Sydney!!!

Sydney is so smart, she is already repeating words that we say, and she started climbing up the steps when whe was 9 months, she is standing by herself now, and will be walking soon, but whenever you make a noise she will mimick you, it's so cute!  But let me just say,.....the hair on this girl is crazy!  I don't want to cut it because if I cut it then it will never pull down.  I figure you need the weight of her hair and that should finally pull her hair down to show it's length.  When you get it wet it is already more than halfway down her back, but the cutest thing is that there is just so much of it and it is so curtly, and they are the perfect little ringlet curls.  So many people have asked us if her hair is naturally curly or if we permed it.  Funny!  She also sucks on her hair, and if I want to put her hair back, I have to use things like elastics, because she just rips barrettes and clips right out!  Another funny thing is that if I try to put shoes on her she curls up her little toes so that it's impossible to get her shoes on her.  She has the sweetest, cutest, happiest little personality. 

This is Sydney's little scrunch face, it's the cutest thing ever!  She does it just to make us laugh!  So , so cute!

Auntie Gina with Sydney

My sister, just fell in love with the kids, and just immediately clung to Sydney,....she loves babies more than anything in the world.  She is also with her youngest son, Justin!  He's a cutie too!

Whitley being silly with the kids!

Whitley had fun with the kids in the cabin at night.  She had brought this with her, (talk about bringing the important stuff) and was playing with the kids and they just thought it was hillarious!

Sydney likes to pose!

 She just keeps getting cuter everyday.  She is a little ham bone.  She loves to look at the camera and smile.  She can flash a smile faster than anyone I know. 

Two little angels in white!

The kids sleep in their onesies in the summer time!  They look so cute both of them wandering around in the mornings with their little white onesies!

Ian & Sydney

So here are some pictures of them both watching T.V.   It's sort of funny they both are just glued to the set.

Sydney is 9 months!

So here are her statistics from the Dr.  You won't believe how fast she is growing.

Height     28 3/4 inches - 90th Percentile
Weight    22 lbs. 2 oz. - 95th Percentile

She is still taking her bottle and likes it best but she is eating table food now too.  She now has 8 teeth and still gags when you try to give her baby food.  And HOLY HAIR!  It just keeps growing.  She hasn't lost a single bit of hair since she was born and it just keeps growing.  It is halfway down her back when we give her a bath, but it is so curly, it makes it look short.

                I couldn't resist the picture below, it looks staged, but she just did that all by herself.

Sydney's hair!

So one night Whitley and I got this idea that we were going to straighten Sydney's hair so that we could see how far it would go down her back and how long it really was when it was straight.  So we bathed her and then took a brush and a blowdryer and proceeded to try to straighten her hair.  She loved the blowdryer, but no matter how hard we tried, we couldn't get her hair to go straight.  I couldn't believe it.  So instead of straight hair she looks more like she has an old lady poofy hair do.  It was so funny!

Fun with Grandma & Grandpa on their trip out to see us!

We were so glad that my dad Grandma & Grandpa Haws could come out and see us.  We know it's a hard trip for them and a lot of extra expense and a lot of planning but we LOVE to see them and are so glad they could be here for some important events, like Sydney's blessing, our sealing, and Whitley's graduation party. We love you guys!  Thanks for making it extra memorable for us.