End of Summer

We've had a wonderful end to our summer, and beginning of fall! I love fall the colors are fantastic and of course the holidays are great too! Logan and I had a great trip to Utah for Aunt Bug's wedding. We also had a great visit with family from Utah (miss you Uncle Roland and Aunt Kris). We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the crisp beginning of fall. I know we will!!

We had a great day at Belvedere Plantation. Picking pumpkins, face painting, feeding animals, pig races, games, rides and much much more! What a great day! And a perfect way to start off the Halloween Holiday, the kids had a great time!!




The kids had fun feeding the animals and bouncing around together. Logan was a little crazy on the bouncy toy. He kept leaning over the side and almost falling off!! Nothing new with our Bam-Bam.

Better late than never......right?

I know, I know its been a while since our last post. But we've had a fun summer, and start of fall. It's been packed full. We've had lots to do and catch up on and a ton of pictures to choose from. Our kids have grown and changed so much from the last time we blogged so here is a little update on everyone.




Savannah turned 4 years old!! Crazy how fast time goes. She is our big helper. And such a great big sister! Eliza and Logan are very lucky! Savannah loves to dance and sing around the house, and she loves to draw and paint, and anything to do with the water! She loves going boating, tubing, and going fast on the jetski! She is so smart and beautiful! We are so blessed to have her as ours.

Eliza is 2 years old now! She is still our "Pistol Pete" just as busy and cute as ever. We just have to sit back and let her go because we never know what to expect. She always makes us laugh. She loves to dance and jam out with her Daddy in the car, as long as the music is LOUD! Like Savannah as well she enjoys most things envolving the water! Boating, swimming and her new favorite is the jetski (just not to fast) We are so grateful for her.



Big "L" or BAM-BAM in now 19 months old!! I know I know when did that happen? Logan is such a little man now! Walking at nine months to keep up with his big sisters. He shows us daily how determined he is. Its been really fun to see the differences between boys and girls. Logan is the type of kid who just does his own thing. And is really low drama, unlike his sisters! But he is learning well how to throw a fit. He is all boy though likes anything that makes noise and loves any kind of ball and throwing anything he can get his hands on. He has quite a good arm for such a little guy. We sure love him and are thankful for him.


We hope everyone is enjoyed their summer and is getting into the groove of fall! Love and miss you all!

Here is our new addition to the family

Logan James Ballou weighing in at 6 lbs 15 ounces, and 20 inches long. Just a bit bigger than his sisters. He is such a great baby!! We are so lucky and blessed to have our new little man in our lives. Both Savannah and Eliza just love him to pieces. They constantly want to give him kisses and hugs. They are both such great big sisters, Logan is a lucky boy.

So life has been very busy but a lot of fun. Savannah will be turning 3 here in a few months. She is my biggest helper, always willing to serve and eager to please. She is an amazing big sister. I have to say one of my favorite things about Savannah is still her spunky personality. She is our "Drama Queen" She can bring it with the best of them. Which can prove to be a challenge at times, but honestly we hope that passion she shows never goes away.

Eliza is what we call our "Loaded Pistol". She runs around here like a bullet out of a gun. She just turned a year old, and there is only one speed with that girl "Full speed". But I have to say she also has one of the sweetest dispositions. Eliza is still very much our Daddy's girl. It doesn't matter when or where she could be sick or feeling just fine and given the choice she would pick her Daddy every time. Both of the girls are growing and changing so much its amazing to see how different they are, but they both love being big sisters!! Logan is growing and changing so fast already. He is a very happy baby, with a very contagious smile. Just like his sisters he's got the best dimples ever!! He is already sleeping through the night, so I really have no room to complain. He is a great baby!!

Beau and I are doing well. Beau is still working for UPS and is doing really well. He is an amazing Father and Husband. I am very lucky and blessed to have such an amazing man in my life. I know I couldn't do it without him and all his help, Thanks Love!!! We are enjoying our family and the time we have to spend together. And are looking forward to a summer of fun!!

WE'RE BACK! Finally we were able to get our computer fixed!! (thanks Jason!) So its been a busy summer/fall so far. But life is going well. Beau is good, working hard as usual, Teri getting bigger and ready for February to be here. Savannah is getting so big way to fast. Its amazing how fast she learns things and the little things she picks up on! And our little Eliza soon to be turning the big #1. So crazy, she is walking all over the place and thinks she should be able to do whatever her big sister does. They both are so beautiful. But can we just say how much TROUBLE!! We are in.

We had a great Halloween!! We carved pumpkins and took the girls trick-or-treating. They looked so cute in their costumes. Savannah was a pro this year and had a lot of fun, and got lots of treats. This was Eliza's first year and it was so funny to watch her expressions when she saw all the costumes. But she had a good ole' time. I thought she would be trying all night to take her costume off but she could have cared less that it was on. But she did care about getting her candy and watch out if you try to take it away.

Savannah carving her pumpkin she wasn't so sure she wanted to clean it out but we finally talked her into it and after a few times she was hooked and she just wanted to spend the rest of the time cleaning the pumpkin out. What a nut!!




Look how cute they are!!! Our Butterfly Princess and our little Ladybug. Whats funny about Savannah's costume was when we picked it out she absolutly hated it and didn't want anything to do with it. But she must have warmed up to it because she was so excited to put it on and it took an army to get it off.

Enjoying Spring!!

We are really enjoying Spring time, we have been able to get out of the house and enjoy the warm weather. We took the girls into Washington DC for our annual Cherry Blossom trip. Talk about crazy day!! There were so many people there, driving around was a joke. Beau was ready to give up and go home, it was that bad. But thanks to Uncle Jason, who saved the day!!! We ended up making it and had a great time and got some fun family pictures, so we guess it was worth the craziness.

Our girls are very lucky to have some cousins that live close enough to spend time with. Thanks to Alexandra, Victoria and Bella our girls are never lonely. (We love you guys!!)

The Cherry Blossom's are beautiful! If your ever in DC around that time they are a must see!!

We had a wonderful Easter. Savannah actually seemed to get and understand the concept of dying the eggs. She was so cute, all excited about seeing and knowing all the colors and mixing them together, it was an adventure for all of us.

We had a lot of fun dying eggs!!

We also spent some time on Easter at Uncle Jason & Aunt Melanie's for dinner. Then the kids got to have an Easter egg hunt. Savannah was so funny she was all excited to go find eggs, grabbed her basket and headed outside. Once we were outside though she realized she would have to walk in the grass (which was longer than normal) to find the eggs. She was not to sure she wanted to that. But soon figured out that was the only way she would get her eggs so off she went. But if there was an egg under a bush or somewhere she didn't want to go she would let you know and politely say "pweese" asking you to get it for her (cute girl).

Here is Savannah out finding her eggs after a little coaxing

Eliza missing the egg hunt to catch up on her sleep.....

Our little " bucket head " I think she enjoyed the bucket much more after Easter was over. What a goof!!

We have also had some great weather, which makes us even more excited for Summer we have lots of fun things planned. We are so ready to hit the beach and the zoo. Savannah will be turning 2 soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Eliza is 4 months, we can't believe it where does the time go??? What can I say we just want our girls to stay little. We have really enjoyed watching how different they are and seeing their own personalities come through. Savannah is a leader, often stubborn and determined but has such a tender heart! Eliza is so sweet!! You can't help but smile when you look at her and those baby blue's, and her cute little dimples. She is such a happy girl! They are both so full of life and so much fun we couldn't ask for more.

We are so blessed!!




We love our Girls - xoxo

Every Day Life

So here we are at the end of March and so much
has gone on. Grandma Harmon, Aunt Riley and Uncle Ben came out to visit for about a week. We had such a great time with them here. They got to be here for Eliza's blessing which was so great! Uncle Ben got to be apart of the blessing (Thanks Uncle Ben) We got to enjoy or first "real" snow storm here in Virgina. The snow lasted only a few days and melted away during our almost 80 degree weather. I think Mom brought the snow with her and took it home when she left. Savannah and Eliza enjoyed spending time with them and getting to know them better. Thanks you guys for coming we love and miss you!!!

Game Night! We introduced them to "5 Crown" I think they liked it. So much not long after Mom went home she went out and bought it for herself

I think Eliza loves her Grandma Harmon look at that smile!!

Grandma with both girls

We took the girls to the Aquarium in Baltimore

It was a lot of fun. Savannah loves fish and couldn't
get enough of them. It's an amazing aquarium so much

to do and see. It was fun to see Savannah look at these

fish that were the same size as her or bigger! But I have

to say I think Savannah's favorite part was the Dolphin

show. It was such a great day the weather

was probably in the mid 70's it was beautiful and so nice

to have a family outing with just the family. I think we

need to do that more often.

Daddy and Savannah say CHEESE!!

Dolphin Show






Mommy & Girls at dolphin show

Are girls are getting so big now Savannah will be 2 soon and Eliza just turned 3 months!!! It goes by so fast but we always seem to have fun. Here are just some random shots of the girls doing what they do best being "Huggable & Lovable"

ADORABLE AREN'T THEY!!

Keep on Growing!

Well its been a busy few months. The girls are

growing like crazy! Savannah has been such a great helper! She loves her sister so much and constantly wants to be with her and give her lots of love. Eliza is growing like crazy 2 lbs. in 21 days (Hallelujah!!) What a switch from Savannah who we are still trying to put on as much weight as we can, she still is not on the scale for her weight (our little drama queen) Gotta love it!!

Savannah is still very obsessed with the bumbo chair. She used it when she was little, and of course she grew out of it but she still wants to use it even though when she sits in it she gets stuck. But now Eliza is big enough to sit in it. Savannah is constantly brings it over for her to sit in "baby sit" is what she says to inform me she wants Eliza in the chair!

Oh How Sweet!!

It was so sweet we spent the entire day out running around and on the way home both of the girls fell asleep. Savannah fell asleep holding on to Eliza's car seat. When we arrived at home we literally had to pry her hand off the seat, she wouldn't let go, what a cute picture though!!

This is what happens when
you fall asleep at our house!

Savannah loves her stickers & her Daddy!!!!

Uncle Lee came out to visit a few

weekends ago. It was a quick visit
but we enjoyed every minute. We

got to take him into Washington

and showed him a few of the high-

light. We spend a few hours trying

to get up close and personal with

the White House it was great!!

We love & miss you Uncle Lee!

Savannah got her first real experience with snow!! Finally, we got a little bit of snow!! Mom was so excited! we went to Aunt Wendi's and got Savannah all bundled up to go sleigh riding. We thought she would really enjoy it because she has a slide at home and loves to go down that as well as the slides at the park, she shows no fear. But we couldn't have been more wrong!! She screamed the entire time we were outside, we were shocked! Not so fun but she looked so Cute!

We are loving life with the girls and are getting really excited for the end of February, because Grandma Harmon, Aunt Riley and Uncle Ben are coming out to visit!!! We are blessing little Eliza. It will be great to have them here to share that with us, so stay tuned for more great photos.....