A Walking Sydney!

Well, we've got a true walker on our hands. For the last several weeks, Sydney has walked some, fallen and then crawled to get where she wanted to go. Now she prefers walking. She still falls, and can be pretty wobbly, but she's definitely walking more than she's crawling. 

We went to the mall Friday to get Maddie some fall clothes and I let Sydney walk for awhile. I had two different people come up and ask how old she was. She just looks so little to be walking so it's pretty funny. 

Sydney goes HARD. She plays very hard and, because of this, she is a fantastic napper. Yesterday, after THREE hours, I went in her room to check on her.

Three hours in, she's OUT.

I got her school newsletter this week with an update from her teacher. At one, they will transition to one nap a day and will be making the move to table food and cot-sleeping. Cue minor panic attack here. I went through this with Madeline certain she would NEVER sleep on a cot, or sit at a table, but she did. And I know Sydney will too. It just seems like a BIG transition. 

I had my girls night on Thursday and really enjoyed the margaritas dinner with my friends.

Lauren is getting married in September! We're not able to go to the wedding and I'm so sorry to miss it. Looking forward to celebrating with a spa day in a few weeks though!

Chris had the girls while I was out.

 Next up: Celebrating the last few weeks of baby-dom with this little girl. My last baby, my sweet Sydney, is turning one. Of course, I'm so excited for her, but a little sad too. We are moving from the "baby and toddler" phase to "two toddlers." Which is pretty much like having two teenagers. Sigh.

Maddie gets to pick...

Today was a great Wednesday with my girls. I let Maddie pick the day's activities. We were heading to the mall when she saw a little girl at the park. She asked me to turn around, so I did. She played and played with a new friend, Eva. 

Sydney had fun too!

It was SUPER hot and sunny so we'd had enough after an hour. Sydney immediately fell asleep in the car so Madeline and I had a car picnic next at Chik Fil A.

 Doesn't she look so old here?

Then, we had a VERY special treat. We went BACK through the drive thru for an ice cream!

 Madeline told me this was our little secret and we weren't going to tell daddy. She thought this was sooo funny.

After lunch we came home and the girls played in the playroom. They had a tea party.

Then, we rode down to grandma's house. Maddie rides her bike down to grandma's several times a week and she loves it. Sometimes my dad comes out on his bike to meet her.

Sydney chills in the push car.

We are really enjoying this summer together. 

We've had lots of fun with friends!

Cheers to my sister who headed back to Georgetown for her last semester in college. 

Happy Wednesday!

Bourbon and Wine Tasting

Friday night, Chris and I went to the South Oldham Rotary's annual bourbon and wine tasting. It's always a great time! 

A photo bomber jumped in! My dad tirelessly plans this event and it's fantastic. There were a ton of distilleries and wineries who came to share their product, and the food was fantastic!

My sister works the event.

My two lovelies stayed with our good friends Tara and Dave. They are so sweet to our girls. Madeline has a ton of books on her bookshelf but she asked Dave to read The 12 Gifts of Birth...and then asked him to define every one. He said he wasn't sure how to define 'compassion' to a 3 year old. :)

Shopping at Costco. Sydney has been eating her hand all day and I keep thinking...maybe...she is getting her first tooth. I mean, isn't it about time?!

Even without teeth, homegirl CAN EAT. 

And walk!

I cannot believe she will be ONE in just a few weeks!

Sydney's Photo Shoot

Sydney turns one in less than a month!! Even though I've been thinking about her birthday for awhile, I  just realized I needed to get the invites ordered ASAP. Chris got the camera out and we tried to take some pictures of her but, she didn't make it easy!

This is ridiculous. I'd rather be crawling around finding something dangerous to attempt to eat.

I'm smiling as I yank off the hair bow. I don't have to say it, but mom knows I'm not into it.

So, we swapped the bow and moved trees. She refused to sit still.

I'm just super proud I can stand up, unsupported. Did y'all know I am taking about 10 steps at a time now?

Crouching tiger, hidden Sydney

Sigh.

Of course, Madeline saw the camera and had to get in on the action.

She told us she wanted to show her model pose so she did the standard move.

Then, she said, "Wait! I have another one." We waited...turns out, it's the exact same pose but with the other leg out front.

No idea. An elephant, maybe?

Speaking of Madeline, she absolutely had to wear her princess crown to Costco the other night. Because, obviously.

My friend Ally sent the girls matching dresses from El Salvador. They are so sweet!

And, because he's always got to be doing something, Chris's latest DIY project was re-upholstering some stools for his bar.

My aunt gave us some old bar stools.

We picked out some fabric and Chris reupholstered them. They look great with his bar!

The week is more than half over! Looking forward to a date night Friday to the Bourbon and Wine Festival! 

All About Kids!

We didn't really go to All About Kids that much this summer because we've been enjoying the outdoor weather. This past week, however, we went twice!

It's really great because I can let Sydney do her own thing now and, as we all know, Miss Sydney is a mover and a shaker! 

Here's hoping I can back this sucker in that space.

Funny story about my wild child youngest. She got moved up to the one year old class at church at the ripe age of 10 months (a few weeks ago) because she was too wild for the infants. Heaven help me.

I only got one picture of Madeline because her and Soley were running around like quick little ninjas.

The girls were exhausted when we got home!

(In case you are curious, Madeline changes clothes approximately 4 times a day. This is NOT an exaggeration. She gets it from her dad. I don't know where he gets it from.)

Hudson had never been to AAK, so we invited him to meet us on Saturday. He loved it!

Best buddies!!

We've been seeing a lot of my sister lately. 

Mercedes has been walking Stella for us which has been really great. Stella has had a lot of health issues lately and she's really enjoyed her day walks with my sister. 

Our sweet Stella. She only drives me crazy about 98% of the day, but I do love having her home with me while I work. She lets me talk as much as I want and never interrupts!