smart!

Sara Beth has learned to count to 100.  Here she is showing off her new skills.  I did have to help her once.  And for some reason she skips 95.  But that might be because she was a bit distracted by Sydney and Santa!

crawling

Here's a video of Sydney crawling.  (Ignore me...and Sara Beth)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We put up our tree and decorations yesterday.  Sara Beth was SO excited!  She is really getting into Christmas this year.  I think she finally old enough to really know what's going on.  This is going to be such a fun month for us all!
Fingers crossed, but so far Sydney is not at all concerned with the tree.  She keeps to her side of the living room playing with her toys, and hasn't bothered the tree at all. 

eight

Better late than never!  (poor second child...)  Sydney is indeed eight months old, and has grown up so much this past month.  She is crawling!  She crawled backwards for a few weeks before she finally figured out how to move forward.  Then it took her a day or two to get comfortable with her new found skill.  Now she is everywhere, following us all over the house.  She is also babbling "dadadadada" non-stop.  A conversation between us sounds something like this--
me: mamamama
Sydney: dadadada
me: mamamamamamama
Sydney: dadadadadadadada
Oh well, she'll get it eventually!  She also got her first illness this month, an ear infection.  Being sick has definitely turned her into a Mommy's Girl.  She has wanted me and only me lately.  I am enjoying this, because Sara Beth has been a Daddy's Girl since she was born.

Her current stats are...
21 lbs
size 4 diapers
size 12-18 month clothes

Thanksgiving -- Part 2

We celebrated Thanksgiving again on Friday night at Mamie and Granddaddy's house.

 Setting up the fire pit...getting ready to roast marshmallows

 Sydney's new friends!

We had a great two days celebrating Thanksgiving.  I am so thankful for all my family!

Thanksgiving -- Part 1

We spent Thanksgiving at our house with Pa, Uncle Rob, and Aunt Brandy.  We missed Grandma, who spent the week with her family in Cincinnati.  

Chris frying the turkey

Pa with his two favorite grand-girls

 Sydney fell asleep as soon as we sat down to eat

 Thanksgiving sparklers?!

Feast

I went to Sara Beth's school's Thanksgiving Feast today.

Here's my little pilgrim girl

The best part of the day was getting to play on the "big kid's playground" after lunch

s'mores!

We had a great time tonight roasting marshmallows and making s'mores by the fire on the back porch.  

[Make sure to notice Sara Beth's super cute hair cut!!]

 

fair

Last night we had our first Fair experience as a family....and it was so much fun!  Sara Beth was a bit timid at first, but once we walked around for a while, she was ready to ride the rides and do all the fun things.  We were there for over 3 hours and stayed up way too late on a school night, but it was well worth it! 

Her favorite...the merry-go-round

riding the train all by herself

woohoo, that was fun!

looking at the turkeys

and the cows

sweet Sydney

 sweet sisters

 yummy corndogs!

Someone at school told Sara Beth there were ponies at the fair.  She talked about riding the ponies all last week.  She loved it!

Chris talked Sara Beth into riding the ferris wheel with him.  She was a little afraid at first, but ended up really liking it. 

Sydney watching her sister

There they are, at the top!

Sydney finally fell asleep and slept for over an hour

Riding more rides

 yummy funnel cake!

in the fun houses by herself

 Sydney woke up and watched Sara Beth play

She said her favorite ride was the Gator rollercoaster.  She rode it twice and the second time she had her hands up in the air...so cute!