Friday Night Lights

So far this football season, we've been to two high school football games. Sydnee really enjoys watching all the action of the crowd and the field. We were sitting down front for the St. Joseph HS homecoming game and the cheerleaders came over and cheered right in front of us. Sydnee couldn't take her eyes off them. It was quite entertaining for her! She also likes to throw her toys over the railing and watch them fall! She also loves to watch the band during the half-time show. We usually only make it through the first half of the game and then it's time for bed! Gotta love Friday Night Lights in South Texas!

If You're Happy & You Know It...

...CLAP YOUR HANDS!!!!!!!!!

Sydnee loves her baths! She loves to splash in the water and play with her toys. In this picture, she was clapping because we were singing "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands". This has become one of her favorite songs. She will randomly start clapping and want you to sing it, no matter where you are or what you're doing. She also likes "The Wheels on the Bus" and when you sing "round and round" she moves her arms round and round! It's so fun to watch her and she is learning new things everyday!

Sydnee's Birthday Celebration

Sydnee turned ONE on Saturday! I cannot believe how fast this past year has gone. It seems like just yesterday I was in labor in the hospital. I did spend at least an hour looking at pictures and reminiscing about her birth. She has been a HUGE blessing to our lives and I can't even imagine life without her. Sometimes Steve and I wonder what we did before her. She is so much fun and has such a sweet personality. We love spending time together as a family.

She is learning new things all the time. She has been walking for about a month now and is a pro at it. She loves to chase the dogs and Daddy around the house and runs back to me with laughter and squeals if she thinks they are going to "get her". It is so cute! She can say a few words with precision "Mama", "Dada" and a few that are beginning to form, but we know what she means: "Ba" (Ball), "Bo" (Book), "Moo" (Cow). She can go find things for you and bring them to you if you ask her "Where's your...baby, frog, ball, book, puppies, monkey?" She loves to spin around and if you sing "Ring Around the Rosy" she will twirl around and around. She still loves the water and has really enjoyed swimming in her pool in the evenings. She doesn't usually want to go back inside and so sometimes she ends up taking her bath in her pool outside.

She went for her 1 year check up & shots on Monday and is healthy and we are so thankful for that. The doctor was even impressed with her walking skills and with the amount of teeth she has (10 total).

I look forward to making so many more memories with our sweet, sweet Little Bitty (who's not so little anymore!)

Random Pictures

Here are some random, but oh-so-cute pictures of Sydnee from the past few months and weeks that I haven't posted.

Bathing Beauty!

4th of July at the lake!

Sydnee and the dogs cleaning up food on the floor that Sydnee spilled!

Cupcake Shirt

I've been working on making a cute shirt for Sydnee to wear for her birthday party and I came up with a few different ideas. I wasn't really planning on having a "themed" birthday party, but by the looks of it, Sydnee will be having a cupcake themed party and I guess it started that way because I found some invitations that I really liked and they had a cupcake on it, so I just kinda went with that idea.

I have a friend that requested a cupcake onesie for her daughter's first birthday too. (She and Sydnee are just a few days apart!) So, I practiced with the one I made for Sydnee and then I made hers. I think they both turned out really cute. Let me know what you think...

Sydnee's Cupcake Onesie

Kaylie's Cupcake Onesie

Cupcake T-Shirt

Village of Stone Oak MarketMom Event

Well, I had my first market day last Saturday and overall, I was pleased with the way things turned out. Since this was my first one, I didn't know what to expect and I made a lot of items to sell, and had high hopes of selling ALL my stuff. That didn't exactly happen but I did at least break even. I still have quite a few items to sell and am thinking about taking them to the next MarketMom event in November, unless I sell them between now and then. I do have a few customers from around here that want to place a few orders so that should help too. I also got a lot of great ideas of things to make.

You can check out most of the items I made by clicking here. One lady that had a booth next to mine, had an embroidery machine and she was busy all day monogramming items for people. I would LOVE to have one and maybe one day, I'll make enough money, I can purchase one for myself! Sydnee would probably have her name mongramed on everything...HA!

Mom took care of Sydnee for me while I was busy Friday night and all day Saturday and I really appreciated the help. Sydnee and Haylie had a lot of fun playing together. Here are a few pictures from that weekend and from a few days before when Mom and Haylie came down for a quick visit so Mom could get her hair highlighted. These girls sure are cute together!

Silly girl!

Sydnee's showing off her walking skills!
Check out all those teeth! (10 total!)

Ball Pit=Hours of fun (not so much for Haylie)

Bath time!

LONG time, NO blog!

Hey there blogger friends!

I haven't blogged in a while because I've been super busy starting a new hobby (and hopefully business) called "Butteflies 'n Mudpies" and have been focusing all my extra attention to that. I've been working hard at creating all sorts of things to sell at a Market Mom event in San Antonio next weekend, plus I've had some "customers" from Victoria purchase things also. It is a lot of fun but also a lot of work, especially when I have a little one walking (YES...WALKING!!!!) around. I really only get to work on it while she's sleeping so my days are really busy.

I will be back to blogging once this event is over. I have so much to tell you about Sydnee and how she's been growing! I can't believe she's almost ONE!!!!

Back to work I go....