May 31, 2004
Having a Ball
After a somewhat lukewarm start, the girls finally hit it off a bit better today. AJaye and Sydney shared some quality time in ball pit. The ball pit was a gift from Great Grandma Mimi Fuller -- so thanks to her for another great birthday gift.
This scene is called "chill out". This command was given and the girls and Elmo were to lie down still in the balls.
May 30, 2004
AJaye, Sid Vicious and the Zoo
The Burkes are in town visiting and this time they brought their daughter, AJaye. AJaye hasn't been quite sure about Sydney since she arrived at our house. "Why is this little person following me around everywhere?" Sydney remains enthralled by any older kids.
Eric began calling Sydney Sid Vicious as the weekend went on. Vicious? Proof of that here when we arrived at the zoo and we put AJaye and Sydney in the Jeep together. AJaye wasn't happy and Vicious loved every minute of it.
The first big animal cage we walked up to was the elephant. Sydney just stared at him for a few seconds and then suddenly burst out into screams. Screaming and pointing. These were not screams of fear. Oh, no -- they were screams of excitement! Every large animal she saw that moved around a bit was greeted this way.
The tigers were being very playful since it was nice and cool outside.
Sydney recognized cats because she has a few and she got up out of her chair to tell them off. Ti-Ti would have been proud.
As the final activity of the day, we all took a quick train ride.
Of Course SpongeBob Will Win
Today, is the Cola-Cola 600. For that small group of you that does not follow NASCAR because you haven't seen the light yet, this is the longest NASCAR race of the season. So Sydney and Mom are cheering for the same driver. Today, they both came down dressed in their official team gear. Mom has her official driver's cap on and Sydney has her SpongeBob #48 car shirt on. Wonder if their suport will make the difference tonight?
UPDATE: Jimmie Johnson wins the race! Mom is excited. Sydney is asleep. I guess when you know your guy is going to win you don't have to stay up and watch the race!
May 29, 2004
Rocky Mountain National Park
Today we took the Burkes to Rocky Mountain National Park for a quick visit. I was showing AJaye the map of the park. I had to point out Long's Peak and the fact that I climbed it. AJaye noted to me that it didn't look that big on the map. Grrr. :)
The weather wasn't the greatest up in the mountains so we headed on a quick nature walk around the outside of the visitors center.
Elk were hanging out right in the field out back. It was fun to see them so close.
May 27, 2004
My First Egg
Instead of just bananas every morning, Sydney is trying to expand her menu. She is also attempting to be a clean eater by using a fork. Currently, the fork serves as a mashing tool of sorts when its not a drum stick.
May 23, 2004
Catch Up
We are back home again and as you can see Syd missed Ti-Ti so much that she had to body slam him at first sight. In this photo she is also sporting her new birthday outfit from her boyfriend CJ. Notice the very sporty belt. Syd spent the first 20 minutes trying to pull it off but now thinks it is very cool to have something around her waist. Thanks CJ, Syd says you have a very good sense of fashion.
Here Syd is playing with her Care Bear play set from Aunt Steph and the boys. Syd spends most of her time trying to sit the Care Bear on the merry-go-round. This task is so difficult that it causes her to groan loudly and perform the "Fuller squint" with all the concentration. Notice the matching Care Bear outfit, very appropriate.
Lastly, Syd had her one year old doctor appointment a couple of weeks ago. Here are all the usual stats for those of you keeping track. She weighed in at 18 lbs 12.5 ounces which puts her at the 15th percentile. Her length was 29 3/4 inches which puts her at the 75th percentile in length. They said she has settled into her own curve now and will probably continue at this rate for the next couple of years. She also got two more shots and is scheduled to go back in at 15 months for several more of the tougher shots. They even suggested we drug her up before the next visit because those shots will really hurt. :(
May 17, 2004
Warshington
No, Grandpa...its Washington. Today, we visited lots of the memorials around town. Sydney slept through our visit to the Lincoln Memorial.
Our last stop of the day was at the White House. The best shot was from the South Lawn. Sydney could have probably squeezed through the bars here. But I guess baby terrorists haven't really been a problem to date.
Barney Backpack
Grandma Fuller pulled out the final Birthday present today: a Barney Backpack. Cousin Cindy Kascor (Fuller) got a hold of this for Grandma. Turns out that Cousin Kirby is a huge Barney fan as well.
Girl Gone Wild
In our hotel, Sydney would walk up to the mirror and start beating on it and screaming at the girl she saw inside of it. It was hilarious to watch.
May 16, 2004
Miss Sydney Goes to Washington
After Dad and Grandpa Fuller got the NASCAR racing out of their system, we were off to the nation's capitol for some siteseeing.
I had to get the girls to wipe the drool off of their lips for this picture. Behind them is the Hope Diamond, which was made famous in the Titanic movie. The diamond is nearly 50 carats!
Sydney and Grandma took a break near the Wright Brother's first plane.
May 10, 2004
Ti-Ti
What is Ti-Ti? Well, Ti-Ti seems to be Sydney's word for kitty -- especially Tasman.
Sydney loves Ti-Ti because he takes a bath with her every night. Watch the video of Sydney and Tasman at bath time on Sydney's birthday.
And for all that playing Tasman does with her, how does she repay him? Well, she beats him up! Watch the video of Sydney and Tasman getting it on in Wrestlemania!
2004-05-08 -- Cat Attack from Brandon Fuller on Vimeo.
How I Spent My Birthday
Wow! Sydney received a great batch of presents. She is so lucky. As you may know, Dad is responsible for most of the accidents with Sydney -- like shutting her hand in the door, letting her fall on her head, etc. Hey, no emergency room trips yet and the kid is only getting braver! So Mom made me pick up a little safety device for Sydney's birthday.
And boy did that come in handy because Sydney received a cool train from the Hakes for her birthday. It moves pretty quick so the helmet might come into play someday.
Watch the video of Sydney piloting the train around the grueling course.
What's a birthday without cake? Well, since Dad is dieting and Sydney isn't big on sweet things yet, we decided to go the economical cupcake route. Here is the birthday girl with her cake and candle. I shoved the cupcake into her face a little later and made her cry. I destroyed those pictures so you can't call anyone on me.
May 8, 2004
One Year Old
Well, Sydney made it! And just as important -- her parents made it. Sydney has kept us busy over the last year but we have equally kept her busy. In year one, Sydney visited the following states:
Looking forward to another year of big adventures!
May 7, 2004
One Day Until B-Day
Today Syd received some more great gifts for her birthday. She is really starting to like all these boxes in the mail.
Here we have a picture of the present from Aunt Natalee. Again, I assumed you were to read the three little piggy book while acting out the story with the game seen here.
And again, I was corrected by Syd in what you are to truly do with this gift. Apparently, the brick house is really a purse that you can use to carry the three pigs around the house.
Here is Syd showing me how you are to act at the bus stop.
Syd also received a card in the mail from Grandma & Grandpa Coburn this afternoon. Inside was a gift certificate to Toys R Us. This is the gift with endless possibilities. Imagine, its like being a kid in a toy store, and you can pick out whatever you desire. Can't wait to see what Syd picks out.
Syd would like to say Tah-Tu for all these great B-Day gifts. For all of you who do not speak Syd, that's thank you.
May 6, 2004
Shower Me With Gifts
Today, birthday gifts started to arrive for Miss Sydney. Sydney could not wait until Saturday to open them so here are a few pics of her new loot.
Here is the Sand and Water Table from Grandpa & Grandma Fuller. I of course assumed that you were to put the legs on the table, fill with sand and water, and stand next to it to play. Here is Sydney showing me that you are supposed to sit in it instead. Silly Mommy.
After sitting in the table you then climb in and out over and over again. You see, everything with Sydney eventually becomes a great obstacle that must be conquered.
She also received a card from Aunt Sara. Here she is trying to read the card after Mommy handed it off to her.
Silly Mommy, you read it upside down. This way is much more fun.
Inside the card, Syd found some money from Aunt Sara. She was told to buy some strawberrries and bananas or some shoes. This made her very happy.
Ca-ching!!! Money is cool.
May 5, 2004
My Big Fat Daddy
My Dad is nuts. All he talks about are these carbs and how he hates them. He tells me that my diet of Mac 'n Cheese and lots of fruit will make me fat. I do have a bit of a belly but who cares. I don't even weigh 20 freakin' pounds!
May 3, 2004
My New Chair
We bought Sydney a new adironack chair this weekend for her birthday. Watch Sydney attempt to get in and out of her chair out on the deck. You will also be able to hear her new impression of Dakota barking.
2004-05-03 -- New Chair from Brandon Fuller on Vimeo.
May 2, 2004
Go Speed Racer
Let me just start by saying that this was all Mom's idea. We took Sydney to Toys 'R Us today to pickup a few early birthday gifts. I took Syd straight over to the Barney section because I knew that would be a quick win and we could get back home to watch Jeff Gordon win today! So I pulled down this Barney doll that was one and a half times Sydney's height and she freaked out. She ran away from him!
So Mom took Sydney over to the cars and picked out this handsome new ride. I think it matches the #24 DuPont Chevy's paint scheme a bit.
Notice the hands on the steering wheel. She loves to hold on and go fast. Could this be the first female Nextel Cup champion?
After her big day of driving, Sydney played with Krista, our neighbor. Sydney is just now figuring out that we have young girls living on both sides of us and they are pretty cool to watch and play with. Krista had a lemonade stand today that made $9. To put that in perspective, she was selling 10 cent cups of lemonade. I think it was the tips.
So next weekend is Syd's first birthday and its Mother's Day. Man, I am out of ideas. What do you get for 2 girls that have everything? I need help!
May 1, 2004
Dinner Date
We went out for a supervised dinner date with CJ last night. Even with 2 sets of parents, it was pretty crazy down at the end of the table. I don't know how people with twins do it -- oh yeah, they stay home!
Sydney was eating her normal staple of Mac 'n Cheese. Her hands dripping with cheese as usual. At one point, CJ reached over and grabbed her hand and got the cheese all over his. He promptly put his hand in his mouth. Um...you taste like cheese, baby.
Picture from CJ's Dad.
