I bought the kids these aprons on clearance last year, and I happened to pull them out on the same day that Nicole's vision teacher gave her a gingerbread cookie kit. It turned out to be a great after-school activity! Here's the before picture: 
And after:
And after:
Nicole had her first Dance Recital this week! She did a great job. She stole the show with her spunky personality and funny comments. We're not sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing....
Sydney is such a good and happy baby! And doesn't she look so cute in her monkey outfit?!
Nicole recently got some play make-up and has been having a great time with it. When her cousin, Kate, came over, she decided to make her beautiful too!
Here is Sydney at 10 weeks old:
Sydney is such a good and happy baby! And doesn't she look so cute in her monkey outfit?!
Here is Sydney trying out her new Bumbo seat. You can see how well she holds her head up for a 5 week old. Her whole body is very strong...kind of freakishly strong, to tell you the truth. We're not sure what that's all about, but you should try getting her dressed...it's nearly impossible to coax her clenched arms into tiny sleeves! 
Her big sister had to give it a try, too. 
Yesterday Sydney was blessed at church. it was a beautiful snowy day (great for pictures...not great for all the family members who couldn't make it because of bad roads!). She was a little angel the whole day, so we think she likes the name she was given in her blessing :) These first pictures were taken outside. As her mommy I was convinced that she'd scream from being so cold, but her Uncle Ben insisted on the wintry photo shoot. You can see in the first one that she was happy and smiling! 
She started dozing off right after this picture...she definitely didn't mind the cold.
We're so thankful to have such a healthy, happy, beautiful baby girl in our family. We've been able to reflect on our blessings during this week of Thanksgiving, and we have so much to be thankful for.