Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas #1

Here was a shot during Christmas #1 in SC as we (Aunt Carrie, Aunt Abby, mom and Sydney) put out cookies for Santa. As you can see, Sydney did not feel that Santa would miss a few cookies. In the morning we tried to point out the cookies were gone and Santa had left a note, but the Abby Caddaby doll sticking out of her stocking stole all the attention she had to give.

Monday, December 29, 2008

New Year's Resolution

Sydney is determined to get rid of some of this holiday cheer in her belly. We think she looks just fine but I guess the draw of free weights and an exercise bike are just too much for her. The fact that she can neither pick up the weights nor reach the pedals of the bike don't seem to stop her.

Driving

A picture that just about sums up our holiday driving extravaganza between a few places in Virginia and South Carolina. We put quite a few miles on the car but more importantly got to spend a wonderful Christmas season with tons of family. Sydney was a trooper in the back seat with the help of a DVD player and lots of singing from the front seat.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Elmo's World




We finally got Sydney out to her first concert this past weekend. There was music and singing and dancing...and a thousand two year olds running around. The experience of a live Elmo's World was almost as eye opening for us as it was for Sydney. She loved the characters and cried every time Elmo went backstage for a set change. We'd have to assure her over and over again that he was coming back. Somehow she lasted ninety minutes and clapped until her little hands could clap no more.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Trees







There's nothing better than cutting down a tree in 27 degree weather with a 15 mile per hour headwind to get you in the holiday spirit. Sydney held up better than expected, but her little toes were cold for about the next four hours.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Elmo

Sydney has a boyfriend and his name is Elmo. She's just a hit when she wears this to daycare and has started adding accents like bead necklaces and a purse (not shown b/c I was too slow to capture it). Like a dog chasing its tail, she usually can't stop pulling at her shirt to get a better look at her red furry crush.