I love you Kym-a-lee!!

Update: Found the embed code! (Shew!)

So...please enjoy Sidney Kate's video for her dear teacher, Kym-a-lee...

PreK Graduation Performance

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!

Our Sidney Kate

Her she is with her big buddy! She does love this little guy!

Check out that smile; who wouldn't love him?

And this is our Sidney Kate, she's telling someone how it is. Just like she tells us all the time!

Dear (our dear) caught in the camera lights.

Dress Up!

I do love to see them dress up! They have these fun little outfits that slip over their clothes and they can be anything! Seeing as how she loves to eat, a chef is a natural choice.

You always need a friend in law enforcement!

Oh, she's multi-talented. She can also check your vision if you need it.

Reading is Fun!

Here they in their little reading corner. Such a sweet spot!
I bet he was reading her a story!

Oh this is interesting!

There were more than 3 pictures which means she sat in one spot for more that a second!

Part-tah!

Halloween party it is! Do you see how adorable they are sitting and eating like big people! It's so amazing how well trained they are in their routines. (I picked her up from the gym today and her buddy walked us all the way back to our room...down sidewalks and all-he knew just where to go!)

Seriously? A little exaggeration on the mouth opening...I think it will fit. :)

Question, "Anyone want more food?"
Answer, "Me me me!"
(I'm just guessing at this one...haha)

Sidney Kate 007

Uh oh...what is this here?

Apparently she was on a 007 mission or looking for a new place to nap. Climbing is her new favorite friend and our new enemy. She's crawled on to her high chair (over the tray) too many times to count. How long does this stage last?!

Disclaimer: This is the exact reason this blog gets updated less often than it once did. I have to follow a certain child around the house!

Playing with Da Boys

Cars, every child loves cars! They have several of these on their playground and one day I walked outside to get her and she was riding down the wheelchair incline. She would hold her feet up and go down the small hill and baby-crash into the fence just laughing. It's nice to have such joy in the small things!

I dare say Sidney Kate's friend is giving her a hug! She loves her pals!
As we were rolling through pictures tonight she called herself, "Kate!" and was able to name all of her buddies!

"Queen of the world!" (or at least the local playground)

"Come on, let's drive!"

Nappin' at Daycare

Kym, one of SKV's lovely daycare ladies, told me I could leave a camera to capture Sidney Kate's fun daytime moments. I picked it up recently and had 70 fun shots to go through. Kevin and I are happy to announce that she is as happy at daycare as she is with us!
Here she is during naptime-worn out! They say that the kids know right where to go after lunch and they are so tired and they willing go to sleep...some even fall asleep during lunch. Poor things-playing is a tough job!


Nice hair sweetheart!

"Cheese! How's my hair?"

Daycare Pick Up

I have to admit that I have the good end of the deal. I get the joy of picking up Sidney Kate from daycare while Kevin gets stuck with the not so enjoyable end; however!! she loves her daycare so it's a rare occassion that she's crying when he leaves.

Here is a clip of why picking her up is so fun. Everyday is a surprise and I sure am glad I had my camera on this day!

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".

Moving On Up!

Friday was Sidney Kate's last day on the baby side! (When I say baby side I mean side...the 0-2 year olds are in one room separated by a book shelf.) But this is a big deal for us mommies! Our little ones are moving away from the people that have loved and nurtured them for their first many months! They learned how to eat, roll over, sit up, crawl, walk and babble with these people! How will they ever grow without them? (These are my crazy momma thoughts coming out!)

This is what Sidney Kate will get a full day of Monday, sitting in little people chairs! She has been visiting the BIG KID side for sometime, getting use to the area and new teachers. Apparently she has already fallen in love with the chairs. They are so close to the ground she can back up in them...adorable!

Sitting herself down...precious!

Kym and Ms. Shirley are the wonderful women that taught Sidney Kate sooooo much! I know she will miss them terribly, but will only have to look over the bookcase to see them! Shew...we're lucky! I'd hate to think the horror that will happen when she actually has to leave that room!!

**You know your daughter loves daycare when she jumps out of Daddy's arms to go to these ladies...Kevin said she did that every morning and didn't mind him leaving. Now that's a daycare you want to leave your baby with!!
Thank you ladies-YOU ROCK!!

I Wanna Stay!

Write this down!!! Today was the first day Sidney Kate ignored me as I entered her daycare to pick her up. She looked at me and went about her playing. She and Kaleb were in a corner talking to each other and banging on Kaleb's crib. She had no intention to leave with me or even acknowledge my existence. I guess I could have been sad over it, but I was so happy that she enjoyed her friends so much that she'd rather stay and play.

I made several attempts to pick her up-her response was to quickly squat and let out a fake cry. Or I'd ask her if she wanted to go-to which she'd say, "Uh uh." Anita even called Kaleb over to her so I could better reach Sidney Kate-still she just stood there and played as though I was no where around. When she saw Kaleb getting further away she reached for him and did her 'Come back' hand motion.

I finally picked her up and dealt with the fussiness. It subsided quickly and we made it home so she could play with GG. What a moment!

Back Home!

We're back home and getting into our routines again. We once had the perfect way of getting Sidney Kate to sleep without fussing (thank you Baby Whisperer) now we're back on the battlefield. She really doesn't like Kevin come nighttime. He has been the one 'forcing' her to sleep. He's been managing this by holding her as she watches TV in the living room. She's not a fan. Now, if we all lay on our bed and watch TV, she'll drift off peacefully...see picture below. But like everything else with her-it will change in a month! For now-I'll take it!

There are some mornings when I get her all dressed and I just think, "You're the cutest darn thing in the world!" So I take pictures...this was one of those mornings. (Yes, I know-she's cute every morning!)

Of course, after a day at daycare she comes home with a new, stylish hairdo. Cracks me up! Of course, I know how those ladies feel-battling a one year old who loves to pull out those bows! You just have to survive with her sometimes-and they do a great job!

Smart Stories

I'm going to jump on the bandwagon with all the other moms that claim the brilliance of their children...

This morning after dressing Sidney Kate and getting her ready for daycare, pigtails and all, I started getting ready for work. Sidney Kate was roaming free, as days of her hanging out on the bed (safely) are long gone. She toddled from the kitchen to our bedroom with one pink Converse shoe raised up in the air. I took the shoe from her and told her if she wanted to wear those today she'd have to have socks. She retreated to the kitchen and I continued to get dressed, not thinking anything about our conversation. Moments later she came back down the hall with yesterday's sock raised up to give me. I stopped everything at that moment and carried her to get fresh socks so we could put on the shoes she so wanted to wear. All along the way bragging to her and Daddy about how smart she was. It was the most precious little thing in the world, and while I know all babies are smart and wonderful-it's priceless to have those moments with her!!