First Day of School

Sydney had her first day of preschool this week. She is attending preschool at Liberty High School at their preschool program. Her teachers name is Ms. Ackerman. So far she has really liked it. She goes from 9:00 am - 12:45 pm. She stays for lunch and likes all her student teachers in her class. This year there is another Sydney in the class so Sydney is known as Sydney A. She loves going outside to the playground and playing in the sand box. She also likes to play in the kitchen area and the block area. She enjoys calendar time and loves sitting on a letter during circle time. Tyler and I are adjusting to the quieter house. While Sydney was gone the first day, Tyler asked where she was every 5 minutes. "Where Sydney go?" was a constant. He even cried when she left the car. They are best of friends and love playing together. He gets very excited when it is time to pick her up. Here are a few pictures of her first day.

Weekend at Pacific City

Last weekend we were invited to go to a beach house in Pacific City with our friends the Rignells. We left Friday afternoon and they had dinner ready for us. I know great serviceable friends! We hung out Friday night and caught up on lives. The kids loved playing with their two girls.

Saturday morning I was able to spend some one-on-one time with Sydney. She is always up early and Saturdays and vacations are no exceptions. We were all sleeping in the same room and we didn't want her to wake up the whole house, so she and I went to get some hot chocolate at this cute cafe. We were a sight - she was in her pink nightgown and I forgot to grab shoes for her, so I was carrying her around. We found a seat by the table and saw that the surfers were out. We got in the car and parked right by the beach and sat and watched the surfers and drank our hot chocolate. It was a fun morning.

When we got back to the house the others were up so it was breakfast time. After breakfast we went to the beach with the kids. The weather was cool, but beautiful. The sun was out and clear skies. The kids loved playing in the sand and running up and down a big hill. We stayed clear of the water, but enjoyed land. Thanks to the Rignells for a great time. Here are some pictures of our weekend.

Last Days of Summer

One thing that Sydney wanted to do this summer again was to ride the carousel. She loved the carousel in Disneyland. It was her favorite ride. As you can see, it is not Tyler's. Sydney had a good time with Grammy and Papa. Her favorite horse's name was Razzle Dazzle. It had the colors pink and purple on it. Who could ask for more?














I have been trying to get some pictures of my kids together. As you can see, it is a difficult task. They are both darling, but I can't get both to focus on the camera at the same time and smile. It's a good thing their cute.

My little Tyler is all boy. He loves to make a mess when he eats. In the one picture he is "eating" applesauce. He kept asking for more to eat because it kept missing his mouth and getting in his hair. Oh well, bath morning.

Every night Ryan and I go check on Sydney and Tyler to make sure they are covered and sleeping in their beds. This was one night when we went and checked on Tyler. He LOVES his cars. This night he had every car in his room on his bed.

Sydney really likes to bake. Here she is baking with Daddy. I love when they bake together. They both have a great time and I get to eat something yummy.