That Look...

This is the infamous look that causes all of us to say, "Did you see that look?" She is quite talented in the cutting eyes and giving looks department. (As I type this blog...She just burst through the door running to find me and laughed.)
We're dealing with one happy girl here! Let's hope she keeps the happiness!

Lyvonda's Baby Shower

At the start of football season we're expecting another member of our tailgating group to arrive. His name is Nathan and we are all so excited to meet him! A shower was thrown to help Jonathan and Lyvonda prepare for his big arrival so Sidney Kate and I headed over to join the fun.
Carlie and Sidney Kate had fun playing. I was very impressed that she took so well to being around people she didn't know. I wish I could get her to do this in the church nursery!
She found Carlie's vacuum and she was content. She walked up and down the hall vacuuming.

Here she is checking in the Jonathan and Lyvonda. Making sure they didn't need her to help open anything up...you know how that goes.

She totally reached for her, I don't know why she acted like she wanted to come back to me. :P

Uncle Chad was sure to be her favorite-he fed her all types of yummy fruits and breads! With no boys around she had his full attention and I'm pretty sure she was happy about that.

Fun with the Freemans

Uncle Chad! (We're working on saying that, but I'm sure she thinks it when she sees him!)
We headed out to Goober's last Friday night to eat with the Freemans and hit up a round of putt putt.
After our yummy meal we were ready to go! Let the fun begin!

I thought it might be a good idea to take a picture of the kids before we walked 18 holes with clubs and balls.

They must have heard Uncle Chad was coming. They felt the need to protect all historical pieces from his reach...

I might have had some help on a few holes. Just a few though!

Daycare Hair

Let the laughing begin! This is what a day of daycare hair (aka pigtails) will do for her hair!

She doesn't mind a bit. She's one happy chick in the tub! (We're working on the pool!)

Sweet PJs

Aunt Linda got Sidney Kate these 'sweet' pajamas and I think she'll have room to grow awhile! Her toes are poking through holes in her others, so it was time for an upgrade.

GG bought her this medical kit. I so wish I had kept mine from when I was little. She enjoys giving us shots and watching us squirm!

She's a future Aunt Jill! Service with a smile!
Here's the shot...given with a thermometer-but it still hurts!

Shew, 12 hour shifts are hard!

More Cakes!

So Little Miss Macey is turning on this Sunday and I got to make her smash cake! Her mom, Christy, got these super cute pans which make a little wedding cake. I so wish I had these for Sidney Kate's first cake!
Here are my practice cakes. The pans are so tiny they make 2 cakes and you have more left over!! The one of on the left is buttercream and the one on the right is fondant (I was just experimenting with that.) Momma and I went to WS one day and I bought a few things like a way fun tip that looks like grass! (Bottom icing on the fondant cake.)

Here is her real cake...super blurry (yuk) picture! The top it tilting a bit too...seriously-this thing was so tiny it was difficult to get perfect. But I hope it's what Christy and Macey wanted!

This cake was done for Kym at Sidney Kate's daycare. I was super excited to make something like this! I had fun for sure! Can you guess how old the birthday girl is?? That was Kym's idea!

3D! How fun! One day I might learn how to carve cakes...but not today. :-D

My Gigi Outfit (From Nicki)

Along with all the other way fun gifts Sidney Kate got for her birthday, she got this beautiful blue dress and gold shoes from Nicki and David. Now, I'm not sure how many of you know my Gigi (Great Aunt Kathryn), but this is totally her style! It's almost a MooMoo flair dress with gold shoes...I think it's the most adorable thing ever! Right about now I'm wishing I had a good picture of Gigi to share with you...I might try to snap one soon!

Not sure how this happened but I'm glad I had the camera!

My attempt to make sure Sidney Kate knows she has a Momma when she looks back at these!

Again, don't know where this came from...but it came.

Sidney Kate Be CVSin'

We haven't taken pictures of Kevin's raids in awhile. This was a good one so we decided to snap a picture so we could remember it! I think this one was around $4 out of pocket (oop).

I remember the days of taking pictures every time he came home with goodies...those were the days of the Bumbo and $10/$50s. Ahhh memories!

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!