Our Girls: 2009

I can not believe how fast the year as went. We have had a couple of busy months. We went to Michigan for Thanksgiving and when we were up there we had a little surprise party for Sydney with the family. She was so surprised. It was nice to see everybody. We decide to go up for Thanksgiving instead of Christmas. We spent our first Christmas in North Carolina and it was nice even though we did miss our families. Sydney turned six on December 12th and we had a party at the house for all her friends. She had a great time with all her friends. Mimi Smith came to North Carolina for Christmas and will be here until New Year's Day. The girls are loving her here. Papa and Mimi Krause are coming in January and we can not wait for them to come. The girls had a great Christmas and got everything they wanted from everybody and Santa. We made Christmas cookies for Santa. Sydney is still doing great in school and is now learning how to read and we can not believe how well she is doing with it. Brooke just got a big girl bed. She has a Dora room. Everybody is doing great and we hope that everybody had a great Christmas and has a Happy New Year!

Sydney excited about her Star Wars from Santa!

Girls opening up their Christmas gifts!

Sydney with her ICary doll

Brooke waiting for another gift to open...she was so excited about Christmas and all the gifts she got to open.

Girls starting to open their Christmas gifts from everybody!

The girls giving each and other for the gift that they got one another for Christmas...Brooke gave Sydney little pet shops and Sydney gave Brooke mickey mouse clubhouse.

Santa came to the Smith house...

Brooke was helping put the gifts under the tree when Mimi was wrapping gifts.

The girls in front of the Christmas Tree.

Girls just being silly!

The finished cookies.

Sydney decorating the cookies for Santa.

The girls with floor all over their faces...as you can tell Sydney was not too happy and wanted to wash her face now!

Brooke being silly when making cookies.

Girls making Christmas cookies for Santa.

The Birthday Girl who had to wear her crown all day long. She got it at school.

Sydney and mommy got ice cream at Red Robin for our birthday's.

Sydney and her friend Sara who lives across the street from us. They go to the same school however not in the same class together but they play together all the time.

Sydney had to have a pinata for her birthday. So dad and one of our friends had to rig it up.

Sydney and her friend enjoying her cake.

Sydney and her friends!

Sydney's birthday cake...I can not believe she is six!

Before the signing started.

Sydney opening her gifts from her friends.

Sydney showing off her birthday crown that she got from school. She wore it all day long and even to the stores.

The girls helping with the tree.

Brooke's quilt that Shawn's Aunt Helen made.

The girls with their new quilts that Shawn's Aunt Helen made. They love them....they are used a lot.

Sydney's quilt that Shawn's Aunt Helen made.

Sydney and her best friend Cheyenne that lives in Michigan. She came to Sydney's surprise party that we had in Michigan for the family.

My dad, mom and the girls.

Grandma Quaigg with the girls.

Brooke busy opening her present from Grandma Quaigg...she got some new babies.

Brooke wanting to help her sister open gifts.

The girls all bundle up because it was cold in Michigan...first time wearing their new winter jackets.

Turkey cookies that Sydney made with her Aunt Nikki.

Sydney making her Thanksgiving turkey cookies.

Finished ornaments that the girls made for Christmas gifts.

They fell asleep together in the chair. Look how nice they are to each and other when they are sleeping.

The ornaments are finished....what a mess.

Sydney painting her ornaments.

Brooke had paint all over the place...her face, hands just everywhere and she also did not like it on her hands and wanted them wash every couple of mintues.

Girls painting their ornaments and as you can see Brooke showing me that her hands need wipe.

The girls have had a lot of fun this fall. We found an Apple Orchard here in North Carolina up in the mountains. It was about hour and half drive. We only went once but we got our apple orchard fix for the year. We had parent teacher conference with Sydney teacher and she is doing great in school. She is above where she should be for kindergarten which is great. She is going on her first field trip a week from Monday. They are going to a petting farm for the day. She has already went to a birthday party for one of the kids in her class. Brooke is getting so big and is learning and saying a lot of new words. She would love to go to school with her sister.

Sydney was Princess Leia for Halloween and Brooke was going to be Elmo but she got sick with a fever and had to stay home. We did teach her how to say trick and treat and thank you which she did not get to do. Before we went treat and treating we went up to our clubhouse and we had dinner and snacks and did a Halloween parade with all the kids from the neighbor it was a lot of fun. After Sydney and I went trick and treating and Shawn stayed home with Brooke and passed out candy.

We are looking forward to coming up to Michigan for Thanksgiving. We can not want to see everybody and I know the girls are looking forward to it too.