Swimming with Great Grandma

We went swimming last week at Savannah's great grandma's & had the best time!

There were noodles at the pool & she fell in love with them!

That funny girl just took off kicking & zoomed all over the pool on her noodle!

We couldn't get over how independent she was!

See you at the Pool!

Just love this swimming girl! We aren't getting many pool pics of her this summer b/c she is actually swimming & it's taking both of us to keep up. But I got a couple of her waiting for her sunscreen to dry.

Tye-dyed Shirts

Finally able to get a family pic of us in the shirts I tye-dyed. Can't believe Bran doesn't like matching us girls : )

Ranger's with the Shaws

We got Blake Ranger's tickets for Father's Day. We tried out the new Babe's in Arlington (not surprisingly it was wonderful!) & enjoyed a great game at the Ball Park. The night wasn't the same because Kris had to work & couldn't be there : ( But we were so glad J.O. got to come & keep us all laughing!

Aunt Danae'

Didn't get any pics at the pool, but love this pic of Savannah's Aunt Danae' reading to her.

Reading with Daddy

Snuck this sweet pic of my bookworms the other day. I just love those two!

Zoo with Adam & Jenny

If it seems like we go to the zoo a lot, it's because we do! And we went with Adam & Jenny & the two kiddos that she nanny's last week.

Up close & personal with the birds.

Petting a snake.

I think Adam was more into the amphibians than Savh : )

But she sure does love the fish!

And the turtle.

Art in the Yard

Savannah kept busy with her artwork while I worked in the yard.

Taste testing the paint.

Getting all clean.

Pizza on the Grill

We decided to make fancy pizza at home on the grill...yummy!

I know it's hot, but we can't get enough of eating on the patio!

Eat More Chicken!

Cow Appreciation Day was going on at Chick-Fila last Friday & that means if you dress like a cow...free food! Savh & I met my parents for chicken biscuits for breakfast & then had quite a time with my friends Leslie, Laci & Kelly & all their kids at lunch. We met up at my house to get crafty & attempt to dress our kids like cows. Sweet Haven, Henley & Mallory carried our group. Savannah wore her polk-a-dot dress but wouldn't even let me stick a tail on her back. Jackson's only cow accessory was a cow nose/mouth that Laci taped to his paci (good thinking!) & baby Zane slept in his stroller. The 3 cow girls were adorable though! Cow spots, ears, hooves, tails & even a cow bell on Haven! The moms dressed up as best we could & ended up with 9 free meals! Thanks Chick-fila!

Chick-fila was PACKED & so the 10 of us shared a table for 4 in the corner! But chicken nuggets, fries, lemonade & lots of dipping sauces kept this group a happy bunch!

The cow even made an appearance! Such a fun/crazy lunch! Can't wait for next Cow Appreciation Day!

Museum with the Self Clan

Karla, Noah, Haley & Dylan met us at the museum last week for a cool morning in the air-conditioning letting the kids run wild with all the fun stuff in the kid's section.

Love that she was able to get a pic of all 4 kids trying to hula-hoop!

The girls : )

Rangers with the Winns

All 8 of us got together for a Ranger's game last week for my dad's Father's Day gift. So fun! We had never actually all 8 gone together!

21 Months

Oh sweet girl you are doing more & saying more every single day! They said your speech would explode between 18 & 24 months & it is so true! It seems like you learn a new word each day! I bet you can say at least 50 words now. And you put words together. "Down please." You know your animals & love to make their sounds. We go to the zoo once a week & you enjoy more each time we go. You know most of your body parts too. We swim often & you can swim a little by yourself, go under by yourself, jump from the side, go down the big slide & have no fear of the water! You can finally eat meals again without watching t.v...toothpicks help. You love going to the Ranger's games & clap for your team. You actually call any sport you see baseball. You even saw a football helmet & yelled "baseball!"...your Daddy is so proud! You love making "funny faces" & "wiggling" & "holding still" (from Yo Gabba Gabba). You love to go outside & help me in the yard by watering our plants. You only get your paci in the car or when going to sleep but actually went to sleep the other night without it at all! You still love your sleepsack at bedtime & crawl in it yourself. You love your dolls! Love to carry them around, push them in your baby stroller, pretend feed them, give them kisses & attempt to dress them. I even saw you using a tissue to blow one's nose this week : ) You are such a little mamma to your babies. You love to say "cheese" for the camera & think anytime a camera is out that it's b/c of you (mostly you are right). You love to say "bye" to everyone & everything when we leave places. When we leave the pool you say "bye pool", "bye everybody", "bye steps", "bye baby", "bye bird". We love it! It's incredible how much you learn when we aren't intentionally teaching you & how you imitate your Daddy & I: trying to put on his belt, wearing his watch or glasses, putting on our shoes, putting my earplugs in your ears, shaving your face (with the cap on the razor). You are just the smartest little girl! Please just slow down a little bit these next 3 months...we want you to stay one a while longer : )

4th of July Weekend

We had a super busy 4th of July weekend this year starting off with the Shaws annual fish fry in Cooper.

Nonna & Papa J.O.

The handsome cooks hard at work!

Reading with soon-to-be-Aunt-Jenny

Being tickled by Uncle Adam

The fancy new outside kitchen

4 generations of fish-frying-Shaws

Yummy fish!

Savannah with her second cousins Gavin, Chloe & Jaxon

Poking baby Gavin in the eye...sorry buddy!

More people enjoying the fish

...and the dessert table

Watching the horses & the sunset

She loves her grandparents!

Nanna & DadDad

Gavin, Kim & Joni

Savh got a front row seat to the concert with Barbara

Enjoying the music

Listening to the band play

Cooling off by the pool after the hot summer night!

On Saturday we had a cookout/pool party at Deb's house.

Bran, Savh, Mallory & Brad playing in the pool.

Love Sophie & Savh's patriotic bathing suits!

Cooking the yummy burgers!

And on the actual 4th we went to watch fireworks.

While I think she did like them,

she laid her head on Daddy's shoulder the whole time,

and made this face : )