Spring 2010... Favourites

She loves goats. Savan had only been walking for 2 weeks here. She was very wobbly amoung the spry goat kids.

Easter morning.

We get lots of hugs. We are so lucky.

Toots!

We celebrated Earth Day by enjoying one of Victoria's beautiful beaches.

She likes rocks like her mama.

Looking at the marine life with Dad.

We stumbled on this salmon awareness rally/protest/march to the Parliament building. Very fun. She loved it.

Savannah and Dolly are such activists!

She picked me a flower on this day. So sweet. She LOVES smelling flowers. She stops quite often on walks to take in the aromas.

She is so sweet. I love her so much.

Our Seventh... We Made It!

Before we were married an older couple on one of our bus tours in AK told us, "If you make it through the first 7 years of marriage, you will make it." That always stuck with us and we are pleased to announce that... we made it! Yhessss....

To celebrate, Grandma & Co came up for 4 days and watched Savannah. Andy and I take turns every other year planning our anniversary celebrations and this year Katie was up. Making it through the first seven was reason for a little surprise trip. We went to Ucluelet, BC near the Pacific Rim National Park on the western coast of the Island.

It was a wonderful time away from the common and normal. We stayed in a cute little cabin, ate yummy food, slept in, went on some coastal day hikes... very fun. And as always we renewed our vows in our wedding clothes. Here are some pics from that time together.

Thank you for celebrating with us and thank you Grandma, Sally, Rachel and Nathan for caring for and loving Savannah.

Our little cabin.

My Groom.

Rainforest Walk A.

Long Beach

Long Beach

Wild Side Trail

Savannah's First Birthday

We had a great time reflecting on this year and celebrating our little one. It was a week long experience with 2 parties and lots of friends and family. Thank you for celebrating her with us. Here are some of the moments.

We awoke to this sign posted in our neighbour's window. So cute. It made me smile all day long.
Note that "Toots" is one of her main nicknames.

This chocolate cake was dinine. It took my friend Sara and I 6 hours to make (that includes many playbreaks with the babes).

I can't believe how much she has changed in a year.

She did a lot of this at her party with one of her boyfriends Sam.

Birthday group picture.

Savannah's Twelfth Month... Mommy's Favourites

Being pushed by her friend Sam.

Blueberries...

St. Paddy's Day

On a special Mommy picnic date. We had a beautiful time together.

She walks. Her first steps were taken at church on March 14th... our world is different since. What a life change for her!

Savannah's Eleventh Month... Mommy's Favourites

Swan Lake, Victoria

With her friend Nyah who was waiting to try to kiss her. So sweet.

Posing with Baby McSharry

With her friend Sara

Sweets.

With her friend Jane.

We had a few weeks of ultimate cuteness when her left teeth came in before herright teeth. She looked very toothy and lop-sided. We had such a hard time photographing it. So cute.

There is that toothy grin.

My 2 kids.

At the Ocean Discovery Centre

Playing while Grandpa prays.