Savanna Update-4 years old

So I have Christmas to update on but don't feel like uploading a bunch of pictures right now so I thought I would do an update on our sweet Savanna who just turned 4. I really can't believe I have a 4 year old. It sounds so cliche but where does the time go? I remember as a kid a whole summer felt so long but time just gets quicker and quicker as I get older.

Savanna is doing well and we love having her as part of our family. Her favorite things right now include: princesses, dancing,coloring,reading,princesses,watching movies, learning new things,playing with friends,going to gym class, music class, telling her little brother,Clark, what to do-lol (or taking care of Clark, She is a good big sister.), and princesses. Can you tell she likes princesses? What a girlie girl!

Savanna is learning and growing so much. She knows all her sounds, can write almost all her letters, is starting to read words, and cracks us up with the funny things she says.

Here are some of her recent quotes:

• (In the check out line at Wal Mart in Hawaii about the people in front of us,with a confused look on her face) "They have brown skin. They do not look like us."
• (To TC's sister, Marisha) "You are married but you do not have any babies."
• (While watching, Annie) Savanna: "Why are those people bad?" Me:"Not sure. Maybe they do not feel loved by their family." Savanna: "Or maybe they live in the city."
• (While TC was telling her about a plane that crashed into a mountain-why he was doing this, I'm not sure. We were talking about planes and whether they crash or not.) Savanna:"When they crashed into the mountain did their faces broke? When Great Grandma died did her face break too?"
• "When they died did their spirits go to Neverland?" (lol from Peter Pan)
• (We taught her that spirits do not go to live with Peter Pan so now she says) "Did their spirit go to world?"
• (While in the bathroom at the mall) "I'm going #1 and now I'm going #2."
• (This past weekend with my family my cousin, Vincent, ate the rest of Savanna's birthday cake. About 15 minutes later Savanna was drawing a picture and wrote "No.") Savanna:"That is no to Vincent." Me: "Why are you saying no to Vincent?" Savanna: "Because he ate the rest of my birthday cake."
• Me: "You are so funny, Savanna." Savanna: "Does Santa think I'm funny?"
• "I do not take naps on Christmas."
• (My cousin and I were talking about a restaurant that shut down and how we were sad about it because we like it so much.) Savanna:"What are you talking about?" Me:"Oh we are just sad because a restaurant we like is now gone." Savanna:"Did somebody take it?"

Love this girl!

Happy Birthday Savanna!

Our sweet Savanna turned 4 on December 22nd! How time flies! I will need to do an update on Savanna soon but for now I just wanted to recap her special day. So we flew on an overnight flight home from Hawaii Wednesday night and got back around 1 p.m. here in Salt Lake. My family is in town and so my mom and my brother,Spenser, picked us up from the airport. We were all pretty exhausted. The special thing about this year is Savanna was awake at the exact time she was born. She was born at 1:16 a.m. so she is usually always asleep then but that was 10:16 p.m. in Hawaii and we were waiting to board our flight so I sang Happy Birthday to her at that time and she thought it was pretty cool. Anyway after we all had naps my mom and brother came over and we opened cake and presents. Savanna loved all her presents. TC and I got her the Cinderella quilt I made her, two dress up outfits and the second level of Hooked on Phonics (we are using this to teach her to read). My mom got her a pretty red Sunday dress and 3d Scene Finder Princess Glasses. My brothers got her a Cinderella set with the carriage and horses. Yes as you can tell Savanna is obsessed with princesses. Hence the reason she is having a princess birthday party with her friends in January. Anyway, overall she had a fun and memorable day. We love our little 4 year old!

Hawaii Trip-Warning Picture Overload

So we just came back from a fantastic trip to Hawaii with TC's family. We went to the island of Kauai and it is very beautiful there. We enjoyed the warm weather, going to the beach, the pool, some waterfals, a farmer's market and other sites but mostly being able to spend quality time with family. TC's whole family was together at some point in the trip and that has not happened for awhile. Thanks again toTC's parents for making this trip possible for all of us. We had a great time! Some of the most memorable experiences from the trip would be getting poured on at the beach and all our stuff getting soaked (hence why Savanna and Clark are in some of TC's and I clothes in a couple of pictures because we had two dry shirts in the back, hearing roosters crow every morning, and watching all the cousins play together.) Here's some pictures and they are in order from the end of our trip to the beginning.

Grandma, Lexi and Savanna walking to the beach

At the first place we stayed Lexi, Kaytlin and Savanna all got to sleep in the same bed. They loved it.

The Glass Beach (This beach has scraps of trash scattered that make it sparkle especially in the sun.)

Fun at the Beach!

Back at the Glass Beach-guess these got a little out of order.

Savanna and Clark coloring together at the first studio apartment we stayed at (TC and I got there two days before everyone else).

Enjoying a shake at a little cafe we went to

Cool snorkeling pictures

Spouting Horn

This seal was just chilling at the beach we went to one day. It was pretty cool to see. We also saw a turtle that day as well but I wasn't able to get a picture of it.

Fun at the pool-This pool was so cool! It looked like a waterfall and was very ornate.

Waterfall

Some nice Hawaiians with a pet pig that we met. They also made Nemo fishes for all the kids out of bamboo leaves.

Some ancient ruins

Hindu temple and monastery grounds

Family Home Evening

Making cookies with Grandpa

Wamea Canyon

Savanna opening her birthday present from Aunt Kristin, Uncle John and her cousins: Lexi, Kaytlin, and Addison

TC with all of his siblings (From oldest to youngest-TC, April, Kristin, James, and Marisha

Tom at the Farmer's Market