Savvy’s First Easter

Stuck on the couch..

For Savvy’s first Easter I bought her an oh-so-cute dress with butterflies on it and against advice read and heard all the time, put it on her in the morning instead of changing her before we left. Thanks to a big bib at breakfast it stayed clean (I don’t count a little drool) even through her new dancing moves (Videos: Dancing 1 and Dancing 2). We even had some playtime on floor where I’m sure she collected some dog hair but no stains..

Gonna get it!!

Tickles!!!!!!

We went to Aunt Christine and Uncle Nate’s house for an egg hunt and dinner where Savvy got to play in the grass with Daddy and Charlie (their dog). The main attraction was Daddy’s sunglasses..

Charlie Photobomb

Playing with Daddy's Glasses

Everybody Chillaxing

Hey... You're not one my dogs.. Woohoo a New dog!!

   

We forgot to get pictures with Savvy and her eggs so I made some grass and baskets for her at home and gave her some more eggs to play with.. We tried to convince her that the eggs were the fun part – even put cereal in them to shake! – however the baskets and grass were apparently better tasting..

Ooh what's this..

Aye look at all this stuff!!

Pointing out the eggs..

Trying to eat the eggs..

Eating "Grass"

Cheese!

Close-up

Those cute little monkey feet!

Eating more grass :)

 

Another Day at the Farm

We took Savannah back to Schnepf Farm while Grandma Vee was here. She was awake the entire time for this visit complete with her sunhat



First we stopped by to see the pigs who were very interested in our little cutie although Savannah barely looked at them..


We took her by some other animals that she barely looked at but the real fun was at the petting zoo. She saw more pigs, chickens, roosters, goats, cows, and a donkey.. At one point one of the baby goats was in between the two gates so I took Savannah in to see him. He was sooo cute and loved the attention – Savannah touched him but was mostly staring at the pregnant pig in the next pen.. Shessh!!


No peaches yet but I was told they should be ready by May 1st so guess when we’re going back!!

Jump Around

Oh yes, this post is titled after the House of Pain song from the 90s. When I was singing it to her Marc thought it was Jump from Kris Kross lol

Anyways not only can Savannah now reach the ground in the jumper with her feet, she immediately figured out how to jump! It’s hilarious, she goes crazy in this thing now. I’m waiting for her to jump right out of it when she really gets going.. VIDEO

She has also realized there is a small mirror on one side and stares into it. What a goofball!

My First Pampered Chef Dinner

I received my order from Pampered Chef last night – yay! – so I pulled out the list of recipes Megan had sent me and picked a new dinner to make tonight with it, Grilled Chicken Penne Al Fresco. I followed the recipe except I used italian seasoning on the chicken and omitted all of the salt.
I started by cooking the chicken in the Round Covered Baker, 8 minutes in the microwave and it was perfect!!



Next up was the garlic and tomatoes for a few minutes..



Last I added the pasta and liquids and microwaved for another 15 minutes and I couldn’t believe how perfectly it worked out! I’ll fully admit I was skeptical, more about my skills than the Baker..



Tonight’s dinner served:



And the best part – baby (and Sophie) approved!!!

Everyone has a bad day once in a while…

Thursday was one of Savannah’s few bad days. It seemed to start well with her normal happy go lucky self. We had a good breakfast then off to Marisa’s for a few hours. She was squealing and having a good time in the car, got into Marisa’s house ok then Howard made a noise and it all went downhill. She started crying complete with big tears – it killed me!



She did sleep a little but cried off and on (mostly on) for a total of two hours. I felt so bad but Marisa told me they were ok and not to come get her early. All of a sudden around noon it was suspected she fell asleep again since it had gotten calm and quiet. Nope, Marisa looked over and Savannah was all smiles!



And since she was now happy, Howard came back to guard her..
  

Our Little Reader

We are hoping Savvy at least takes after Mommy when it comes to reading and we’re off to a good start! I confess, there is a squeaker in the book she’s looking at in these pictures but she loves sitting in our laps with us reading to her too. We just have to be careful of those grabby hands with the “regular” books (vs board books) so the pages don’t get ripped out!

Finger Food

Savannah is getting more and more interested in our food. Since she can now sit up on her own we’re starting finger foods. For the pictures she had mango pieces, american cheese and cereal puffs. {VIDEO}

 

The mango is getting some funny looks but she’s eating them. I’ve been crushing up some cheerios and coating the mango to make it easier for her to pick up. Each day I’m finding less and less in her lap and chair so we’re making progress! Today she was shunning the food I was trying to feed her in the spoon because I was blocking her from trying to pick up the food on her tray. And when she ran out of cereal puffs the hollering was crazy! She may be a carb lover like her momma already!