Happy Valentines

Happy Valentines from our little sweetheart!!

Side note: Making tu tu's is a lot of work

Another side note: What an adorable little girl, right??

Big Girl Potty

Sydney has been pretty intersted in the potty for a couple weeks, but last night when she said "potty" I took her in and let her sit on it. I was super suprised when I saw that she had actually gone potty. So suprised in fact that I left the bathroom for just a minute and came back to find that she had pooped all over the floor.... It was on the rug, on her feet, on the potty... My excitement quickly turned into disgust! I tried to get her in the bath, but her dirty feet and behind deposited some floaties, which yucked me out even more. She was really confused about why she was in the tub, and I didn't want to freak her out after only one time going potty so we let her out of the tub, scrubbed it thoroughly and came back for a bath later. She made another potty this morning, and I was much quicker to get that diaper back on her little buns, to avoid anymore messes.... Let the fun begin!!

Buyer beware.......

I've never heard of a Kirby doing this before, but I had to share my story to keep others safe..... Saturday I left my vacuum out in the hallway after using it. I walked by it several times thinking I should put it away, but never got around to it. That night as I was headed into our bedroom it jumped out in front of me in a dark hallway and nearly took my life. I know it jumped out at me, because it is impossible that I would be so stupid and walk right into it......

This was one of those moments that you would love to have on camera. I had a glass of water in my hand that went flying, and yet somehow ended up all over my head!! I went straight over the handle, and Kirbys really are built like tanks. I have bruises on my abdomen and legs to prove it. I lay on the ground on top of the vacuum half laughing and half crying!! Ahhh..... Just another one of those humbling moments.

Please you can never be to cautious around an unplugged vaccuum in a dark hallway. Share this with everyone you know, so that no one else falls prey to this dangerous attacker.

I couldn't resist!!

Monkeys in Captivity

MONKEY



OUR LITTLE MONKEY

We knew it was comming, but she finally figured out how to get out of her crib. She climbed out of her pack and play at my parents, and then out of her crib the next day!!! In my frantic call to Babies r us to see if they had any crib tents in stock, I was told she was probably just ready to switch to a toddler bed. I like sleep wayyyy to much to try that just yet.... For now we just zip her into her little tent and call it a day!! Genius!!

BLOGLESS in Hubbard

Updating our Blog has been on my list of to-dos for the past 4 weeks. And for some reason each week it joins the handful of tasks that I really don't want to do that roll over until the next week. I have picked up Toby's piles, scrubbed toilets, organized sock drawers, cleaned out my car, stalked Old Navy for free shipping, and even gone through the never-ending pile of junk mail multiple times, all in an effort to avoid blogging. Of course I casually check out everyone else's blogs, and even told myself I could no longer do so until I posted, which didn't last for very long. The very clear sign that I was in desperate need of an update was David's post. He usually only sneaks one in if I have been delinquent. So with that being said here I am. Ready for a fresh start!!

Before I can officially move on I need to fill in the gaps of December with a few updates on Sydney. It will be like blogging therapy for me!!

Sacked out on Christmas eve. One of the very few time she has fallen asleep in the stroller. Almost like she knew it was gonna be a crazy day!

Still producing enough drool to water all the crops in Hubbard......
And no more teeth to report.

Sandcastle building in December??

She is already a better driver than mommy!!!


Hummus, is delicious! Messy, but delicious.........


Her first Piggy tales! Mommy had to do something about that mullet! You can see she is really excited about them.



Alright, more to come........
The Sheldons

Happy New Year!

Dave here-

I haven't posted for awhile so here's the quick skinny since November.

December flew by with Sydney running and climbing everything and in the process saying, "no." It's pretty funny actually to watch her go to something off limits like the Christmas tree and then proceed to say 'No' while she grins at you and slaps the ornaments. She's a fun-one.

Anyway, this month I was diagnosed with reactive airway disease...apparently this is some sort of inflamation of the lungs caused by the 3 months of illness that has kicked my butt...so the docs game me two different inhalers and then in the last couple of days another sinus infection set in. I'm a disaster and I know Amy is tired of being a mom to Sydney and to me. Hopefully I can turn a corner soon as I've basically been sick since September.

I go back to teaching next week, and it's only two more weeks of wrestling then my life can slow down a little bit and I can try to get home and be with the girls more.

Amy's still teaching her Stroller Strides classes and being a phenomenal caretaker here at home. I know it's worn her down a little bit to have me be sick for so long, but she's handling it.

Over the break we had my mom come and visit us for a few days, then we spent x-mas eve with the Dukes family up at Brent and Jen's. We then travelled down to Lebanon to attend Grandma and Grandpa Duke's feast, then headed over the pass to Black Butte to visit our friends the Sumners. While there, Sydney got to go on her first sled excursion. Then it was back here to Hubbard. We had to cancel our New Year's plans with the Schreibers because of my sinus infection, then today Amy drove up to watch the Rose Bowl with Brent and Jen. I stayed home because of my illness and unfortunately the Ducks came up short. Sadness :-(

So that's pretty much been our lives for the past month. Sydney running all over, me being busy and sick, Amy taking care of all of us, then visiting friends and family for the holidays. Now next week we go back to the old grind...I guess even during the vacation it sounds like a little bit of a grind huh?

Anyway, I hope everyone who reads this blog had a great Christmas and New Year.

Dave

Bottomless Pit

Sydneys Lunch:

3 Chicken nuggets

1 Cheese Stick

1/2 Avocado

1/4 Apple

1 Mum

1 Carrot (are these choking hazzards??)

Craisins and Cheerios she found in her stroller

Several ritz she bummed off the neighbor kid

And still signing for more.......

Must be a growth spurt, too bad she didn't nap as well as she is eating!!!

Totally unrelated but she really likes our duck lips!! Can't wait until the Civil War....... well actually it makes me so nervous to think about, maybe we should wait!!

Go Ducks and Go to sleep Sydney!!!!