I Just Called...

to say I Love You! The End!

Susannah has spent A LOT of time on the phone lately. She "calls" various members of our family to ask how they are doing, tell them she misses them and loves them and usually ends with some kind of greeting, i.e. Trick or Treat, Happy Thanksgiving, Night-Night, Merry Christmas, etc.

This morning when I brought her out for breakfast, she ran to her phone, picked it up and had the following conversation:

Hi Uncle Steve J! How are you? I miss you! I love you! Do you have a Christmas tree at your house- with lights? Night, night. Bye-bye. The End!" 

You know, you spend those first several months dreaming of the days when your baby can talk to you and tell you what she needs/wants. Well, for me those days seem so long ago.

BOOMER!!!!

Oh yeah, there was another big "thanksgiving moment" this weekend.
Our Sooners won Bedlam!

Boomer Sooner!!! Onto the Big XII Championship!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with the Captain, Mimi, Pop and Aunt Emily. Susannah had plenty of cookies and plenty of attention, so she had much to be thankful for!

 

Susannah said a beautiful prayer! 

Before we sat down for the meal, there was much preparation to do. Susannah and Daddy made some deviled eggs. (This is a Southern thing at every holiday!)

While Mommy did lots of cooking, Captain, Daddy and Suzy went on a nature hike and Susannah climbed her first tree (with some help from the Captain, of course).

After dinner there was some playtime where Susannah tried on the Captain's shoes...

stripped down to her diaper and boots and demanded a ride in her play stroller.

and we all ventured down to the park to slide, find dandelions and kick the ball. 

What a wonderful day with much to be thankful for! Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend!

Giving thanks for fall...

Lately, we have been thanking the Lord for a lot of things around the Dunbar house. Susannah loves to pray and thank God for all the people, places, numbers, letters, toys, experiences, etc. What a sweet thing to hear and a great reminder that we really do have so much to be thankful for.
I am thankful for a healthy nearly 19-month old who loves to help her momma. 
We have a beautiful magnolia tree in our backyard that produces some not-so-beautiful seed pods. Luckily my little helper and I went on a pod hunt and filled up this trashcan.

She also was quite helpful at throwing picking up leaves.

Oh yes, we have so much to be thankful for and Susannah made a list. Here it is!

Her list starts with colors, then lists friends Berkeley, Ella Grace, Joseph, Daddy and Mommy, animals, elephants, the color orange and the park. I am not really sure how she managed to leave tutus off that list. She is clearly sporting one in this picture and demanded it throughout the morning.  Apparently she was in the mood to twirl.

Among other things, I am thankful that my little baby isn't trying to grow up too fast. She insists on sitting in her baby's stroller while watching Sesame Street. 

Happy Thanksgiving!   Much love to you all!

Crafts, Coloring and Christmas

We did some serious coloring and crafting while Ibby and Mana were here. We made some ornaments, Ibby and Mana did a LOT of coloring and many a hand-turkey were created. Susannah loved having such willing participants in her coloring camp. She is quite the little commander when it comes to her "colors" and she likes you to perform on the spot. "Draw a mommy! Draw a kitty! Draw a snake! (not sure about this fascination!) Draw the Suzy!" Mana and Ibby were always usually willing to oblige.

Ibby and Suz decorating a Christmas tree.

A rare sight- Susannah coloring by herself.

Ornaments made (kind-of) by Susannah

Aunt Mana doing a hand turkey on Susannah.

Susannah doing a hand turkey on Aunt Mana.

Although this last picture doesn't have anything to do with crafts, coloring or Christmas, it does perfectly exemplify who was in control during the visits from Mana and Ibby. It is clear who called the shots, isn't it?!? What a loved little girl! We have now spent about 2 hours without any visitors and so far, she has asked about them no less than 20 times. We love and miss you Ibby and Mana!!!

Aunts in the Park

Here are a few more pics of our time with the Aunts. We had a great time playing in the park. In fact, I am not quite sure who had the most fun.

We all definitely enjoyed being kids with Susannah. Who doesn't like to slide and swing in a park on a beautiful day? Susannah enjoyed showing her aunts around her stomping grounds. She even let them drive the bus. Fun day for all of us!

Mana and Ibby - Part 1

Oh my, oh my, oh my! We have had a seriously fun week with Aunt Mana and Aunt Ibby! Here are a few pics of our adventures on Thursday. Susannah felt the need to wear her sunglasses like the big girls. In fact, she is looking like SUCH a big girl in these zoo pics.

What a blessing to have such awesome sisters who will take time out of their own lives to come and love on Susannah and her mommy- so thankful for these two!  Stay tuned for more peeks into our fun week!

Bluegrass Baby

Looks like some Arkansas rubbed off on our girl.

Oh yea, that's a harmonica and she is rocking it! She is VERY proud of herself when it makes noise and she taps her toe and dances while playing. I have attempted to post a video of her playing for Matt. In it you can see a host of projects we did with Mia, some in-progress meatloaf in a bowl (doesn't look too appetizing), and Susannah learning how to take a bow. Hope you can see it! Enjoy the music!