Savannah and Gavin

Our new laptop!

Wow! After about 6 1/2 years of having a DELL (my very first and only computer), we decided to save up and get a new laptop! Our old computer was becoming very limiting with no working CD drive, USB port trouble, unable to connect the printer, ect., ect. So...on tax free weekend, with a vanderbilt discount, we got it! An Apple Macbook pro! It is so COOL! It is a whole new computer experience. I shouldn't have to much of a learning curve though, because I never really knew what I was doing on my PC anyway. So here we are opening our computer when we first brought it home. They also gave us an iPod touch and a printer for free with the purchase. So neat!

Savannah's 3rd Birthday!

Savannah turned 3 on August 6th!!! I cannot believe that my little girl is now 3! She is growing up so fast. I asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday party and for the past few months she had been telling me she wants to have another puppy party. (That was the theme for last year's party too!) So, we did exactly that! It was a blast! My wonderful parents came out to celebrate too. I decided I was going to make "pup-cakes" , but as we sat down at 10:00 the night before to get STARTED....that seemed a little overwhelming. My mom and I put together a puppy cake and then went to bed. In the morning, determined to make the "pup-cakes", I created my own version of the ones I had seen on- line minus about 45 steps! They ended being so easy and fun to make. I have no idea if kids ever know how much work a mom puts in for a silly party. I hope she remembers those pup-cakes for years to come. Well, at least she'll have the pictures!

Gavin is walking!

And......on July 15th at 13 months old, Gavin James took his first steps on his own! Yes, he is walking! It did not take long before he got really good at it and started walking all over the place. He is getting so big so fast. So cute to watch him! He holds his hands out in front of him to help keep his balance and smiles so big! This is such a fun a age!

Our 6th Anniversary!!

Jake and I celebrated our 6th anniversary on June 22nd! I am so incredibly blessed to be married to such a wonderful man who is my very best friend and the love of my life! I could write pages and pages of all the things I love about him and I love him more with each passing year as we live life and share so many adventures together. We have so much together and I absolutely love spending time with him. It has been a wonderful 6 years that have flown by and I look forward to all the years ahead. I so love loving him! I am so honored and so blessed to be his wife! I love you Jake! We got to spend a couple days in Hot Springs, AR celebrating our anniversary while the kiddos stayed with Ma and Pa. We had such a great time!

Time to catch up!

Hello? Do I have any blog readers left at all? I have not posted anything in months! So much catching up to do. I don't want to miss anything so let me hit the highlights! After Gavin's birthday, we took a week to go down to arkansas and spend some time with the Landes crew. Everyone was there and we all had a great time. I wish we could see them all more often. I am so blessed to have married into such a wonderful family. I love my mother and father in law dearly and I like them a whole lot too! We got to spend father's day there and really had a great time.