Happy 5th Birthday Sydney!

It's always amazing how fast the years go by.

Sydney a couple days old.

Sydney at 1 year old.

2 year old Sydney.

3rd Birthday.

Sydney at age 4.

Happy 5th Birthday Sydney! 

Kindergarten Nicholas Adventure

In kindergarten they celebrated Nicholas as well. The kids met one afternoon after kindergarten and followed a trail of clues through the forest til they came to a christmas tree. 

Sydney is in the pink snowsuit - here are the kids finding the first clue

Ela and Sydney listening to the clue being read aloud.

Here are the kids at another clue on the way.

After an hour or so of clues and walking we found this tree and red chair in the middle of the trail.

Nicholas made a special guest appearance at the very spot we were at.

Santa is talking to Sydney and Ela here before they got their stockings.

Sydney showing off her stocking full of goodies.

St. Nicholas Day

The girls did a great job of cleaning their boots and couldn't wait to see what awaited them in thier shoes. They weren't really happy when they were told they couldn't come out of their room til we had the camera.

 Here is Sydney's reaction to seeing her boots filled with goodies.

Ashlyn's reaction is great she kept saying wow.

Sydney and her goodies.

Ashlyn and her goodies.

While getting ready for Kindergarten - there magically appeared for treats outside of the door for them.

Crafts

I went to a homemade craft exchange party the beginning of December and had 5 days to come up with something and finish it. this is what I made - A button Christmas Tree.

For our Anniversary last year I made this. This is the text to our frist dance as man and wife song -  It's your love by Faith Hill. It took a whole year before it made it up on the wall. 

This year I made this poster and it made it up on the wall on the same day.

Christmas Bakery

Sydney went with her Kindergarten class to the mall where they set up a Christmas Bakery. 

Here is what Sydney brought home from the Christmas Bakery. 

Sydney in her baking hat and her giant cookie she made.

Felt Doll House & Dolls

I was looking for Christmas gift ideas on Pinterst and found this and that. I thought I'd try making my own version for neice for Christmas.

Front of the doll house.

Back of the house.

Inside - dresser and hangers.

Inside - bed.

Doll dresses.

Dolls.
Audrey I hope you enjoy your dolls and their house.

Barbie House Makeover

Christmas 2010 Sydney got a barbie house made by her Opa.  She loves this house. But in early summer she asked me how come there wasn't more pink in the house.

 Outside and open upstairs.

  Outside back and side.

 

Inside.

I started taking all the wallpaper down not long after and then worked on it when there was time. 

I got tired of having all the barbie furniture sitting on my dresser, so this week has been barie house, barbie house and more barbie house.  There is still a bit of trim that it missing, but done enough that it can go back into the girl's bedroom.

 Outside - missing the door trim

Finished inside - now to just put the furniture back and let the girls go crazy.