Once last visitor

We have been spoiled with ALL of the visits from family in the year that we have lived here...And I love it!! This time we were able to spend Friday and Saturday with my parents. They made the treacherous 10 hour drive Thursday with only a flat tire to slow them down. It was a short but sweet trip and the kids were spoiled rotten.
We went to the Children's Museum Friday. We left with painting projects and helicopters made out of garbage!!

Look at our adorable little heros!

Here we have Abby sporting the fabulous bunny coat. If you'll remember, last time she was a possum.

Saturday we went to Boondocks and enjoyed a little miniature golf.
Grandpa's helping with technique. We had as much fun watching the bumper cars as they did driving. Sydney actually had the speedster, while Rylie and Abby putted along.


Saturday's fun was followed by a short mom and me(no kids) shopping trip. Like I said the trip was short and sweet. We appreciate ALL family that has been able to visit this year!! Thanks and we love you!!

Quirks

This was hard for me, I feel like I am stretching it a bit!
1. Every toy that has hair is braided at my house. Barbie’s and My Little Ponies are at the top of the list. I HATE it when the hair gets ratty; especially when it is brushed it is still matted and gross.
2. Syrup is not allowed to touch my eggs or bacon. I will have separate servings, with eggs first, in order to keep this from happening, unlike my husband who piles all of it together on purpose, ewww.
3. I am the procrastinator of all procrastinators. I think that I thrive on the stress of running around like a mad lady trying to make it work the last minute. This then becomes a factor with #4.
4. I am never early. If I am lucky, I am right on time, but never early. If I start early, I relax because I think "I've got lots of time"
5. I am always eager to get projects started, but inevitably the projects sit waiting for the finishing touches to be completed.
6. Aaron is one of the most finicky sleepers I know. So since we have been married I have slept with the bathroom fan for background noise. As it turns out, I can’t sleep without it anymore. How is that, Aarons quirk transferred!!
7. I couldn’t think of another one for me, so I am going to share one of Aaron’s many. One of his choice cereals is Raisin Bran. He pours the cereal and the milk and then lets it sit for at least 5 minutes before he will eat it.

Happy Birthday Sydney!!

My baby turned three on Friday, three says she is not baby anymore!! As much as I love babies and am sad, I'm not. No more diapers, the worries of a baby catching a cold have past, she feeds herself, and I get full nights of sleep!! Though she really is THE BABY of the family, getting away with way more than her sisters did at this age. I can't help it, I still just want to squish her to pieces, she will always be my baby. I love my Syd, and am glad that she is one of my girls.

Now for the rest of the story...

We asked Sydney what she wanted to do for her birthday, Chucky Cheese or McDonalds (We miss Arctic Circle) After dinner and playing at McDonlads we headed home for presents and cake. Of course I am taking pictures, documenting the whole night. Sydney was loving the attention and all was running smoothly. After all the fun was over I plugged my camera in to upload and blog. Aaron directs my attention to Sydney who is playing with the money that she had just gotten, carefully taking one dollar at at time from one pile to the other. I grabbed my camera to capture this, oh boy are we in trouble if $$ is her favorite gift at the age of 3. As Paul Harvey would say "And now for the rest of the story...I thought that I had downloaded the pictures that I had already taken, so before I take the money sorting pictures I clear the memory card that had pictures back from Halloween. I did not realize until Saturday morning, when I sat down to blog, that the only pictures I had...have are the four that I took of her sorting her money!! I am sick to my stomach!! I have had my digital camera for over five years, and I have never lost pictures!! Of course the time that I do, it is for a birthday.


Here is THE birthday picture:(


I took this picture of her in the birthday clothes from Grandma Pam and her holding the infamous money Saturday morning.

This is what was left of her cake when I realized that the pics were gone:(

What a goof!

Poor it out, pick it up, poor it out, pick it up....One of the little fetishes that Sydney has always had. So the other night she is bored and decides to put all the toys into one bucket, then empty them all into the second bucket and then start the process all over. She proceeded to do this for at least 1/2 hour. What a goof!!