Beginning of Birthday Fun!

The beginning of our birthday fun!



Chatting with our cousins on Skype



Happy Birthday to Sydney!

Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) Cake Creation

Look at me, I'm 3!!!!

Happy Birthday Sydney McKenna!!!

"Birth" Day

1st birthday!

2nd birthday!



Wow how she's grown! A few fun facts about Syd....

-She loves treats and sweets (hmm wonder where she got that from) and will never turn down a trip for ice cream or Ritas!!!
-Sydney swims on her own! She loves swimming and is not afraid to attempt to make it across the pool unassisted.
-She loves the beach, park, playing chase (with Daddy), and anything that involves burning physical energy. She is a ridiculously fast runner and continues to have boundless amounts of energy. We are still figuring out how to channel it.
-She still loves her "people" or "friends". She plays endlessly with her little figures and has become quite creative.
-She hates going to bed. After being put in bed, Sydney often stays up for an hour or more playing in her room. We hear her reading, singing, playing with Barbies, pulling all her clothes out of her drawers, and "vacuuming"... At times, I find her asleep in her bed with every single toy she owns in the bed with her. She loves putting her "friends" to sleep.
-No more naps
-Very grouchy girl in the morning, she got that from Dad.
-Still worships Daddy and everything about him. She counts the days until he comes home and talks about him incessantly.
-Loves her baby brother and has fun reading to him, "hugging" him, and tickling him. She has been a great big sister.

-This year Sydney will be going to preschool, taking dance (yes, there will be a spring recital!), playing soccer, and keeping up with her swimming. Her preschool offers Spanish and Mandarin (yikes) so we will also be working on those new skills.

Kenley!!!!!!

Our buddy Kenley came to visit us for a week. Sydney was in heaven and has not stopped talking about her. Putting Kenley on her plane home was a sad sad day for Sydney..... we can't wait for next summer when she comes back!








Visiting the dinos at the NC Museum of Life and Science


Kenley loving all of Declan's snuggles



Sydney is just too thirsty from that NC heat to put her water bottle down and smile.

Roll Over Round 2

Declan rolled over from his back to his stomach just shy of 5 months old! Crawling here we come.....

Playtime with "friends"

Sydney introducing Declan to all her friends....

Duke Gardens

A summer visit to Duke Gardens. Declan's first trip to one of our favorite spots.

Summer Days...

Naptime in Mom's bed

Helping with Declan's bottle!

Lil Wahoo! Ready for football season

Found my feet

Happy Boy!

Thumbsucker!

Best Buddies

The Lake!

Visiting Tom and Robin at the lake!