Sydney Steps it Up

I learned the fastest way to get to a cheese puff is by WALKING! Oh, what a difference a day makes. Yesterday, I was a speed crawler. Today, I'm a walker. I toddled all the way across the room. I take great pride in my accomplishment as you can see in the end of this video. :)

Fort Sydney

Sunday was declared an official "Jammie Day". Mommy, Daddy, and I stayed in our jammies ALL day! Several forts were built throughout the day using couch pillows and blankets. Daddy built me this awesome fort in the kitchen. He always comes up with the best ideas...

Wanna go for a ride?!

I went to the "W" Thanksgiving this weekend. It's always fun to be around all of my second-cousins. I know that I'm not supposed to have a favorite, but I do (shhh... don't tell). Jayden is only one month older than me and we really "get" each other. I finally found someone that loves the car toy as much as I do. The best part was that I got to sit and cruise while he did all of the hard work!

Trucks & Tools

With my new cousin, I'm going to have to venture into unknown territory... trucks, tools, bulldozers, cars, trains, and building blocks. I met him tonight for the first time.... isn't he sooooo cute??! Mommy and daddy are trying really hard to teach me to say "baby", but all that usually comes out is "dada".

It's a BOY!

My Uncle Doug and Aunt Cecilly welcomed their first son, William Douglas, this afternoon! I am soooo excited to have a new cousin. I can't wait to have someone to boss around, uh I mean, play with at our family events. It's just too bad that Uncle Doug already put strict guidelines that neither Natalie, Libby, or I can dress Will up or play princess with him... shucks.

Big Belly Laughs

Daddy rigged a fun toy to play with last night! He tied a tennis ball to a string and then hung it from the ceiling. I thought it was HILARIOUS!!! Sadie, on the other hand, was less amused and more confused...

Lovebug

My Halloween was filled with more treats than tricks! Check out our Halloween album here. Mimi, this one's for you....

* The jack o' lantern pictured above is the work of the very talented, 2nd place carving contest winner... Uncle Cory!

Lunch Bags

The new kitchen knobs make it A LOT easier to do things like this...

Handy Andy

My daddy is a jack of all trades. He is always working on projects around the house. Recently, he added a tile backsplash to the kitchen. This past weekend, he added knobs and put crown moulding on all of the cabinets. Mommy insists how much more fun it is to cook dinner with the new-looking cabinets. Nice job, dada!

Our cabinets before daddy's magic:

Our cabinets after:

30 (the new 20)

Happy Birthday Aunt Katie! Mommy and I don't know what we'd do without you. You are such a wonderful friend and you spoil me so much. We hope that this is your best year yet! :) We love you.

Crisis Avoided

The one tried and true method of calming me down during a meltdown is to put me in my hot rod. If I'm really mad, there's no better way to cheer me up than a little cruise around the house. Much to Sadie's dislike, I've learned how to honk the horn. To put it mildly, it scares her to death and she scrambles away every time!

This "distraction" cruise happened just after my bath when I didn't feel like having to put a diaper back on! Honk! Honk! Moooove it Sadie!

Pots & Pans

Normally, the lower kitchen cabinets are on lock down. I can open them about an inch and then the cabinet door gets stuck so that I can't open it any further (how frustrating). As much as I pull, yank, and tug, the door doesn't budge. Someone happened to leave it open today and I found the most spectaular items hidden behind the door. I managed to pull out some silver, shiny things with big handles that make the best noise when you bang on the them!

Oink, Oink

What was the inspiration for my costume??? Nope, not Piglet. It wasn't Wilbur from Charlotte's Web either. I wasn't thinking of Porky or Babe. I was going more for an authentic, original idea... the pot-bellied pig!

HallZOOween

Lions, tigers, and bears... oh my! Our visit to the Hallzooween event was so much fun. Highlights of the day included:

1. Wearing my pig costume and seeing all of the other princesses, dinosaurs, clowns, witches, Luke Skywalkers, and pirates throughout the day.

2. The zookeepers gave the gorillas, bears, monkeys, and elephants large pumpkins to eat, smash, and throw.

3. Trick or treating around the zoo. UDF icecream was one of the treats... yummy!

Fort Liberty Park

As the leaves change color and the breezes become cooler, it is the perfect time of year for playing at the park. Luckily for me, we have an awesome playground just a short walk from our house (although we usually drive...)

Weeeeeeeee!!!!!

I was feeling a little unsure about the slide, so daddy went with me.

Daddy pushed us, while mommy and I held on tight!

I'm not quite big enough yet for the popular tire swing.

*I'd like to give a special shout out to all my BG homies... Great Aunt Pat, Mary, Steven, Jennifer, and Amanda! Go Falcons!

Sauerkraut

Last Sunday, we ventured out to the Sauerkraut festival in Waynesville. There was a lot to see and a big, big, big crowd. Imagine a couple thousand people crammed into a street about six blocks long carrying an assortment of very large crafts and saurkraut dishes. Although I didn't try any of the cuisine, it was fun to take it all in!

New Discovery

I thought Barney was only on the pbs channel, but I was wrong. Daddy helped me to find him on the world wide web... YIPPPEEE!

Sharing

My big purple friend, Barney, has taught me that "it's not too tough, to share your stuff". One green bean for me, one for Sadie...

Girls Night In

While daddy relived his 'ole college days with buddies at BGSU, mommy and I headed over to Natalie and Libby's house to keep the girls company. Aunt Katie happily agreed to join us and went the extra mile by bringing along a fun fall craft! Some of the highlights of the evening included:

A Dance Show (complete with tickets and assigned seating)

Making (and eating) Icing

Making Scary Haunted Houses!

Sneak Peek

Here's a sneak peek of my most recent photo shoot...*Photos by Liz Pennington (http://www.lizpennington.com/)

More to come very soon!