The Austins come to Town

This past weekend was the member/guest golf tournament at the country club so we were so happy to have the Austin family come to stay and play with us.  While the dads golfed, LoAn, Kieran, Savannah, and I were able to relax, go to the pool, play in the sprinklers, nap, color, run around Target (literally), and just have lots of fun playing at home.  Kieran may have a few extra bruises to wear home---Savannah definitely isn't the most gentle playmate---but they really did play well together and by the end of the trip they were hugging and kissing each other.

On Saturday night the adults went to the closing party at the club.  Somehow our amazing babysitter managed to get both babies sound asleep without so much as a whimper out of either of them.  LoAn and I were glued to our phones expecting the sitter to call any minute saying she couldn't calm one or both of them.  Apparently we don't give our children the credit they deserve.  I'm already thinking a dinner and movie date night is in the near future :)

Here are just a few pictures from our fun-filled weekend....

"Excuse me, miss, allow me to get the door for you."

bath time together.  What started as good clean fun......

became a little risky.  Hmmmm, wonder what they're looking at.

Kieran loved pushing Savannah around which was good because....

...Little Miss Bully never really allowed him to get in her car.

the sweaty dads post golf and their babies

Savannah swinging with Daddy

Kieran checking out the playhouse

Savannah working on her Father's Day sign

Bubble time! Savannah's face cracks me up! She must have been getting hot outside.

The King and Queen having some lunch.

Father's Day before brunch.

The moms with their babies.

the dads actually clean with the babies

The best group shot even though Kieran's preoccupied with a bird.

Savannah going in for a kiss.

playing around outside the Duke Washington Inn

We had so much fun with this sweet family and they helped to make Father's Day even better.  Now that Kieran's gone, Savannah is a little lonesome and she definitely misses having someone sitting in the car seat beside her.  She can't expect a sibling any time soon so until then......

....she'll settle for her baby and Gymbo next to her :)

The last teen month

YIKES!!  I can't believe Savannah is 19 months already!!!  I say it every month but the time really is flying by.  We're pretty much in summer now and enjoying all the fun activities outside....until it becomes to hot to handle.  She's not a big fan of the sun and as soon as she gets a little too warm, she's ready to head inside.  She acts like she's melting--just another similarity between her and Uncle Michael :)
There isn't really any new developments that have occurred since last month.  Savannah is simply enjoying life and playing a lot.  It amazes me how much energy she has.  From the moment she wakes up in the morning until she goes to bed at night, she is moving non stop.  She still isn't talking with words as much as I would have expected by this age.  I keep thinking any day now when I ask her what she wants from breakfast she'll respond with "I think I would like some cereal and chocolate milk, please."  Wishful thinking, huh.  
She's really is becoming such a big girl.  She likes to do everything herself----dress herself, put her shoes on, feed herself, go up and down stairs by herself, walk in the stores herself (no stroller or grocery cart), push her wagon instead of ride in it, swim by herself (which she can't do but she thinks she can), and everything else she does during a day.  She is also really into pretend play.  She loves to feed her baby dolls and she washes them in the bath tub.  And she really loves to pretend cook.  Whether she's on the stool beside me with her pots and pans or on her pretend grill, she tries to do whatever Mommy is doing.

"hmmmm, burgers or hot dogs?"

Riding her new tricycle while still in her jammies and with bed head

At the Museum of Life & Science....

...everything amazes her.

First time playing in the sprinkler. "Hmm, I wonder what this tastes like?"

filling up her baby pool

I think it's time to get a bigger one.

silly girl 

"Seriously Mom, it's toooooo hot out here!"

Joking around with a pacifier.  Where does she keep finding these things?!

Sooo sweet! She loves all her babies and stuffed animals.

Playing around at Jason's Deli

Since we're on a break from Kindermusik, we have our own jam sessions.

still blonde hair and blue eyes----is she really mine?!?

Please stop growing my sweet girl!!!  You're getting too big too fast!!!

Visit from the Millers

For the past several days Steve and Charmaine Miller, Savannah's godparents, came down from Chicago to visit us.  We had so much fun hanging out with them and it was so great to see Savannah really interact with them.  The last time they saw her she was only 11 months old and not nearly as active and playful.  Now she absolutely LOVES them!  Plus, they always try really hard to spoil her (and Max and Lilly, too).  They were able to get in a few rounds of golf, enjoy some yummy southern food, visit the NC Museum of Life and Science, and have quite a few tea parties.  Hopefully they enjoyed their time with us as much as we enjoyed having them.  

Tea party with Ninang

Checking out the farm animals at the museum

digging for fossils

Last picture before they leave--notice Savannah's tear

  

Sesame Street Live

Since Savannah loved the Imagination Movers concert so much, we decided to take her to see Sesame Street Live on Saturday.  She never watches the show at home but I think it's occasionally on in the gym nursery so I was hoping the characters wouldn't be too totally unfamiliar.  Even if they were, she had a blast.  It was such a visually stimulating show that it would have been hard for any child not to enjoy it.  It was also a walk down memory lane for me and Oscar.  I remember watching Sesame Street when I was little and I even had Big Bird come to my 4th (or maybe 5th) birthday party.  The show ran a little long--we weren't expecting an intermission--so Savannah's attention span started wearing thin after an hour and 15 minutes.

picking up a couple souvenirs pre-show

She's thinking she's too cool to stand next to Elmo for a picture

so I had to get in it, too.

goofing off with Daddy pre-show

Patiently waiting for the curtain to go up.

She's mesmerized!

the whole gang

She loves it!

What's the strange man to our left looking at--the show is straight ahead?

singing along

Savannah is really at such a fun age.  We have so much fun taking her to things like this and watching her sing and dance along with the performers.  We're going to see the Christmas Spectacular in November--can't wait to see her dance along with the Rockettes.  Maybe she'll inherit my dream of becoming one of them :)