Counting Down.....Still

8 more days until B day! And maybe only 2 more doctor visits. Keep me in your prayers.

Merry Christmas!

I hope that everyone is having a Merry Christmas!

We have enjoyed this day just staying home and spending it with each other.

Sydney opened her presents from Santa and then spent the rest of the day playing with them.

Mike & I spent the day doing our best to do nothing.

Sammy spent some time jumping in the pile of wrapping paper.

A good day for us all.

Below is some pictures of Sydney and Sammy taken recently.

Sammy eyeing the Christmas Tree

Princess Sydney

Giving Frosty a Hug

I can't believe how big my baby is getting!

The Countdown Continues....

Here is the pictures that we used for our Christmas Card this year.

We went to see Santa and got to go on a sleigh ride too.

It wasn't dashing though the snow -over the hills we go.

More like dashing through the parking lot.

Sydney was more excited with the sleigh ride than she was with Santa.

She did sit on Santa's lap and tell him what she wanted.

She told him she wanted a princess barbie. The she had this look of terror on her face.

She was perfectly glad to move on to the sleigh ride.

The countdown continues....

Hours until family arrives at our house for the Lewis family christmas on Christmas Eve.

1 day until Christmas and Santa arrives.

7 days until the New Year

12 days until my Parents arrive in Alaska

13 days until my Baby Boy makes an entrance into this world!!!

Looking forward to each day, but can you guess the one I am looking forward to the most?

Now go get any last minute shopping done that you need to get done.

Bake those cookies for Santa and make sure your Stockings are hung with care.

Trimming the Tree

Thanksgiving Weekend we put up our Christmas Tree and decorated the house, inside and out.

I guess I still do things backwards, so all the pictures are in opposite order. I always forget to load the last pictures first, so they will show up in correct order.

The finished tree with a few presents and Sammy under the tree. He likes to hang out under there, which is fine if he would leave the presents alone. But he likes to walk on the presents and chew on the paper. He is wierd- more like a puppy. He chews on books and paper.

Sydney putting ornaments on the tree.

Mike and Sydney decorating.

More decorations. She put all the poinsettas in one big group. At first she was too busy to help, but when Mike started helping she decided she better help too.

Reading to Elizabeth

When I came home from work the other day, this is what I found.

Sydney was having a sandwich for a snack and was reading to her baby doll Elizabeth.

It was so cute, I had to grab my camera to snap a few pictures.

She was reading Beauty and the Beast to her.

And I got there for the ending of....happily ever after.

Tea Time

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, we stayed home most of the time and worked on projects around the house. Sydney got lots of playing time in with mom and dad. There were many tea parties this past weekend.

Sydney would ask her dad to have a tea party with her and he would say yes. Then she would say ok, but first you have to go get handsome. So he went off to get handsome and put on a sports jacket along with a blue tie. This went really well with his plaid PJ's and T-Shirt. I joined the tea party as well, but luckily for me I didn't have to get handsome.

The guest list included 3 jungle animals, two teddy bears and one doll named Elizabeth, along with Sydney, Mom & Dad.

Top 10 Things about Sydney

1. Her favorite color used to be orange, but now it is blue.
2. She has two imaginary friends: Bobby & Francine and apparently her and Bobby are engaged and she is getting married in Texas at Papa's house.
3. S is her favorite letter right now...it stands for Sydney & Kitty (Sammy)
4. Most of the meals we eat are the Best Dinner Ever....even though she hardly eats much of it.
5. Target is know as the Circle Store.
6. Chocolate is her favorite, because it is delicious and delightful.
7. If she doesn't answer you, it might be because she changed her name from Sydney to Isabella.
8. She is a great helper, but she said she wasn't going to change any poopy diapers.
9. She is unwilling to learn certian skills....like changing diapers. Her dad offered to teach her how and she said "Please don't".
10. She is taking precautions & measures to keep her baby brother who probably will not make an appearance before Christmas away from the Christmas tree.

Most of all, she is a joy and the love of our lives.