Syd Kid

she can tie her shoes.

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she can ride a bike with NO training wheels!

and she IS the best big sister.

I LOVE FALL!!

just not the clean up.

but we made the best of it. the girls had a blast helping.

there was even more bags then this. and this was only the first clean up. the second time i used the leaf blower. much easier.

this is the view from our back yard.

It's Halloween Time

Sydney's school parade. Her and her good buddy Maddie. They are connected at the hip.

I dressed Ellie up too. She ran after "nene" and tried to finish the parade with her. She loves her big sis so much.

I couldn't stop taking pictures of this little pumpkin

The beautiful 'Bella" as a vampire...she wouldn't be anything else. At first she just wanted to be a vampire. Then she decided she was Bella. Next year she said she is going to be the regular Bella. I guess we are out of the princess phase.

We feasted and trick-or-treated with the Wood's up in Sugarhouse. Amazing food, good company, and LOTS of candy. It was an awesome Halloween.

she had a death grip on her pumpkin all night. she was not gonna share her candy.

She figured out what candy was really quick. Now if she sees anyone eating it she will scream til you share.

RIP Syd.

one year old. two birthday parties.

birthday in palm springs with the fam.

loves her new baby

wants her new baby

ellie's cake, that me and josh ate. hey, i'm the reason she had her birthday. don't i deserve it. actually we didn't get a chance to have her eat it, in a high chair and it was to good to let it go to waste so we just planned on having her eat her own cake on her actual birthday.

OCTOBER 2nd. Ellie's first birthday.

first a nap with dad. ( i could not get her to sleep for the life of me)

she woke up really happy though.

and a little lunch with the fam.
that night we had a little party at my sister, jessica's house.
she did a lot better opening presents this time around.

"these are mine, sydney"

still no high chair but we had to let her do it. she just kept licking it because she wasn't to sure about it. she ended up loving it though.

it's been a crazy year but really fun and we are so glad she was apart of it.

Yo Gabba Gabba

our good friend matt fackrell wrote and directed an episode for yo gabba gabba asked sydney if she wanted to be in it. of course she was so excited to do it.

the cutest outfit!!

on set, getting ready to dance.

this isn't a good picture but she is in the sound studio recording, "my name is sydney. i like to dance."

a little movie star treatment. she had such a fun day.
thanks matt!
(episode might now air til the summer)

P.S.- i love you

it's totally OCD but I have to blog everything that i missed before i blog what's going on now. so sorry. this was our last few weeks in Palm Springs. soaking up the sun and having fun with family before we took off to utah. sydney and her cousin mckenna love each other like sisters. jacob is the sweetest little guy. and my cousin emz is the best. we had so much fun with them.

my grandparents love my girls so much and we are really going to miss seeing them so often.


my dad and i took the tram and did a long hike around the mountain. this was when all the fires were going on so it was really smokey.

and i got to watch my littlest sis, Niki, play highschool volleyball. she is far left. i can't believe she is already in high school! we are going to miss alot of people that i don't have pictures of but know we love you.


we also got to say good bye to some good friends in pasadena. so sad.

i'm so glad we were able to stop by and visit rebecca and her new baby tate. he is so cute!
flash forward to 16 years old. scary!

jumper...in sachia's house. is she not the coolest mom ever?

Ellie thought she was so cool on coopers four wheeler.
LOVE YOU ALL AND MISS YOU.