Fourth of July!

Happy Birthday America!!! That's what we taught Savannah to say this weekend, since every time we might do something out of the ordinary, she thinks it's a birthday party for someone! And she was right in her own little way! It was a GREAT weekend once again. We spent Thursday night with Savannah getting to play on her new swing set with her cousins, Emily, Erin and Ryan, who were spending the week with Grandma and Grandpa. Then Friday we took it easy and later in the evening we hit downtown St. Charles to check out the festivities with Matt, Theresa and Danny. We were going to stay for the fireworks, but decided to wait until the actual Fourth. Sadly, the parade was rained out Saturday morning and so we opted out of it. Then the annual Weaver BBQ got cancelled, but we are VERY grateful that Great Grandma Wehmeyer is doing much better and hopefully will have a full recovery at home this week. So instead we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for a BBQ and Savannah had a ball with all her cousins, aunts and uncles. After that we went back to the riverfront to see the fireworks with Aunt Denise, Uncle Dave, Emily and Ryan. Savannah had a great time walking around, seeing the sights and enjoying the company, not to mention the funnel cake Aunt Denise got for everyone! Of course, it was clear skies up until five minutes before the fireworks started and then it started raining! Thank heavens we have an easy going child, who loved watching the show and told her Daddy, that it's just a little water! We left half way through the show and got back to the car and dried off and into PJ's. Savannah was asleep five minutes from leaving the parking lot and slept in till 9 then next morning!!! So it wasn't the typical Fourth of July for Denison family, but we enjoyed it and had a great time with family and friends. Next week we are off on our first ever family vacation to sunny Branson! Can't wait to see the sights and relax for a few days.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! Linda, Savannah and I have had a wonderful Easter so far. We started our festivities on Friday evening. We colored several eggs at the kitchen table. Linda has been sick most of the week leading up to the holiday weekend so we were not able to color eggs earlier in the week. For the last few weeks she had clogged sinuses and just felt miserable. When she finally went to the doctor, they did a chest x-ray and found that she had pneumonia. A small case of pneumonia, but pneumonia nonetheless. Luckily she is feeling better and she got to color eggs with Savannah. I think Savannah was amazed more by dropping the little tablets in the water and watching the water change color than actually coloring the eggs. Saturday morning was cinnamon rolls and an Easter Egg Hunt at Great-Grandma Huster’s house. This is a yearly tradition and only the families with little kids are invited. It was a lot of fun. Savannah was running all over looking for eggs with all of her cousins. I don’t know how many eggs Great-Grandma had at her house, but every kid had a basket full. Savannah had a good time. Then Saturday afternoon was spent over at Grandma & Grandpa Huster’s house with all of Savannah’s Cousins and Linda’s siblings. It’s always nice to hang out with the Husters, Schusters and Grandma & Grandpa. There was another Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma & Grandpa’s house followed by playtime in the backyard. What a beautiful day we had for being outside. Savannah and Erin played hard and wore each other out. The men cooked pork steaks (or we watched Les cook pork steaks) on the deck and took care of a few cold ones while we were at it. It was a very relaxing afternoon. When we finally got home it took Savannah about 10 seconds to fall asleep. Easter Sunday came early and we went to 8:00 mass with Grandma & Grandpa. When we got home from church the Easter Bunny had been to the Denison house. Savannah had to go out and Hunt Easter Eggs for the third time this weekend. She made short time of this Easter Egg Hunt. Then it was inside to count her loot and eat some Candy! She had a very cute Easter Dress on and, surprisingly she was willing to show it off for the camera. Now the rest of the family is taking naps (or at least laying down and talking to her “guys”) in preparation for the big Cardinals game this afternoon. Yup, it’s only fitting that Savannah go to her first Cardinals game on Easter Sunday. Mom is definitely on our minds and we know she would be beaming with pride taking Savannah to her first game. We’ll be taking the camera, so hopefully we’ll get to share this experience with you too. Enjoy the pictures, and we’ll be back soon.