Reading Alex a story-one guess on who bought Syd this book... How cute are these two? Alex at 5 months old Sydney thought it was fun pretending to be a stuffed animal-Alex did not. Syd riding her bike at the park Alex snoozing-the stroller knocks him out every time. Last week we celebrated Mother's day at Sydney's preschool. We enjoyed a snack, made a craft, and the kids sang a super cute song to the moms. Definitely need to get Sydney to sing it on camera. Here I am with my darling daughter. Kristin and Cole The craft And the chives Sydney planted a while back-my present. She was so proud!
I didn't forget about the Disney pictures-it's going to be pretty time consuming and I promise I'll do it soon. Very soon.
In the meantime, Sydney had her gymnastics show last night and she did so well!!! It was a bit interesting how they ran this show. Last year for ballet, the studio rented out a theater and the girls rehearsed their number for five months. Each class had a few minutes to show off their skills and yes, it was pretty good. This was quite different. Everyone showcased what they've been learning, all at the same time. They moved from station to station and showed off the balance beam, floor routines, trampolines, etc. I will admit it was a bit chaotic. You missed out on the other girls because you were paying attention to your little one the whole time.
Anyway, Sydney showed off her forward rolls, handstands, climbing up the wall ladders, bars and rings and balance beam. She did so well and made everything look so easy! She had a blast and just loves gymnastics. Here are the pictures from the event:
Sydney sporting her new gymnastics outfit. So excited! Sydney and her coach, Annie This probably won't come as a surprise, but I was the first parent to put my child on the mats for the picture. Sydney was so proud of her medal-"I got a medal, I got a medal!!!" We heard this all night long. Syd and I We took Syd to McDonalds for a celebratory ice cream cone. This has now become tradition since we took Syd out for ice cream after her first day of preschool. There was a woman eating an ice cream cone also and Sydney said, "She's eating ice cream! She must have done a good job too!!" Perhaps we should take her out to ice cream for more than just celebrating. LOL She ate the whole thing-first time ever in finishing a cone.
And a few videos
First off-and grandmas-close your eyes for this one. Sydney is Miss Independent. She likes to do even the highest balance beam by herself and always tells the coach, "No, I do it myself." Here's Sydney doing it all by herself-until she gets in trouble anyway. This makes me laugh and freak out all at the same time...
We're back from our girls trip to Disneyland! We had a blast. I have so many pictures to post and it will probably take me hours so here are a couple to tide you over until tomorrow or so....
The little girls All the girls And our silly girls
This weekend Leiann and I went to my cousin Scott's 30th birthday at the Wilde Rover Irish Pub. I don't even remember the last time I have actually gone out so it was a lot of fun. It's hard to believe Scott is already 30-it seems like just yesterday he was sporting curdoroy overalls and buckets on his head. Oh yes, time really does fly by the older you get. Here are some pictures from the event.
Leiann and I before heading out to the bar. We decided to take some updated pictures since we've lost 70lbs between us-just about 35 lbs each. Leiann Me-I really like this picture, with the exception to the lip gloss on my front teeth. Nice. Cuteness Me and two of my fave cousins, Scott and Barb The birthday boy! Kay, Moi, dad and Trevor Me and the bro Another cousin shot I love the face Awww And the boys in the family
Some families like to hike. Ours likes to visit car dealerships. You see, Anthony and I are both car enthusiasts and mostly the German type. We've always enjoyed checking out cars. We'll spend an afternoon checking out the newest BMW models at the dealership, or sitting in all the Audis in the showroom. We rarely miss a car show-car enthusiast heaven!
Today we were at Costco and they had a new Chevy Tahoe parked inside. We took a peek but of course the doors were locked so we couldn't see much. I turned to Anthony and said, "I know what we can do this afternoon-go look at the American cars." He had the same thought. We never check out the American cars so this was a whole new adventure for us. And Sydney is always up for anything, she DETESTS going home. She loves to be out and about. And well Alex-as long as he has a bottle and binky he is good to go!
First we stopped at the Audi dealership to get the Beamer washed up (we get free car washes for life) and of course went inside and sat in all the cars. (My favorite is the Audi Q7, his is the Audi A5.) They all practically know Anthony and Sydney by name since this is a regular stop for daddy/daughter day. And we've purchased three cars there. Then we headed over to the GMC dealership to check out the Denali. I have to admit I am not normally an American car fan, but if we ever did buy American, the Denali or Tahoe would be my choice. They are pretty sweet. In fact I drove one because the salesperson was practically pleading with us to take it out. Oh if I must. Truth be told I love taking cars out for test drives and like to drive a little crazy to really "test" the car. It freaks the salespeople out a little bit too. We went home with the same cars we started the day out with, and no-the Q7 is still on the top of my list. As much as I want to support the good ol USA, I just can't see myself driving a big American rig. Not my style. Now the Q7-so my style.
Okay, enough of the car obsession-check out these cute pictures of the kids today.
Alex in Anthony's lap during the car wash Mmmm...yummy teething ring How's my driving mommy? Anthony and the kiddos testing out the A5
Okay so we haven't had sun for a couple days now, but we did-for a few days at least and it was great! And supposedly it's coming back soon. I have to say that I truly love being home with my kids. And the sunny days where we can spend time outside make them all the better. We've been eating meals out on our deck and getting a lot of playtime in outside. Sydney loves being outside and Alex is already a fan too. Here are some pictures of the kids enjoying the sun earlier in the week.
Alex enjoyed his time in the bouncer on the patio Mr. Smiles We set up this "tent" thing to play in and provide a bit of shade for the little guy-Sydney enjoyed playing house in it. Here she is painting the walls. My little bubba enjoyed his first ride in the swing. Here's Sydney cleaning her playset-where does she get this from? Oh that's right, Jessica. And the kiddos
Today we celebrated Nana's birthday with a trip down to Greenlake. We took a little walk around the lake and enjoyed a nice picnic lunch. The weather was pretty nice too and the place was pretty busy-nothing like a little sun to get people out of their homes-with their dogs. Wow we saw a ton of dogs. Sydney was in heaven. The girl loves her doggies, even if she won't get too close to them.
Here's how we prepared for Nana's birthday-Anthony and Sydney made gingerbread cookies for Nana-her favorite!
We made cookies in the shape of hearts, dresses, handbags and shoes! Perfect. Check out Sydney's decorating technique.... Papa and Nana with the kiddos The stroller always knocks Alex out Swings are the best! The grandparents with the sleepy boy And two of my most favorite people ever
Sydney thought it was fun pretending to be a stuffed animal-Alex did not.
Syd riding her bike at the park
Alex snoozing-the stroller knocks him out every time.
Last week we celebrated Mother's day at Sydney's preschool. We enjoyed a snack, made a craft, and the kids sang a super cute song to the moms. Definitely need to get Sydney to sing it on camera. Here I am with my darling daughter.
Kristin and Cole
The craft
And the chives Sydney planted a while back-my present. She was so proud!
