playing with finger paints. The only thing is I can't get her to use her fingers! She doesn't like to get them dirty so I got out some paint brushes so she paints with paint brushes instead.

Movies

Savannah has taken to watching a few of the same movies over and over again. I don't know if she really likes them or if she just likes the blue cases but these are the same movies we watch all the time.

Savannah loves to watch Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. She even can quote parts of the movie like "its magic" and "don't go." She is so cute.

The Sword and the stone is one we have watched frequently in spurts. We either watch it every day or take a break for a while.

Over the Hedge isn't one of my favorites but Savannah seems to be hot and cold about this one too. We go through periods where we watch it every day and then we will go for a few weeks without watching it.

I have got her to watch a princess movie or two, but the covers to those ones aren't as attractive I guess:)