Not much new with us

This week has been spent playing and cleaning for company this weekend. Our friend Joel is visiting us from NC. We are planning a trip to Chicago for some shopping (mommy) and the zoo or aquarium (Sydney and daddy). It should be fun. I just wish we could stay longer as there is so much to do in Chicago.

Sydney's Swing

We put up Sydney's swing today. She LOVED it. We will have a lot of fun swinging as Daddy will be putting up a swing for mommy too!

My New Swing

Sydney's great Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Russ sent her a swing for her birthday. It has been raining so much that we could not put it up yet. So Sydney has been playing with it in the living room. She things it is fun to climb in and maybe thinks we got her a La-Z-Boy.

More Birthday Pictures...

Sydney's Birthday Party

Sydney's first birthday party was given by her Kiki in Texas. We were in Texas for Aunt Jodie's wedding so Kiki decided we should have a birthday party too. There were balloons, cupcakes, presents and cousins. We had a great time. Sydney loves her cousins and they are so sweet to her. They showed her how to blow out candles and open her presents.

Birthday Countdown

It is now August and this time last year Robbie was hot and tired. Little did she know how much more tired she would get during the next year! It is so hard to beleive that Sydney will be turning one year old in 2 weeks! The year has really flown by. We look at the hospital pictures and cannot remember Sydney being so little. We also remember the crazy feelings and thoughts we had about taking her home. Sydney survived and seems to be doing pretty well!

Next week is Aunt Jodie's wedding in Texas. Sydney will be one of the flower girls. Aunt Jodie's request for Sydney is that she be able to eat wedding cake since it is exactly one week before her birthday. Mommy and daddy are not sure about that yet, but somehow we have a feeling that even if we do not give cake to her, some other family member will. :)

Look at my Daddy!

David got to play with big boy toys at the lake. Allen brought his boat and some skis for everyone. David was very excited about this chance to water ski. Sydney and mommy walked out on the dock as daddy was skiing and waved. Luckily daddy did not fall when he waved back.

Fun at the lake

Last weekend we traveled to Big Ston Lake, SD to visit David's mom and Dennis. David's brother's and their families met us there and we had a great time. Sydney really liked being outdoors, though she did not get in the water or the boat. Instead, she played inside with Aunt Nancy, cousin Kylie and Grandma Jean. In fact, Aunt Nancy thought it would be funny to let her play in the sink!