Sydney's Ear Piercing

Ok, this happened way back on June 29th but as I was going through our digital camera videos (if that makes any sense), I found this short of Sydney getting her ears pierced. She was really excited about doing it but then was acting all weird once we got there. We threatened to leave a few times but she said she wanted it done. Here is the video:



She was sitting pretty calmly until they actually pierced her ears. She calmed down soon after that and I think a sucker was all it took to put on a smile again. We did the 3 times a day routine of washing them to prevent infection and now she could remove them if she wants. They have been in there since June 29th in order to get the holes to "set". She wants to get hoops like her Oma but I think we'll stick with studs for a while. :-)

First Day of School

Well today was Sydney's first day of Kindergarden. We attended the open house on Monday night where she got to meet her teacher but today was the first day. We woke up bright and early at 6:45 to both kids in our bed (but fortunately the dogs had moved on to the guest room bed). School starts at 7:45 around here and the first bell rings at 7:40 so it's fairly early. Sydney was pretty excited and once we got everyone ready we headed out.


Here we are walking to school which is right across the big park from our house. As you can see, Bryce wasn't as pumped to be going to school as Sydney was.


Here is Sydney and Melissa outside the school: Arapahoe Ridge, home of the Timberwolves.


Sydney had to line up and get a name tag and she was really excited about it and waved happily as her mom tried to keep it together. Meanwhile, Bryce disappeared and starting playing on the playground equipment which entertained the kids as I chased him down.


Here's the kindergarden lineup which continues off the right side of the photo. I think there are 23 kids in her class and I have no idea how the teacher does it.


Sydney was still smiling as they were about to go in. That kid to her right is looking kind of bummed out though. I'm sure he cheered up later when he found out he got to sit next to Sydney. :-)

At this point they all marched in and Melissa finally teared up a little but overall she did really well. Sydney was more than ready to go and we were surprised none of the kids cried. Melissa said that was a good thing or she would have lost it. After school started Melissa had some of the other moms over for mimosas, food, and fellowship. They ended up staying until 10:45 which is when the first shortened day ended.


Here is Bryce walking back to pick Sydney up with his girlfriend Kayla. Kayla is Emma's sister who is in Sydney's class so Bryce is already picking up dates using his big sister.


This is Sydney and Emma after Kindergarden. Bryce is in the bottom right corner of the picture, probably busy picking up rocks.


Sydney and Aiden after Kindergarden. If you look closely you can see Melissa taking their picture in the reflection of the window.


This is Sydney and her teacher Mrs Robbins. She said she had a great time at Kindergarden and even had Melissa call me at work so she could tell me about it. Mrs Robbins says Sydney is one of her favorites which I'm sure she has never said to any other parent before. :-)

Week in Breck

We just got back Friday morning from a week in Breckenridge with Opa, Oma, Brian, Katie, and Carson. We stayed at a less than 5 start condo but it did have a hot tub. We enjoyed just walking around town and didn't really do much more other than shopping at the Dillan outlet stores. Sydney and Bryce enjoyed their little cousin Carson tremendously and Sydney especially loved doing her crazy dance for him to get him to smile and laugh. Bryce would usually join in with his own crazy dance. He liked giving Carson hugs although he was a little rough at times. "Bryce! Carson's ears are not handles for hugging!" Either that or he would hug him from behind and grab Carson's face. Carson is probably enjoying his peace and quiet in Alaska right about now.

Hopefully I'll get around to posting some pictures soon but it's 11:15 and I'm tired from playing a few rounds of Settlers of Catan online. Check it out here if you want to play an awesome game: Catan Online World.