Sadie's First Birthday/Pool Party!

We had Sadie's birthday party over the weekend so our awesome family could come and we are SO happy we did.  It was the perfect day.  We had so many helpers getting things setup and ready (thanks again everyone) and then we partied!.  It was SOOOO nice outside.  We swam, ate, opened presents, then had cake.  It was a lot of fun!!.  The sav master got spoiled rotten from all her little friends and family and she loved the pool (no shocker there, daddy loves the water too!) I wish we would have snapped a few more pictures, but we were just having to much fun!.  Here are a few we did get...

Sadie and Daddy!

Sadie and Mommy swimming

Sadie just having a blast!

Oh where we were a year ago......

Sadie and Grandma Moore playing motor boat!

Grandma Grow helping Sadie get ready for her yummy cake!

Cake time!

Sadie and her bestie, James!. 

I love her little scowl, cracks me up!

She is so silly.....

Hooray for presents!!!!

num num!

Obviously loving it.....

She kept wanting to lay back.  It was so funny, she did it over and over and over.  I guess we've all had that feeling where we are so full we just want to lay down.

From the back view, just ready to be put in a comma.

Sadie chillin' with Grandpa Grow!

LOVE this little girl more than anything in the world!!!. Thank you to all who came for spending her special day with us. 

Sadie's 1st Birthday!!

Sadie really had a birthday week, but we are documenting each event separately because we took SOOO many photos!. (looks like I took after my mom after all.)  :)  So.... this little munchkin had the first birthday of all birthdays!.  She got everything and anything she wanted and loved every minute of it.  Mommy took the day off work to play with her, Daddy came home early to play with her.  Her besties, James, Katie and Dan came over to take her to Happy Hollow.  She got her favorite dinner, Fettuccine Alfredo with bread sticks. She got all kinds of toys from mommy and daddy.  She played or I should say, tried to play with bubbles for a while and last, but not least had her cupcake!.  It was the perfect day!.  Here are some photo's for you to enjoy!

This photo cracks me up!!

Sadie, birthday morning!

Birthday morning surprise!

Going on a ride with Daddy!

Sadie loves playtime with Daddy!!

Peek-a-Boo!

Sadie's Birthday Dinner!

Sadie loves the ropes, but still needs daddy's help since her feet are still a bit small.

tunnel!

The baby doin' what she wants on her B'Day!

Loving being on the table, mommy never lets her on it except on her birthday!

It's so crazy to think where we were a year ago!.. life was pretty wild around here and despite the roughness of it all I would do it again in a heartbeat!  Becoming a parent was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's amazing how you don't know what you are missing until you have it. I feel like I become more and more like my parents everyday and I am so thankful they were so amazing and taught me so many good qualities to pass along to my children.  I love you Sadie bug!!

Easter 2012!

We had SOOOO much fun this Easter. It was loads better than last years. ;) We had the opportunity to head down to San Diego and spend time with Family. The drive down seemed like it took FOREVER. We caravan'd with Dad, Michelle, Casey, Myranda and Luke. Potty breaks for 7 adults and 1 baby really add up, so we didn't end up getting to San Diego until around 2am. Needless to say, the next day we all needed a little pick me up since it was scheduled out from start to finish with activities (actually the whole weekend was pretty much like that.) Marc and I both had work stuff scheduled first thing Friday morning, so we didn't end up heading to the Zoo until about 1 (of course we hit up the Taco Shop on the way. A favorite among the group) The Zoo was a blast. A lot of the Animals were hiding and it was pretty crowded, but I am really glad we went. It was a beautiful day and there is nothing better then being out with Family. (Note: if you ever go to the SD Zoo a churro is a must. They were SOOOOOO good. Thanks again Emma) Friday night we ended up staying in for pizza and games. It was a great day. Saturday was prep day for Easter. Dying Easter eggs, buying Easter basket goodies for the Savage, hanging out with Family. We also got to go up and see Ryan & Christine's new house in Temecula Saturday night and I was lovin' on it!. They really did a great job picking it out and decorating it. I just love those two, I am so glad Marc was friends with them. They are so much fun. I'm excited that we will (most likely) be living in Temecula near them. It's guaranteed fun times ahead. Anyways.... On to Easter!

Easter was a blast!! We woke up and started the day off right by heading to church. After church, Marc and I met up with Pam and Jim Aziz to pickup the BEAUTIFUL and I mean BEAUTIFUL DVD case Chris built for us. He is just such a sweetheart for doing that and we are so lucky to have him as a close friend and and adopted Uncle to Sadie. When we got back home Emma and Bob had planned out an Easter egg hunt for the older kids. It was AWESOME!!!. She is sooooooo good at hiding eggs and it made me feel like a little kid again out there searching high and low for them. After Sadie woke up we had a little hunt for her as well. She did SO well. She ran over to the eggs, picked it up and dropped them in the basket. I couldn't believe it!! She did that a few times before giving up and just grabbing eggs and keeping them in her hands. When she found the yogurt bites inside it was all over. She just sat there eating them until we brought her inside. She also broke through her 2nd tooth. The bottom left. Such a trooper. We had a yummy dinner followed by a yummy dessert and fun games!.

So that pretty much sums up our Easter weekend. If it wasn't obvious, we had a blast. I am so glad we went down. Here are a few photo's.... (the zoo ones were taken with my phone, so sorry for the low quality) Enjoy!!

She finally found the num num yogurt bites inside!. :)
Spoiled rotten with Eggs!



Mark dying his eggs!
Sadie and her Easter basket loot!
Sadie and Daddy posing for an Easter photo.
Uncle Chris, Daddy and Sadie. Easter 2012
Sadie getting ready to brave the San Diego Zoo!
Sadie and Grandma Grow looking at some animals!
Sadie and Grandpa Grow at the Hippos!
Sadie and Grandpa taking a rest! What a lot of walking!!
Sadie livin' it up w/ Grandpa at the Hippo's!
Sadie and Grandma Crosby walking around the Zoo.
Sadie, getting ready to dye the Easter eggs.
She chose to eat them instead.....
We had a few broken eggs.....
Sadie and Grandma and Grandpa Grow.
Stripping down to dye eggs!