Sydney's first birthday!

What a day to celebrate! We're so thankful for our little Sydney! We spent the day at one of our favorite local water parks. I think Sydney had a great first birthday!

Big sister happy to help out with the candle!

I think the gift bag filler was more fun than the actual present!

If you're happy and you know it

I couldn't choose just one video! Lots of singing and clapping at this house - whatever makes the girls smile like this!

Big Girl Time

This is McKinzie's second haircut. This time she had the whole treatment - wash, cut and style. She did really well! I had a blast because we had a big girls' out on the town afternoon! We went shopping and picked out a fun dress for Kinz and then stopped at her favorite ice cream place. It felt so well deserved since McKinzie has been so patient with all the changes that happend this year! I'm so proud of the young girl she is becoming!

DIY - project princess

McKinzie loves helping out with a project. She was very excited to get to work on our new shower with daddy!

Family Reunion

We had a wonderful time at family reunion this summer!
Sydney was dealing with separation anxiety, but grandma and grandpa won her over by the end of the trip. Andy and I were even able to go on a date!

I'm not sure who had the most fun - the cousins or grandma!

It was so fun to see the girls spending time with their cousins! Kaylynn was so sweet with McKinzie and Sydney.

We soaked up the outdoor activities! This was Sydney's favorite!

The cousins loved getting in the pool and hot tub!

Can you believe grandma organized cinnamon roll baking for all the grand kids? They had a blast! Each child had their own batch of yummy cinnamon rolls!

We had a picnic dinner at this picturesque lake! McKinzie loved the boat rides.

Auntie Shawntae teaching McKinzie how to fish like a pro!

Everyone standing still for a moment!

Surprise first birthday party!

Sydney's first flying experience

We had a wonderful first experience flying as a family of four. We had a few reasons to be nervous - it was only 3 weeks after Andy's ankle surgery! Fortunately, we were able to use the airport wheelchair service and this allowed us to make it to each gate on time. The girls did so well - they were incredibly patient. I think Sydney loved having all of us close together for so long!

First time

This is the first time I put Sydney in a restaurant highchair! We came prepared!