Fishing

Gene and Sherry invited us over one evening to go fishing on the place were Gene works. The place is gorgeous and the kids got a bite just about every time they put their hook in the water. They loved every minute.

Bucked Off

At the beginning of August, Pam and Randal went out of town one weekend and their girls spent the night with us. They were all having a great time playing and dressing up in costumes when they decided they wanted to ride horses. They asked if they could were their costumes as they rode and I didn't see a problem with it so I said sure. Well, there was obviously a problem with Anna's little pearl necklace that she took off and twirled around in the air, because the little mare she was riding took off running and Anna fell off. She fell on her arm and I really thought she might have broken it. I met up with Pam and Randal half way and they took her to the doctor but everything was fine and she just had a sprain, thank goodness. I felt awful about the whole thing, but hopefully Pam won't hold it against me and let her girls come to visit again. I just hope Anna will want to ride again.

Savanna Is Six

By this time 6 years ago, God safely brought our precious girl into this world. I can remember everything about that morning. It was a scheduled C-section because she was breached throughout my entire pregnancy. Jody and I were running a little late in getting to the hospital that morning and I was SOOOO nervous. I had no clue what to expect and I remember just holding Jody's hand and us both saying that we can't believe this is happening - our first child and knowing that our lives would never be the same. What a WONDERFUL change to our lives. Savanna Jo Stanley has been one of the best blessings in our lives.

Following is 6 things to know about our Savanna:

1) She loves doing girly things - playing dress up, putting on makeup, playing house with her dolls, etc. And she loves to draw and color.

2) But she also likes being outdoors playing with her kitty and new puppy (which was recently lost but found) and riding her horse.

3) She is a great big sister. There are a lot of times that Shane really gets on her nerves and they fight, but for the most part she acts like a second mother and takes care of him.

4) When it comes to making friends, she is not shy. I sometimes worry that she may run new friends off because she can be pretty bossy and try to show off for them, but she just wants to have fun.

5) She obeys really well. She has her moments, but usually she wants to please us and does as she's told.

6) She has such a sweet and loving spirit. Out of the blue she will come up to me or Jody, give us a big hug and tell us that she loves us. It always makes me smile.

It has been such a joy watching her change and grow. I just wish time would slow down so I can truly soak it all in. Happy Birthday Savanna!!

My Little Shopping Girl

This past Friday, Savanna and I went shopping with my friend Sherry and her daughter Amberly (who is going to be a sophmore-which I cannot believe is possible-time flies). We left out early that morning and had a great time except for Savanna falling down in the Chili's parking lot and scraping her knee.

With this little excursion, I have found out that I have a little shopper on my hands. She loved going into every store picking out things for herself. And once we got into the dressing room her comments just cracked me up - "Doesn't this look so cute on me!" and "Oh, this looks so good!" and "I will wear this the first day of school!" I don't know what I am going to do with her once she gets older. She will probably put us in the poor house, but I look forward to going shopping with her in the years to come.

Visit from my BFF

Ok, I promise - this will be my last post to catch up for the month of July. I probably won't write again until September to catch up on what's happened in August, but I am going to try and do better.


On the last day of July my best friend, Shelley, came out with her 3 kiddos, Maddie, Walker, & Arden. She was in town visiting her family and she and her mom, Peggy, came out to let our kids play together. We just had the best time! We cooked hot dogs & hamburgers and I picked up a cake to celebrate her birthday early. It's August 9th. Shelley and I have been friends since the fifth grade, were college roommates, in each others weddings..... so needless to say we have been through a lot together and it is so great to have a friend that I can always pick right back up where I left off. But something about this day just got to me - I didn't get emotional but it made me reflect on a lot of things after they left. Seeing our kids together and the times we would talk about who we would marry, how many kids we wanted and their names, etc. just made me realize how great it was and is to have a friend like Shelley.


Thanks for all the good times, Shelley, and I hope you have a great birthday!


Shelley's mom - Peggy. She is so funny and sweet. I am so glad she could come.


Shelley and her youngest, Arden.


The sliding gang. They all had a great time and we are going to have to get together more often.



Arden-he was the best baby!

Tagged

Man, I am on a roll with posting stuff. I received my first tag from my friend Jill. I am to list 5 songs that I am embarassed to admit that I like.

Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 5 songs you are embarrassed to admit to others that you like and tell why.
3. Tag 5 people at the end of post and include links to their blogs.
4. Let each person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Ok, here goes.

#1 - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk by Trace Adkins - I like to dance for Jody to this song at night - oh, just kidding. He wishes, lol. Seriously though, I like the beat and catchiness of this song.

#2 - Do-Re-Mi from the Sound of Music - I absolutely loved watching this movie as a kid. I would sing every song, except the one when the head nun sang about climbing every mountain - ooo, too high for me. And now that Savanna has watched the movie we sing this song together.

#3 - All Night Long by Lionel Ritchie - I remember having this tape and listening to it on family vactions. I just liked the party atmosphere it gave off in the song.

I am not a big fan of rap music but these last two are rap songs that have stuck with me after hearing them and I am embarassed to say that I like them.

#4 - Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice - This is the only rap song that I had totally memorized back in the day and I can still quote a few lines of it. Too cold, too cold.

#5 - Lose Yourself by Eminem - I like the way this song sounds with the beat and the piano mixed together, and because it tells a story of what his life was like before and after he made it big with his music.

Welp, that's my list. I am now going to tag:

Allison
Amy
Jaci
Shelley H.
Shelley W.

Airplane Ride

I just had to add this video of the kids taking off in the airplane and Savanna saying, "It tickles my belly."