The Little Notepad: August 2011

Our Family. The Movie. :)

While we were having family photos done of us a couple weeks ago (I'll post those soon!) we were lucky enough to have the talented Jenny Hansen film the whole thing! I didn't realize how priceless a video would be to me...it really captured all of the sweet and silly bits of our little family, so we can always remember them.

Keep an eye out for the family photos!

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Birthdays

The Cake

A first birthday isn't complete without some cake-smashing shots. So we headed to our favorite neighborhood orchard to celebrate the oncoming sugar rush. Once Max did the initial demolishing, Sydney joined in on the face stuffing.

We LOVE cake in this house. And we're so happy Max can join us in eating treats from now on. ;)

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how to get work done

If I'm ever needing to get some extra editing done during the day, I usually know the perfect solution: a long play bath for the kids while I sit next to them with my laptop. I gather all sorts of toys to keep them happy and occupied for a good 30 minutes or so. But this day both kids were done after 5 minutes, and I had to get creative...

treats in the bath? this will be my new secret weapon.

the only problem, though, is that instead of taking advantage of the extra time, I couldn't stop taking photos.

by the end of the bath they were swimming in a sugary pink pool. :)

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Birthdays

Max is ONE!

Sydney and I tiptoed into Max's room this morning to wish him Happy Birthday, and we were greeted by this big grin. It's actually the exact face we get to see every morning. I love this happy fellow!

We had a relaxing day together. We played, we ran errands, and Max took lots of naps (hey, it's hard work turning one).

I had to capture these chubby toes during breakfast that I kiss all day, every day. Please let me kiss these toes forever, Max! (ahem...meaning, please don't grow up...I promise I won't be kissing your 18-yr-old feet). ;)

We headed to the grocery store to pick out his favorite cereal. Which turned into Sydney picking out the a sugary "cookie" cereal she insisted was Max's favorite.

We stopped by the bakery section to design a mini cake for Max's "1-yr-cake-smashing" photo shoot (photos coming soon!). The kids were spoiled with tons of cookies while we waited, and Max showed off his speedy mouth-stuffing skills to the ladies behind the counter.

We later met up with Tommy during his lunch break at good old McDonald's play place.

The kids were excited about their kids meal (except what happened to the cute kids meal box they used to come in??). Max now takes all toys and holds it to his head. Not sure what that means, but I think it started when he played with my phone and tried to mimic me. :)

A day of lots of firsts...and lots of junk food.

He stayed by this rotating circle 90% of the time

Sydney kept thinking it was her birthday, she was having so much fun all day.

his first very own ice cream cone that he finished in about 60 seconds

After the cake-eating that night, he opened up his present that Sydney and I picked out

A little walker/trike combo. Sydney was so excited to have someone join her in riding her trike around the house in circles (something she does all day).

After baths and PJ's, we ended the night with the birthday book

except with 2 very wiggly toddlers, we might've skipped a few pages... :)

Happy Birthday to my sweet sweet little ONE year old!! Lots of photos coming this week. Instead of feeling pressured to get all the 1-yr-old photos in one day, I decided we'd consider this his birthday week. So keep an eye out. I've got my props and accessories piled up and ready to go. Poor guy..... ;)

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behind the lens

Thanks so much to Jenfolio for the fun little peek into who's behind the camera. :)

or for a faster and larger version, watch on youtube HERE.

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Max

you know there's trouble when there's silence

Yesterday while I was busy working on the computer, I saw Sydney and Max sneak into the pantry and shut the door. I thought it was so cute to hear their muffled giggles. But when they didn't come out after 15 minutes, and their squealing continued, I was curious....

It was hard to do much scolding when I was snapping away and laughing my head off.

If anyone's running low on paper towels, we've got about 500 grocery bags full.....I just can't promise how clean they'll be.

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Max

she's at it again...

Remember this? Well, who's to say a chubby, nearly-1-yr-old is too big to play dolly for his big sis. When Sydney gets bored, she resorts to using Max as her toy.

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Sydney

cookie

When I met Tommy, he was the first person who topped my sweet-toothed addiction. I thought he was the cutest thing with his oreos and soda runs (one of our dates included grabbing all the specialty drinks/sodas at the grocery store and taste-testing them at a park). Me and my roommates even called him Elf because he reminded us so much of THIS.

And then came along Sydney. And she puts us both to shame. One of the first words she spoke was "cookie", and it's now the first thing I hear in the mornings. So our days usually begin with Nutella on toast, dipped in Milo. Don't judge. It's in the poor girl's genes.

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Birthdays

the Big Top party!

Come One, Come All!

Sydney had her first real birthday party, and it was a dream come true (mostly for me...nothing's more fun than a carnival!). I'm thinking this needs to be an annual summer bash. :)

My THREE year old!

STEP RIGHT UP! We made it a family affair, so we had lots of helpful hands running the booths.

When the kids arrived, they picked up a sack to fill with tickets and prizes. Each ticket = 1 prize.

We let the kids running the booths decide how to hand out the tickets...I think this one produced the most, so it was a popular one. :)

Malinda made all the adorable banners. Her crafty talents are endless!

Malinda, painting some faces. I like the Superman/Spiderman combo.

the photo booth (although I was having too much fun and forgot to get photos of everyone)

The fishing pond was the favorite amongst the toddlers. I don't think they cared about the rules or the tickets. By the end, half of them ended up swimming (instigated by a certain somebody....who ended up in her Birthday Suit by the end of the day).