Kindergarten Again

Before school started people would ask Savanna what grade she was going to be in and she'd say, "Kindergarten again." As many of you know, I stuggled with holding Savanna back because of her late birthday, but I am so relieved that I did now that school has started. There is no turning back and I am glad that I have done it now instead of wishing that I would have done it later. Savanna's first day of school was a success. It started out stressful - when I started to leave the class, she got very emotional and started to cry, but her teacher reported that after I left everything was perfect and she was the best helper all day. And on Tuesday, she couldn't wait to go back. Here are a few pictures from her first day of kindergarten again.

Bowling Party

We had a bowling birthday party on Sunday, the 24th, for Savanna. All her cousins and 3 friends attended. They all had a good time. Of course the afternoon wouldn't have been complete without me doing something stupid - so when I purchased the candles to put on her cake, I didn't see the words "magic" or "relighting" on the box. Poor Savanna would blow them out and then they would just light back up. Maybe she wished for a smarter mother and it will come true. ha ha

Spot

I mentioned briefly that we got a new puppy. They were giving them away at the horse sale and they were just too cute to pass up since we have been promising Savanna that she could have one. Plus, her birthday was coming up so it made it easier for her to beg for one. Anyway, she decided to name it Spot or as Shane says "Spop".

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.