Sydney Fuller

Babyproofing

Sydney is nearly one year old and she is finally really starting to get into stuff. Usually its funny — until she came out sucking on a bottle of the chemical that removes ich (fish disease) from our aquarium.

So Dad has begun to drill into anything that Sydney gets into. Ironically, when I am doing the work, Sydney is always there watching me. Its like she knows.

Faster, Please

Since Sydney enjoys being outside so much, Mom decided that she would like to take Syd for bike rides this summer. So that means we have to buy more gear…just what I like to do! So we went to the bike shop and picked out a nice Trek hybrid bike for Mom and a bike trailer for Sydney. I hooked them up and they were off. What a good looking rig!

Of course, Barney went along for the ride. Somebody had to provide the music…

Just Chillin

Ahh, nothing like chillin on the couch with your best friends. You see I was just reunited today with my best bunny friends after a near fatal accident. Mommy rescued the bunnies from a near drowning yesterday in my toilet. Mommy swears I know how they got there but I promise I have no knowledge of this incident. I look innocent, right?

You Can’t Stop Me

Sydney is constantly on the go nowadays. She cannot even stop long enough for a diaper change. Once the diaper is off she is up and on the go. As you can see she prefers the buff. Although, I don’t think our carpets can take the constant dripping. At least today she is carrying her Herbie cup along just in case she has to go.

I Love You, You Love Me…

OK, OK, Grandmas. We hear you are going through Sydney withdrawals so here are some new photos. Not much new is going on right now so here are some pics with her best friend, Barney. Syd found Barney at the toy store and was not gonna let Mommy leave there without him. She walks around holding him all day long while he sings one of three songs. Just ask the Coburn’s about their experience with Barney in Florida. I think they still catch themselves singing Barney songs around the house.

Here are some extra photos of Syd being a little goofy. She is quite the little ham ain’t she.

Eating Is Hard Work

Sydney got very quiet during breakfast today. We weren’t sure what was wrong until we walked over and checked on her and found her asleep!

NASCAR Prodigy

Next month, Sydney will be going with the Fullers to her first NASCAR event! To prepare, she has been getting her own car ready to run with the pros. Watch Sydney do a few warm-up laps! She said the car was a little loose off the center but that’s nothing for crew chief Herbie. A few spring rubbers and a wedge adjustment will fix that right up. But nobody else has music in their car!

Easter Presents

Grandma Fuller sent Sydney some goodies for Easter. Watch Sydney open presents! Sort of…

Happy Easter

From Sand to Snow

Sydney (and Mom) arrived back home tonight. We received about a foot of snow last night so I think it was a bit of a weather shock for them. We haven’t had nearly enough moisture here this winter so it was welcome. I finally got my camera back tonight and found these pictures on it. Since I wasn’t there with them for these shots, I guess I will have to add my own commentary.

Here is everyone at the Coburn Kitchen, the Cracker Barrel. This place is only 20 miles up the highway from home but that doesn’t stop this crew!

Grandma Mary and Sydney had lots of fun together. They would go out everyday and “touch the leaves”.

Aunt Stephanee pushed Sydney around the pool.

Grandpa decided to get wet and enjoy the pool with Sydney.

Open wider!

Sydney, Mom and Dad had a great time visiting the Coburns down South. We may have to make this a tradition!

Florida Bound

I had this image in my phone and forgot to post it. Last weekend, Sydney watched some SpongeBob on the plane for entertainment.

Quiet Time

Ah, Dad is back at home. Mom and Syd are still in Florida. Sydney decided that she wasn’t going to sleep in her crib in Florida. She would scream for an hour straight until we put her in bed with us. 3 nights of that was plenty for me.

Maybe we will get lucky and see a blog post from Mom or the Grandparents while Syd is still there!

Tradition

Every parent does this to their children. They take pictures of the kid in the bathtub with someone you are related to. Then later in life, the kids themselves become grossed out as everyone is browsing the pictures.

So I figure you have to do it to your children to keep the tradition alive. Even better — now we get to post the pictures on the Internet! Here are the cousins in the bathtub after a day at the beach. Notice Christian’s skillfully placed duck.

At one point, Christian, obviously thrilled with the situation, smacked Sydney. So they were moved separate ends of the tub I guess.

Ah, cousins.

This is the Life

According to Sydney…another day at the beach! Dad took Sydney out into the Gulf today. She laughed everytime a wave came in. Anyone going to a beach can be sure that Sydney is willing to go!

A while later, we ran into some familiar faces that were said to be world-class skimboarders.

Christian likes the beach too. He walked Dave up and down the beach until Dave was about to pass out.

Another gratuitous plug for our hosts.

My First Spring Break

We made it! We arrived in Tampa last night after midnight. Going from Denver’s recent 9% humidity to 50% here in Florida is a huge difference. Unfortunately, today was a bit colder than average. All the locals are in sweatshirts but we thought it was still doable. We headed out to the fine sand beach for some sun.

We are in Siesta Key, which is an island on the coast of Sarasota. All the spring breakers are down here. Sydney couldn’t be left out. She showed off her new walking skills to all the men checking her out in her new brick butt swimsuit.

We took a walk down the beach. It was getting windy so Sara grabbed Sydney and they bundled up. A bit into the walk, Sydney discovered that Sara’s bikini is removable.

Finally, we went into the pool. Grandma got Sydney this new foam brick suit so she wouldn’t drown in the pool. Unfortunately, what happens when you let go of her is that her body wants to level so she goes head first into the water. Need to get the swimming under control first.

A full week of fun in the sun ahead for Sydney!

Ooops

Well, Mom wasn’t feeling too well lately. So before we headed out on our trip to see the Coburns this weekend, she thought she should take a test. The symptoms seemed familiar. She had seen them before. So, we watched in anticipation as the stick showed that Kim is pregnant! This was a total surprise.

We figured everyone checks out Syd’s web site daily so this would be the quickest way to share the news of baby #2!