Getting Caught Up! Whoo Hoo!!

My last post was just two weeks ago, in which I was talking about how I haven't blogged as often as I intended to.  Now look at me...another post!  I have my next two posts planned as well and then this blog will actually be current to the here and now as opposed to the 3-4 month delay it has unintentionally been on since I started it.  Getting caught up is a good feeling.  I am OCD when it comes to organization, a blessing and a curse at times.  It's been on my list for years to go back through all the photos we have in iphoto and organize them by event or date, shirt color, anything.  Pre-Sydney there is mostly just one big stream of photos from the year 2000 on.  I will tackle these PS photos at some point, but for now I am just happy to be caught up on all of the photos since Syd was born, thanks to doing this blog.  Turns out blogging is cathartic in that way.  It's been a means to take stock of the gazillion photos we've taken, purge the not so great photos and organize in a way where we can best find and appreciate all the special moments we have captured on camera with our beautiful baby girl.  

As for how we are doing, things are pretty good.  May was a blur and June has been excitement overload with taking Syd to Disney for the first time and our recent way overdue vacation to Seaside, FL (hence the two posts to come).  Big news with Syd is that we potty trained her in May.  We knew she was ready when one day we were talking to her and she said "hold on a moment, I'm peeing" then following a short pause said "ok..." as if to say "you can proceed with what you were saying now".  Yea, it's time.  We decided to do the 3 day naked potty training where you stay at home with your toddler who wears nothing from the waist down for 3 days all while giving them gallons of liquids so they pee as much as humanly possible.  I have friends that have done this and say after the 3 days your child will pretty much be trained to use the potty with very few accidents.  It was exactly that only on day two we were like ok, let's put on some big girl undies and get OUT OF THE HOUSE!  We broke the rules, but Syd has only had a couple accidents since so safe to say it was a success.  No other news is as big as that so now on to the fun stuff.  

Below are pics from May and the beginning of June, starting with the most recent pics first.  Enjoy!      

I've talked about the Tiny Tots class Syd and I were in which was offered through the city of West Hollywood.  The spring session wrapped up with a great tea party.  I love any reason to get dressed up so Syd and I got out our best hats and matching dresses and had a blast!

Syd really gets into circle time.  She loves to sing and dance so this was always her favorite part of class.  

Our teachers, Ms. Guia and Ms. Patty

First time Syd actually wanted to get her face painted.  

No holding back!  She went for the arm tat as well!

Happy girl!

Below are some examples of the art projects we did in the class.  I say "we" because I had to help to some degree although I really did give Syd the creative control.  I saw on Pinterest the idea to scan your child's artwork so you can make a photo book each year.  Love this idea...done and done!

Ok, this one is a little scary so I have named her "the mental patient".  Syd loves this thing and even asked to sleep with her in her crib, which I promptly said no to.  Not because I am afraid it will scar her to wake up in the middle of the night next to this creepy paper doll, but because there are buttons which she could choke on of course!

Below are a few random photos from May.  

One of our favorite parks has this little stream the kids can play in.  Such a great idea and wish all the local parks had this.  

Syd has recently become obsessed with Buzz Light Year.  This started in Indiana when she saw her cousin AJ's Buzz toy.  We have since shown her Toy Story and she seriously loves Buzz.  One day I drew this pic for her to paint and she was soooo happy.  My art studies in high school and college paid off on this one.  I may not be able to make something of a blank canvas, but copying from someone else's work, I can do!

I LOVE THIS PIC!!  Syd always does this when Daddy does push-ups!

Yet another great idea I saw on Pinterest.  We added a name calling this a "Disco Bath" and played some awesome disco music to go along.  It's hard to see in this pic, but Syd is laughing and absolutely loved it.  

My friend Bri and her baby girl Ella visited from New York in late May.  This was the first time we have met each other's little girl and it was sweet to see them play together and of course bath together because what's more fun for little girls than that?! 

Sweet face!!

The following photos are from a nice adult night out to celebrate our great friend Kevin's birthday.  Kevin was the one who married Seth and I in Puerto Vallarta and the first friend we made in LA when we were neighbors.  I told him I wanted to make a cake for him and he requested strawberry with whipped cream topping.  I added some white chocolate and it turned out pretty yummy.

Farrah, Eric and Kevin

Nice, husband, nice.  I think they call this "photo bombing" now.  

These last few photos are from when my "mom" Janice came to visit.  Syd calls her Nana and was so excited to see her!  She came to visit from Naples, FL towards the end of May and stayed with us for 5 nights.  The last time she visited was a year ago, so this visit was tons of fun now that Syd is older and able to have conversations.  We had a lot of fun and hope we don't have to go as long between visits this time.  

Nana bought Syd her first watch.  So cute and Syd feels like such a big girl wearing it.