Growing Girl!

Sydney is now eight and a half months old. She crawls everywhere and has starting pulling herself up to standing this week. She is always smiling and makes everyone around her smile too. My girl likes all baby foods in a jar and has started eating a few table foods like bananas, grapes (peeled and chopped into tiny pieces), and my crouton from Fuddruckers yesterday. She also tried a dill pickle slice at the same restaurant and loved it!

Sydney has also found her voice. She often shrieks and screams when she sees someone she likes (mostly her brother) and she says "ba ba, da da, ma ma, and mu-mu-mu" none of which actually have any significant meaning despite what her daddy thinks. He swears she is calling him when she says "da da," but I told him she used that phrase when she was beating her spoon on the high chair so I think it could mean "food" instead of "daddy!" She also has been known to say "da da" when she is eating a toy in the bathtub or crawling across the room to get something!

She has four top teeth all coming in at the same time right now. She has been dunked in the swimming pool a few times and you can tickle her and she will laugh really really hard. I can hardly believe how much time has already gone by since she was born in November. I want to cherish this year as I know so many "firsts" will occur. We are so totally blessed to have a "ba ba gur" as we like to call her... we even have a song for her, but only Brett and I are allowed to sing it!

Playing with her toys!

Notice how big these 3-6 month pants are around her waist!

She now weights 13 and a half pounds!

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I'm Here...

I have been a horrible blogger lately. If you read my blog you have already noticed and have probably stopped trying to find out if I have posted anything new... since I am a horrible blogger. I have no time today to post anything cool.

I have lots of cute updates- like the fact that Sydney has FOUR teeth coming in on top; Brett is saying all sorts of amazing stuff everyday; our new Celebration Church Cedar Park Campus is coming together for a fall launch; Greg preached an amazing sermon Wednesday night; we just went to Jacksonville for a visit to come satellite campuses for research (Syd's first plane ride); Elementary camp is going to be AMAZING and, Brett gets to go for the first time; my beautiful hydrangea has died, and so on and so on.

I also have some really cool photos to share. But, not today.

I wanted to just let you know that I haven't forgotten about my blog.

Great Wolf Lodge

Our summer vacationn got downgraded a little this year due to a large tax bill we had to pay in April! However, it worked out for the best b/c we drove to Grapevine, TX (3 hrs away) and checked into a hotel complete with an indoor waterpark. We had a great time with our two kids... able to go straight up to our room when Syd needed a nap (and mom too). Here are a few pics: