McKinzie & Sydney: November 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Deck the Halls

Even before we had our sweet girls Andy and I loved celebrating the Christmas season. It's so fun to share the excitement!

McKinzie and Sydney were very excited about putting up the tree! They were great helpers.

McKinzie was really excited to put the star on top of the tree!

I think Sydney helped for a few minutes and then she wanted to play with the pretty decorations, of course!

And then she just wanted to play!

And finally McKinzie wanted to play too! The whole tree process took so much longer than she had expected!!

The posed christmas tree topper picture! McKinzie was so over it ...

But finally, the good stuff! Hot chocolate filled with mini marshmallows!

Under the Weather

We've all been hit with a tough cold/flu virus. It's interesting to slow down for a few weeks while everyone recovers! I'm always amazed at how the girls can make the best of things!

Friday, November 12, 2010

McKinzie had her friends over for a morning playdate - the highlight was a Barbie birthday cake! We also went to her favorite asian restaurant for dinner so McKinzie could use chopsticks. She is really good!

Down on the Ranch

We visited a ranch to give the girls a taste of country living! It was so fun. The girls had a chance to see baby farm animals, milk a cow, feed the cattle, jump in the hay and ride a pony. The pony ring was in the center of all the activities so most of my time was spent chasing Sydney and making sure she didn't go under the fence!

Trick or Treat!

Our one and only true trick-or-treat stop!

Halloween 2010

The girls have had a blast with their halloween costumes this year. Sydney wore her wings for about 2 seconds and McKinzie wore her Tinkerbell outfit for 3 days straight.

ABC's

I'm working with McKinzie on a few preschool skills. It has been quite a learning experience for me too!

Halloween fun at the zoo

McKinzie got to dress up as Tinkerbell and have a fun day at the zoo!

It was fun to show Sydney all of the zoo animals. She had a great time too.

The day ended up being too hot for costumes!

McKinzie was able to paint pumpkins and do some Halloween crafts. I loved that she wanted to paint a pumpkin for Sydney too!

Looking for the lions!

Sydney was so excited to see the zoo animals, but she was also just as excited to see the birds and squirrels that crossed her path!

Good days

Sydney loves snuggling on a pile of warm towels just out of the dryer! McKinzie has rediscovered this thanks to little sister!

First fountain play

We've loved playing at this splash pad in the hot summers and it was so fun to finally have Sydney join in! She had a good time playing with the water and trying to figure out the timing of the fountains!

Baking Time

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Growing up ...

This is my favorite litttle game right now - peekaboo behind the door! Who could resist this smile and laugh!!

Growing in grace and beauty every day.

Diary of an Ice Cream Cone

This must be love if Sydney will actually sit down to eat something! A few seconds later ...

Sharing is way more fun!

Sweet, sticky mess!

Catch you later ...

Shopping cart fun

When Sydney gets restless in the cart I let her get out and push - she loves it! I did this with McKinzie too. I think it's fun for all of us!

The girls seem to have a great time no matter where we go, and I'm so thankful for that!

Hats are so fun!

We were able to tour the fire station and I think the part the girls loved the best was taking away these plastic fire hats! They have had so much fun wearing their fire fighter hats!