"Say Hippo"...a Savannah Update

Savannah LOVES to sing-she sings the same songs every night (the night-night baby song, Jesus Loves Me, and Itsy Bitsy Spider), asks for the same songs at nap time (usually Twinkle Star and You are my Sunshine), and has started singing her ABC's, which are hit or miss at thier best! Her favorite song is "Itsy Spider" and she sings it ALL THE TIME!

It's also become a fun game to try to get her to say big words-I know it may seem cruel but it's usually hilarious. Our favorites are rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and Mississippi. Speaking of hippos, Savannah could watch the Polar Bears at the zoo ALL DAY LONG! She loves them and it makes me think about when I was little and had a stuffed polar bear that I loved until it about fell apart. We still have it (hiding in one of their closets because I can't "bear" to get rid of it!)

It's also hilarious to see what Savannah decides to wear each day. While I may dress her in the morning, she accessorizes throughout the day. This is what she wanted to wear to a BBQ at a friends house a few days ago-stroller, bunny ears and barbie shoes! You've got to love this little girl!

Superguy and a bike-A Michael Update

In other news, the Wal-Mart bike saga continues as we returned to Wal-Mart to buy the bike we were supposed to get the first time. We left the store with an assembled 12" bike that Michael is in LOVE with! He has no trouble getting on it, using the pedals and even crashes gracefully! He can seriously scoot on this bike and I can't wait until he can go ride with Stephen!


Also, the superhero collection is growing. As a reward for good behavior, Michael is earning new action figures. We added Superman to Aquaman (aka Superguy and Nemoguy) and now have a vicious fighting force! Good luck to the dinosaur population in our back yard, as some serious muscle has landed!

Big Girl Bed!

Savannah came home from a weekend with Lovey and Pops to find her big girl bed all set up!
She LOVES Michael's bed, even says she is going to nap in it and tucks herself in, so we thought she would be ready.

She was obviously excited, jumped on it, and very quickly snuggled in!

Praying she sleeps well tonight and naps aren't too much of a challenge...next step, potty training UGH!

Holiday Weekends, Aquaman, and pink sunglasses

I love holiday weekends because for some reason that vacation feeling seems to run into the days preceding it! For instance, this past weekend was the 4th and the whole week before we found fun things to do and it just felt holiday-ish. We played with buckets of bubbles in the back yard, rode paddle boats at Shelby Farms, decorated party crowns for absolutely NO reason, amd spent the 4th in Montgomery. We've also bought a Wii and are LOVING it! More on the Nintendo adventures later...


Michael has a Super Friends book that he picked out at the bookstore a few weeks ago. Since then, he has become obsessed with the book and the "super guys" in it. I found a few of the same Super Friends at Target and bought them to give to Michael as a special reward. So far he has earned Aquaman-aka Nemo Guy. He has lost his head twice in two days and I am glad he is so durable! Thanks goodness for plastic! This makes me feel like Michael is more of a little boy now and not just a toddler...he's growing up so fast!


Oh, they do love each other!

Paddle Boats at Shelby Farms. Savannah can't leave home, or anywhere for that matter, without her pink sunglasses!

My little Parrot Heads!

We spent most of the morning doing this! I hit play on iTunes and turned up the volume and they boogied around the house for at least an hour to Jimmy Buffet. Michael's favorites are Cheeseburger in Paradise (which he can basically sing entirely) and Fins. I think he has a future as a break dancer and we may need to work on some other moves lol!

Chubby Bunny

So if your familiar with the game Chubby Bunny, you'll think this is humorous! Every night Savannah shoves as much food in her mouth as is humanly possible, then chews, and repeats until supper is over. We call her the "Chipmunk." I laughed a few days ago because she reminded me of the game (Chubby Bunny) where you shove marshmallow after marshmallow in your mouth, always trying to say "Chubby Bunny" and I asked her to say it. And she did! And we died laughing! Here is the process a few days later, not as good as the first night, but still funny none the less.

Wipeout!

This may be my favorite-ist video in a loonnggg time! Mostly because it SO captures where we are with Michael right now. He is the master of detail, recalling everything that happens and correcting you if ever you falter on something. Never can a trip to the playground be mentioned unless you are certain you will go. Never can a toy be removed from the toy cache without Michael telling you it is missing.

Michael recalls everything with extreme precision. His attention to detail is impeccable, so much so that everything has an exact place. Every bath tub toy has a precise "home" and must be put back in the same place after each bath!

We started watching a hilarious show on ABC last week called "Wipeout". It is sort of a spin off of the shows Ninja Warrior and Most Extreme Challenge from China. Basically, it is people getting annihilated on an obstacle course and laughing at how bad they wipe out. We watched it last week with Michael and today at supper he recounted, to the very last detail, the final round which consisted of (think of this as subtitles for the video):
1. Down a giant waterslide into the water
2. Across a ramp being hit with rolling barrels
3. Climb across a waterwall
4. Jump onto a spinning obstacle and falling into the water (which was full of bubbles)
5. and jumping across to the orange dot (the finish light)

There was also fire and a tunnel spewing bubbles which he mentions. The precision was amazing!

Michael's bike

We bought Michael a new bike last week because he is just too big for the tricycle and Savannah is wanting to ride it more and more. We asked the moron at Wal-Mart to get the 12" bike from the back-even gave him the shelf tag with photo and everything-and he came back out with a box assuring us it was the right bike. When we got home and unpacked the box, we found it to be a 16" bike. But Michael was already SOOOO excited by the "red rocket bike" that there was no chance any other bike would be acceptable. He is literally a smudge too small for this bike and it is just enough to make riding it difficult and frustrating for him. Here is the series of photos that go from joy and excitement to frustration and pouting. He keeps trying though, and wants to get out and try most everyday!

Getting ready to ride his "Rocket Bike"!!! He was SO excited!

His first lap around the cove. Jr took off the reflector on the back right after this so the seat could be just a little bit lower.

Much better once it was lower, but still a little bit of a stretch for his chubby little legs! He is definitely going to need some practice pedaling on the bigger bike.

Getting frustrated and taking off his helmet:(

And back to the tricycle...this is gonna take some time, patience and practice (and maybe a little growth spurt!)

Savannah's Birthday

She is practicing her Miss America wave!

And the surprised expression when she wins...

Yeh, yeh I know-Savannah's Birthday was quite a while ago and I am just now adding pictures. I have been terrible lately updating the blog and I apologize! Here are a few from her party and her actual birthday.

Spring Muscial/Michael's meltdown.

We had Michael's end of the year Spring Musical last week and-knowing Michael-we once again prayed he would behave/make it through the show. The three year olds sang three songs and this video shows the first one-and only one-Michael sang. As soon as the instruments were collected, he lost it and spent the remaining two songs on the edge of the bleachers crying. I could understand what was going on, just knowing him and felt bad that I couldn't yell out to his teacher and tell her what he was wanting. Sadly, it was more than just wanting his instruments back...he was sad they wouldn't let him go back to his spot (front row center) and sing and he couldn't see us in the crowd anymore. Stephen and I could hear his little voice and read his lips over the other children and both knew that was why he was so sad. It broke my heart that he missed that chance simply because he was mad about losing his "instrument". Oh, and we couldn't believe that they didn't save that song for the end or let them keep the instruments the whole time-they're THREE for crying out loud!!!!!