The Bland's

Poor Boswell - Savannah's idea of a horse!

2009-08-25T15:37:00.001-07:00

Scott's 34th birthday

2009-08-20T20:32:00.000-07:00

Madison's summer swim lessons

2009-08-19T22:18:00.000-07:00

Spaghetti Face

2009-08-13T17:14:00.000-07:00

Savannah 1st birthday

2009-07-12T15:20:00.000-07:00

VBS

2009-06-19T21:15:00.000-07:00

Madison went to her first Vacation Bible School this week. A friend from her preschool invited her to be a part of the VBS at her church. She had so much fun! Tonight they had a little show for the parents. The girls (Madison and her friend Emma, on Madison's right)were adorable together. Scott and I just can't believe that she is already singing on stage. It was just yesterday she was our baby!

Gammy's Company Picnic

2009-06-11T16:10:00.000-07:00

My mom started a new job quite a few months back. She loves the company she works for. They had their annual company picnic last weekend. The girls had a blast. They had everything from games, a clown, candy hunt, balloon animals, face painting, the park of course, water balloon toss, and a ton of delicious food.

No swimming pool, but the sprinklers are just as fun!

2009-06-11T15:48:00.001-07:00

A few weeks ago when we had nice warm weather, Madison enjoyed running through the sprinklers. Every time she sees them come on now she asks if she can run in them.

Savannah's Dedication

2009-06-06T15:17:00.001-07:00

We dedicated Savannah at church last weekend. She did pretty well while we were praying for her. Although at one point she started eating the microphone while Pastor was praying. We had the family over for lunch following the service.

Las Vegas trip to visit grandparents

2009-05-11T16:19:00.000-07:00

We were blessed to be able to take a trip a couple of weekends ago to visit Scotts grandparents(Victoria's parents) in Vegas. It was such a wonderful trip for us. The girls had such a fun time with their Mamita and Papito. They spoiled us with delicious food and fun. We cherish the time we had them and look forward to future visits.

Mother's Day Tea

2009-05-09T22:19:00.000-07:00

I had my first Mother's Day party at Madison's school this week. Super cute! The kids sang a couple of songs they had prepared for us and then they handed out long stemmed roses to each one of us. After that we squeezed into their adorable little miniature tables and chairs and ate muffins and fruit. They made hand painted jewelry boxes, made pictures of us on the bulletin board and put together a little questionnaire that each child filled out about their mom's. It was hilarious to hear some of the things our kids wrote. (Apparently I am 4 years old, have pink hair and like to make fried chicken and funny potatoes. My favorite thing to do is go to the mall and Vons. lol) A very special time for me to be able to spend with Madison. Being at school with her is just a reminder of how quickly she is growing up. It was just yesterday that we were debating when to have kids and now we are blessed with two!

I am bottom, left row in the center. Looks like me right?

Conejo Valley Days

2009-05-09T08:58:00.000-07:00

Savannah's 1st beach trip

2009-04-28T10:39:00.000-07:00

The week before last we had amazing weather. It was 95 in Thousand Oaks, so we decided to head down to the beach for the afternoon. It was Savannah's first time at the beach. From the moment we got there until the moiment we left she ate sand. Now I recall Madison taking a taste here or there when we first took her as a baby, but she never ate it like it was a meal. Savannah literally shoveled sand in her mouth and ate it. I am not one of those moms that are concerned with sand or even dirt for that matter in the mouth. Afterall that is what babies/kids do. But we finally had to call it a day after two hours of sand shoveling. Enough was enough.
We headed back to Gammy's house for a dip in the pool. It was her first time in the pool too and she loved!!!!!

Easter Sunday

2009-04-17T16:46:00.000-07:00

Easter Sunday was quite a long day. We woke the girls up early to give them their Easter baskets. Off to church we went and stayed for the first two services. Second service they had kids church outside and had a little party for them. Then it was off to Nana and Papa's house. Madison did a little easter egg hunt and then the girls were spoiled with fun gifts from Aunt Becky and of course Nana & Papa. Then off to My dad's we went for dinner. Madison had another little Easter egg hunt and then we just relaxed the rest of the evening. Or as much as you can relax with a 3 year old and 10 mth old. =)

Preschool Easter Party

2009-04-13T08:18:00.000-07:00

Savannah turns 10mths!

2009-04-11T14:51:00.000-07:00

Savannah turned 10mths on Friday this week. I can't believe she is almost a year old already. Aside from the 10mths of sleepless nights, she has been such a blessing to our family. Her smile lights up the room and her personality keeps us on our toes! Here are a few of my favorite pic's from this last week.(PS. the puppy is my dads not ours!=)

Palm Sunday

2009-04-10T21:01:00.000-07:00

On Palm Sunday last week the kids sang two worship songs during service. It was very cute watching them waving their palm leaves around and singing.

The girls first concert

2009-04-03T21:18:00.000-07:00

The girls did a little concert a couple of days ago. Madison was belting out her ABC's and Savannah was on the piano. I look forward to many more fun moments such as these in the coming years. I am so thankful that they have each other!

The girls are growing fast!

2009-03-30T21:39:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how bad I have been about posting on our blog. I will get better at it I promise! Here are some pic's from the last few weeks or so.
This last month Savannah has change so much. She crawls everywhere now at turbo speed. She gets into every drawer or cupboard she can reach and pulls every last item out. Not to mention she occasionally digs around in our house plants. She is definitely keeping us on our toes! Madison has been enrolled in her first preschool for a few months now and is loving it. It is a great program that is through our park and rec's and she is really blossoming and growing up so fast.

Madison and Gammy at the park!

Savannah is clapping for Gammy!

First time eating spaghetti and loved it!!!

Savannah's first trip to the park...she loved the swings!

The girls playing together.

Mama and and Savannah's self portrait.

Savannah's first experience playing in the sand in our backyard. Did I mention she loves to eat more than play in it?!

Enjoying time with my girls, I am so blessed!

Madison has been experimenting with our camera. She loves taking pictures and this is her most recent one she took.

She loves her In-N-Out hat!

Madison takes Savannah for a stroll

2009-03-28T16:19:00.000-07:00

Here is a fun little video of the girls playing together. Or more like Madison playing with Savannah. Although to be honest Savannah seems to be enjoying every minute of it.

Girls playing

2009-03-01T10:51:00.000-08:00

Here are some recent pictures of the girls. Savannah adores her big sister and loves playing with her. Madison is still adjusting to sharing the attention and her toys with her. Overall though she has been a great big sister!

Disneyland with Rump's and Grandma

2009-02-07T08:01:00.000-08:00

We took a trip to Disneyland last week with my dad and Lori. It was Lori's first trip there in years and the first time they have been with us and the girls. We had such a fun day. We walked on to most of the rides and the weather was beautiful.

Papa's 60th birthday

2009-02-07T07:25:00.001-08:00
It was Tom's 60th birthday a couple of weekends ago. We had a wonderful dinner at a Mexican restaurant and then went back to their house for some cake.
Aunt Becky and the girls

Nana, Madison and Papa
Papa and Madison opening gifts
Family portrait of Tom's side of the family(left to right)Brenda, Joe,Becky, Linda, Tom, Nicole, Madison, Victoria, Us, (front)Evelyn

Our Day with Nana

2009-01-18T21:15:00.000-08:00

Madison goes to Nana and Papa's house once a week to visit and play. One of the things that she and Nana love to do is go visit the horses Cody and Casey at the stable down the street. It's a short walk and these people have the most adorable house for their horses. It has been a ritual for Madison and Nana to cut up carrots and apples to feed them. Savannah and I had the pleasure of going along this past week with them.

Canavan's Visit

2009-01-15T16:48:00.000-08:00
The week following Christmas our cousin Christina came down from Santa Cruz to visit. She drove down with her mom, daughter Sarah and son Owen. The girls had a blast playing with eachother! We really enjoyed a relaxing week together just hanging out. Neither Christina or I had thought that we would ever have babies at the same time. We were excited to learn last year that we were both preganant and only 3 months apart. It was so much fun spending time with eachother and our new little ones are such a blessing. =)