Oh the Fun!

Todd's sister's family, the Malmstroms, came to visit a couple weekends ago and we did 2 of the best things each family does! Of course, boating and tree trimming. Friday was at the lake and Saturday was outside in the yard! Candace and Jenny took Maren and Sam yard saleing while the "older boys" stayed and cut down a tree and trimmed 3. Although Jenny was skeptical it would ALL get done in a day, they had the first tree down and 1 more trimmed by lunch and everything done by dinner, it was amazing!

Everyone took turns loving Savannah. Maren was excellent and making sure she was well taken care of the whole morning while Candace and Jenny fervently shopped!

It was really fun watching all the kids interact with Savannah. Maren couldn't get enough! Even in this picture you can see her looking down at Savannah while she knows she should be smiling at the camera!

We ate lunch on the beach.

And the kids played in the sand.

And Savannah got her first feel of lake water with her little jellies!

The water was shallow for a long ways and the kids loved going out into the lake so far.

Todd was such a good sport and didn't do his normal water activities because of how busy of a day it was with all the other boats and waves, etc.(meaning he didn't make me drive the boat, it scares me with so much stuff going on) So he finally jumped in while we were taking a break and played. The water was so nice!

The lake was beautiful. Not such great water, but the kids all loved the sand and the tube! Everyone got in the lake a time or two and drying out was quick and painless! The pictures of our trees aren't as handy at this moment, but I will post a few before and afters. We are so lucky to have someone in the family as knowledgable and proficent at trees as Mark and so willing to come down and help. Thanks guys!

The Cutest Baby Ever- First Place Winner!

I finally got some pictures taken of Savannah. (Professional pics that is!) And they are absolutely adorable! To see them go to http://www.fireflypics.com/ and go to clients and our password is Welch and hit submit! Oh they are so so cute!

WaterSki Season...

...is finally here! We recently went with my sister, Amy's family. It was a blast! Savannah did exceptionally well and we were able to remember why we love having a boat! I almost hate to post this picture. It isn't the best one Savannah has ever taken! She really is much cuter than this in normal everyday life!



Carter finally got to hold the flag, as he has been wanting to for years!

Jenny and Amy kneeboarded, as usual!

Tyler, Amy's youngest, rode the tube.

Carter, Amy's oldest, rode the tube.

But out of everyone, Kate, Amy's middle, loved the trip the best!

This is after Tyler accidentally got dunked! He didn't really appreciate it and wouldn't even look at his dad for awhile!

The trip tuckered Savannah out pretty good. We love this spot for her and she will probaly ride here most of the summer.

And I still hold that I can't believe how sweet she looks when she sleeps, even if it is with a life jacket wrapped around her entire body!

A Few Pics

I just thought I would post again. And yes, they are more pics of our favorite little sweetheart!

When I am home and have a little time I love to let her lay on my chest and somtimes fall asleep.

This time I was a little tired myself!

Todd also loves this! Who doesn't really?!

One thing we have also loved is how much Savannah likes to be read to. It doesn't really matter the material, just so long as it has pages and pictures and you are talking!

This is even "First" my mom and I's and now Savannah's favorite magazine! Well she is 3 months old and doing great. She is smiling, gabbing up a storm, rolling over, standing up, and keeping us very entertained!

Baby Blessing



We had Savannah's baby blessing this past weekend. And we are just now recovering from it! We were so fortunate to have family come down and get together.




This is our first family photo! Looks pretty nice if I don't say so myself!

The boys went for a bike ride on Friday while the girls shopped. Saturday the boys worked in the yard and helped put in flowers and rocks. Thanks guys!

Savannah looked pretty cute as she usually does! I know the dress kind of looks small - but it really wasn't - the fluff was just perfect! She was so good - Todd said she was just looking up at him the whole time! It was a great weekend full of family and fun!

To Church!

So we finally made it back to church. And just after 2 months! We tried to go last week but I got deathly sick and we ended up trying to figure out whether or not I had mastitis. (frowney face) But we did make it this week and Savannah has the cutest dress ever. Then after church I had to snap a few shots and then she decided to be smiley so a few turned into 20 and I seriously can't decide which ones are cuter! So here are a few!



She was being so fun and smiley - it was so fun!






As you can see her Dad was next to her trying to get her to smile and she totally does for him!

So I can't stop staring at them. I think she is so cute! She is getting to that fun stage when she smiles all the time!

And She's Off!


Savannah is getting much stronger everyday. Todd works with her pretty regularly and if any of you have ever seen Todd work with someone you know they are going to get results! So she holds her head all by herself and can now hold herself upright, but can't balance! We tell her every time how strong she is!

We got these slippers and Savannah loves them (well maybe her mom loves them) but they are so cute. So we started putting them on her at night and she looks so cute!

This is her just chilling after having a full belly!

I think they are cute enough for their own picture so I thought I'd share! I should have put something by them so you could see how small they are but here's about - if you are a girl they are probably as long as your index finger. If you are a guy they are probably about as long as your wife's index finger!

So How Is Todd Doing With All the Pink - You Ask?




This is a question that has been coming up a lot lately, and I thought I might share a little - He can't get enough of her! He is hands on as I had to return to work rather quickly due to Savannah being born smack dab in the middle of my busy season. He is all over it and doing excellent. He often has to pick out her outfits and with a little bit of teaching about pink he has done a bang up job! He likes to rock her a little bit, but also takes a lot of pride in the fact that she can put herself to sleep no problem!

This is Savannah at Jenny's work. Every evening Todd drops her off to go workout and I feed her and we hang out. For weeks it was her "fussy time" and I never got any work done. Then one night when my mom was here I decided to try the swing thing. It was the best evening we had ever had and she goes there everyday! We love it! A special "Thanks" goes out to Todd's mom, Jackie, for the great gift!

Over Easter weekend we did our first "Outdoor Activity" with Savannah Jane! It was excellent as it was also the first outdoor activity I had been able to do either. We bundled up and went for a cruise. Savannah loved it and we can already tell she's going to be an outdoors woman! She slept the whole time! But we could tell!

Happy Easter!

Savannah got an Easter basket from her Grandmother and she was so excited!

She also got an Easter dress and it was so stinking cute! She is 5 weeks old and doing great!