Sawyer & Savannah are very lucky to come from such a large family. They have so many people who love & care for them ~ from their grandparents, aunts & uncles, and lots of cousins. Some live far away but all are always close to our hearts ...
This is our little family. Mike & I met when we were 19 and have been together ever since (20 years now - Wow!!). He is my best friend & soulmate. After many years of wanting (and trying for) a family we were finally blessed in 2004 with the most wonderful little boy any parents could ever wish for. Sawyer is extremely smart, loving, friendly and funny. He is an incredible big brother to his little sister. Shortly after Sawyer was born we found out I was pregnant again and in 2005 our little family grew & became complete. Savannah is my little daredevil, she is funny and always making people laugh. She can also be the biggest sweetheart and has the sweetest little voice.
I am living my dream of being a stay-at-home-Mom. Something I find incredibley important for me. My wonderful husband works full time at Methodist hospital. I love my life and I love my family!
These are my wonderful & beautiful parents and Sawyer & Savannah's Grandma & Paw-Paw, Chuck & Paula. They have been married for over 55 years. They are huge role models for me when it comes to raising my children. I was so blessed to have such a wonderful & loving childhood. They taught me that family is the most important thing and always comes 1st. I can only hope to be ½ the parent to my children that they have been to me.
Here is Mike's awesome parents, my wonderful in-laws, and Sawyer & Savannah's other set of incredible grandparents, Marv (aka 'Frank') and Ellen. They have been married for almost 50 years. So many people complain about their in-laws but I feel like I lucked out in that department!
Here is Sawyer & Savannah's crazy Auntie Ronni & Uncle Rob (Mommy's oldest sister & BIL). Life is never a dull moment whenever Sawyer & Savannah spend time with them.
This is Sawyer & Savannah's Auntie Darla (and Mommy's other sister) She is an awesome auntie and Sawyer & Savannah are so lucky to have her in their life.
Here we have Sawyer & Savannah's Uncle Chris, Aunt Laurie and their cousins: Caitlin, Cara & Chanah (and we can't forget Tasha the cat!) This is Daddy's oldest brother and they live in Santa Clarita. We always have fun whenever we get together.
This is Sawyer & Savanna's Uncle David (Daddy's brother) & Aunt Leissa, with their boys (and Sawyer & Savanah's cousins) Reid & Austin. Both Sawyer & Savannah have so much fun whenever they are with them - especially Sawyer because the boys play football with him. They also live in Santa Clarita.
Here we have Sawyer & Savannah's Uncle Eric (again, Daddy's brother) and his two girls, Alexis & Alana. Sawyer & Savannah love playing with their cousins & with Uncle Eric.
This is Sawyer & Savanah's Uncle Brian (Mommy's brother) along with their cousins Nicole & Ryan. Nicole lives in Bakersfield and Uncle Brian & Ryan live up in Northern California so they don't get to see them very often.
This is Uncle Grady (Mommy's brother) and Aunt Joan. They live in New Mexico.
This is Sawyer & Savannah's cousin Joseph - or JoJo as they like to call him (and Auntie Ronni's oldest son), his wife Shauna, and their 2 boys Malakhi & Elijah. Sawyer & Savannah look forward to lots of fun years growing up & playing with them.
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This is Sawyer & Savannah's Great Uncle Terry (who is Grandma Ellen's brother) and Great Aunt Janice. They live in Oregon but are both retired and traveling the world. How exciting!
Here we have Sawyer & Savannah's cousins (and children of Terry & Janice) First there is Adam who lives in Oregon and has a beautiful daughter, Mackenzie. Mark lives in Colorado. Melissa just got married and also lives in Colorado with her new husband, Andy. Jeff lives in Dana Point with his gorgeous wife, Leslie and their beautiful daughter, Molly. They also found out they are expecting a new baby! David lives in Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) but will soon be moving to Australia to join his beautiful wife, Suzy. Last (but definitely not least) is Sean and he lives in New Jersey (or am I supposed to say New York?!?!)
This is David again with his wife, Suzy. She lives in Australia and David will be moving there as soon as he gets his visa. I think that Sawyer's first "crush" was on Suzy when he was only 5 months old. Yeah, he started young - but can you blame him? Suzy is beautiful!!
This is Sawyer & Savannah's beautiful Great~Aunt Koueta (Grandma Paula's sister). She lives in Camarillo and we love getting together with her. She definitely knows how to throw one heck of a party! Aunt Koueta has 5 children: David, Marty, Kathy, Lisa & Jana. We don't get together often but when we do it sure is fun!
Sawyer & Savannah's other beautiful Great~Aunt Mickie. She lived in Camarillo close to Aunt Koueta until recently she just moved to Georgia to live with family. We miss her! Aunt Mickie has 2 daughters: Deni & Caryn.
This is cousin Deni (Aunt Mickie's oldest daughter). She is married to Ray and they just recently moved to Georgia too and we will miss them. She has 2 boys, Michael & Ryan who both have families of their own.
This is cousin Caryn (Aunt Mickie's daughter) and her husband, Kirk. They lived in Virginia and just recently moved to Georgia to be near their children. We hope to go visit them soon!! Caryn & Kirk have 4 children: Necole, Dana, Shanena & Brent.
This is our cousin, Dana,with her husband Lefton. They are expecting their 1st child, a little girl, and we are so happy for them! Right now they live in Virginia but will be moving to Georgia soon.
This is our cousin Shanena, with her husband Shane, and their beautiful daughter Natalie. They live in Georgia and just found out they are expecting their 2nd child. We are so incredibly happy for them.
This is Cousin Pat (Grandma Ellen's cousin) and she lives in Cleveland, Ohio. We hope she makes a trip to CA soon so we can get together!
This is Sawyer & Savannah's "Aunite" La~La (Linda, but the kids call her La~La) and Linda's niece Lilee. They may not be related by blood, but they are family, none the less!
Sawyer & Savannah have lots more family and we hope to add pictures when we get them and as the families grow!