What's that sound, Daddy?

Sydney's newest favorite line. Anytime she hears ANYTHING out of the norm we get. What was that sound? I think for at least 5 minutes striaght last night she repeat the following lines:

"What was that sound, choo choo?"
"What was that sound, car?"
"What was that sound, truck?"

Over and over and over... Actually for the first two minutes t was only car and choo choo. So I thought I would ask her if it was a truck? to throw her off but she just added it to the mix. It was TOO funny. Just like my daughter, she thrives on communication even when she doesn't know how to express herself she'll name off everything she sees! Two morning's ago, she calls for me when she woke up. So I walk in and greet her with a "Good morning Sydney, did you sleep well?" She pauses, looks around and says "binki?, butterflies?, blanket?, blanket?, (because there's two in bed with her) pillow?" And that's how her day started. And this girl LOVES to talk on the phone. Whether there's someone on the other line or not. Her newest best friend is that nice lady on the phone that tells you "If you would like to make a call, please hang up and try again." They talk all the time! haha

I'm sure I could read back over the months to see how many times I typed this but "I love this stage!" I love the communication, the intential hugs and kisses, the playing ball, pretend play, etc. etc. I swear she's more and more fun everyday.

cousins!

pictures pictures pictures!!!

Okay So it's been awile since I posted pictures so we'll have tp ask daddy to fix them! The one's above are Sydney's impression of the pied piper!

BAD BLOGGERS

HEY EVERYONE! Yes we are still alive! So sorry for the delay, as soon as January rolls around so does an extra night taken away from us! So now our weeks night consist of mommie working late on monday until 7:30p, Tuesday night bible study, Wednesday night concert practice for Easter, thursday night yoga (although we are suppose to be at group prayer at church) that leaves friday and saturday night free...haha free... not quite! Where to start with Sydney's latest and greatest! oh boy! I give her another few months and she will be able to update this blog herself! Her speech has REALLY taken off! puting 3 and 4 words together at a time. And her newest good bye: "c-ya later, have fun!" And don't dare try to ignore her in a store or public place she will say hello to anyone infront of her...or not, if there's not a person in site for 30 feet she will yell HELLO! to the person far off! It's hilarious! People comment that she's just like me with the way she dances, or the funny faces she makes and the spunk in personality. I have no idea what people are talking about! hahaha I enjoy her more and more everyday. I never tought parenthood would be this spectacular! She is truely a blessing! My hopes of her becoming an amazon so far are coming true. She's got a head up on everyone her age and even some 6 months older than her. My not even two year old is wearing 3T. I always try to sneak a grab of her little friends to pick them up and compare and what a difference! My girl is solid! Oh! and for all you that don't get the amazon reference is I'm hoping she towers over all the boys in school so they are afraid of her. I know for me growing up tall that eliminated half the student body boys from dating. I didn't want to date someone shorter than me and they sure didn't want to date me! I figured let he meet a nice tall boy in college or in her career, you know when she's 35! haha I promise we'll try to get better at keeping you informed and hope to have more pictures of her too her soon! Love you all!

Christmas Day 2008

Well, Daddy tried really hard to upload a video on here, but it just wasn't working. We thought some of you would like to see Sydney in action.... oh well, maybe next time. Overall we had a great Christmas. It was so nice to Sydney trying to figure it all out! She just didn't know what to expect. But it didn't take her long...

As far as the rest of Christmas Day, Sydney learned how to open presents and was very eager to open them..... for awhile. Of course she got bored and wanted to play with her toys after awhile, so we just stopped opening presents and waited until she was ready for more. One of the big hits was a Pack & Play for doll babies. You've got to laugh at how a child's mind works! Sydney immediately tries to crawl in and lay down in the Pack & Play. Here's a look at her attempts!

After opening most of her presents, we got dressed and went over to Mimi and Papi's house for lunch. It was so yummy. We had turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, baked corn, broccoli, Pillsbury crescent rolls (Daddy's favorite), and lots of desserts. It was like Thanksgiving Day all over again! The holidays are really starting to add up on the bathroom scale. Mimi and Papi went WAY overboard on presents, and so did Great Grammy. Sydney is going to be one spoiled little girl.

Christmas Eve 2008

Although last year was technically Sydney's first Christmas, this year is the first "fun" Christmas now that Sydney understands what presents actually are. This year for Christmas Eve, we once again went over to Bryan & Tammy's house. Sydney really likes her cousins Brett and Joey, and the new addition to their family, Sam the puppy. He's so cute.... take a look! Here Sam is opening his first Christmas present.

Sam is just a little puppy, and plays a bit rough with kids, so unfortunately when Sydney was in the kitchen.... Sam had to go into his cage. To some people keeping the dog in the cage may seem a bit cruel, but Sam did not spend ALL night in the cage. Sydney seemed to enjoy the cage quite a bit and voluntarily crawled in to play with Sam's toys. To be honest, this was a win-win situation. Sam got some time out of the cage and Sydney was content playing with Sam's toys. Overall, it was a very nice Christmas Eve. I can't wait to see what Sydney does next year! Oh, and I know you aren't suppose to feed the animals, but mommy couldn't resist feeding our little animal through the bars.

1st Day of School

Okay.... not really! Sydney is not quite ready for her first day of school, but Sydney did participate in Mifflinburg High School's "Baby Day" yesterday. She had an awesome time and as usual kept everybody entertained. I dropped Sydney off for school at 7:30 in the morning and I must say that I had my reservations. I was concerned that she would be "scared" and start crying for me once she realized I would be leaving. I was completely wrong! As soon as she saw the other kids. Sydney took off and started playing never looking back to see if I was still there. What an independent little girl!

When I went to pick her up, Sydney was sound asleep. Evidentally she had played really hard all morning long and was exhausted. They had done some crafts and played games. Rather than wake her up, I went to the high school auditorium where the high school choir and band were performing for students and enjoyed the concert. After about an hour I went back and there was Sydney awake and eating a chocolate chip cookie. I don't think the day could have went any better for her. Here is a picture of Sydney's craft project for the day.