A couple of SUPER birthdays

Sadie wanted a Spiderman birthday party so we hosted this at our house. It was a fun group of friends and family who played superhero games and enjoyed Spiderman cake to celebrate our 4 year old.

This 7th birthday celebration was all about the Marvel superheroes. Her favorites are the female characters but we had to broaden our theme so that we could find some party supplies. One of Savanna's awesome traits is that she always likes the most unfamiliar of the characters. We like to say that she cheers for the underdog. We had a fun time with friends at Putt Putt and then a family get together at home.

Sara

2 months old

3 months old

Just after Christmas our baby will be 6 months old. The time flies faster and faster but we are enjoying her little personality.  She laughs and smiles and has even begun to babble quite a bit.

Introducing......

Sara Catherine and her very proud big sisters! Sara was born on July 2, 2012 at 11:55pm. She came quickly into this world and has brought us nothing but joy since. Her big sisters cannot get enough of her. Sadie wants to touch her ALL of the time and Savanna is the gentle nurturing big sister. Sara LOVES to watch them too. She will follow them as they move around the room.

Snowbabies

We only got one real play in the snow day this past winter and the girls were more than anxious to get out there. There wasn't much snow left on the ground but they managed to find enough to build a snowman for our new baby.

A Special birthday

Mima turned 87 this spring and the girls made cards to tell her how special she is. We enjoyed celebrating this milestone with her this year. I am so thankful that my girls are getting the opportunity to know their great grandmothers. I can remember mine and love watching the two generations interact. Happy happy birthday Mima!!

Superheroes

The girls are into superheroes these days. Here we have their versions of Wolverine and Wanda. I am not even sure who Wanda is but she is a part of the X-men. They can tell you anything you want to know about the Marvel comics superheroes. Superman and his DC comics counterparts are not as popular around this house. I am learning a little about these things the more they learn.

Easter festivities

Sleepy Sadie

BIG NEWS!!

I realize that it has been a year since I last blogged but it has been a very busy one. We found out around last Thanksgiving that we were expecting our third precious baby in July! Everyone was so so excited to be adding one last Sanders child to the mix, at least on this branch of the family tree. There were lots of preparations to be made. We did not expect to have to purchase new items this go 'round. A new crib and car seat were in the plans. I also worked as a playschool teacher in the spring and all of this just took all of the energy I had which wasn't much. By the time the girls were out of school we were all very anxious to meet our new baby who was due on July 11.

Shady Rest farm

This year we got to look for Christmas trees with Grammy and Pa but our sweet baby Ava and her mommy and daddy also came along. We had a lot of trees to hunt for and everyone found the one they wanted to take home. Savanna has fun carrying the long measuring stick and Sadie likes to play hide and seek. The trees on the mountain were so tall that we found one that we topped off for our house. It was full at the bottom and fit in our living room wonderfully! We always have fun decorating when we get home.

Turkey Day

Thanksgiving seems like such a long time ago! This year (or better yet, last year) the girls wanted to dress as Native Americans. I tried to get Savana to wear a pilgrim costume I wore when I was younger but she preferred her paper bag vest and Indian headress. Sadie made her headress at school so all we had to do was complete her costume. Needless to say, the costumes didn't last long past this shot but they worked hard on them.

The Big Apple

 Mommy's birthday field trip was with the family to New York City. What an exciting way to spend her birthday weekend. Our flight up was delayed but we made time to visit M&M world before a LATE bedtime. The next day we were off to explore the big city. We checked out the Central Park zoo and Central Park itself, where we found this Alice in Wonderland statue. It was fun to climb!

The next day we took the Staten Island Ferry across to catch a view of the Statue of Liberty. WOW! Here she is in the background from Battery Park. On this day we also explored Chinatown and Times Square. That ferris wheel in Toys R Us was so much fun!