Just For Fun

Can you guess which baby is which? In order from top to bottom: Maren, Addy, Sydnee. Can you tell they are related?

Then and Now

Addy has always loved the piano. When we moved in with my parents 5 years ago, she would sit with my mom while she would play or else she would play the piano herself. Now my mom is teaching Addy to play the piano. On Tuesday afternoons, Addy walks to Grandma's house after school for her piano lesson. She struggles with wanting to practice what's in the books, but she is getting better. It is so much fun to hear her play and to see how excited she is to learn. Thank you Grandma for teaching Addy.

Random pictures

100 glasses for the 100th day of school

racing down the stairs on Sydnee's woobies

Miss Sydnee

Maren's first time in the exersaucer

Sydnee received a letter "S" notepad for Christmas,
she decorates with them a lot, especially windows

What a cute smile!

The Talent Show

Addy's first grade class had a talent show last week. Addy's teacher is so great, she has the kids participate in little programs all the time to build their confidence. The kids in the class shared artwork, played the piano, some did karate and others danced and did flips. It was fun to watch. Addy wrote a poem called someone is kissing. It was really cute.

Someone is Kissing
Someone is kissing and I don't know why?
Maybe they are missing each other.
I don't know why,

I still don't know why?

What a cute girl Addy is, she sat down and came up with this poem all by herself in just a few minutes, it made me laugh a little. She did a great job, she spoke a little too quietly, but so did all of the other kids. It was a great way to boost the kids self esteem. The bratty child I spoke of in an earlier post sat next to us and coughed all over Maren. His mother told him to cover his mouth once and that was it. He whined and talked through the whole show. If my child were coughing, I would not have sat by a small baby, oh well, I guess his mother just isn't as considerate as I am. ;)

Friends

Sydnee loves Maren. As soon as Addy went back to school, Sydnee became the second mom around the house. She loves to help me with Maren. She especially loves to pick out her clothes, fetch diapers and play with her on the floor. Sydnee is very helpful, she watches Maren when I need to get ready to go somewhere. The other day I needed to get ready to go visiting teaching, so I put Sydnee and Maren in my bed with the TV on. They snuggled up and were content while I showered, it was great. I love how they smile at each other and how Sydnee talks so sweetly to Maren. I hope this friendship will continue as they get older.

6 months old already?

I can't believe how fast time is flying. Maren turned 6 months last Sunday. She is growing so fast, she is a solid little chunk. We went in Friday for her checkup, here are the stats:she weighs 18 lbs. 11 oz. and is 28 inches long. She is such a sweet girl. She came down with a little virus this week (I blame it on the bratty child at the talent show) but she has still been happy and smiley. Maren loves rolling around the floor, pulling off her socks, and eating. She is definitely a Yancey. Maren is a momma's girl. She loves everyone else, but mom is the best.