A busy weekend

Look at his sweet face!!!

We have had a busy weekend. Brent went to Fayetteville for the Razorback game :( and Sydney and I have seen lots of old and new friends. Erin, Laura and I got to keep Aiden (who is precious!!!) on Friday night during Kristy's rehearsal dinner. Then Saturday we made it to Kristy's wedding, and had a game watching party that night. Sydney was a total ham in the bathtub because we had 5 adults crammed in the bathroom laughing at her. Jennifer was in town to see baby Karoline (who is precious!!!) and it was fun to get to hang out with all our friends! Please come again soon!!!

Help!

I thought I would ask some of you in blogger world for ideas to help Sydney sleep at school. At home, I literally walk into her room, give her a silkie and a pacifier, and lay her down with a CD on. She will roll around and "talk" to herself for a couple of minutes and go right to sleep for a long nap. BUT... at school, she is having the hardest time!!! Her teachers think she is a social butterfly (Brent's genes I'm sure :) ) and she doesn't want to miss out on a thing. But when they put her in her bed, she will SCREAM and CRY until someone comes and gets her. First problem- they come and get her. But, there are other babies sleeping in the room, they can't just let her cry and cry. So, she is not giving herself time in her bed to put herself to sleep, and then if she does fall asleep and someone else wakes up, she wakes up crying and won't go back to sleep. HELP!!!! Any ideas? In Sydney's world, a sleepy baby = a very fussy baby and that is no fun for anyone at school or at home.

Pumpkin Patch

We had a family trip out to the Hidden Valley Pumpkin Patch this afternoon. It was a little hot today, but it was pretty and they had lots of things set up for kids- face painting, hay rides, pumpkin painting, wagons to ride in, hay bales to climb, a picnic area, and of course, lots of pumpkins. And we came home with a beautiful 23 pound pumpkin- all that for $11.35!

I love a good Tailgate!

A Razorback band showed up to play the fight song right by our tailgate!

Thanks as always to Jeff and Erin and Billy and Darcy for helping host a very fun tailgate party. They always have a spread of great food, chairs, a tent, and a TV tuned to college games. We had a great time seeing everyone, and we are already looking forward to the next LR game!

Go Hogs Go!

Sydney's last few days

She is getting very interested in her toys now that she is sitting up

Playing peek-a-boo with Mommy- her new FAVORITE game.
Excuse the carrots from dinner :)

"Where is Sydney? There she is!!!"

OK, time for bath and bedtime, she is getting her "cranky pants" on.

6 Month Pictures

We had these taken last week. They are "tutu" cute!!! I think her dimples are being accented by the fat cheeks because they are looking bigger every day! Our pastor saw her and asked if she was hiding walnuts in there. :) Things are going pretty good. She had an ear infection last week, but is taking her "hubba bubba" medicine like a champ and is feeling much better. I, on the other hand, am still learning to function on less sleep and no down time during the day or night. I am living proof that someone can live on Diet Dr. Pepper :) .

Go to Erin's blog...

Please go to Aunt Erin's blog for a funny video of Sydney :)

www.erinparker.blogspot.com

I love my Poppa Gene!

My dad came over after work to see Sydney today, and she was ALL SMILES for him!

Finally, a relaxing weekend

We have spent a very relaxing weekend around the house. Looking back, we have had something scheduled for the past 7 weekends! Sydney got a new swing, and loves "hanging out" in the back yard enjoying this wonderful weather. She sported a onesie that had a pink hog on it that said "Future Cheerleader". Very cute, but wrong in several ways. What kind of message am I already sending her!?!? She was an angel in the church nursery (PTL!!!). I missed almost every sermon between April and July because she would get fussy in the nursery and they would page me out of big church. Glad that is behind us!!! Yet another benefit of her now attending school- she is such an angel when others keep her! Looking forward to this week- we have pictures scheduled on Wednesday. The tutu Miss Keri made for her finally fits!!! I hope that everyone else had a wonderful weekend also!

Sydney is 6 months old today

This was so funny! I sat her up on the bench and she just started banging the piano keys like she knew just what to do! Doesn't she look like a big girl!!! Get ready Miss Dawne- you've got some competition.


She also LOVED the water table and was half-soaked after just a few minutes.
Of course, Target is her favorite store ;).
But today, she got to ride in the cart like a big girl and she just sat up and smiled at everyone and LOVED looking at all the shelves.

I love you so much sweet pea!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Sydney is 6 months old today, and what new and exciting things she is doing! I didn't realize that sitting up was going to change her perspective on life so much! She is just eating up every new experience. We have had a great weekend with lots of playtime and lovin' time. We went to a birthday party after church at the Wonder Place- which is so awesome for kids anywhere from 6 months and up. Especially the water table and the baby piano!!

Congratulations Julia and Ryan!

Well, I had too much fun at the rehearsal dinner and wedding to take any pictures except this one! Julia and Ryan, congratulations! We couldn't be more happy for you guys! Everything was SO BEAUTIFUL!

Happy Birthday Elli!

Ashley, Elli and Scott
The Birthday Princess
Sydney thought she was so big in the jump house
Emma giving Sydney lovin'

Look who is wearing a bow in her hair for the first time!

Happy First Birthday Elli! What a sweet blessing you are to all of us!

I am getting so big!

"Guess What?! If I sit up all by myself my Mommy starts cheering and clapping for me for some reason. It is very funny."

"Go Appalachian State! Beat Michigan!

(Sorry Miss Katy and Miss Andi!)"

"Thanks Miss Dana for my Razorback! It plays the 'Fight Song'!"

"Oh, I love my Aunt Sherri! She babysat me so my Mommy and Daddy could go to the Razorback game. And, even though I was sick and didn't feel good, I loved staying with her!"