Growing up so fast!

Last night John and I decided to go out to Tokyo Joes for dinner. We were both super hungry and in the mood for a good healthy meal. Normally we just let Savannah pick off of our bowls but this time we got her the child size teriyaki bowl and she was SO excited about it. Our order comes out and I get up and grab some chop sticks. John never eats with chop sticks, so I grabbed me some and a 2ND set just in case Sugar wanted to play with some. Well low and behold, she watched me for a few minutes and then next thing I know. She says "LOOK MOM!" and she has rice in her chop sticks!! Do you know how hard it is to master picking up rice?! She has no technique but, hey, she did it!

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Sorry no updates..

Hello my wonderful followers. Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. Things have been so ridiculously busy for the McDuffies its crazy!

First of all let me update about Phoenix. He went in for his 9 month check up and weighed in at a VERY healthy 29.7lbs and is 30 inches long. The dr was amazed at his motor skills and said he is way ahead of the curve. I am sure having a big sister not much older than he is really helps. He also took his first step! He is really getting his balance down and is trying to take off after Savannah. I am sure by the end of the month I will be reporting that he is walking :)

We had a good 4Th of July despite the rain. We bbq'd at my moms with the Miranda family & our guest of honor, my bff Laura (aka auntie wei wei or lei lei). We kicked back a few beers and ate like pigs, but right when the fireworks were supposed to go off, it started raining! So we moved inside and played with glow sticks for about an hour. Now let me tell you how much fun we had!! I am not sure if fireworks woulda been able to compete with the glow sticks.

The next morning was kind of a mistake on our parts. We had such a busy weekend and didn't really plan it all out. So I mentioned the zoo (since we are members its always a fun free day for us) and ended up going with the kids, my dad & netta. WOW! Not only was it HOT but it was crazy busy!!! Although I have to admit, watching my dad and Savannah run through the zoo like 2 lil kids was just amazing and so precious.

I do have to admit, when I first heard my dad was coming back I wasnt ready for it. I thought it was going to be a disaster and he would end up hurting us like he did the last round. This time, I don't know. He is a different person. He got a job right away and has been working hard to prove to us he wants to stay. He has this insane bond with the kids that I can not explain. You have to see it to believe it. I think he finally realized he has a place here on fathers day. The kids got him a plaque that says "Our Papa. Our first and forever best friend" and that just brought out the water works. (John and i got him a knife and he was like super excited about that as well lol)

In a couple hours John and I are taking Savannah on a date. She has been feeling kind of, eh, I don't know if I would say neglected but she is a lil jealous of her brother right now. I don't feel as though he gets more attention, but he is at that phase where he is trying to walk, and getting into things. So I have to constantly watch him and it seems like every 10 seconds im saying "Phoenix, NO". So even though its not always good attention, its still attention. So he is going to my moms for a few hours and we are taking Savannah to adventure golf. I am soooo excited I want to wake John up and make him go sit in the parking lot til they open! haha