Darcy's Art

Aunt Betsy & cousin Sara sent this beautiful painting done by my cousin Darcy Walker for her 2nd birthday.

Portraits

Little Monkey Bizness

Sydney's friend Sophia found a new place to go and play. It's called Little Monkey Bizness: http://www.monkeybizness.com/littlemonkeybizness/index.html

Not too many picture since we were having so much fun exploring. We all went to lunch afterwards. There is a video at the end that scans the premises. What a fun place!!!

Video: Sydney sliding and showing off Little Monkey Bizness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCGrFypeG1E

Just Being Sydney

Sydney had fun helping Daddy "cut" an avocado.

Video: Sydney cutting an avocado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfJJGSy_23k

One of the carseats was in the den one morning and Sydney decided to buckle in Baby.

Video: Buckling Baby in car seat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnNupAgME1g

Lots of videos......

Video: Sydney & Sophia - Ring around the roses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnNupAgME1g

Video: Sydney & Sophia chasing each other
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-hRenD-TKs

Video: Baby in jogging stroller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REuWTMny928

Video: Puzzles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZGePWNRQbc

Video: Ride that horsey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh5mXLDV8aI

Museum

Sydney and I went with a couple of neighbors to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. She was excited all morning to see her friends and the dinosaurs.

Sydney checking out the first "dinosaur" Mr. Bones when we arrived at the museum.

The Tyke Area

What determination!

In the health area, you can get a card pass to learn different stats about your body. At this station, you put your card in the slot and walk across the lighted are to give you your stride data. Sydney absolutely loved this spot. She would put the card in the machine herself and run across. So cute!

Sydney is at the far left

Buttons!

All the kids had fun running around in this area. It was really cute to see Sydney interact with all her friends. (Jordan, Sydney, Sarah and Emmerson)

Their first view of the dinosaurs

Wow - that dinosaur is big!

They could even touch a dinosaur footprint fossil.

How cute!!!!! (Jordan and Emmerson)

Sydney's New Snow Shovel

New Play Kitchen

Sydney had a good time playing with the box the kitchen came in :-)

The finished product

Video: "Surprise!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfB-7vyw2QA

Video: Ravioli

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9f7pHZu6G4

Smile

Bummer

Well, my external hardrive died with all the Christmas holiday pictures on them. Grammy - HELP! I need a copy of all the pictures now :-)

Now this is after I went through them all and renamed (individually) 600+ pictures and who knows how many videos. The only saving grace is that there are other copies - just not in my possession.

Just a Fun Day

The boys started the day with working on the puzzle.

While the boys were working on the puzzle, the girls were having art time.

So.... These markers are set up to blow onto the paper. That didn't work so well, so we just used them as markers. Sydney had the most fun of us all!

Notice where the markers are?

Hmmm - What did I just do?

Oh well, I'll just keep holding them here. Or maybe I will just draw on myself.

Video: Attack of the markers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLFjzCoKkPo

Video: Ring around the roses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQGWZP9xw94

Off to the park

Sydney went down the slide all by herself

And loved to climb