Creative Girls

Tatiana and Sk are so creative ( okay Tat slightly more than her lil' sis), but anyway Tatiana is always into making and creating things. She is now making Chibi Charms ( chibi is an Asian type of anime) so of course Sydney had to get into the act. So we let her go at it using playdoh (thanks Aunt Amy).

nicely asking Tat for more???



These are some of the charms Tatiana has created. She is also selling them, and even takes custom orders ( she made me a mini camera key chain) and Yes I had to pay (not even a discount) wow what a business women :) Watch out Donald Trump!!

A Quick Visit

Sydney got a quick visit from her BFF Ryan. They came to spend part of the holidays in Ca. to see family but thankfully managed to squeeze in a visit to us. SK showing Ryan how she likes to use her new blocks yummm

and the ever popular Uncle Jason with his gaggle of girls... Tat almost looks like she could be his girlfriend/wife scary isn't it.

Bikes x2 for Chirstmas

How funny is it that even though our girls are 13 years apart they both got bikes for Christmas. Tatiana has been wanting a beach cruiser forever and Sydney loved using the bikes when she has visited Jenny Hart. So perfect they both got one. The only problem was the rain ALL DAY so the girls had to wait to use them.

Sydney actually made us push her around the house forever

When we finally had to take a break this was the reaction we got...


Though when there was a small break in the showers Tat just had to take a quick test drive.

Sydney's first "Snow"

This is how we do snow in So. Cal. . .  Actually Uncle Juan (who lives in Victorville)  has been snowed in for a few days and finally was able to escape and brought this with him.  Sydney's first reaction was "cold"... "ball".... "no"

Juan and Tatiana in a snowball fight

we were finally able to convince her to throw a "cold ball" as she called it

Pretties

This is what happens when you leave two teenagers alone with a toddler. Sydney loves her "pretties" aka hair bows & barretts so while I was on the computer she took down her bucket filled with them ( oh yea by the way I just love the fact that she is trying to reach up to pull down everything now ) and went to her sisters room. After a few minutes this is what I found

What can I say the girl loves her pretties :)

IVHS Holiday Brunch

This weekend was a very busy one, Saturday was filled with shopping (Sydney & Daddy) while I was out doing my last holiday shoot of the season, and then the Jenny Hart Chirstmas party, which is always hard because the very next day was Grandma's work brunch

Tatiana and Christopher,, They went even earlier to help Grandma set up for the brunch. I guess they can be helpful (sometimes :)

Sydney and boyfriend Issac (who was down visiting from Bend Oregon) loved the chirstmas tre,e and apperently the mistletoe. SWAK

Santa Claus

Look who we saw this weekend even through a very crazy busy weekend we were able to squeeze in a visit to Santa.  Sydney was very curious about him and the strange clothes he was wearing.  She did like his beard though and kept saying "soft...soft"

checking out his buttons

and Santa even brought her a present.  An Elmo computer, good now maybe she will stay off mine :)  yeah right

Christmas Cookies

What do you get when you combine a baker with 2 self proclaimed kitchen avoiders and a toddler? A flippin' good time that's what!!! Sunday Sydney and I had Grammy and Auntie Leann over for a marathon of cookie baking it was so much fun it was full of laughs, love, and even a few splats :) That was grammy ha ha ... and Auntie Leann discovered a new way to make peanut butter cookie bars, even if it was by accident. All in all it was the best way to spend the start of the holiday season.

As you can see SK really got into helping make the Pumpkin Chip cookies

Thanksgiving Boo Boo's

What is Thanksgiving without bumps, tears, blood, oh yeah and a trip to the ER. Well that's what happens when you have two rambunctious toddlers and some honkin' wood furniture.

This was Sydney's run in with the coffee table, luckily just a goose egg and a pretty nice bruise.

And here is Ryan already one upping her BFF. She climbed up the dining chair and it fell back on her (since she held on all the way down) and they both landed with a thump on to the tile floor. Once untangled she had a pretty nasty cut and went to the ER.... after 4 hours and an x-ray later ( they decided against the cat scan ) they slapped on some liquid bandage and sent her home... and guess what she was already trying to climb that damn chair again.