Pre-Game Festivities

As we pulled in the RV lot some sweaty guy walked in front of us...it was Coach O'Brien! I would have had a much better shot but I was slow to get the camera out.

I don't know who she learned this from.



This makes me snicker a bit. She's pointing to the letters like she's reading the words. I guess her comprehension skills are lacking; otherwise she would have not walked on the grass. ;)

Football is Baaaack!

Since football season is in full swing you know where we are every Saturday! The game wasn't until 6:00 PM, so to get there in time we left at 8:30. Shew! We barely made it...
Sidney Kate was decked out in her State gear, face tattoo and football necklace...adorable!

Family shot!

Guess who she sees? "Ri Ri!"

Another adorable moment! These two have it made! On the way home they both fell asleep in the same position with their DVD players going. Tough life!

Let's Eat!

Our last night at the beach we had a hard time deciding where to eat. When we finally found a restaurant with a "30 minute" wait we decided to stay. About 2 hours later we ate...
Until then we watched the wildlife eat their dinner!
We actually watched this crane catch his fish-so cool!

This guy came swimming from across the water. Made you sing "Du dun" in your head. Once he arrived everyone started throwing food his way...I don't know how smart that was, but they did it.
We watched.

Sidney Kate has totally lost the concept of smelling flowers and has gotten into the pick flowers mode.

Simply sweet.

First Pier Walk

After breakfast one morning we decided to take a stroll on the pier. It was so close to our "villa" we couldn't say no.

Sidney Kate enjoyed walking on the pier, waving to the fishermen and saying, "Hey!" She had no issue going straight up to the people and looking at them. They got a kick out of her I'm pretty sure. :-D

Cheese!

After the long walk down the pier she got carried back.

Houston: We have pee pee in the POTTY!

Sidney Kate just pee peed in the potty! I am trying to get into the habit of letting her sit on it before bathtime (I have no clue how to potty train, so who knows what works!) but this time she just happened to go pee pee! Super exciting for me! Yet, I totally realize this may be the only time for a long time-still counts in my book! Way to "go" Sidney Kate!! (I totally took a picture...might not post that...but I have it! haha)

**On a note for the future-Her true potty training date began on November 9, 2010 and was successful from there on!

Famous First Words!

This week has been a BIG one for Sidney Kate, and us! She has put together quite a few sentences and we're enjoying her new found communication skills!

Monday I went to the bathroom at Chick-Fil-A and she cupped her hands around her mouth and called, "Maaaaamaaaa" until I returned. (No sentence there; just plain sweet!)

On Tuesday of this week she asked, "Where's my juice?"

Wednesday she told Blues Clues, "Bye bye Blues Clues" as we were turning off her DVD player in the car and getting out.

Thursday she said, "I love you" to Kevin! I know, stop right there...it can't get any better!

**However, her first sentence will always be "I got ice cream!"

Sand and Ocean

We tried a different approach with Sidney Kate this trip. We let her wear some shoes on the beach. It seemed to help but she still wasn't in love with the sand. You know once you get within a mile of the stuff it magically appears all over your hands and feet!

It may look like she's enjoying herself but I'm pretty sure she's crying from the other side. Kevin ended up holding her and standing in the "waves" with her. She enjoyed that and it was fun to see them play.

Every girl needs to lay out and tan awhile. She did a great job, under the tent-haha!

Beach Fun and Games!

We arrived at the beach Friday and hit the pool first thing. Sidney Kate has gotten so much better at pool play. She was worn out after we played in the chilly (yes, chilly water in September!) water, so she decided to chill a bit before catching her second wind.

When went out to eat at Joe's Crab Shack (I loooove their coconut shrimp!). Getting a picture of Sidney Kate and Rylan has proved to be a killer task and near impossible. However, we still get cute shots.

We hit this way fun shop and Sidney Kate ran straight to the table once she spotted the tea set. (She has one at home that she loves dearly and the girl knows how to use it!) When Rylan saw what she was doing he walked right over and said, "I want some tea!"
Adorable! I love watching these two together!

Sidney Kate learned to play "Duck, Duck, Goose!" while we were at the beach. Of course, this was a restaurant game. I'm sure this is a no no, but it was cute. She never got to the "Goose" part though.

N...C...State! Part II

Don't let her small stature or age fool you; this girl knows exactly what she's doing and her looks say so!

Exploring the hill behind the tailgate party.

That's a mighty fine looking cornhole board!
Sidney Kate quickly figured this game out; at least the get it in the hole part.

Then she got too lazy to stand-haha!

N...C...State...NC STATE!

There's no better way to begin the Labor Day Weekend than by enjoying a State football game!
First thing to do...get into our State gear.

State gear on...time to greet the RV neighbors. This year there was a new member of the RV crowd in front of us. Sidney Kate had no fear of him and went right up to him talking with stretched out arms. That pup stayed with his crowd WAY better than Sidney Kate stayed with hers!! He also snagged some of the homemade beanbags that Liz made. They survived though-shew!

Next step in football preparedness...throw the football around.

And finally...pose for at least one picture. This was as good as it was going to get for me-pretty cute!

More Cakes!

Soon I hope to have a blog dedicated to all these cakes...but until then...
Here is a cake I made for Momma and her friends at work. It was their month anniversary of their new job together.

Happy 86th Birthday to "Granny Becky!" Josh's grandma is a baseball fan and Jill thought it proper for her to have a cake that shared her love of the game. This is my second jersey cake. Hopefully I'll get a picture of Granny Becky enjoying her cake soon so I can add it here.

Because we were heading to a State game and then the beach, I ended up making 3 cakes in 2 days. So the State cake got the least of my energy. It was eaten none the less. :-D

Bop-ba Out Pretzel In

I really don't need to write anything here...I wonder how many people actually read my narratives anyway, but this video is self explanatory and beyond funny! Kevin and I played it over and over again. Enjoy!