New Camera!

Smile if you are excited that Mommy got a new camera!
Smile if you are really excited because the pictures of your youth can only get better...I thought so. :)
Daddy got Mommy a new camera-bye bye point and shoot cameras!
I'm just about excited as one can be...I have no idea how to do all of the fancy things I dream of doing...but I can learn and until then...I'll at least have clear-er shots and more sweet moments.

Sweetness

If this isn't the picture of sweetness I don't know what is. This is Embree Claire our morning after our fun with the Inmans and Mosers, minus Daddy Moser. SKV opened ECVs gift for her and when ECV saw the toy she couldn't get to it fast enough! Bows included too!

Joy

Nothing says joy like having everything you ever wanted :) For Embree Claire that would be hands and mouth full ;)

Video Round Up

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...

(Love her!)

Spinning at Grandma's

If you have a spinning chair at your house and Sidney Kate finds it, this is what you do to entertain yourself. :)

Listen closely to their conversation.

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!

Favorite Spot

Since the tree has been put up, this has been Sidney Kate's favorite sitting spot. She plays with the presents, ornaments and anything else within her reach. It's the farthest spot from the TV too but she'll sit and watch Dora just the same.

Fall Fun with Friends

Here are some fun fall pictures of a night with Ben and Jackson. Somehow I missed getting a picture with Jackson.

Ben and Jackson play so well with Sidney Kate. I hope she learns how to be a friend like them.

They both helped her up and down the climbing walls so she could slide into the leaves. Super sweet and kind boys!

Childhood Dreams and Headphones

All children (or at least we once did-back in the day) grew up with these massive headphones at home. Fun for playing around in and listening to whatever music our parents deemed "in" at the time. :)
Here is SKV playing in some Winston Cup headphones at Grandma and Papa's house.
Who doesn't use a Christmas candle as a micrphone?

Here is her Mommy, about 29-30 years ago, playing in some too. Notice these have cords, wireless hadn't quite made it around I guess. :) Or headphones that picked up radio stations (as seen above).

Daddy has a picture in some too but I don't have that...maybe GG will scan it and send it over. :)

Around the House Kinda Fun

We all have fun around the house. There is fun and then the fun that you wouldn't dare do outside of your house. Here is a little of both.
My new favorite invention is the eye patch (thing) I can wear while Kevin watches TV all night-LOVE IT! (Add that to the list of Carrie's Favorite Things-"Every-body-gets-ONE!" in my best Oprah voice)

Poor child...her morning routine involves watching one Dora or Diego (or other favorite show of the moment) until time for daycare. On this day she discovered a new way to watch it while looking completely bored out of her mind.

Our cute nerd.

I think should be part of "don't ask-don't tell." She calls it her cowboy hat, but it so isn't.

Puzzle Fun

We rediscovered a gift we forgot to give SKV for Christmas-don't you love with that happens?!  I love how she runs her fingers across the words like she's reading!

SKV Has Been Blabberized!

So there is this site called Blabberize, go play if you haven't, and it's the topic of the wiki course I'm leading this week...anyway...check out SKV's Blabber!  

Too much fun!

Princess from Head to Toe!

More dress up fun at the Venable Household! If you pay close attention you'll see that she's 3 in 1. Tinkerbell, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (Tink, Arial & Belle)

Her wings! The velcro doesn't stand them up so straight but she doesn't know the difference. All I heard was, "I want my wings!"

One of her six pair of princess shoes. You know a girl has to have matching shoes! (Not matching so much in this case.)

Take Anudder One

I was trying to take a picture of her reading her Bible. As soon as she saw me squat down she slammed it closed and gave me this look.

Then she ran over to see the picture and said, "Take anudder one!"

After that preview she said, "I do it dis way."
We did this four times folks.

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. :)

I love Water!

It turns out we have a water baby! I was actually thinking she wasn't going to be a fan. I don't know if swimming lessons had anything to do with it or not...but I hope she is always playful like this!
She thought she'd get a drink...she got a lot more!

This is just a look that tells you-"You're in trouble!"

After Daddy and Sidney Kate fought over the hose, Daddy won.

Dinner at GG's

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. :)

Dress Up Days

Sidney Kate has finally reached the days were she likes to play dress up.  I believe for Christmas she got Princess shoes and dress-up clothes, but never really wanted to wear them until now.

Sidney Kate as Cinderella (She's even got the one slipper thing going)

 

Sidney Kate as Tinkerbell (pink version)

 

with wings!  And that wand makes "magic" noise!

 

Lil Momma

"Hey, I'm feeding a bottle!"  Geez Momma-leave me alone!

Big Bird Lives

So all the cleaning up from the building and basement led to the discovery of BIG BIRD!  He was one of my toys from childhood and he was awesome!  You put a tape in his back and he read a book to you.  Somehow, he still works...