Savanna's 6 month pictures

We've had a busy weekend so far! Yesterday was a fun fill day which included getting Savanna's pictures taken at J.C. Penney's. They turned out so cute! We wanted all of you to have the chance to look at them if you would like. It was so funny when we first started taking pictures Savanna had just woken up from a nap and was not that smiley. Then the woman taking the pictures got out a teddy bear and was saying "I'm gonna get you!" and rubbing the teddy bear's face in her belly and she was giggling so much over and over again. I tried it after the pictures while we were still at the studio and she did it again and it was so adorable! Then a couple hours later we tried at home and she squealed and was having fun but not giggling like she was before unfortunately. Oh well, it usually is so hard to get her to giggle but it wasn't yesterday. Hopefully we will get more giggles soon! Anyway, enjoy the pictures! We invite you to view Savanna's portrait images online! To get started click below and enter the Customer Name, ASHLEY PERRY: https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTPP0722107732JCPSHR

Happy 6th month birthday to Savanna!!

Wow-it is amazing I am posting twice in one week! I know many of you have probably stopped checking my blog because I update so infrequently but don't give up on me yet-I am getting better! Anyway, today is a very special day today. Savanna is 6 months old today! I can't believe that it has been 6 months since she came into our lives! In some ways it seems like just yesterday and in other ways it seems like she has been here for forever! We can't believe that in another 6 months she will be a year! That is absolutely crazy! Savanna is a such a joy in our lives and it is amazing how much she has grown and changed over these past months. She now has mastered sitting up on her own and is constantly rolling over. Occasionally, we get some giggles out of her but still not too often! She loves exploring now and is constantly reaching for everything in sight. Her favorite things still include reading books, going on walks, and dancing and eating-how could I forget eating? Did I mention she is now 22 pounds? I know-huge!! She is now eating solid foods-we started her on rice cereal but she now has also eaten sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, and bananas. She absolutely loves bananas! The first few times we fed her she didn't quite seem to know what to think but now she opens up her mouth way in advance and looks around excitedly for her food! It is very cute. She also appears to be teething and is biting everything in sight. Savanna had a fun filled "birthday" weekend. It started on Friday night where we played games at a ward activity. On Saturday we went up and visited some friends in Salt Lake. We went hiking and also swimming in their pool. Savanna didn't like swimming in the pool too much. We think it was because the water was so cold because she always loves her bath or swimming in our big bath tub! Savanna pretty much crashed on the way home from Salt Lake. Today she had her first bath in her "duck" tub since she can sit up now. She wore a pretty new orange dress to church and the day will be finished up here in a little bit with her being able to talk to her Aunt Kristin, Uncle John and her cousins, Lexi and Kaytlin, on the web cam! We hope you enjoy all the pics Oh also we decided that it was time to get Savanna some new "stuff" for her six month birthday. Last night we ordered her the following things online-a block set, a set of soft balls, a star stacker, a jumperoo, a play telephone (she loves our cell phones!), an activity triangle, and a vibrating teether. I know she is very spoiled!

Father's Day

So TC celebrated his first Father's day this past Sunday. It was a good day. We both ended up having to give talks in church which went fairly well. I made TC's request for dinner which was pasta primavera. We called our fathers and a few other family members and played a new game which TC rented.

The highlight of Father's Day was the gift I made for TC thought it did not show up until the day after. It was somewhat creative, believe it or not!! A friend of mine told me about the website, shutterfly.com, where you can make online photo albums/scrapbooks. So I made a book for TC for Father's Day. It is online and just involved dragging pictures and picking out backgrounds for the pages. However, for me I define it as creative and was quite pleased with the results. (This was after I was quite frustrated on many occasions during the about 4 hour long process.) I entitled the book "A Story about my Daddy" and it is written in Savanna's "perspective". I am sure if she could talk it is what she would say. Anyway, TC loved it and was proud of me for my "creative" endeavor. TC is a great dad and Savanna and I love him very much.

Another area I am working on is cooking. I have been cooking dinner every night for the past two weeks and you know what-I enjoy doing it. My friend, Aleta who is a very experience chef, comes over and teaches me new tips once a week and then her, her husband, Bryan, TC and I enjoy a nice meal together. I am gaining more confidence in the kitchen. I feel that now that I am a mom thi is a skill I should really develop. Savanna is already eating baby food and I want her to have nutritious meals-not just Kraft Mac'n cheese and frozen chicken nuggets! Anyway, so far it is going well.

I am also jogging every day and Savanna loves riding in the jogging stroller. Today, however, one of the back wheels of the stroller came off and a guy had to come over and tighten it back up for me. So when TC gets home from work I am going to have him look at it to make sure it still looks sturdy. I am hoping to run a half marathon in October. Wish me luck!!!

Anyway, this was a random post. Just felt like writing about the fun things I am trying to learn how to do.

Tribute to Grandpa Perry

Another monumental though more somber event this past May was the death of TC's paternal grandfather, Thomas Clarence Perry, who passed away on May 25th, 2008 just 4 days before his 90th birthday. TC and I were already planning on going to his home in Foys Lake, Montana for his 90th birthay party but ended up going for the funeral instead. It was a wonderful funeral honoring Grandpa Perry's life. It was great to see so much extended family gathered together. Unfortunately, TC and I forgot our camera so we do not have any pictures from this trip. We love you Grandpa Perry and you will surely be missed!!!

American Idol

So most of you that know me well are aware that I am a little obsessed with American Idol. Therefore, another one of the highlights this month was the American Idol finale though I was extremely disappointed with the results!!! I thought for sure David Archuletta had it!! He outperformed David Cook in the finale. I think Simon jinxed him by declaring him the winner!! Nonetheless, David Archuletta will remain forever my American Idol!! The American Idol tour is coming to Utah again this year and TC and I are planning on attending!!! I am excited!!!

Florida

So we had a fun trip to Florida this month to visit Ashley's family. TC was only able to stay for 4 days but he had fun while he was there. Savanna and I were able to stay for a week and a half which was nice. I was really worried about Savanna on the plane but she did great. Highlights of the trip included Ashley's brother, Jonathan's graduation, Savanna meeting her great grandfather, and Savanna standing on the beach. Hope you enjoy all the pictures!!! This was my first attempt at uploading pictures so had some problems with that but TC has since showed me how to do it and hopefully the next post with pictures will look much better!!

News

All right so I know I haven't kept up this last little bit on a weekly update. Sorry about that. Things have been pretty crazy lately so I'm going to post several different main events over this past month. First of all on a general note we are doing well. Savanna is getting cuter and cuter. Rolling over all the time now and giggling. We think she may be starting to teeth because she bites down on everything!! Well enjoy the updates!!