Savannah's Moves

While Daddy watched the Cowboys game tonight Savannah showed off some of her moves. We can't believe how fast she is growing up. She's amazing and such a blessing to us. We thought that we would share a few videos to make you smile as well. Here she is doing her inchworm crawl to get Tootsie.

She can stand up all by herself.

And here she is cruising along the ottoman trying to get the camera.

Still to come on another day - Savannah's dance moves. :)

National Blogging Month

Rumor has it that November is Nat'l Blogging month, so I am gonna do my best to post every day. That is the goal, we'll see how it goes. Are you up to the challenge too?

The cutest little witch ever

PS. Thank you Sister St Claire for the fun Halloween headband and treats.

Savannah's Halloween Fun

Well we always enjoy dressing up our little bundle of joy any chance that we get. But Halloween is especially fun because we got to put Savannah in a cute costume and parade her around literally. At the Primrose School we had a Costume Parade in the afternoon, which the kids and staff participated in. There were so many cute Tinkerbells, Transformers, Princesses, Cowboys, etc. And then the last group to join the parade were the adorable babies dressed up and wheeled around in a mobile crib. It seems that the smaller the child, the cuter the costume... so the babies and toddlers always steal the show.

As you can see we dressed Savannah as a Lovebug/Ladybug this year. Thanks Grandma D for getting this cute costume for our little one. We're glad that you got to be a part of this fun memory too!

So we also want to thank the Gillooly family for hosting us on Halloween night. It was so cute to see Savannah and her friend Becca dressed up and excited to see each other. Us girls did a modified trick-or-treat. Considering that the babies can't ask for candy OR eat it, we decided to visit with some neighbors and to enjoy the beautiful night with a stroll while the guys handed out candy and harassed trick-or-treaters. It was a good time had by all!

Savannah's first Portland Trip

Well, our trip to Portland was such a nice one. We really enjoyed sharing time with family and friends. Savannah travelled like a pro, she didn't seem to mind flying at all. In fact she really liked having her own seat during one of the flights because that seatbelt was better than any toy that Mom had packed for her. :)

One of the highlights to our trip was seeing how excited Savannah was to spend time with her cousins Ethan and Gage.

AND to see the excitement on others faces as she shared a smile or a kiss with those that she came into contact with.

She enjoyed meeting her many aunties,uncles, cousins, grandparents, and even another Savannah. We hope that our Savannah grows up to be as good-natured and beautiful as Miss Jameson. :)

Thank you everyone for welcoming us with smiles and open arms. We had a great time in Portland and we look forward to returning sometime soon.

Pumpkin Carving from Start to Finish

Considering that the DeRoest family was all together for the wedding of our brother Rodney and it is the month of October, the idea of a family trip to the Roloff Farm Pumpkin Patch arose from master-minds Brent and Randi. For those of you who watch TLC you are probably aware of the Roloff Farm due to the show Little People, Big World. If you haven't ever watched the program, I recommend that you check it out because it is a sweet reality program about this family in Oregon. Incidentally, the season premiere is Monday night (13th) on TLC. Anyways, our trip to the farm on Friday morning was a fun adventure. We all picked out the best pumpkins AND we made sure to take lots of cute fall pictures with the babies. Brent and Randi even went on the farm tour where they got to see some of the Roloff's in person. On Sunday night we enjoyed carving up our pumpkins, roasting the seeds, and chatting about everything except politics (that was the rule). We did silently make our political views known though with the Obama sunrise carved into our pumpkin. Michael did a great job! :)

Happy Wedding Day Rodney & Lauren!

Congrats to Rodney and Lauren! You two were radiant. Thanks for sharing your special day with us. We really enjoyed being here and Savannah loved the excuse to dress up in a pretty new dress. Enjoy your honeymoon and all of your time together. We love you!