Quotes

There are so many things Sydney says that are so funny here are a couple...

One of there favorite electronic bunny's that sings and dances broke. I was messing with it trying to get it to turn on and obviously having a hard time. Sydney says: "Mommy, maybe we should call Neil and have him fix it". Neil is our handy man that does pretty much everything around here. Even Syd realizes neither mommy or daddy is very handy.

I was getting ready to go out for a girls night. Syd: "Mommy, where you going?" Mommy: "Out with some friends". Syd: "You look real CUTE mommy!"

FAVORITE song's of the month:

Black Eyed Peas: Imma Be (Syd and Dane's sing along.. Imma Bee Imma Bumble Bee)

Lady Gaga: Bad Romance (Syd and Dane's version RA RA RA RA RA) Who knew lady gaga would sing toddler talk!

And of course listening to toddler tunes and Christmas music. Yes, I typed that right. Syd is hooked on a Christmas CD in the middle of February...AWESOME! She always asks for "The 5 days of Christmas, Please!" I guess she forgot about the other 7 days...

Officially a WALKER!

Dane has been taking 7-8 steps for the past 2 months. But he realized to keep up with his big sis, crawling was the much faster method. Today we were at the library and he decided this was the day he was going to start walking. I looked up and there he went... As you can see in the picture he is SO proud of his new accomplishment! Mommy on the other hand is realizing her baby is no longer a baby but a toddler. They grow up way too fast!

Craft Time...

Today we worked on how we express our emotions. Today was HAPPY day:)
Look at my fancy feathers!

Jewelry Making 101: with pipe cleaners and cheerios of course. The most fabulous necklace and bracelet!

Tweezer Time: Used tweezers to put raisins, cotton balls etc.. into ice cube trays

Splish Splash!

Sydney and Dane LOVE the water! You can stick Sydney in front of the sink and give her some dishes to "wash" and this will occupy her for a long time (which is a nice break for the mama!). I'm sure our water bill has doubled but when there is peace and quiet a doubled water bill is not so bad...right? Now Dane loves to join in on the fun. Today they were having a ball and splashing until they were soaked. The reason for the naked picture:)

Sydney and Dane's ROCK band! They were laughing so hard at the noises they made (I think the entire neighborhood heard there beautiful drumming:)

Beautiful day at the beach...

It doesn't get much better than this! It is the middle of February and everything is in bloom, the sun is shining, so we headed to the beach for some play time with The Grove Family. The kids had a ball throwing rocks and splashing in the water. We had fish & chips outside and soaked up the sunny fresh air day!

Say Cheese!

I saw this idea in a magazine and thought it was a cute idea. So tonight Lola and Reece came over for dinner and a playdate so we celebrated dental awareness month and made apple smiles. The kids had a great time making there perfect smiles.

Balls, Balls and MORE Balls...

Did I say balls? Dane LOVES balls more than anything! Doesn't matter the kind soccer, football, basketball you name it. When he sees a ball or net he immediately starts pointing, jumping up and down and squealing. It is so funny to watch. He also has no fear. He loves climbing up the ladder of a steep slide and sliding down with no help (and laughs when he reaches the end)...at age ONE oh boy...

Sydney sliding down with her backpack strapped on and froggy in hand:)

Let the games begin...

The Olympics started this weekend so we made some torches in honor of the opening ceremonies. The kids had a ball marching around with there torches and watching the 2010 games!

Our day at the Children's Museum and Beach

Our new home away from home...

Yesterday was Sydney and Dane's first day at there new school (they go 3 times a week)! They were both super excited. Sydney had a hard time with us leaving but in no time she was adjusting and making new friends. They sleep on mats on the floor and we had been pumping Syd up that she would be doing this. When we picked her up they told us Sydney said: "No thank you, I don't need a mat I will just sleep on the floor". HA! So with froggy in hand and under her head she was out like a light. Dane had a fun day too and did not even realize we left and when we picked him up he was happy as a clam. I think this was a good move for us all...

Nonni and Poppi's Visit

Checking out the fish after library class

Looking "cool" in our glasses

Beds for all

The other day Sydney was in her room playing and talking away. Then she came running in the room and told us to come quick. She was so excited to show us that she had made beds for us all to sleep in. Notice 4 beds one for each of us. Too cute!

Last Day...

Today was Sydney and Dane's last day at Eva's. They loved going there but it was time for a change. They will miss there buddies Natalie, Alli, David and Pearl...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Birthday to you! Dane's ONE!

We had a great day celebrating Dane's first birthday with all of his favorite friends!