Uh Oh

Costco is selling enormous, life-sized stuffed bears.  Which we almost became the proud new owners of after Sydney spotted one in the store. She kept wanting to hug the bear.  

We caused a bit of a scene when we had to leave the bear behind.



Life's A Beach

We went to Savannah to visit Uncle Matt and Aunt Natalie for Memorial Day. We ventured out to Tybee Island for a little bit to let Sydney enjoy the beach for a little while. She had a blast.

 We tried eating the sand.

Why sit when you can stand?

After playing in the sand for a while, Sydney stood up, told us bye-bye and took off towards the ocean. 

We built sandcastles and let Sydney knock them down.

I think she was asleep before we were out of the parking lot.

The Stats.

With all the excitement of the party photos, I forgot to include the oh-so-important stats.

Sydney is now 20 lbs 9.5 ozs  (42nd percentile) and 30 inches long.  (the 78th percentile).  
Apparently we grew UP, not OUT this time :)


Of course, given the fact that I feel like I am feeding a teenage boy with the amount that Sydney is eating these days, I think the weight may catch back up soon!

I'll have my cake and eat it too...

I think it's safe to say that Sydney enjoyed her 'smash cake'.

She started off a bit slow.

Giving it a try.

"Hey, this stuff is pretty good"

Digging in.

"Look, I have it all over my hands.  Can you see?"

Yes, that is cake in her ear.

 

 The entire high chair had to be taken apart and hosed off  :)

Birthday Girl

Sydney turned 1 last week!  All that talk about time flying by really is true.

Happy Birthday Sydney!

At 1, Sydney is walking (and sometimes falling down :) ).  

Bye-bye and Hi are really the only words that she says.  EVERYTHING in the house is 'dada'... and 'mama' only comes if she's crying (and even then, I'm not sure that she means anything by it). 

But she certainly gets her point across with sign language for "more", emphatic pointing or pushing something away if she's done with it.

She is blowing us away by how much she understands.  She can find just about any toy that we ask her to go get, she'll head to the bathroom when we tell her it's time to take a bath and she loves to point to the dogs when you ask her where the puppies are.

Sydney still loves to eat and sleep.   Still rocking 2 (sometimes 3) naps a day.  Given how busy she is while she's awake, I guess that isn't a big surprise.  Sometimes she wears me out enough for a nap too!

We're transitioning from formula to milk and eating anything that Dan and I put in front of her. 

Some of our favorite games these days are turning light switches off and on and playing ball with the dogs (she'll pick the ball up, then take it over to and offer it to the dog, then clap once the dog takes it from her). 

We had a fun party this past weekend to celebrate Little Miss: 

Ready to open presents.

Checking out her new books and toys.

Reading her cards.

More cards to read.

Her new toys were so exciting that she didnt even notice that someone put the bow in her hair.

And of course there was cake! :)

Happy Easter!

For Easter this year, we participated in the tour-of-homes that we have found ourselves doing every holiday.  

After church, we went to Dan's parent's house for lunch and then to my parent's house for dinner-- lot of yummy food and good family time.

oh my, she is cute.

cousins

I wish you could see their feet in this photo.  Neither Sydney nor Joshua is wearing shoes.   As if there was any doubt that they are related....

Anniversary

Happy 4th Anniversary to my Hubby.   Love you babe!