A Trip to Downtown Disney

Sydney wanted a picture of Lamby, too.

Sydney and Aunt Kiki.

Tossing a coin and making a wish... 

She wished for princess flip-flops.

And after shoe shopping we went to the Rain Forest Cafe.

 

Is This Real Milk?

As Sydney was eating her Cheerios and milk this morning she had to check with me, "Mom, is this real milk?"  Yes, I said.  "Good, because I don't like soy milk."  She still doesn't get it that she loves chocolate soy milk and that's all she drinks!  Parents, 1.

Sydney's Comments From the Backseat

[Leaving the garage]
Sydney:  Don't shut your door yet.  I want the light on.
Mommy:  Oh I can turn it on for you.  Just let me know when you're done looking at your snack because I have to turn it off.
Sydney:  Why?
Mommy:  Because it's not good to keep it on while I'm driving.
Sydney:  Because the Policers don't like it?
Mommy (giggling a little):  No, the Policers don't like it.

[A few minutes later at the gas station]
Sydney (really focused and trying to figure this out):  There are two people on bikes.
Mommy:  Yes, there are.
Sydney:  Why are they riding their bikes when it's so cold outside?
Mommy:  Maybe they don't have a car.
Sydney:  Hm.

Rainy Day With A Chance Of Wind

Sydney and I went to get bagels and hot chocolate this morning.  She asked to hold the umbrella.  "Sure!", I said, knowing this meant I would be walking in the rain.  So I walked quickly while she strolled along - warm in her jacket and dry under her umbrella.  I was holding the door of the coffee shop open for her when a gust of wind blew her umbrella back and literally took Sydney along with it towards some bushes.  Sydney had this little look of shock on her face and let go of the umbrella to get her balance back.  I couldn't help but giggle a little as I rushed to help her.

Interview With Sydney

What is your favorite color?
Pink and purple and orange and blue.

What is your favorite food?
Dessert.

Where is your favorite place to go on vacation?
Disneyland with Uncle Nate and Aunt Kiki and Taylor and Uncle BJ and Aunt Cori and Grandma and Pops and Papa and Grammy and Aunt TeeCee.  And Lily (Sydney's neighbor).  And buy snowglobes for my bedroom.

What is your favorite song?
A Whole New World from Aladdin and the Tangled Song.

What is your favorite book?
Tangled and Aladdin and Jasmine and Rajah. Fluffy and Baron. The Hungry Caterpillar.

What is your favorite outfit?
My Tangled dress when it's warm outside.  A jacket and pants when it's cold outside.

What is your favorite animal?
Lulu (Sydney's toy cat).  And I like the bunny Grammy gave me. 

What is your favorite animal to see at the zoo?  Like tigers or giraffes or monkeys.
The whole tiger family.

What is your favorite movie?
Tangled.

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?
Watch the Ariel movie.  And making cookies.

What is your favoriate thing to do with Daddy?
Ride my bike outside with Lily.

What is your favorite thing in your room?
Everything.

What was your favorite gift from Santa Claus? 
My jewelry box.

Fashionista

Syndey picked out her clothes today:


Blue shirt with a chick on the front
Fuschia Pink shorts
Tan tights with polka dots
Red shiny sequin shoes

Yes, she wore that. And she was very proud. Who are we to take that away from her!  Oh and later that night she wanted three braids in her hair.  So creative!

That's not an option.

Sydney: Mommy please stay in my room when I go to bed.


Mommy: No, you know I never do. Good night, love bug.

Sydney: Mommy, you have two options. (I try to talk) Sh Mommy, I'm talking. You have two options: 1, you stay in here with me. 2, I get up and go with you.

Mommy: No, option 3 is you stay in bed and I'm leaving.

Sydney: That's not an option.

Sigh... That was a fun night!

Picture Day!

Sydney decided she wanted to wear a summer dress despite the fact that it has been raining for two days now. And she picked out her new sandals to go with it. I let her and packed some warmer clothes for her to change in to. Everything would have been perfect had I not gotten the date wrong. Tomorrow is picture day! Hopefully they will be able to take pictures today so I don't have to send her to school in a summer dress two rainy days in a row! This entry is purely meant to capture the craziness of parenthood.

A Little Bit About Sydney

A Few Of Sydney's Funny Phrases

"You're crazying me out." I tried to tell her "crazying" is not a word but she insists it is. I'm wondering if she's trying to say "you're freaking me out." Not sure, but she says it when that would be appropriate.

"Here's my deal," or "Here's my plan," followed by a detailed deal or plan. This is on of Sydney's favorite things to do - Make deals and plan things out. We entertain it to a point.

Sydney's Favorites

A recent favorite movie is Aladdin. Thank goodness say Mommy and Daddy! Finally a new one! We welcome any new princess movies into our home. Sydney's other favorite is Tangled. She asks me almost daily when it will be out "on DVD player". She loves to listen to all the princess songs in the car on the way to school or sing them while playing with her toys. She's quite good at remembering the words to a lot of the songs.

Sydney loves "doing my artwork" as she calls it. This means cutting paper, gluing it to more paper and drawing all over it. She loves to "study like Mommy" which means practicing writing her letters.

Her favorite colors are pink and purple. But sometimes her favorite colors are "all the colors". She basically loves color!

Favorite foods would have to be... anything chocolate. She is not the most adventursome eater but she's getting there and will try bites of new foods -- usually only to spit it out but sometimes she surprises us and likes it!

Dress up is a very favorite pasttime. Grandma Harding has made so many princess dresses for Sydney and she loves wearing all of them! She also likes to pretend to dress up for a wedding.

Happily Ever After?

I read Sydney "Are You My Mother?" tonight. At the end when the mother and baby bird united I finished the story with "and they lived happily ever after". Sydney sat up, put a hand on her hip and said "Mommy. Do birds live happily ever after? I mean do they have weddings and big dresses and live happily ever after?". Uh... I then explained more than she wanted but ended with a compelling yes.  We've been watching a lot of wedding shows lately, can you tell?