Thanksgiving Weekend Pictures

3 posts in 2 days...gotta be a record! Greg is home and looking after Sydney so I actually have time to download and upload to my blog - very time consuming!! So, after you read this post, remember to continue reading to the next posts!

GUP, Mommy and Sydney (ooohhh, Mommy is so sick in this picture)


Watching Madagascar for the 100th time!


Practicing my stunts - giving Mommy an anxiety attack!


Pucker up!

Playing with my animals




"Enough with the camera already!!"

"Seriously Mommy, put the camera away!''

Vidoes

Two posts on my blog in two days...how exciting!!! Enjoy the videos!


The video below is from a few weeks ago. We had been out to the opening of City North and it was too late to cook dinner because we still had to give Sydney her bath and get her to bed. Plus, we were craving a good burger...we did the American thing...got In-N-Out Burger to go! This would be Sydney's fist burger and fries...

Below is Sydney and JoJo on Thanksgiving Day. Sydney had not seen Jordan for a couple months so she is showing off for him.

And, here is the video you have all been waiting for:

The Winners of

"SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE"

Nana and Aunt Peggy dancing to "Move It"...

Thank You

I finally went to the doctor today and received medicine to help get rid of this bug I have. It's been over 2 weeks of crud! Fortunately, Sydney is feeling much better (just a little cough and runny nose) and Greg is also starting to feel better. I haven't been able to workout in weeks and that is having a such a negative impact on my mood. I was really looking forward to Thanksgiving and to my uncles visit and both were definitely tainted by this bug that has been lingering in our home!

Moving on to more positive thoughts...

Thanksgiving is a time to really focus on all of the things we are grateful for...and I have many.

I am so grateful for my daughter. She is so amazing, so inspiring, so full of life and love. She brings so much joy into my life everyday.

I am so grateful for Greg. Greg has been my rock over the years. He is the one man in my life whom I know will love me unconditionally. I am so grateful that God chose Greg to be in my life. And, although he may get on my nerves sometimes (because I am perfect and I never do anything wrong) he will always be my number one man!

I am also grateful that Sydney has such a loving brother. He is so gentle and kind to her and she just lights up when he is around. Jordan stopped by yesterday for Thanksgiving and Sydney couldn't have been more happy. Even after he left she kept saying, "See JoJo."

And of course, I am so thankful for my family - the Wade family included. Even though we couldn't do anything while my uncle was here because we were so sick, I am grateful that he took time to spend with us and didn't mind watching Madagascar 50 times (more on that later). I am grateful that my grandmother and grandfather are still doing so well and are so loving. I am grateful for Sharyn and Bill - they have helped fill a void in my life since my Mother died. Also, I am grateful to the rest of the Wade family for their graciousness and for loving us unconditionally.

I am grateful for our physical and mental health and lastly, I am grateful for our friends and neighbors who have brought so much joy into our lives and hopefully, they know how much they mean to us.

There are so many more things to be grateful for but these are just a few...

To those of you who still read my blog, I am grateful to you for taking time out of your life to care about us...please know that we care about you to!!

Icky!!!

Well, last I wrote I said that Sydney had a little cold. Wish I could say it was better...Unfortunately, we all have been very sick...for almost two weeks now!!! It's getting very depressing, even our dog Ziggy is sick!!! To make matters worse, we were sick during my uncles visit here from San Diego over the weekend!!! I just pray that he doesn't get sick!

It is now the day before Thanksgiving...please send good thoughts our way as we have people coming over tomorrow and it would be so nice to feel good!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

15 Month Check-up

Poor little Sydney has been sick with a head cold for a few days now. It's so sad. I am pretty sure she caught it from another little girl from playgroup. It's good that she is being exposed to such things and building her immune system...it's just sad to see her so miserable. I also had it for a couple days but thank goodness, am getting over it! Just in time too because my uncle Paul will be here tonight to stay with us for a few days before heading to Minnesota for Thanksgiving. I have been busy disinfecting everything today so as we don't give him our germs!

We had her 15 month check up yesterday. She is still in the 90th percentile for height (32 inches) and 75th percentile for weight (about 25 pounds). The doctor continues to be in awe of Sydney's extensive vocabulary, her counting, and of the amount of teeth she has already!

That's it for now. I need to go do some "nose irrigation" on my sweetie to help her breath better.

Fun Pictures

Sydney is doing some funny things...

Her favorite part about bath time is after she puts all of her toys away and I unplug the tub. As the water is draining out, she quickly rolls over to her belly and dunks her face in the water. She then quickly lifts her head to see me and laughs...its too cute!

We had another play date today, as we do every Monday. Sydney was a little shy today and her feelings got hurt easily if one of the children took one of her toys. I think she is either getting another little cold or maybe MORE teeth (if that's even possible right now) as her nose started running again when we were at our play date. All of the other kids also had slightly runny noses! Many germs are shared on play dates!

Every time Sydney wakes up from sleeping, we always ask her who she dreamed about. Usually she says "babies" or "daddy" or "mommy" but the last two times we have asked her she has said, "Nana and Paps"!! Very cute!

Nana and Great Aunt Peggy came over yesterday and played with Sydney and watched some of Madagascar with her. They got a kick at how involved Sydney gets into the movie...giggles and all!! Her Uncle Rich is in town from Minnesota (Greg's brother). It only took a few minutes for Sydney to butter up to him and to let him hold her. Must be because he has so many little girls himself, and of course, Jack! Below is a picture of Sydney and Uncle Rich...

Some more cute pictures...

She wasn't too crazy about the gigantic frog...can you tell?

She loves giraffes!

"I Wuv You"

My sweetie is 15 months old today...can you believe it!!!

She made me cry tears of joy yesterday...

I was getting her out of the car and carrying her into the house and I said, "I love you" (I say it a million times a day to her) and she looked back at me and as clear as day said "I wuv you"!! My heart melted. Three simple words...so powerful!

Quick Update

Oopsi...sorry it's been so long again since I have made a blog entry. It's so hard to find time to just sit down and think about what to write because Sydney is constantly on the go. Our computer is upstairs so I can't just walk away from her while she is playing and she doesn't really have a play area upstairs. And, her nap times are very short right now - just enough time to clean up the house a little. Today however, I am at work and I am taking a break. When wearing my "stay at home Mommy hat" My "breaks" are usually during Sydney's naps when I am cleaning! If I sit down during her naps, I feel guilty so I rarely ever do!

Sydney is growing up too fast. She talks all of the time now. She makes people laugh where ever we go because she is so dramatic and talkative. People are shocked by the vocabulary she uses and the fact that she knows what to say at what times. For instance, Sunday we were at my inlaws for dinner. Sydney didn't get her afternoon nap so she was getting tired during dinner. She was sitting in a high chair next to me and in a trance. All of a sudden she looked over at her Nana and said "I sleepy"! Nana was shocked as most 14 month old babies would not know to say this...but Sydney does! She can communicate most of her wants and needs to us now which definitely makes things a little easier at times. She is now working on the phrase, "I ube (love) you" - very cute! Its just amazing at the things that she remembers and how fast her little brain works!

I am back to work one day a week now. I love it! Mostly, I love the adult conversation and the fact that I am using my brain again! I work open to close on Tuesdays and Greg stays home with Sydney. It's a treat for all of us! It's just so important to Greg and I to not have to send Sydney to daycare. Sure, we could probably increase our family income some if I went back to work but we would be sacrificing too much in regards to Sydney and that just doesn't work for us. So, we tighten the budget and keep focusing on selling this damn house!!!

Well, I guess my break is over and I need to get back to work!

Halloween

Even though we all have some kind of head cold, we made the best out of our first Halloween together and really had fun. A neighbor of ours invited us to their Halloween party. Everyone comes dressed up with their kids (hey, I had on a Happy Halloween T-shirt!!) and eat chili and have a few cocktails while the kids play. And once it gets dark, we all go trick or treating together. It really was so much fun - even though we only made it for a block of the trick or treating. Enjoy the pictures...

This was before bedtime. This is a new face that Sydney makes, it's so cute!



Our Little Fairy Princess!!

Of course we had to bring "bear-bear" to the party!

Mommy and Sydney giving all of the "babies" luv!

My Sweetie!

Daddy's Little Girl!

Sydney and Elmo