4th of July - Part 3

This is just too funny...poor Carter. Someone told Chad to do it...he did it...then tried to fix it before I snapped the picture. He was successful but the crowd demanded to see it again. :)

How sweet is that?!

My goodness how all of our babies are growing up!

4th of July - Part 2

I was very excited that this picture turned out the way it did. Sharon and I didn't beg or bribe anyone! Complete cooperation! (write that down folks!)

For the 4th we had friends come over and play. Big friends and their kids :)

Sidney Kate and her new big buddies, Ben and Jackson

She won't play on it when the water is going but she will when it's off. Looks like she's actually sliding, doesn't it?!

4th of July-Part 1

Getting ready is always fun...we painted our nails, combed our hair and found the perfect dress! Getting the pictures...not always so fun. You better bet we bribed her!

Kevin's behind me making some poses for her to copy. I wish I had a picture of that!

Her Statue of Liberty pose. It passes!

"My Boyfriend's Back..."

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Saturday we had a playdate with Aunt Jill, Uncle Josh, Grayson, Jason and Brett. It has been awhile since we've all gotten together and we were all looking forward to an evening of fun!
Check out her earrings, bracelets and headband...ready to impress!

No better way to start a (play)date than to clean house. They both wanted to vacuum; I get the impression that lil Brett is going to make a great husband one day!

When Uncle Josh saw the Sit n' Spin he couldn't resist...turns out it's just like getting back on a bicycle!

Sidney Kate wanted to show him how it was really done.

Random note from the evening: Sidney Kate has yet another new thing...responding with, "What Honey?" This cracks us up every time because we never know when she'll say it. She said it to Brett after he called for her-we all died and wished we had a video camera on that moment!

Uh Kah Key's continued

When we arrived Ri Ri was sleeping. Sidney Kate was thrilled when Emily asked her if she wanted to go wake him up. (Not so sure about Rylan though.) When they came back to the deck she wanted to sit on Emily's lap with him and wake him up with sugars.

She has ice in her hands and was walking around saying, "Eyes." Precious! This growing vocabulary is so fun! Especially when you mix it in with her copy cat mode that she's been in for the past while!

Seriously, Sidney Kate loooves Emily! I think it's so very sweet!

Let's play "Guess what she sees!"...if you guessed FOOD you're right! Anytime someone is eating she does this bird mouth approach to them. And let me tell you, that mouth doesn't close until there is food in it! I'm going to blame those loving daycare workers (eh hem Kym and Shirley-haha!). I've heard that she can hear Shirley unwrapping a biscuit across the room and she comes a walkin' for some.

Fourth of July @ Uh Kah Key's (Uncle Keith)

Saturday (7-4-09) we went to Uh Kay Key's for a 4th of the July cookout. It's safe to say that for the past bunch of years we've all gotten together on the 4th to celebrate and hit up the famously known, watched and celebrated fireworks at V. Park.
So we dressed Sidney Kate in her best red, white and blue and headed to the part-tah!

Not before we took several pictures though.

Now she's ready.

GG's cont.

I take a lot of pictures...I'm annoyed that Picasa only lets me blog 4 at a time...hence my multiple blogs on one event. Too big of a pain to go add pics...ANYWAY! :-D

How cute is this? She was giving sugar through the bubble! (Update since this was taken: I now get 'Uh huh' when I ask for sugars...so disappointed!)

More proof that Kevin plays too hard...and Rylan wins again!

Playground @ GG's

After eating BBQ at GG's and playing in the yard we all headed to the mega fun playground. Sidney Kate LOOOOVES a good swing and we let her stay on there until she shows interest to move on. Looks like she's having fun doesn't it?!

Enter, my husband the dare devil...and kid at heart. Here he is racing Rylan. Everything for Rylan is a race and they were seeing who could swing the highest. Naturally, Rylan won!! It was this very day that I realized my huband's injuries as a child were because he's nuts. He plays so hard he ends up hurting himself-Rylan, please don't copy him! (wink)

I must say that I love Rylan more everyday! This little fella is so great with Sidney Kate and allows her to play with him. (Which is good because she loves her Ri Ri!) Here they are sliding together...PRECIOUS!

Go ahead grandparents, start calling...haha.
She did really well sliding by herself! What you don't see is the mass of adults standing by...in every curve!

July 3rd Cookout @ GG's

To finish off our day we drove miles away (snicker snicker) to have a cookout at GG's house. It was big, fat fun from the get-go! Sidney Kate learned a little bit about golfing, or at least the tools one uses to play golf.

Monkey see, Monkey do and Rylan shared nicely! Sidney Kate saw Rylan in Uncle Keith's lap and she wanted to join. She saw Rylan drink water and she wanted some. Such a fun fella!

Sidney Kate loooves Emily! She frequently reaches for her right out of our arms!

It was a night of bubble fun! Rylan would make bubble mounds for Sidney Kate to come and pop.