The Three Musketeers: Kaydince, Sofi, & Syd

My friend Monica put this together with her little baby, Kaydince, and their friend Sofi. Jeff and I loved it and thought we would pass it along.

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My First Attempt at Turkey

So we received a 16 pound turkey as a thank you from a friend, I know they are crazy, anyway, so I made some emergency calls to get some advice and in the end I think it turned out absolutely awesome! It tasted delicious! We had our friend Monica and her daughter Kaydince over to enjoy it with us! It was like our own little post Thanksgiving dinner!

Sydney's First Thanksgiving

We had a great time during Thanksgiving! Jeff's brother, Rob, and his family flew in from Ireland, so it was really good to see them! We started our Thanksgiving day with the Davis County Turkey Trot 5K! It was really fun! We got really cool t-shirts! We spent the day hanging out with family and had dinner with Jeff's family! It was very yummy! We made these festive turkey oreo cookie place settings...they turned out really cute! (See the finished project on my crafty blog.) Thanksgiving night Jeff, my mom, Luke (my brother), and I all headed up to Park City for the Midnight Madness shopping! We got home at 3:30 am, but with our deals in hand! We went to the Discovery Gateway with Jeff's family later that week and mostly just lounged and enjoyed the time together! We sure are grateful for our families!

Thanksgiving FHE

For FHE this week, we had a Thanksgiving theme. To start, we each made a hat - either pilgrim or indian (native american). Syd and I were indians and Jeff was a pilgrim. Afterwards, I told Syd and Jeff the story of the first Thanksgiving and then we added to our list of things that we are thankful for. (Last week at FHE, we hung up a poster in the kitchen so we could record things that we were thankful for.) To finish, Jeff and I shared our testimonies with Syd of how the gospel has blessed our lives. Our FHE desert was pie...to go along with our Thanksgiving theme! We had a great time!

Preparing For Winter

We have been gearing up for the snow! Syd has a winter coat, snow pants, and this really cute hat!

Syd Loves Grandma and Uncle Luke

Sydney loves weekends at Grandmas! She gets to see Uncle Luke and Aunt Meagan and all sorts of people, but she loves her time with Grandma! They are great friends!

Syd Learns to Say Cheese

These are just a few pics of our cute little Syd! She would make this cheezy face every time I took her picture! She is quite the performer!

Sydney's First Halloween

So I know that this is a long time coming, but we had a great Halloween! As you will see in the slideshow, Syd was a lion, I was a witch, and Jeff was Indiana Jones! The day before Halloween we got dressed up for a party at the law school. They had a lunch and costume parade, then the kids got to go trick or treating around the law students desks. We had a good time! On Halloween, we went and visited family members! That was a lot of fun but it was a long day for Syd! Then the day after Halloween, we had a party with friends. It was fun to see all our kids together! Overall, we had a really good time and I think Syd enjoyed herself, even though she doesn't quite get it yet!

My New Blog

Just so everyone knows, I have put together I new blog just for me! It will be a place where I can post all my quiltin', craftin', decoratin' craziness! I am really excited about! You can find the link under our favorite websites below or my new blog address is handmadebysara.blogspot.com.
Hope to see you there!

Syd Crawls!

We have never allowed Sydney to play with three things: (1) the remote control, (2) the phone and (3) car keys. So when we decided it was time to give her some incentive to get crawling, we decided to put something in front of her that she really wants. As you can see from the attached video, it worked. When she saw that we were going to let he have the remote control if she crawled to it, she got up on her knees and crawled. We love her, and are pretty sure she is the cutest crawler ever. I don't know if we will ever get the remote back or not.

FHE with the Witches

This week for our FHE activity we went to Gardiner Village to see the witches. It was a blast and free, so that is always a bonus! I love when the holidays are here! It's easier to come up with fun activities! Anyway, we think that Syd looked especially cute as a witch, what do you think?

Sydney's First Swim Lesson

I signed Syd and I up for Mom and Me swimming lessons at our rec pool. I have been looking forward to it for weeks. Syd has liked the water since her first tub bath, so I thought why not. These first two pictures are pre-dip.
Here is a little video or our class. We learned to blow bubbles, kick, hold the edge, jump in, and float. The scariest part was when we had to go underwater during ring around the rosies. I was really nervous, but she is a tough girl.

This is a picture post-dip.

It was such a blast! We have eight lessons. Syd will be a fish when we are done!

Pumpkin FHE

Tonight for our FHE activity we painted our pumpkin and ate Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins.(Syd really liked those.) We really look forward to FHE! We always try to do some crazy activity for Syd. Also, I have attached my most recent Halloween craft. It is a door hanger.

Syd Has So Many Expressions...

One of the things that I have loved as Syd has gotten older is her new expressions. She is quite the character, and I can tell she will be a performer. I am in for a wild ride.

Conference Weekend in Bear Lake

This weekend we headed north for conference! Syd loves a good road trip, especially when it is to go see Grandma! Mostly Bear Lake consist of watching movies and snacking on junk food non stop! We sampled such things as carmel apples, chocolate dipped raspberries, apple and cherry turnovers, scones, peanut M & M's, and much more! We had a good time!