Labor Day Weekend

We had a fun Labor Day weekend last weekend. The girls provide constant entertainment and keep our days challenging but comical. It was probably the best weather weekend all summer and we went to the park and to the pool for its closing weekend. Boo! Even though we didn't get to go as much this summer as last year, I will miss the pool terribly.
We worked all morning Monday morning around the house cleaning and organizing and then Monday night we had a babysitter and got to go out. For some reason every time we have a babysitter we act like it is the last time we will ever leave the house without kids again- and we go nuts. We usually gain a couple lbs each by eating/drinking way too much yummy food and we always spend too much money. A trip to Target is usually involved at some point in the night and free time to look around Target without kids= trouble. They get us even more because we use our Target card and frequently earn an extra 10% for using it so much. With two in diapers and on formula, it is easy to rack up the points. So, when we have an extra 10% off plus our regular Tyler's 10% off, we feel like we need to buy one of everything. Most recent exciting purchases: new camera (since our unfortunate camera accident at the beach ruined our old camera) and new big girl car seat for Savannah when she turns 1!

We are getting bigger and bolder with the bows! Memphis had some really fun bow shops...

Skylar is like....I'm outta here. Savannah quickly followed and we had to rein them in from crawling off the dock.

Savannah actually loved getting to hang on the bar and tried to get out of Tyler's arm to get back on it.

Skylar is loving tea sets and dishes right now. She likes to stir and say "makin, makin". Ask her what she is making and she will usually say "coffee" and sometimes "kancake". She has always loved saying coffee and it was close to one of her first real words. Since it usually takes me all morning to finish my coffee, she always sees me with a cup and likes to talk about it.

Here is a little look at one of the many "altercations" that goes on between them all day. They are really in to taking away toys from each other. It's so funny though because they don't do it rudely, they just calmly and persistently chase each other around and take the toy back and forth until one of them moves on. It doesn't matter what it is- they want it if the other one has it.

Sky wants the wand.

Savannah does a duck and roll move to get away from her.

Skylar chases her in to the curtain.

...and wins this round.

Savannah says- Oh, that's OK, I'll just go stand and look at myself in the dirty oven:)

Memphis Visit

We had a great long visit in Memphis last week. Tyler was in Minneapolis for most of the week so we thought it was the perfect time to get out of town for a bit. He flew with us both ways and then just went to MN from Memphis. The girls actually did really good flying, but there is still no way that I could fly with both of them by myself yet. Skylar liked having her own car seat on the plane and Savannah was good but very active. She was twisting and turning around in our laps the whole time and liked to peek over the top of the seat and into the isle and flirt with everyone.
It was also a great week because we had lots of family come see us. We don't make it to Memphis very often, so everyone was really sweet to make an effort to come see the girls. Tyler's dad was in Tupelo at the furniture market so he got to swing by on his way home for a visit. My dad came in from Texas too to see the girls and Ryan, Jenny, and Benjamin came in from Nashville for a long weekend. My uncle Lee and aunt Gaye even came in for a night to visit. It was a fun week! Everyone loved watching the girls and Ben play in the kid pit in the middle of the den. We moved all the furniture around so there was a big space to play and only one tiny exit which of course they found pretty quick and liked to try and escape out of and into the kitchen.

Grandpa and some sleepy girls

Katie! Skylar loves Aunt Katie...

So, these pictures do not do this scenario justice, but it was a hilarious giggling match involving funny hats. I will post the phone video I was taking too. Gigi got the girls some new hats for this winter and I was trying them on before bath time one night. Skylar kept looking at Savannah's hat and giggling and thought it was hilarious. Savannah kept trying to take her hat off and would pull it farther down on her head. She was crawling around with it over her face and would sit up and shake her head and try and get it off. Of course that made Skylar and everyone else laugh even harder. They are so funny together!

Savannah loves to play with her car seat...

Savannah and Katie

We took the girls out to Shelby Farms one afternoon to try and get their picture in the sunflower field. It had been so dry though that they were all withered and pitiful looking. A few cute pictures anyway...

Playing at the park down the street from Gigi's house. The girls were loving the swings. Skylar is getting better at holding on and can go a little bit higher/faster now which she loves.

Gramp and the kiddos

Gigi, Grandude, and kiddos. Skylar likes to say Grandooooode!

Playing in the kid pit

Attacking Daddy when he got out the ipad. They love to play with it and watch Wonder Pets on it.

Escaping to the laundry room one night before bath.

Savannah 9 months old

Savannah has had a really fun month of crawling, cruising, squealing, and chasing after Skylar. She weighs 16.5 lbs now and is 28 inches tall. She has caught up on the height curve and the doctor says will probably be about 5'6" now. She is very independent in a lot of ways, but she still likes for you to be in the room and cries a pitiful cry when we leave the room. She certainly doesn't want to be held- she is way too busy for that- but she likes for everyone to be around just watching her. She doesn't like help with anything and gets mad when I try and help her hold her sippy cup or turn the page for her. She still hates sitting still and likes to keep her legs straight as a board when I am trying to put her in her high chair...until sometimes I literally have to do a sweep the leg move on her to get her to sit down. And when I am carrying her on my hip she likes to straighten out her legs and grab onto my shirt and try and climb up my shoulders. She loves to pull up on the knobs of our kitchen island like it is her own personal climbing wall. A few weeks ago we heard a commotion from her room and Ty went and checked on her and found that she had entirely dismantled her mobile and had pieces of it strewn across the room. He said it was like Baby King Kong in there destroying the village. Her poor room is getting more and more generic. We have already had to take away the fluffy homemade bumpers from Gigi because she was standing on them....and now no mobile anymore. She is also really hard to change and is constantly twisting and turning until I am breaking a sweat when she is finally dressed. All of that to say....she is a super active on the go baby!

But for that we are also really thankful.
She loves her sister and especially loves whatever Skylar is playing with at the moment. The favorite toy of the house right now is Skylar's Baby Penelope doll and then just a spoon and a bowl that they love to play with.
She takes two naps a day and usually sleeps good at night although she has the occasional wake up at 5 am and talk for an hour party. She likes to be loud and squealing but doesn't make many mama dada sounds yet. She likes fruit, veggies, and cereal but is not a huge fan of meat or green things.
She makes us laugh a lot and she can make me tired just watching her:)