So after we played with Santa a bit we hurried along to our first stop of the day. The Cox family gathered at Uncle Keith and Aunt Emily's at 10. So after a brief moment with a flat tire we arrived ready to go. Embree Claire got this most precious hat from Courtney and William (and Camdyn!) Check-out-that-face. I just LOL. Wasn't much longer and she was out...
Embree Claire growls when she is tired, which is hilarious (and a great sign for us parents) but she also loves to sing and make noises at other times. Especially when she's being bounced.
I never have the camera ready when cute things happen the first time...well, rarely. So Sidney Kate told the whole 5 Little Pumpkins story perfectly and when I asked her to retell it she was all scrambled. But it was still adorable.
Fun times in a new toy...she's not moved on to the bouncer (thanks to Macey) and she loves it so much! Hopefully I'll get that on video soon.
Cousinly love right? Poor Jackson, he probably had no clue what she was trying to do to him. She just wanted to hug, kiss, squeeze and maybe nibble on him. :)
Nothing like a happy baby in the morning! These are the days I can put her on the bed while I get ready and I don't have to worry about her crawling off it...
Embree Claire loves when Sidney Kate pays attention to her...and frankly, Sidney Kate loves with Embree Claire pays attention to her. A perfect pair!
For GG's birthday we had dinner at our house. After dinner we had the bright idea of taking pictures with the kids-best idea ever! I mean really...these pictures are hill-air-e-ous! Check Rylan's grin... hahahaha!
Imitation of the kids picture...hahaha
This was is perfect...wait...Kevin, where are you looking? :)
This picture cracks me up. ECV spends "much" of her time with her mouth wide open. This was taken on one of GG's Thursdays-Mommy's favorite day of the week!! The girls get quality GG time and Mommy can clean up a bit. Sunday we hit up a few Fall festivals around town...instead of wearing her mermaid costume we decided that Rosetta would be a good option. And of course Rosetta wears cowboy boots!
Then we got out of costume and headed to our church's Fall Festival. It was the most fun ever! Daddy played a game of capture the flag and then we all particpated in other fun events. Embree Claire go to hang with Grandma and Papa. When we returned, we found out that she had given them her teething symptoms...running nose etc. :)
Here are some videos that I've taken recently and not added to the blog.
Uncle Chad and Aunt Sharon told us to bring SKV by the night Baby Jackson was born, after questioning their sanity making sure they were positive they wanted such a little visitor, we told them sure! I picked her up from daycare as usual and took her home for a good scrub down and new, germ-free clothes. She was just about the most excited little girl I'd ever seen. It was like all her dreams came true! She got to hold a baby!!
All I can say is "Watch out Delane!" You'll soon have a new guitarist to add to your jams. :)
An outdoor discovery led to this video. GG said she picked the twig and straight away stuck it to her tail. Such imagination at this age!
My words, "Sidney Kate, let Mommy rest." Her response...
Shew! After quite a few shots, some tears and lots of wind-we ended up with a few okay pictures.
Talk about fun times getting folks to look at the camera and smile-all at the same time! :)
Dinner at Carolina Roadhouse...all fun and games until Mommy gets sick in the bathroom. But hey...I must be feeling better because the blogs are coming back! :) (This trip was a month ago...)
We went to have a 4th of July spaghetti dinner at GG's and guess who was there?! Kaylee! I believe the last time the girls saw each other was Christmas...so naturally they had to check each other out.
and off they went!
They destroyed GG's house, but she didn't mind one bit. I think Rylan was a little confused by all the girls...he had a new sister AND another girl at his family dinner.
But he handled it all nicely. He still let SKV sit beside him. :)
GG got SKV a swimming pool for her birthday and we finally got to try it out! For a week I had been attempting to come home and let her play, but it stormed at 3:30(ish) every day for a week. We finally got a clear day and it ended up being GG's visiting day. Sidney Kate begs to go to "swimming lessons" everytime we pass the local community center, so he was eager to jump in her pool when we filled it up. She had a blast and GG got to sit for once.
She showed off her diggers and splashing ability.
She had a big time kicking too! I'd say those swimming lessons were worth it!
For weeks, Sidney Kate's teachers have been telling us funny stories about her singing and acting up when they performed. Daily, they practiced for the PreK graduation. Even though she wasn't graduating, her class was singing songs for the event. Kevin and I snuck in the week before to spy on her. We were so afraid she wouldn't perform the night of the graduation because of the huge crowd.
Here is her beachy outfit.
Her super cute hair accessories, thanks to GG!
Those lieus didn't last a minute. And when she got to daycare she refused theirs too.
The pictures were horrible, but I was able to crop one a little. She was looking for us the whole time she was up there. She finally spotted me and Kevin and she talked to us under her breath while playing with the decorations on her dress. The minute we starting singing the "ABCs" she burst into a screaming cry.
We had warned grandparents not to let her see them and we're the ones she cried over. Poor little girl-but she lasted a lot longer than I thought!
On June 9, 2010 we welcomed the newest member of our big Venable family! Miss Kylie Anne made her debut that Wednesday morning and boy did she have a crowd waiting to meet her!
All we can say is BEAU-TI-FUL!
Sidney Kate's Uncle Keith has a new love of his life! He's one happy daddy! And we're one happy family!
Yes, her morning started off with us introducing her to her Elmo and Cookie Monster (Sookie Monstah) cupcakes. You know the girl had to have one right then. So off she went to daycare, Elmo cupcake in hand!
We arrived home to "ELMO!" on the mailbox! (Thanks Uncle Tony and Susu!)
She saw him in the car and started yelling, "Elmo!!" What a great birthday suprise!
After daycare, she also got a visit from GG. Her first t-ball set! How fun! She holds the bat left handed...I guess she has sealed that one for me...(sigh)
Cheese!
Thanks for visiting our Lil Venable Fam! We hope that you're able to keep up with our growing little ones here and catch a few laughs along the way. Come back soon!
