The Savage's: January 2011

Jan 30, 2011

Our sweet 7 year old!!!!

We love our Andy!
It's been 7 years since he came down to join our family here on Earth.
I can't hardly believe it- wow time has flown by!
I can still remember the 1st time I laid eyes on my handsome little baby
with all that dark, long hair, cuddled in my arms.
I fell in love instantaneously!
We connected immediately, and I knew that my life would change forever!
and it has!

Andy was the best baby ever!

He never ever cried.

He was always so happy!

always smiling and curious about all of his surroundings,

ready to discover new things and make
everyone around him giggle....

I guess nothings changed much...

He's still a very happy, friendly, smiley, curious,

adventurous, smart, and sweet boy!

Who has the most tender spirit ever and blue eyes that just melt my heart!

He is the best brother Ally and Sean
could ever ask for and mommy's best helper!

I don't know what I'd do without my handy Andy.

He brings so much joy to our lives!

I love talking to him, he is so smart and creative and

always has a way to come up with the craziest stories.

He is so polite to everyone and
thinks of people's feelings.

He can come up with a solution to almost every problem
and is so good at making people feel good.

You get the hint,

I am one happy mommy today!

I can't wait to celebrate many many more years
with the boy who made me a mom for the 1st time.

It is an honor and a privilege
to hear this short little 3 letter word
comming from his mouth.

I still wish I could keep him little and all to myself !

Mommy and daddy love you- dear son- forever and ever!

***This year Andy spent his B-day in Phoenix, Arizona at an Isagenix event with mommy, Allie, Abuela Cohen, a bunch of his little buddies and Aunt Ellie- who also celebrated her 19th B-day while we were there.
(Happy B-day lil sis! We love you!)

Jan 23, 2011

A day of fun!

Grandma Savage was in town last week and we had a ton of fun-
swimming at the hotel, going out to dinner, & spending time together.

Our funnest day was last Tuesday when we took the kids to
Classic Fun Center for a day of fun!

Sean couldn't get enough of the Jungle Jungle playground, he & Ally were played like little monkeys.... climbing, hanging, swinging

she loved the balls.

I couldn't stay behind.... so I got in on the fun too.

It was super fun, although I must admit that my back was in pain from going through the little kid tunnels and slides.

Ally was so scared & careful at first... it wasn't long before she was all over the place smiling form ear to ear & giggling out loud!

Sean had a great time in the crocodile pit (ball area)... he was so excited to throw balls freely without having me tell him to stop, like at home- where ball throwing is totally off-limits.

We lost big brother Andy for a little while, but it wasn't long before he got
in the game with us!

The Jungle swing was Perfect--- for our monkey-kid Andy.

Ally was totally hesitant, but made it across the snake bridge slowly but surely.

One of the neatest things about this place is that they let the kids bring their own scooters, push-along toys, skates, etc. They had so much fun riding around the track.

The Bouncy area was a total blast. My kids kept going in and out for non-stop fun!

Andy's cheeks were so red from running and bouncing around.

It was quite the work-out!

Mom & Ally at the top of a slide... Ally was so scared- she kept saying-- no, no, no & go, go, go as she hung onto me & then screamed the whole way down. She is such a girl.

Sean climbing Everest... I was so impressed with his skills. He was not scared at all.

At the top!

Ally did enjoy bouncing, it just took her a little while to feel safe.

My kids slept sooooo good that night. Sean fell asleep in the car, he was so exhausted. He slept right through dinner & didn't wake up till the next morning.

We are going to have Andy's 7th B-day here, can't wait!
It's going to be sooo much fun. Andy is counting down the days!

Bubble-bath

What kids don't like bubble-baths? Mine are no exception. They could play for hours.

Smiley- Ally.... splashing around.

Andy making faces at the camera.... like always!

Andy and Ally are little lovebirds. She just loves to kiss her big brothers.

Jan 19, 2011

ally 16 month collage

Our little Ally is not so little anymore. I can't believe she'll be in nursery in 2 months. It feels like just yesterday we brought her home form the hospital. Now she's a walkin', talkin', climbin', smilin', giggly, liitle girl
that has places to go and things to do.
She is still by far my sweetest, calmest baby
& we are all so in love with her!