Cute Pictures

There is always something going on at the Wade Residence with Sweetie around!! She loves to wear my shoes...and not just any shoes...my platform shoes!! I don't even wear them anymore because we never go out for me dress up! At least someone is getting some use out of them!

Here she is wearing my black shoes, posing, & giving me the Popeye face!!

Here she is trying to walk up the stairs in my shoes...very interesting!!

Craft time!! We have craft time everyday to keep her creative energy going strong!!

At work this week I unpacked some products noticed this bubble plastic that I knew Sydney would love. It's got really big bubbles on it that are really loud. I was right, she loved it. She kept running across it on the floor so it would pop really loud under her feet.

Then I wrapped her up in it like a mummy!!

Cheap entertainment to utilize when it's 110 degrees outside!

And here is Daddy's Father's Day gift!! He wears it whenever he has a project do to around the house. Today he was hanging a new light. It turned out beautifully!! Such a handsome handyman! I keep trying to get him to wear this shirt into Home Depot...DENIED!!

"Every Little Thing, is Going to be Alright"

Hopefully, tomorrow I will have some extra time and I will post some recent pictures of Sydney. For now, I just wanted to share a very cute little story...

This morning, we had to go to a funeral. Our friends Mother died. Very sad. We left early for the funeral because it was a distance away. I printed directions from Mapquest ahead of time - trying to be prepared. Well, the directions we got were not accurate and we ended up somewhere else. Of course, we were getting frustrated because we both realized that now we were going to be late for the funeral. Sydney, bless her heart, was in the backseat observing and listening to us. Needless to say, one of us doesn't mask frustrations too well...Sydney totally picked up on this and all of a sudden started singing the song that goes like this:

"Don't worry, 'bout a thing, every little thing, is going to be alright!!"
(Theme song from Shark Tails)

I had to laugh. I pointed out to Greg what she was singing and then I started singing it with her. She was right...even though we were running late, "every little thing was going to be alright!" Our 23 month old daughter was thinking more rationally than us!!!

She amazes me!!!

Pictures

Although I have a million things I should be doing right now while Sydney is sleeping, I just couldn't bare dusting one more shelf or picking up one more toy!!! It's all I seem to do anymore - clean, clean, clean!!!

I am thoroughly enjoying my days with Sydney right now. She is so much fun to be around. She is constantly saying or doing something silly - something you just wouldn't expect. She's got such a fun personality and I am so proud! Like yesterday morning, she kept walking around and kicking her leg backwards and holding it for as long as she could. Greg and I thought maybe she was just practicing her balancing. Then later on in the day she did it again and then announced, "Look Mommy, I exercise like Mommy!" She was trying to do some leg exercises that I do from home. It was so cute. And, what a good influence it is for her to see me exercising - to learn the importance of taking care of herself.

Below are some cute pictures from the last couple of days. She loves to help me with anything in the kitchen so we have been spending a lot of time in there cooking treats we don't need and lots of cleaning up!!!


Sydney washing dishes.

She was not happy that I interrupted her show to take a picture...can you tell??

A rare moment caught on camera of Ziggy and Zoey actually touching each other!! Ziggy has become so grumpy since Sydney has come along. He usually doesn't even come out of the dog room anymore when Sydney is awake. It breaks my heart that he has pulled away from us so much. He was my first "baby".

Fun Summer Days!

Yesterday was a fun family day. Jordan came over to watch the USA soccer game with "Daddy" while I ran some errands and Sydney slept. After her nap, we all headed out to the pool and played in the water for the rest of the afternoon. It was a beautiful day! Sydney is getting very brave in the water and actually jumped in few times (while wearing her floaties of course!).

Today was also a sweet day. Sydney and I were on our own as Daddy went to work. We ran some errands in the morning and then after nap time we went out to the pool again. I got in a great leg workout in the pool as I played with Sydney!! We then came inside, took a shower and had a snack. After snack time, we make homemade peanut butter and oatmeal cookies together. Sydney seemed to enjoy the clean up process more as I pulled a chair up to the sink and let her play in the water! Let's just say that the entire sink area got washed!!

The cookies turned out fabulous!!

Sydney's Bathroom

Oofta, today is a hot one!! Greg just took Sydney out to the pool so I thought I'd jot down a few notes before making dinner. I finally got around to finishing Sydney's bathroom. Oh my gosh, it really turned out cute if I may say so myself!! I painted it the same color as her room. It took me forever to find just the right shower curtain and accessories. Man those things are expensive!! We were at Target the other day and I happened to come across a very cute shower curtain and rings and towel set and they were on sale!! I never would have chosen them otherwise but once I got home and got it all up, it looked really cute. Sydney was napping when I put it all up. After her nap I told her I had a surprise for her and she followed me into the bathroom. When she saw everything up and saw all of her toys in the room and I said that this was "Sydney's bathroom", she was sooooooo excited. She climbed into the tub herself and took it all in and then started jumping up and down and saying, "I love it, I love it, I love it" over and over. I was so full of joy to see that I made her so happy!! She was so excited to take her first bath in "Sydney's bathroom" that I didn't have to drag her up there like usual before bed. I will try and get a picture up to share with you all.

Sydney announced to me today at lunch time that she was going to climb into her high chair all by herself today. I said, "OK, go for it. This should be interesting to see." That little stinker climbed her way up into the chair all by herself!! I couldn't believe it! She is growing up so fast!! I hope she doesn't try climbing out of her crib anytime soon. I am not ready for that transition yet. She needs to at least wait until after the Minnesota trip!!

Well, I better get downstairs and tend to dinner. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Father's Day 2009

Daddy had a nice Father's Day. He woke up to Sydney and I giving him his Father's Day cards and gifts. Sydney painted him a card and we had a T-Shirt made for him that read "I (heart) Projects". Anyone who knows Greg, knows how much he hates to spend time on projects - it's kind of a joke in our house. Daddy then went and played golf with a friend. Later that day, Daddy, Mommy, JoJo and Sydney went out to dinner. Below is a picture taken at dinner. Of course, Sydney has her Popeye face going - wonder how long of a phase this is going to be!

Sydney couldn't get enough of JoJo. She gave him several hugs during dinner.

This is a picture of our first "refrigerator art" in which Sydney painted this morning. I LOVE to look at it!!!

Matching Piggytoes!

Sydney was soooo excited last night. After I finished painting my toenails pink, I painted hers. She kept running around with her head down looking at her toes saying, "Pink piggytoes, pink piggytoes!" She kept putting her feet next to mine so she could see that they matched. It was so cute. And then this morning when Daddy went into her room to get her from her crib I heard her say, "Wook at my piggytoes Daddy!!" So cute!!!!