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Sydney {3 years old}

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Sydney turned 3 years old on June 9th!  It was a big year for her, she became a big sister, she went from saying very basic sentences that were usually repeated to having ideas, thoughts and opinions of her own.  She learned to ride her bike (trike) all by herself, and learned to dress herself.  She got really excited about holidays this year (she still sometimes asks about driving by "dancing Santa" on the way to school), and also started forming friendships.  She learned to use the potty last October and has been in undies all day and night since.  She transitioned to a Big Girl bed.  We played in the snow for the first time, she finally loves the beach.  She had her first hair cut and we let her watch her first movie (Finding Dory- at home)!  Family at Sydney's Pink Party! Sydney still loves books. She loves the books we have in Charlie's room, she love the books we have in her room, she loves Library books, and any book Brian ...

Converstations with a 2 year old {Sydney}

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The title of this post should technically be "Conversations with an almost 3 year old" but for consistency purposes, it's not.  As Sydney approaches 3 years old, her conversations and vocabulary are becoming more complex, and we are starting to hear back some familiar colloquialisms, which make us giggle. "Just 2 more minutes, then I'll come eat dinner" "I'll be back in 1 minute, stay on the couch, ok?" "I'm going to go hang out with my brother now" Our peanut is obsessed with pink. We just finished week 3 of only wearing pink outfits Brian has been home pretty early the last few weeks and Sydney has been helping him cook dinner, she really enjoys it.  Yesterday, he wasn't home before dinner.  I had everything ready on her plate for her. Me: "Sydney, are you ready for dinner?" Sydney: "I want to help you cook it." Me: "Well, it's cooked already." Sydney: "No, I want...