The Israel Boys

One of the many great benefits (aside from spending time with everyone) of going to the Israel's house is that there is never a shortage of hands to help out with Savannah & Dylan. Savannah pretty much monopolizes Hailey's time, so Dylan gets to spend some quality time with the boys. This last visit TJ taught him how to do squats & bench press the T.V. remote, he took a nice nap with Stephen while watching T.V. & chilled around the house with Travis.

Auntie Colleen & Dylan

March 23- Here is picture of Dylan snuggling with Auntie Colleen.

The Egg Roll

March 23-Another fun Israel Easter tradition we all got to experience this year was the egg roll. The object is to roll your egg down the ramp and hit as many eggs as possible. You get to keep the eggs you hit and the person who has the most eggs wins. Here is a shot of Savannah (who won 3rd place & $5 with the help of Daddy) rolling her egg.

Easter at the Israel's

March 23- This year we spent Easter up in Granite Bay with the Israels. Here is a shot of most of the clan (minus TJ & Ryan) dying Easter Eggs. Savannah had a great time and experienced a whole new type of Easter Egg hunt on Easter morning. The Easter bunny puts twenty, ten and five dollar bills in the eggs at the Israel's house and it gets quite competitive-- to say the least! Within thirty seconds of the egg hunt starting couches were overturned and pillows where flying. I would have included a picture, but I was too scared trying to protect myself and children from the debris flying around to take one :)

Storytime

March 22- Here is a cute picture of Savannah and Daddy settling down with some stories at bedtime in the cabin.

The "Jatuzzi"

March 22- Savannah was really excited the cabin we stayed at had a "jatuzzi" to swim in. She had a great time coming in from the snow and taking a dip to warm up.

Here Kitty, Kitty!

March 21- We took Savannah to Circus, Circus during our trip to Tahoe and she was very excited to get her face painted like a kitty cat. The paint stayed on for a good two days, but this morning she asked me where her kitty face went.

My Little Snow Angel

March 21-Always the little trooper, we bundled Dylan up and dragged him along to the sledding hill. He checked it all out for about 10 minutes, then happily fell asleep.

Daddy's Girl

March 21- Savannah took a quick break from throwing snow at Daddy to give a quick hug and a big smile.

Snowball Fights

March 21- Savannah found it very humorous to throw snow at Daddy-- it was about the only way we could willingly get her off the sledding hill.

Hot Cocoa

March 21- One of Savannah's favorite parts of going to the snow was drinking hot cocoa. She was especially excited to see the cocoa had a large helping of whipped cream and thoroughly enjoyed licking it all up!

Sledding

March 21- Here are Daddy & Savannah charging down the sledding hill. Of course Savannah (always the dare devil) absolutely loved sledding-- the faster the better!

Ready for the Snow

March 21- We rented a cabin and took the kids to Tahoe for the weekend. Savannah has been asking to go to the snow for months now and was so excited to finally get there!

Pommy & the Kids

March 16- Here is a picture of Pommy with both the kids. She looks like I do most of the day-- holding Dylan, with Savannah hanging on my leg :)

Papa Dell

March 16- Here is a picture of Dylan watching golf with his papa.

Hanging with Daddy

March 14- Daddy and Dylan got to spend some good quality time together in Grand Cayman (Savannah was spoiled at home with Pommy & Papa for the week). Here is a picture of Dylan and Daddy hanging out by the pool.

Splashin' Around

March 13- Here's Dylan during his first trip in the pool. Just like his sister and DAD... Dylan LOVES the water!

Catching Some Rays

March 13- Check out the chubby guy in the bathing suit :)

Chillin' Dylan

March 12- Here is picture of Dylan on the beach in Grand Cayman. He loved the warm weather and slept most of the trip!

Chill

2 months

March 10- Dylan celebrated his 2 month birthday with a trip to Grand Cayman! Daddy had a work trip so Dylan and I tagged along. He was a GREAT traveler! Here he is playing with Daddy on the airplane. At 2 months, he weighs 12lbs and is 23 1/2 inches long!

Flying High

Pommy & Papa flew up to meet Dylan and spend some time with Savannah. Here is Savannah checking out their plane and saying good-bye.

Savannah & Papa John

Guitar Hero

March 3- Mitch got a Wii for Christmas and has since developed a new obsession... Guitar Hero. Savannah thinks it is really fun to watch Daddy play and will occasionally grab her key-tar to play along. Pretty Cute!

Having Fun!

February 28- Here is a cute picture of Savannah having a good time with her Auntie & Uncle. She was so excited to have some visitors at her house.

The Little Chef

February 28- While Uncle Kevin was here he cooked us a wonderful meal with the help of his little sous chef Savannah. As you can see she had a great time helping Uncle Kevin in the kitchen.

Uncle Kevin

February 28- Uncle Kevin & Auntie KK came to vist and meet Dylan this week. We have all been trying to figure out who Dylan looks like-- from this picture he may look like Uncle Kevin the most!

Happy Boy!

February 27- Here is a good picture of Dylan's adorable smile !

Splish Splash!

February 24- This is Savannah and Dylan taking their first bath together. Savannah was so excited to take a bath with her brother and would have crawled in the little blue tub with Dylan if there was any room.

Say Cheese!

February 16- In the last few days Dylan has really started smiling. I've been trying catch it on camera and this is the best I've got so far. He's getting cuter everyday!

Happy Valentine's Day!

5 weeks old

February 14- Here is a picture of Dylan at 5 weeks old. He is still a pretty happy guy-- we have discovered that he does have lungs, but he only uses them when he is hungry or needs to be burped for the most part. He is beginning to smile & starting to coo & talk more everyday.

3 weeks

February 3- Here is a shot of Dylan a little over 3 weeks. He looks a little scary because his eyes are so big-- but at least they're open!

Bedtime Bear

February 3- Savannah still has a severe obsession with Care Bears and was able to con her Gigi into buying her Bedtime Bear this week-- although I don't think it was very hard for Savannah to convince Gigi she needed Bedtime Bear.

Gigi

February 3- Gigi came to visit and meet Dylan this last week. She spent the whole week with us and helped out while Mitch was out of town a couple of days. Here is a picture of Dylan & Savannah cuddling with Gigi.

Snoozing

January 27- Here is Dylan all snuggled up & sleeping soundly in the corner of his Daddy's arm. He is almost 3 weeks old now and still pretty mellow & happy-- despite the yucky cold he caught from his big sister. He weighs 8lbs 3 oz now & is changing more everyday!

Dylan & Daddy

January 27- Here's a cute shot of my two guys snuggling together at bedtime :)

Slumber Party

January 17- Savannah is doing such a good job being a big sister and absolutley loves Dylan. She likes to help out with everything and includes him in as much as possible. Here they are getting ready for stories before bedtime in Savannah's bed. She would have loved for him to sleep in her bed all night, but settled for sharing her blankie & a story.

1 week old

January 17- Here is Dylan at one week. He is doing really well & is already back up over his birth weight. I tried to get a shot of him with his eyes open, but it was a little difficult! This is the best I could do.

3 Days Old

January 13- Here is shot of Dylan after 3 days of being in the world. He is a pretty quiet baby so far, only excercising his lungs when he is hungry or needs changing. We are all enjoying getting to know him!

Savannah & Dylan

January13- Here is a picture of the VERY proud & excited big sister. Savannah loves her little brother and has been a great helper so far!

Dylan Mitchell Davis

January 10- Dylan arrived on his due date (January 10) after a VERY quick labor & delivery. He weighed in at 7lbs 2 0z and was 20 inches long. We are home and doing well & so far he is a pretty mellow little guy-- which Mommy & Daddy are very thankful for!

Monkey Jamas

December 26- When I asked Savannah what she wanted to get Daddy for Christmas this year, she answered very certainly, "Monkey jamas and Spider man fruit snacks". So that's what we got him (along with a ceramic wine glass she painted for him because "My Daddy like wine"). She was so excited for us all to wear our "monkey jamas" together--Savannah & I both already had a pair. Here is a cute picture of Mitch & Savannah cuddling in their p.j.'s together.

D-O-R-O-T-H-Y

December 25- Savannah received a costume box from Mommy & Daddy for Christmas filled with all sorts of fun dress up clothes. She had a blast opening up all the costumes and trying them all on Christmas morning. Her favorite costume is without a doubt Dorothy the Dinosaur from the Wiggles. Once she opened this costume she had no interest in trying on any of the others and has pretty much had it on non-stop since Christmas. When she is in her Dorothy costume she insists that we refer to her as "Dorothy"and is constantly singing the Dorothy song from the Wiggles TV show. This isn't the best shot of her dressed as Dorothy, but you get the idea.

Gifts from Santa

December 25- Savannah received a giant Princess tent & Oopsy Bear from Santa. She was so excited to discover both of these gifts on Christmas morning and has had lots of fun playing with both.

Christmas 2007

December 24- Here is a picture of our family room once Santa had visited. It is safe to say that Savannah had more gifts than any child ever needs-- but she also had the Christmas spirit and had so much fun preparing for Santa to come to her house! She very diligently made sure that both Santa and his reindeer had plenty of refreshments (cookies, carrots, milk) along with all the necessary amenities to enjoy them (napkins, towels to cover the snacks so her kitties didn't try and eat them). She even left one of her Christmas Care Bears out to keep Santa company.