VA Winegars

Dad is always so funny.

Her hands are always going. I turned around in the car to find her asleep with her hands resting quietly. I loved how she knit them together.

Life is good.

I've started to feed Savvy some rice cereal. She LOVES it. I know she is a little young, but she has shown the signs of being very interested in food, and I know that rice cereal is about as benign as it gets. So, after she had finished her first bowl last night, and I was starting on the second, I thought I would film her for a minute. It is fun to feed her. All four limbs get moving because she is so excited. I have to shovel it in her mouth very fast, or she gets her hands in there and makes a major mess. This video shows one huge grin that she gives. She does that all day long, but she is a bit camera shy so I was glad that we caught at least one. Sorry about the music in the background. Trevor has been out of town all week on rotation in rural Virginia, so I have had music playing to keep us company and I just forgot that it was on. Anyway, enjoy!

From the time she was new, Savvy has fallen easily asleep to "Claire de lune," on of my very favorite piano pieces of all time. I've started calling it "Claire de lunesta" because of the incredible effect it has on Savannah. For some reason (and I'm not complaining!) Savvy has largely stopped crying herself to sleep, and now "sings" or talks herself to sleep. So, I couldn't get her to sleep yesterday, so out came Claire de lune and the swing and she was on her way. I had to take a little video so that you can hear her. It makes me laugh. Sorry about the picture being on its side. I turned the camera on its side as if I was taking a picture, not realizing that it doesn't work that way with video. Sorry.

Big news in the Warner Fam--Grace is engaged!! She is engaged to Jonny Murdock, who we absolutely LOVE. (No, that is not Jonny in the picture. It is me!) They are getting married in December. We are so excited!! Just another reason to be really excited to go home for the holidays. Also, with the addition of two new babies and one in-law, it is for sure time for a new family picture. (Been waiting for just the right post to add this beauty of a picture! I love you Poochie!!! I miss you.)

Why is it so fun to try on new shoes? Once you become an adult, feet rarely change sizes too much, so it is one part of your body that you can really depend on. You can amass HUGE collections of shoes, and still never have enough. Shoes are a wonderful accessory.

For the first time in over a year and a half, I bought myself some new shoes. My feet unfortunately have not fully recovered from pregnancy, (remember these babies?) and I have a feeling that they never will. I have grown an entire shoe size!! So, none of my shoes (or my clothes, for that matter) fit. I thought it would feel better to go get a few new pairs to spruce up my wardrobe. It felt SO good and now I have to show them to you. Here they are:

The classic browns; functional and formal.
The kick-around reds; comfy, casual, and very girly.


The sporty pinks; comfy, casual, KEDS. (Remember when we got a new pair of white keds at the beginning of every school year?) Keds have come a long way.And last but not least, the SILVER BULLETS; whimsical, totally unnecessary, but so fun that I couldn't resist. They even have a little heel. Love them. They remind me of my cute stylish little sister Grace.