Ansley's 3!!

Our sweet friend, Ansley, turned 3 recently and we were able to celebrate with her and lots of other friends!

Bounce houses are definitely the new favorite thing for many-SKV included!

This bounce house had PRINCESSES!!! on the wall! I didn't even coordinate this-I wanted a picture of her next to the wall of them...she wanted an individual picture with each. (If we ever go to Disney World we better have a great plan and lots of batteries for the camera!
SKV and Cinderella

SKV and Ariel

SKV and Jasmine

She had such a great time, as did Daddy, climbing through the houses.

Some of our fun church friends. (Side note: Mommy, Keri and Jill all went to high school together-and now our kids get to play together-fun!)

Lots of fun kids!

State @ Wake

If we thought the first game had a little heat...we were scorched come game 2! The day started out with lots of kids meal toys from Liz-that kept the crowd occupied for...minutes. :)

Marty played ball with SKV on the hill for a bit-well, as long as her attention span would last. He's good like that. He's also good if you need someone to be a backup parent-we won't talk about the number of times he's found my child or kept an eye on her when we were distracted. (Thanks Marty!)

One excited girl for another ballgame...that is, before the heat wave zapped her energy.

Riley and SKV-that had mega fun together.

At some point she was putting her arm around Riley and Kevin was joking with her that she shouldn't be doing that...here is a picture of her quickly putting her arm in her lap when Kevin turned around.

I caught the hug in action this time.

 

It was so terribly hot during the 1st half that I was sure SKV was going to pass out-she was wanting to lay on me and kept saying "I'm sleepy." By halftime something changed, probably the lemon icy we shared...but the kids got pumped up and did great the rest of the game.

Day of Celebration!

Who is this adorable baby girl you ask? It's Sammi, Brett's little sister. Sidney Kate was sooo excited (see facial expression) that she got to hold her. That's all she ever wants to do-hold a baby! Her time is coming soon!
 
A fun shot to end the big girls' birthday celebration.
We met up with Daddy to head to the big city to build a bear for "Jetta," among other exhausting things. I noted this to be my last trip down the road-getting too far along. :)
So excited to make a bear for her baby sister, with heartbeat in the bear's arm!
Even as the lady was stuffing her bear she was talking about giving it a bath. She's going to be a huge help come "Jetta's" arrival!
 

Party with Brett

We've not had a party with Brett and friends in awhile so we scheduled one right before Christmas. Brett and Sidney Kate had such a good time that when it was time to leave she told us, "But I'm not done with Brett yet!"
Aunt Jill, Uncle Josh, Uncle Andrew, Jason and Grayson (future in-laws) all gathered, ate and laughed at a dancing reindeer and the kids paid us no mind. They only needed each other and a house to roam in.

We'll have to do this again soon!

Football Fun with Friends

It's been so long since I took this I can't even tell you which game it was. A chilly one toward the end is I can say (based on clothing).
SKV and Daddy chilling during tailgating.

Our pal Nathan, who has grown a ton!

Nathan and SKV enjoying some quality game time together.

Someone caught their attention-probably the neighbors next door.

More Wolfpack Adventures

(Still trying to figure out the new camera...hence a few blur spots.)
Sidney Kate showing Nathan and Lyvonda how to do the ring toss.

Giving a big Wolfpack sign to the other fans.

Game time! This might have been the game where I had to leave with SKV in the middle of the game so she could get a nap. She cried from the seat all the way to the RV..."I wanna watch the football game! I wanna see the football players! I don't wanna take a nap!" When we got in the RV it turned to, "I wanna go outside and cheer!" along with lots of other tearful pleas. Lesson learned=We'll stay through the whole game in the future, even if it's her nap time...it was like I broke her heart taking her from the game.

First Dash Game!

Our first Dash game! Who doesn't want to sweat pounds off on the grass of a baseball stadium?! Well, we decided to go and experience what the ballpark had to offer. After dinner at Chick-Fil-A (yum!) we were off. Here is the silly face pose.

Pretty sky huh?!

It was so hot I can't even explain it! It eventually died down enough where SKV wasn't smoothering us when she sat on us.

She had "good fun" roaming from our blanket to "Yiz's" and she met a few folks too. She was trying to give tickets to the teens in front of us...then she'd turn around to me and repeat her conversation. It went something like this, "I said to her "You wanna ticket?"" Then she'd do a big ol chuckle in her hands.

Sidney Kate's New Friend Part 2

More fun was had after the tire change. Kevin and Jackson were playing basketball and SKV wanted in on the fun.

Sandbox! Sidney Kate would frequently say, "You wanna play wif me?"

This was when Kevin was shooting our child with a water gun. I stood and watched, no need to intervene...until he nearly put her eye out! She recovered quickly and we learned our lesson....Daddy can't play with water guns anymore. :)

Sidney Kate's New Friend

Jackson's cousin, Nicole, spent a week in town and as soon as Sidney Kate met her she was in awe. She temporarily re-directed her "Jackson attention" to Nicole.
While playing at Jackson and Ben's house one evening we found that someone needed a diaper change. So we all walked to the house. SKV managed to get Nicole to carry her most the way up the street. If she wasn't being carried she was holding her hand and looking up at her.

After the tire change we headed back over to play some more.

She so wants to be like those boys! Skateboarding her we come!

Another fun toy she enjoys when she visits. Jackson, Ben and Nicole took such good care of her-best little buddies ever!

SKV's Biggest Fans!

I know there may be a lot of debate for SKV's Biggest Fan, but I dare say that these ladies take the cake! They traveled from far away! Nevermind they probably had other things to do around here, they made it a point to come see Sidney Kate. How sweet!

So here is our shout out to her far away fans!!

Riley Turns 4-Part 2

So after the eating, cake, present festivities everyone headed to the playground for some old fashioned sweaty fun! The slides were huge and the kids were having a big time.

Cousin Derek and Sidney Kate coming down!

I dare say this was the playground highlight! Kevin stationed himself at the top (after sliding down some himself) and quizzed the kids. They had to answer him before he let them through. I'm pretty sure they just giggled the whole time. At one point, Riley came down and said, "What's he saying?" Kevin was using a pirate voice I believe...it was quite entertaining!

This isn't all the kiddos but they were the sweaty ones left when we thought to take a picture.