The past few days.....

*  Tropical Storm Fay had made it very difficult to go out and do anything over the past few days.  It has been raining almost non stop and the wind gusts are incredible.  I have not left the house in 2 1/2 days and usually that would make me go insane, but Shawn has had the flexibility with work to go in later and get off earlier which has been wonderful!!  He has been so great over the past few days.  I have not felt great at all and having him around has allowed me to relax and have some "poor me, I don't feel good" time!   Our afternoon and evenings are filled with fun around the house.  After Savannah's nap we have had a lot of family play time with Savannah.  We have played so much "little people farm" "dora castle" and dress up!  Shawn and Savannah have run around the house so much I am surprised there is not a rut dug in the floor!  We have definitely made the best of this icky weather we are having!  

*  Savannah has finally learned how to give actually kisses!   She has gone through so many kissing phases from opening her mouth real big and letting you kiss her, to presenting you her cheek and letting you kiss her, to now her actually putting her lips on your cheek and kissing!!  It is so cute!  She will give one of us a kiss and then say "more kisses" and kiss us again!!  She is so sweet!  =)

*  This is def. the wrong time of the month for me to listen to Carry Underwoods new single that she has out "This must be a dream".  I heard it in the car the other day and thought the song was going to go one way, and when I realized what she was singing about I totally broke down and had tears streaming down my face!  Yesterday I saw the music video and got all choked up again!  What a powerful song!  There have been quite a few military songs that have brought a tear to my eye, but this one is by far the most emotional.  

*  Savannah has successfully counted to 5 twice on her own!  We were reading one of her books before bedtime and it asked to count how many snakes there were in the picture.  I asked Savannah to count the snakes and usually I will say "one" and she will copy and say "one" and so on, well last night she surprised me by pointing and saying "one" and I copied, then "two" and again I copied, all the way up to 5, which was exactly how many snakes were in the picture!!  I was really shocked that she did it on her own!!  She did it again this morning with her Pooh puzzle.  I asked her how many pieces there were and she counting them up to 5, which again was how many pieces there were!  It is so wonderful to hear her count!!  It is so exciting watching her learn, every new things she says or does just melts my heart!!!  =)