I love my Grandmama!

Grandma Bodell is a huge part of the woman I have become.
She ALWAYS made time to play with babies.
Even to her last days, she would light up when a baby was near. She was a fantastic mother.

She always took time to read to me, dance with me and listen to all my stories.
Grandma loved to write. She wrote so many wonderful poems. She used to sit with me and practice how to "tell" a poem. How to recite it using the correct timing and sing-song rhythms.
Grandma was always up for an adventure. She was such a good sport whenever we wanted to go and do something fun.
This was New Year's Rockin' Eve Block Party Bash at Legoland. She and Grandpa LOVED it!
Grandma, I promise to call every year during the Academy Awards and Miss America Pageant.

My ballerina...

I have wanted a ballerina princess to take to dance for a long time. The wait is definitely worth it. She was fantastic!

Hot dogs and marshmallows????

Savvy is just smart... really smart. She gets things quickly, and never forgets. Today she was going to her first day of kids camp. When I told her last night she got to go to kids camp in the morning she was so excited! First thing she said when she woke up was, "hot dogs and marshmallows??" She continued to ask, "I get hot dogs and marshmallows at camp?" I just laughed and did not worry about it. When Bill dropped her off he said she definitely did not want to go in. This was NOT camping as she knew it.

I love this girl!

I go to dancey Dance!!!

Savvy's Dancey Dance Class.... So Great!! There are not very many dance teachers that welcome 2 year olds. WE have found an amazing teacher in Cary. Her name is Miss Bladen and we love her! Savvy is taking ballet, tap and tumbling. This is her ballet recital costume. She normally SMILES the entire time she is there. I think she was a little tired when they took the group shot. I love having a baby girl so much! More pictures to come soon. Her recital is in two weeks.

this one is for Darcy.... who says I do not blog nearly enough,

I eat the Poo Poo!!!

So when Savvy is mad at me for making her take a nap, she has a new way of throwing a tantrum. She will go poops, stick her hand in it, and... well... yes... partake... URGHHHHHH! It is horrible! She then yells, "Mama, I eat the poo poo! I eat the poo poo! It's yucky! Mama, it is yucky, yucky, ewww yuck!!!"

true story...
She has done it twice here at home and once at Mitzi's house, so i have proof. Seriously, sooooo disgusting.

I did not take a picture.... WAY TOO NASTY GROSS! These are two pictures from this last week. I adore my sweet girl! This one is eating krispie kremes in the car.... much better and even healthier than poo. Sticky to the doughnuts Savvy!

OBX... continued

More on our fun OBX adventure.
(by the way: OBX = Outer Banks, the fun beach coast of northern North Carolina)


Auntie Sue introduced us to a YUMMY restaurant that was sooo great! The Jolly Roger.

First off, if you come between 4:30 and 5:30, you get the early bird special, buy one get one free. IN ADDITION... Saturday nights KIDS EAT FREE!!! Are you kidding me! Our whole family ate a huge, fantastic dinner for $30 including everything!

The entire staff is dressed as pirates, and the restaurant is decorated as if you are on a pirate ship. We ate in the captain's quarter's room. So Cool!!! Uncle Peter, Auntie Sue and Grandma Joan met us for dinner. We really had a great time.

The drinks all come decorated with pirate bling. Savvy was not so sure about it. I made her a little nervous and she refused to drink anything.

They have a playground in the back that our kids really had fun on.
I love this picture because it shows my darling kids at their individual levels of play, but all playing together.



Did I mention that it was SO SO SO COLD the entire time we were there!!!
How cute is my little paddington bear baby?

OBX day one

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!
We had our first family getaway to the Outer Banks last weekend! Auntie Sue Ward came to visit us and then we drove her to her mom's house on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We had a fantastic time! It was FREEEEEZZZING cold at the beach, but really beautiful. We got a Days Inn Hotel right on the beach and our room's balcony overlooked the ocean.

We toured the Wright Brother's National Park... Very cool!
This is an awesome play experience for the kids to climb on. They really do a nice job here.
Next we went to the Bodie Island Lighthouse.

Up next... Bill and the boys true purpose of our trip... Ocean fishing!

I was sooooo thankful that they didn't catch anything because Bill would absolutely have scaled, de-boned and roasted it right there on the beach. NASTY!! They did have fun though. We are really ready for our Dittbrenner cousins to come and go fishing with us when the weather gets a little warmer. Uncle Wayne is a master fisherman!