Happy Birthday Sydney- It's sweet to be 3!!!

Well, my sweet and sassy baby girl is 3!!!! We woke up early on her real birthday and she got to open presents. Mom and Dad got her a baby changing table, which went perfectly with the American Girls Bitty Baby that Aunt Teeny and John Austin sent. A HUGE THANK YOU to them- she loves it!!!!!!

Little girls amaze me. She knew just what to do and how to tenderly care for a baby. She gave her a bath and then needed a clean diaper and pjs. Funny, after she changed her diaper she pretended to "spray down" the diaper changing pad just like her quality approved preschool does!!!!

For her special day, Brent and I took her to our favorite donut shop, Marks Donuts. Then she took 3 donut holes to each of her friends in her class, one for each year of her life ;).

The night of her birthday my parents and Brent and I took her to Chuck E Cheese for a little play time, pizza, and of course, cake!

Wednesday night my dad and step mom took us out for, what else? Sydney's request and favorite food, pizza. My dad surprised us with a oh so yummy chocolate cake from Community Bakery.

Just one of many sweet moments I noticed last week. I took her to the Dollar Tree and gave her $1 to spend. She proudly carried it around the whole store looking, and finally picked this huge American Flag. If you know Sydney, then you know she is VERY patriotic and one of her favorite school activities is saying the "Pledge of Allegiance". She is also proudly wearing her Bitty Baby around the house, being such a sweet momma.

L-O-V-I-N-G this weather!!!!!

Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow!
Spring is almost here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Party Like a Rock Star Day- 3 parties!

Spencer Hamra is 1!!!!! He had a great party at a gym/party room this afternoon.

Happy Birthday Jonas and Reece Lozada!!! They had a great party with all kinds of animals in their back yard. See next post for more pics... but this is a group shot of the kids in their personalized bandannas ready to be cowboys and cowgirls.

Party Like a Rock Star Day- 3 parties continued

So at their party, they had baby ducks...

A huge horse to ride...

Bunnies to feed...

Along with goats, ponies, lab puppies and a llama!

And we started out the morning celebrating sweet Katie Callahan's first birthday with a huge brunch spread and a gym full of games and toys.

Happy Birthday Katie!

Wild at Heart

Daddy got Sydney golf clubs for Valentines Day

And Mom got her a movie, Fancy Nancy books and her very own Where the Wild Things Are t-shirt. I actually have a retro-looking one and every time I wear it she goes crazy and wants to wear mine. After church we made pink cupcakes in her princess "stove" that Erin got her, and she wanted to practice for her birthday :). 3 candles already???????? Where has the time gone?

Snow Days...

Well, I can honestly say we were VERY surprised to have 3 snow days this week!!! Brent flew out to Orlando early Monday morning (he just barely made it out before they canceled all flights) and he text me at 4:45am to say "Don't drive. The roads are covered in SNOW!". What!?!?!?! Sydney and I loved (OK mostly loved) being stuck at home for 3 days but we did miss Daddy's help! We hung out with Misty-

Drank hot chocolate-

And I even filled the water table with rice and let her go to town. Please notice the mess it has made all over my house!

I have loved being snowed in with my baby girl, but I have been really exhausted. We spent all last weekend back in Fayetteville and were able to have my sweet grandfathers funeral. Thank you sincerely for the texts, emails, phone calls, meals, flowers and plants, cards in the mail- they have ALL been so appreciated!!!!!!! I guess being out of town for back to back weekends, along with the death of a loved one, Brent being gone, oh yeah, and being PREGNANT has taken its toll!!!! I am only 7 weeks along, but I think most of my little blogging community has already heard the great news. We are thrilled and I think I am due around October 1st! Of course we covet your prayers as you think of us and the new baby. Hope everyone else got some much needed rest and play time with their loved ones this week too!!!

The future of American Swimming :)

Sydney started swim lessons this afternoon with Safety Before Skill Swim School, which focuses on water safety along with swimming skills. They are very hard core, hence the swim cap requirement. :) They rent the indoor pool at a scuba diving shop, so it was a warm 86 degrees in the water (or so they said). I was impressed by how much she learned today: getting in and out of the pool without a ladder or steps, moving along the side of the pool holding the wall, swimming and reaching to the wall, floating, kicking and scooping her hands, and going under holding her breath. Most importantly, she loved it and this will hopefully make us feel a little safer around the pool and lake.