Savannah is 5

Savannah 5yrs

1. What is your favorite color? All colors

2. What is your favorite toy? My little ponies

3. What is your favorite fruit? Apples
4. What is your favorite tv show? Princess sofia
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Grilled cheese
6. What is your favorite outfit? Easter dress
7. What is your favorite game? Pretend princess & popstar
8. What is your favorite snack? fishies
9. What is your favorite animal? Elephants
10. What is your favorite song? Stronger by Kelly Clarkson & Love Story by Taylor Swift

11. What is your favorite book? Planting a Rainbow
12. Who is your best friend? Gracie
13. What is your favorite cereal? Cheerios
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play ballerina
15. What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Hello Kitty & Blankie
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? burritos
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Chicken enchiladas
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A dancer/cheerleader

I love taking pictures...and you can tell that Savannah loves having her picture taken.  

Happy Birthday Savannah

How does time go so fast.  I can't believe Savannah is already 5 years old.  I love her to death.  She is a great helper around the house and is a wonderful big sister.  She is so ready to be grown-up that it scares me.  She is my social butterfly and loves to be around her friends.  She is very emotional for everything, which makes the heart ache really hard....but the excitement so worth it.  She is my little fish in the water...and ready to conquer the world.  She loves everything about being a girl.  She makes me so happy everyday and brings a great balance to our family.

For her birthday we surprised her with a bike that she could actually ride (her other one was too big for her).  On the day of her birthday she can do whatever she wants.  So of course we spent the morning swimming and then the afternoon at the park trying out her new bike.  

For her actual birthday party we decided to go to build a bear.  She had never been and I thought that it would be fun to go with some friends.  It was really exciting for her and it was great for us to be able to sit back, relax, and let someone else take care of everything.  She had lots of fun spending time with her friends.   I would do a party like this again in a heat beat.  

Easter

I love Easter...I love getting new dresses for my girls and having them get all dressed up.  I love having a picture of my family together.  I love watching my girls get so excited for what is in their baskets.  I love watching them search for eggs.  I loved this holiday growing up because there is no expectations...so there is no disappointment.  I love passing on this tradition with my girls.  Most of all I love what Easter is about....traditionally.  Everything that our Savior did for us and the celebration of new life.  I love finding Christ in everything, even the holidays created by the world.  Its what brings families together.  This year was a little hard because we were missing part of our family.  I am not sure if it will ever get easier.  I could have never imagined the pain that children can inflict on their parents.  I can't imagine the sadness I cause my Father in Heaven.  It gives such a perspective on the atonement.  I am so grateful for Christ who made repentance possible...because I am so far from perfect...even though my family sometimes appears to be perfect.