Wow how fast a year flies by, I feel like with Morgan we watched every milestone so close that time stood still from time to time, with Sydney it has been a whirlwind. She was trying rice cereal, sitting up, crawling faster than I thought possible, and now she's tottering all around the house..oh yeah and she's one year's old.
Sydney's first birthday party took some planning, and of course I went crazy with a theme, I can't help it...and I thought Sunshine is the best description for Sydney. She lights up our lives and hearing her and her big sister giggle in the truck on our way to work each morning is by far the best way to start every morning. She's a tiny little thing with a lot of spirit, she loves Lenny, even when he knocks her over, or licks all the food off her face before we can stop him, she even encourages his naughty table manners by feeding him on a regular basis. The house is crazy, we are busier than ever, but in all the chaos is a ton of laughter and love.
On the love side...Miss Sydney had a house full at her birthday party. Mother nature didn't agree with me and decided it should rain, correct that thunder, lightening and down pour the day of her outdoor picnic SUNSHINE birthday party. I'm not going to lie, I was pretty frantic...picturing 17 kids under the age of 7 running around in mud, trying to fit over 35 adults under a shelter also didn't sound like a great plan. In a last ditch effort to save the party I called the park and the Park Manager (who has advised not to advertise this so...keep it on the downlow..I'm blogging it) came to my rescue and let me host the party in an indoor location at Whitnall park. Probably one of the coolest spots we could have had the party!! It was perfect. The kids had a blast, everyone stayed dry, and the sun even came out for cake time and we were able to have it outside. Best of all, Sydney was all smiles and had so much fun, surrounded by family & friends that love her so much.
I loved capturing her smile, and as much as the party as I could!
