Life's Curveballs

Dance Camp




Savannah and her besties, Dylan and Connor




Sweet Savannah


This blog was designed mostly for our family and friends to keep up with Miss Savannah Jane, but it has also developed into a place for me to document everyday occurrences in her life...the good and the bad.This summer has been quite a whirl wind to say the least. Most of you know that Dwayne and I have separated. I am not going to go into all the details but we are doing what we think is best for all of us. I do believe that God never gives us more than we can handle. I refuse to leave this 17 year relationship bitter and resentful and I want SJ to know what a WONDERFUL relationship her dad and I shared. I am simply surviving day by day, sometimes hour by hour. I want to thank you ALL for your love and support. I could not do it without you!!!

Savannah has become even more verbal at almost 3.5 years old and she is GROWING UP WAY TOO FAST!!!! This summer she loved her first concert, Kenny Chesney, and enjoyed all her time with the Judd family in VA Beach. She went to a princess dance camp for a week and fell in love!! Guess who is taking pre ballet and tap every Monday??!!

We were also very lucky to get her back into her same preschool from last year and she will go three mornings a week. Unfortunately, the house is STILL for sale (someone PLEASE buy it!!), but on the bright side we are still across the street from Stacey and family and that has been a true blessing for SJ and I. SJ and the twins had two sleepovers and had a blast. I am soooooo thankful for the bond that they share. We had some fun days at the pool and we also enjoyed several days at Myrtle Beach with Amanda and her family. SJ fit right in and their hospitality was amazing!! She even called Amanda's dad Grandpa and he loved that :)

Things she is into now...

-dance
-Music: Jimmy "Muffin", Sheryl Crow, Pink, Carolina Liar, OAR, Miley Cyrus and of course, Taylor Swift :)
-Fresh Beat Band on Nick, Jr
-JEWELRY
-Games
-Hannah Montana
-Barbies
-Books
-Beauty shop
-Crafts
-Last but not least...DRESSES!!!!


Much love,
Savannah Jane and Amy

Summer's Here!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is my FINAL day at Briarcliff and it is bittersweet. I will miss my friends but am ready for a break. Can't wait to spend all summer with my sweetie.

Stacey sent me this pic a few weeks ago. She went upstairs to get a shower and came down and found Aaron and SJ asleep-isn't this adorable???



We had a photoshoot with the twins this weekend and I will upload some of those pics soon. It was great seeing the three of them together and Jo got some good shots. Out of everything here in Cary, I am sure SJ will miss them the most (along with Stacey and Holly, of course!)

No new house info to post. Hopefully we'll have more showings this wkend. SJ has the princess dance camp next week and I'm sure we'll be hanging out at the gym and pool!


xoxoxoxox

May Madness!

Preschool shot


Sassafrass

It has been a whirlwind at our house this month!! Trying to get everything but necessities packed and the house ready to go on the market! YIPPEEEE We are officially for sale (mixed feelings face here)...Onto the most important subject...SJ SJ finished up her first year of preschool :( It was the GREATEST experience for her. She has grown so much this year from the school experience and I know she will do great wherever she ends up next year. Her teachers were wonderful and they made each child their own scrapbook of preschool. It's sooo cute! I will try to load a video here or on FB from the program. Savannah has learned to spell her name through a song made up by moi! She learned it around the second week in May. She can also recognize indiscriminately 98% of the alphabet! Go GIRL! She amazes me...we are already discussing sounds and "what starts with __?" She still has a love for books and you know me, I just keep buying them. I am just happy she loves to learn!! She has really changed so much since turning ThReE! Still takes pacis and still in her crib (is somebody here having trouble letting go of the baby stage??) Mommy signed her little princess up for a week of Dancing Princesses Camp in mid June. Can't wait for that!!! Summer's almost here.... xoxoxoxox

Chico Beach+ Hillary+ Family=FUN

Savannah and I traveled up to VA this past weekend so that she could meet Miss Hillary and visit with family. She absolutely fell in love with Baby Hillary and even helped to hold her and feed her. She "read" her a book and has been talking about what she will read her next time...I think they will be best cousins and friends! :)
We also visited "Chico" beach and she was quite smitten with her Uncle Chico this wkend, too. The weather was awesome and she got to actually play on the beach. I know she will adjust to moving up there just fine. She also go to meet Uncle Bobby and Raylene's new little one, Sophia. Babies are just precious! Can't believe mine is THREE!!!

Other "news" in SJ's world...
*Dora is still a BIG hit and Night Night Dora tags along everywhere
*She has taken to getting back in her crib to sleep (TG since she snores!) and we have told her she will get a big girl bed when we move! Long overdue, but the crib works!
*She uses these words and phrases quite often:
~I need to take some privacy
~I have something very important to tell you
~Guys, guys,....
~Usually...
~This past week she talked about NYC and how lots of people live there! (Must
have heard this from Dora!)

Lotsa LOVE!!!

The Monster Truck

Time Flies

Connor and SJ


Relaxing


The Three Musketeers



Monkey Joe's


YUM!

Ok, I cannot believe I have not blogged since the big BIRTHDAY! Yep, it's official-we now have a little girl...no more Baby SJ. Ok, who am I kidding? She left the baby stage AWHILE ago! She had an awesome party at Monkey Joe's with almost everyone near and dear to her sans Aunt Lisa, Uncle Dave and Aunt D, who were awaiting Hillary and Uncle Chico and Aunt Susan(Uncle Chico was injured.) Even Granddaddy made it up :)

Baby Hillary made her longawaited entrance on April 4. I went up to see her but SJ has not met her new cousins...that's right, we have two new babies in the fam because Aunt Raylene and Uncle Bobby had Baby Sophia on March 17. It's going to be awesome once we get up there this summer!

Savannah spent some quality time with her Memaw, Papaw and uncles this month and also helped her two "brothers" celebrate their 5th birthday! She had a great time riding in the "monster truck" with Dyl and with Connor on his motorcycle. :) They got a trampoline and all 3 of them love it!

We've been going through lots of changes...SJ really gave me some trying times in March and I think some of it is due to her Daddy being gone...she and I really miss him and look forward to him being here on the wkends with us. She and I also battled sinus infections and just plain yuck but are so HAPPPPEEEEE spring is here-minus the pollen. I have just 37 days left of school and am excited, scared and sad all at once. Just knowing I will be unemployed in June scares me but hopefully I will find a teaching position in VA this summer. The house is *almost* ready to be put on the market.

News from Savannah-
*I can recognize almost all of the capital letters and several lowercase ones.
*I like "my privacy" when I use the potty and have not had any accidents in over 3 wks! I know when I need to go, yippee!
*I got a new bike with training wheels but can't reach the pedals...still need to use the trike.
*I am CRAZZEEEE over Miss Taylor Swift.
*At my 3 yr checkup I weighed 24 lbs. :O
*Mommy taught me lots of nursery rhymes and I can say them all.

LOTSA LOVE
Savannah Jane
xoxoxoxox