Turning 6 Too Soon (literally)

Savannah celebrated an early 6th birthday at my parent's house. I tried to convince her that she would be 5 again but she had no interest in my line of thinking. How is she this old? We have finally moved away from Elmo, she still wanted to wear the Elmo hat, and surprisingly has taken to Barbie. Yes, this is the same girl who never has played with dolls until recently. I ordered a Barbie ice cream cake (I am still rather shocked that I did this since I have avoided Barbie like the plague for my entire life). Uncle Adam and family were there to celebrate as well as the females of the Dion-Lamont clan. It was quite festive considering it was a last minute thought.


Lila Grace, eloquently serenaded Savannah with a Happy Birthday song. Very, very sweet! I love the picture.


"Look Mommy, I get real presents on my early birthday!"
Finally, some time to enjoy her gifts.

Savannah's Pool Time

Savannah spent every day in the pool while at Grammy and Papa's. She became quite the swimmer. To our surprise, she could go down the water slides independently and swim to the side of the pool (it was over her head). She also overcame her apprehension of jumping into 10' deep water. Don't know how this differs from 5' but obviously the psychology of the two is not the same. Savannah geared herself up and jumped right in. By her second day in the deep end with daddy, she was trying to dive.



The 10' jump






I am very proud of all of her progress but I am even more happy that the fear of water is no longer a factor. The water is finally her element!

Water Slides

Our girls loved the water slides at Grammy and Papa's. This year they were very apprehensive to go down them which resulted in us just taking them up the stairs kicking knowing full well that they would thank us for it later. That they did. We were such pros by our last day that Alex and I were able to time a simultaneous water entry. Well, almost.

First Baseball Game

This is an example of how not to take your family to its first baseball game. We headed out to see the Reading Phillies play (minor league) with friends only to be disappointed by rain. We had a picnic table on third baseline with an all you can eat buffet that was supposed accompany our viewing of the game. No such luck. Just rain, rain and more rain. We hovered under umbrellas and tried to eat while waiting to see if they were going to try and play the game.

The field was never uncovered and the game was called less than an hour after we got there. I think the girls had fun regardless but we were all VERY wet on the ride home. I hope the girls realize that there is more to baseball than hovering under umbrellas and eating.


We love Miss Dorothy for coordinating all the fun. Better luck next time.