The Aftermath...and the Bath!

So after Sidney Kate ate plenty of yummy food at the reunion, got hot and rode backwards (like all babies do...2 or 20 rule) to a curvy destination she threw up all over herself, her car seat and my backseat. It was a horrible experience! Daddy was practicing softball and we were stuck in a curve with no car seat to go anywhere...poor baby! You know how she hates standing on grass...well she had to (barefooted!-southern term?) until I could get her cleaned up and boy was she upset! She was crying so very hard; I don't know how the neighbors didn't run out to see if we were okay. But we survived!
Luckily Grandma and Grandpa Hauser were near Daddy's softball practice. They went and picked up a clear car seat and came to our rescue. By the time they arrived she had fallen asleep in my arms. She was transferred to the new seat and then to a crib without ever waking up-you know she wasn't feeling good!
So all of that happened before she took her inaugural bath in the sink!

This seems familiar...

I remember this picture so clearly growing up. I believe it was in a frame on Momma's desk. We couldn't find the same book for Sidney Kate, but it's still super cute! I'm not sure exactly how old I was, but it was sometime in 1981. So I'm guessing over 1 but not 2...???

We missed the picture of her drinking from the faucet, but she did it. She loves to feel the water come out of faucets. Washing her hands is a whole new game!

I can see where she got her bird mouth from! Same sink...two decades later!

Venable Family Reunion Cont.

Cousin Cynthia snapped these fun shots for us at the reunion.
Sidney Kate isn't a fan of pools, not sure why...she looooves taking a bath! I thought this pool might be better for her since it sloped down and had carpet...I was wrong. But she did let me sit with her for a bit.

Cousins Sarah, Elizabeth and Teaghan joined in the splashing fun!

Here are cousins Lucas and Teaghan enjoying the awesome food that is the Venable Family Reunion!

Story of her life! "Eat!" (Also a new favorite word of hers!) This was one of her last bites before her massive throw up on the way to Grandma and Grandpa Hausers...yak!

Venable Family Reunion

One weekend in July, our Lil Venable Fam meets up with a bunch of other lil fams and we make this BIG Venable family. It's lots of fun to see everyone and watch our family grow. This is Sidney Kate's second reunion and she was a lot more mobile this year. She followed Ri Ri around and walked all around during our Sunday lunch.
Here are the kids enjoying the creek...every child should grow up with one of these to play in!

Here she is keeping a close eye on Ri Ri.

Where Rylan is...a ball is-any kind. He's one athletic little tike!

Sidney Kate and her Mama V!

Sidney Kate's first family reunion-check out that hair! My how much it has grown in a year!

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.