Friday Night Fun!

Grandma and Grandpa came to babysit as Kevin and I went to clean the RV and paint some cornhole boards. Here is what Sidney Kate did while we were gone.

This is called taking advantage of grandparents! You know they didn't let us eat like that...but she can...hmmmmm!

While she was eating and playing this is what Liz and I were doing. Not too shabby!

Dancing in the Bedroom

Sidney Kate has recently discovered the power button to my alarm. And thanks to daycare she's up on the lastest dance moves. Here she is bustin' a move!

She's so excited that she's discovered something new! Don't you love when you learn something new? I hope she always has a love for learning and discovering!

ABCDEFG

I have been singing Sidney Kate the "ABC" song for awhile now and she's cracking me (and Kevin) up with her sing along attempts. You know how you try to sing along to a song when you don't know the words? She's perfected that at such a young age! She's got the beat right but just can't figure out what I'm saying.

She has also started interrupting me when I sing it. I'll get as far as "A, B, C, D, E, F..." and then she'll chime in with "Mom-ma". I'll ask, "What?" she won't say anything so I'll start again-she'll do it as long as I keep singing. I guess she's not a fan of my voice. That or she just entertaining herself with "Mom-ma."

Rough Week!

Sidney Kate has had one rough week! It started off with her getting bit at daycare. A dentist could identify the kid by the distinct teeth marks if he needed to-ouch! The red marks went away after 2 or 3 days. I didn't panic because I know that will happen and I know that one day it could be her...I just hope not!

The next day at daycare she knocked her noggin on a table and had a yucky bruise and bump on her forehead. As if that weren't bad enough, she came home and hit her head in the same spot after slipping on a puppy bed. Shew! She went to bed with two bumps--on top of each other!
Then we found out that her lead level test got lost in the mail, so they needed her back to poke her finger again. (She was a champ at this just like she was the first time they did it!) But while we were at the doctor she smashed her finger in a door and had to sit with a bag taped her to while they waited for her to pee. Seriously, a tough week! The bag was for another issue she was having this week...poor girl!
So, it's a new week and we're going to kick off the football season and play in some sand! Hopefully it will be better! I have named this past week her "Kevin week".

Surprise Uncle Chad!!

My little "old" brother-in-law had his 30th birthday this past week. Sharon decided we should turn a friends cookout into a surprise party for him-and oh was it fun!
Here is the cake I made in his honor!
(I pick on him about being old...but hey-I'm right behind him!)



The boys had a fantasy football draft Sunday (one of many) and Kevin brought Chad back to our house. It was all normal until Chad saw the cars at our house and not at the pool up the street. SURPRISE UNCLE CHAD!!!
He had co-workers, family and friends all around. It was a fun time and I hope everyone gets a surprise like that once in their lifetime!

Body Parts...and Just Plain Cuteness!

You can't see it, but this skirt has ice cream on it! So adorable!

You know how parents and family members constantly quiz babies on their knowledge. Well, here we are quizzing Sidney Kate on her body parts. She's pointing to her
"Belly!"

"Nose!"

Pretty sure she's just being cute here. :-D

Sidney Kate's Sliding Adventures

Video from Sidney Kate's sliding adventures! She had such a great time sliding.

GO GO GO!

Mid Meal Prayer

This totally just happened! You know our pre-meal routine, if not see here.
We're eating dinner and Sidney Kate reaches for Kevin's hand, bends her head down, mumbles her prayer and says, "Amen."
Yeah-that just happened.

She Cleans Up Nice

How does she go from this

to this?
We don't know and she doesn't either.

But she sure is pretty!

Just a Swingin'

Thursday after dinner we decided to hit up the park for some swingin' good times. Naturally, we began at the swings. Sidney Kate's favorite part.
The balled up pig tails are a new favorite of mine. Her hair is so long that even in pig tails the ends get caught in her mouth and food. Kevin isn't a fan...I guess he wasn't a Star Wars fan.

My favorite swing! Big enough for me...it has a back and everything so we can totally relax!

Next...

She has become the sliding sensation these days! She'll sit at the top and wait for you to say, "Go go go!" She'll repeat and then push herself down the slide. We don't even hold her anymore...I like this shot!

Dress up!

Sidney Kate walked all the way from our closet to the "CVS/Lowes" room with Kevin's shoe on. She is great at saying "Shoo" and she frequently walks in our closet saying "Shoo, Shoo". Well this time she decided she wanted to wear one. That is a long haul for such a little tike in such a big shoe!

Playing dress up with her Easter hat...with crazy hair everywhere!

Pool Fun with the Freemans!

Sunday we headed up the road to more pool fun with the Freemans. Sidney Kate enjoyed herself and even let us put her in a float! We're glad to see that her pool anxiety has drifted off for now!

KOed

"Worst parents ever!!"
So I was asleep on the couch and Kevin was trying to sleep too. Sidney Kate had been playing, crawling on top of me and just plain enjoying herself in the living room. Next thing Kevin knows she's asleep on the couch beside us.
I blame this early tiredness to the fact that she woke up mega early this Sunday morning! She was awake bright and early and ready to play. So she ate breakfast well before 8:00 and managed to wear herself by 10:00.

Don't worry folks; she wasn't there long! As soon as Kevin saw she was asleep on the floor he picked her up and let her finish her nap on our bed. Tough life!

Gapes!

Gape, gape!
Momma and Deddy have grapevines and we recently introduced Sidney Kate to them. I'm pretty sure that she knew what to do after our Blueberry picking experience.
We gave her one to eat and from there it was on! She would bite everyone between her front teeth, push it in her mouth and reach for another. She wouldn't have one even half way chewed before she wanted more. That's my girl!
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Offering a "gape" to Grandma.

We're frequently giving Sidney Kate her 'Baba' this way and I tried it with a "gape." She bit my lip in the process but she was laughing the whole time; so it was worth it! You can tell she's giggling here.

Mo!

Abble!

Sidney Kate has made it known that she's 'starving' when she gets home from daycare. Not too sure I believe this, seeing as how she eats at 2:30 and she's picked up shortly after. But I'll feed the child! (It's the only thing that stops the fussing!)
Her routine is to come home, take her shoes off and go over to the bar and yell some new word (abble, me me, etc) until she's fed. It might be worse than that dog whining I hear around 6:00. haha...but it's cute!
Lately we've had apples for her. I don't chop them anymore I just cut her slices (like orange slices) and she holds them and eats them pretty well. I make her a little bowl of them and that usually fills her tummy up enough.
I have found her, on several occasions, eating them like she would an orange slice. Putting the slice in her mouth and sucking the juice out. She also has started putting the peeling back in her bowl instead of eating it. Let the tendencies begin!

Cheese!

Hauser Picnic Continued...again

Cute!

Would have been cuter...but there was an interruption! Somebody thought they needed to save Sidney Kate from falling down the slide head first! (He must have forgotten it was a bazillion degrees outside and she was sweating like a pig (do they sweat?) and she was stuck to the slide-she wasn't going anywhere!)
How funny are the girls' faces?!

Hauser Picnic Continued

Sidney Kate's favorite thing! To Swing!! Papa walked her over to the swings so she could get her fix. Please pay close attention that she's eating her bread as she swings. My girl's a multi-tasker...and a lover of bread-just like her Momma!

Kambreya is cracking me up with those arms up high!

Sidney Kate loves Seth! He was sweet with her!

Goal: Get a picture of Grace, Kambreya and Sidney Kate in their dresses.
Reality: Get a picture of Grace in a different dress.