Sarah Elizabeth Covington ~ One years old!

I honestly can't believe it's been one whole

year. It seems like just yesterday that

Chelsea would bring tiny little Sarah over

before she left to work and I would finish

getting ready with her and then go down

and put her in bed with Lindsey, her

nanny!

Just so you know, there are a ton of pictures,

sorry! Chelsea and Joey had everyone over

on the Sunday before her birthday. This is

what happens when we fight over who gets

to hold her!

Okay, she's happy now!(Not that she

isn't when Cortney is holding her,

just a bad moment)

I just realized I didn't down load the one with

Keat in here! It's on the Beecher blog!

Cute little family!

Opening present time with all the little

cute helpers!
Ava is pretty excited about it and Sarahs
just not quite sure whats going on!

She looks fairly interested with her

new little baby.

Mom, do I honestly have to try on everything!

This is Aunt B, (Joey's Aunt Debbie) and Joey's

Grandpa Bill. (He actually was admitted to

the hospital the next day but is doing

much better)

That is Joey's brother behind him, Jeremy,

Ash and Dave and then Pat, his Grandma.

Okay, can I just play now?! (Angela and the

girls gave her this toy and a lot of beautiful

hand-me-downs.) Lucky Sarah!

She had her own little personal cake!

So what your telling me is, I get to

destroy this cake all on my own?!

And so it begins . . . . . .

How am I doing?

I didn't know I could eat it!

This is pretty good!

I'm lovin it!

Can I do this every year?

Now the rest of us get some. Debbie

and Kathy (Joey's Mom) help

dish up.

Cortney and Rodger - They gave her her

first pair of squeeky shoes.

Grandma Pat and Grandpa Bill

Ashley and Dave and Ava. (Ash and Dave

gave Sarah a cute little outfit!)

Grandpa and Grandma Bennett!

As Chelsea would say, it's sleepy sleep time!

This is Gracie making herself at home on Rodger!

Keaton wanting to have Ashley lock her

legs to see whether he could get out!

So on Sarah's actual birthday, I took

a half day off of work and went

and picked up "Bun Basket" for us

and we went to Ashley's house. (I

wanted to go to the park to have

Sarah swing) but it just so happened

Ashley realized she had a baby swing

in her backyard! Perfect. So I went

and picked up Chelsea and Sarah and

we went to visit Ash! (Sorry Cort and

Lindsey, you too, although your in

Dominican Republic with your Dad!)

I bought a little eclair and brought a

candle. Chelsea is teaching her to

blow out her candle!

and of course I'm teaching her how yummie

they are to eat!

So off to the swing set we went. She loved it!

Chelsea posting the pictures on Facebook,

I'm sure. That is "Saint", Ashley's little

puppy that honestly grows by the minute!

Trying out the slide. (That's their small

little pool house and exercise room in Dave

and Ashley's backyard)

Swingin with her mom!

The ride home! Exhausted!

Later on that evening, Chelsea and Joey went

to see his Grandpa in the hospital so I got to

spend more time with her! She loves to

crawl in and out of my chairs. It's so funny

because sometimes she gets high centered!

Check out her #1 shirt! Here she is sitting on

Annie's little towel that she sees Annie sitting

on all the time. Hope you had a great day

little Sarah. I think you are well loved!

Savannah, Georgia ~ Lindsey and Brynn!

On Wednesday April 23th, Chelsea,

Sarah and myself took off to see

Lindsey! This is little Sarah listening

to my ipod. I need to figure out how

to post a video because she has

some sweet moves with her shoulders

and hips as she dances away!

She was the best on the plane. People

would comment to Chelsea of what

a good baby she was!

We had a lay over in Dallas so we grabbed

something to eat. Sarah stretching out

and taking advantage of her time.

Back on the plane again!
These are a little out of order, but Lindsey
and Brynn had all ready decided to sleep
on the couches while they gave us
their beds. What nice hosts! (I mean
really, do they look that happy about it!)
I accidentally deleted the cute picture of
Chelsea standing in front of their front
door. This was Lindsey making sure
Del Sol would run smoothly as her
and Brynn took off the time to
spend with us!

They live right above their store.

Here they are doing their thing!

Now wouldn't you buy something

from them!

This is one of the little side streets that you

drove down to get on River Street. When

Chelsea first told me to turn I questioned

her because it looked like I was driving

down a river bed. The roads were all

cobblestone!

Sarah checking out the merchandise!

We walked to lunch. It was one of their

favorite restaurants ~ Papillote!

That evening we got the pleasure of watching

one of their dances they do when they are

bored, or not watching Lost!

When we arrived, I asked them which they would

like, go out to eat or home cookin! They wanted

homemade meals. We did a little of both. The

first night they requested lasagne.

After dinner it was Sarah's favorite time!

Bath, bath, bath! She will crawl up to it

and point and say bath! Lindsey had a

little one on one time with her!

All clean and ready for the night! This is

how they slept every night!

Good morning!

Getting ready for the day. She has to

brush her teeth!

One day we went to the Bonaventure cemetery!

It went forever.

Lindsey held Sarah while she sleept the whole

time. (I think she missed her!)

Then she woke up and they played!

Yes, Lindsey is always entertaining Sarah. This

is there little kitchen window that they love.

Just out on a little walk. Brynn

went in to help work at the store. In Savannah

there is an area that has "squares". In the middle

of the blocks there are just little park benches,

statues or fountains. There are 24 of them.

It is so pretty!

I forgot to mention that Sarah, before we left,

had a slight ear infection. She did so great but

her pacifier was her new best friend!

About 500 feet from their balcony, there was

the river. On the other side and a few miles

out, it was South Carolina. This is what would

go up and down the river. Look at what is on

there. The things were huge! That's what

you see semi's pulling behind them. There

horns were pretty funny. Just ask Brynn

and Lindsey. They would go off at 2:00 a.m.

(We couldn't hear them in our little

comfortable room!)

Our afternoon at the beach. It was beautiful!

Lindsey was getting Sarah use to the sand,

but not for long, her mom took her off

to see and feel the ocean for her first time.

As you can see, she didn't even want to set her

feet down. She finally progressed to, set me

down and let me go! She loved the feel of

the sand in her hands.

We made a little lunch and just relaxed!

Of course Lindsey had to get a football and

and play. Go ahead and ask her. She can

throw better than any boy on the beach!

Now her mom, not so much!

Thanks to Brooke and Mike, they told us about

the Crab Shack on Tybee Island. You could eat

inside or out. The waitress suggested inside

because of Sarah. They had pits with fire in

them if you sat outside. Lindsey pretty much

eats everything now. Even FISH! She

says she's growing up. She has even changed

her walk. (Hilarious!)

They had live gators and check out the parrot.

This was not Sarah's best experience. When

Lindsey walked her up to it it squawked so

loud it made everyone jump and Sarah

burst into tears!

At an open market they sold these finger

puppets. Sarah loved them so I just had

to get her some. She knows what the

lion says!

I got her the parrot and the alligator to remind

her of her tragic experience. (That doesn't

sound right at all!) It would keep her

entertained on the plane ride home.

Once again, listening to my ipod. She was so

particular of holding one in each hand and

holding them up to her ears and dancing!

Just a block away there are 3 candy stores.

They had made it a habit to go down

each night. They would hand out free

parlines. My favorite was the buckeyes

and black licorce taffy. They had peanut

butter fudge also. Uhm. . . .they've

decided to cut back a little though.

It's delish!

Hangin out on the dock on Savannah side.

We went across the bridge, over to the South

Carolina side, well almost So. Carolina. We

went to an arts and crafts show. It was fun

to look back over to where they live.

It's always fun to take pictures of Lindsey

because they are never boring!

This is their walk to work everyday. Real tough!

If you know anything about Savannah

you know it is the 2nd most haunted

place in the USA. We decided to take

a walking tour. Tara was our guide.

She had some amazing stories. Not

all were particularly scary, but a lot

of interesting history! She told us to

take 2 pictures of everything just in case

something showed up in them. Cool stories

about the Pirate House also about yellow fever

and the real meaning of Ring around the Rosies.

Chelsea's request was roll up pancakes made

by Lindsey. Look at Chelsea, I swear she looks

like she is 16 again!

I can't tell you how much fun we had. If you

get a chance go and visit. Lindsey would love

it. I really really want to go back but I'm

saving up for a possible cruise at the end of

May that we would all leave out of Florida.

Little Sarah on the flight home. Her and

Chelsea were so good to travel with. I loved it!

Thank you Lindsey and Brynn. Amazing time!

What a great experience to have. When I asked

Brynn which placed you liked better, Key West,

Florida or Savannah, she chose Savannah.

There is so much to see.

Love you!