SEPTEMBER!

September 1st was the day that I have dreaded for SOOO long!!!! ........ Sydney turned 16!!!! WOHOOHOOO This day meant many things.... Syds pure excitement & joy at FINALLY being able to drive, Mom having to loosen the grip a little, and so much more.

Syd got up early to make sure to have enough time to open presents and also look super cute for her license picture :) We got Syd her Vera purse and wallet that she had been drooling over ;)

And of course officially presenting her with "her" car!!! She faked suprise for me :)

Now this one was real... lol She LOVED her cow license plate holder!!! This is one cow loving girl!!!

We went to Jacks to get a biscuit and then headed out to get her license. Sydney & Jared share a birthday & are also good friends. Jared gave us the heads up that Arkadelphia Road was not busy so we headed over there. Jared and his mom waited on us after he got his license so we could get pictures of our babies :)

Syd drove herself and checked into school!!!! After School, Syd, Bre, Joanna & Chandler all came by so I could get some pictures of my baby girl on her big day...DRIVING!!! Such a scarey thought!!!

I dont even wanna know how Breanne got this picture! But I do like the TWO hands on the wheel !!!

Pure Silliness!

I cant believe my first baby is 16!!! Where did the time go!???!

Sydney - you bring so much happiness everywhere you go! You are so funny & such a hard worker! I am so proud of your morals and your love for God. You have grown so much and you are such a strong person. You amaze me with your ability to bounce back. You have such drive and determination, I know that you are going to do great things. You are a great student and Im so proud of your grades & the hard work you put into school. You are a wonderful daughter and the best big sister ever. We all love you sooo very much!!!! Please Please Please drive careful and ALWAYS wear your seatbelt. and Remember... We love you sooo very much!!! Happy Sweet 16 Baby girl!!!

In other news during September... Poor bay ended up with the Flu!!! They dont grow the test out anymore but told us that it was more than likely Swine. Poor Bay had sky high fevers for DAYS on end. Even alternating Tylenol and Motrin every two hours she still maintained 103+ fevers.

Lil Miss would perk up when the Tylenol/Motrin were working and get a lil crazy on us! lol This is one of her latest fascinations...Putting clothes on top of clothes...ESPEciALLY panties! lol

Every high fashion girl knows that a bathing suit on top of your clothes in the new IN thing! :)

Aint no piggy flu gonna keep this lil princess down! :)

hehehe

bay was telling me to wait just a minute to take her picture... she wasnt ready :)

Haha call us stir crazy from being locked inside with a sick girl but somehow this seemed a lil normal at the time!

Syd & Breanne went to see Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler September 16th!!!! They were SOOO excited!! They met Lacy, Bud, Christie, Desi, & Em for dinner before the concert!!! Syd said the concert was AWESOME and definitely one of the best concerts she had been to!

Syd & her Christie!Syd & Desi!

Syd & her EM!!!!

Syd and Breezy

Syd & LaceDinner was HYSTERICAL! lol As you can see Syd got pretty close to Kellie Pickler!!! lol The Concert and night was a huge success!!!

August Addition

On August 27, 2009 we lost my Aunt Bea. She was my Daddy's half sister. She lived in California. Anyone who says distance makes barriers is wrong because she was an active part of all our lives. She always called, sent cards and visited when she could. Her love and support meant the world to Momma & Daddy over the years. We all loved her and she will be missed!!
This is a picture that her daughter Kathy sent me after Christmas last year. Kathy & Kays son Cody is the cutie on the left!!! haha George is one of Aunt Bea's sons and he is in the middle and Aunt Bea is on the right. Such a sweet little lady :)

August 2009

August was exciting.. I got a new camera WOOOHOOO yay me! So pictures will be back with a vengence.

August brought Six Flags for the Youth group. Sydney had a blast as always.

Syd also went with the Youth to the Southern Evangelism Conference and LOVED it. She was a lil leary at first but was so impressed so ended up going both days. The classes were AWESOME and she learned so much.

Hannahs birthday party was in August. It was at her house and was GREAT! Everyone had a great time. Josh grilled out and the kids had a great time playing on Hanns swing set!

There is a story behind this....Bayley was mad at Sydney and was telling her you NO come in.

Pam is so good with all the kids. Bay LOVES her. As you can see Pam takes sliding to a new level :)

Some Kids never grow up!

The best of friends! Bay loves her YIYA

Bay was NOT loving the swing at first

She did get better tho!

This lil miss priss is a MESS!!! She found Syds heels in her room and yup stuck them puppies on and walked around alike she had always worn heels. lol

August 13th was Bayley's corrected two year birthday. May seem silly to some but I would have given a million dollars to have been able to carry her until August 13th, 2007 and save her the pain and struggling she went through. It will always be a special day!

One Saturday we took the girls to the Botanical Guardens for pictures! It was fun. Bayley was pretty good but we didnt get the "money shot" that we were looking for. I have a 16x20 of Sydney that was taken in a field when she was two and I want to get a similar one of Bayley. We will keep trying. Our sweet baby girl!

Bayley Lauren Maddox

haha SERIOUS Baybay

Our beautiful girls!

Sydney Meghan!

Saturday August 29th began Sydney's Sweet 16 Celebration!!! She went to Buffalo Wild Wings with Breanne, Ricky, Chandler, Joanna, Amanda, Brett, Lacy, Bud, Desiree, and Emily! Christie was in the hospital again and couldnt make it. After BWW they all went bowling! She had a blast! Sydney loves all of her friends so much and they made her birthday super special!

They sang to her at BWW...her 1st cake was a cupcake princess cake...PERFECT FIT!

Amanda, Sydney & JoAnna

Syd & Breanne

Emily, Syd & Desi

Syd & Chandler!

The GANG!!! Syd & JoAnna

Syd and her ttown besties minus Christie!

haha The Triangle in action!

Syds Ttown Family - Christie

Sunday August 30th Syd had her big Sweet Sixteen Party at church! I have to say a big thank you to Jaz, Rachel, and Billy for all they did to turn the fellowsip hall into the COW party of Syds dreams! lol I still cant believe that Syd is turning 16!!! How is that possible??

Is this not the cutest??

Syd & Breezy

A lady from PG did the cake!! WE LOVED IT! It turned out absolutely perfect!!

I gave Billy the cake & the cupcakes and 4 yards of fabric and he created this masterpiece! haha Syd LOVED it!!!

Syd & her Landon! Amanda, Syd & JoAnna... they are such good friends and Im so glad Syd has them! Just a few of the party people!!

Syd & Chris

Yummy food all of Syds favorites!

More of the people watching Syd open presents!

Syd & Em

haha Syd got the last season of One Tree Hill!!! They are ADDICTED!!!!

Syd & Rae... Check out Syds cow heels that Rae got her!!! She loves them!

Syd had such an amazing Party weekend!!! She could hardly wait til her Big Day!!!!

JULY UPDATE...

July Started with a trip to Paul & Amys for July 4th. The girls had a great time playing together. They got in a lil pool time. Bay loved it which baffled us considering she HATES the tub. lol
Our lil July 4th babes.

Here is another shot of Bay with the Dora fountain thing. she liked it alot.

Jaz invited Syd & Breanna to Zacs house at the lake. They spent the night and had an awesome time! Zac came up the next day and took them out tubing. they had a blast. They finished their girl time with dinner at Sumos and a movie as Jaz's house!
What pretty girls :)

Sydney went to the Ryan Kinder concert at Alabama Adventure. This was Sydney's first year to go to AA and she really liked it! Syd Breanne & Chelse went and met Lacy, Desi and Emily at AA...they stayed in the park all day then came to our house to get ready and they headed back to AA for the concert. They all love Ryan and syd said he did great. After the concert Syd went to Lacy's to stay until the forth. Syd LOVES ttown and staying with Lace.

Syd & her Emily

July 4th was great! I always miss Sydney when she is gone so I was super happy to see her again! We all met at the river for a day of fun. It was a big crowd this year. All the usuals plus Buds parents and all the ttown girls came (Em, Desi, Christie). We had a great time and ate WAYYY too much!!!

This picture cracks me up! Bayley was biting her TOE NAILS...now how is that for talent????

Bayley HATES taking a bath...I mean SCREAMS every single time....and yet she got in her turtle float and had no issues with getting in the river... i mean small manageable tub vs. HUGE river.... that child makes no sense!

Bay & Lace

Bay LOVES her turtle and decided it wasnt just a water toy :)

haha Bay using Lacys chapstick!

Bay is WAYYY too cool for us!

Lacy thinks Bay looks Marge Simpson ;)

Bay wanted to sit by Bud. lol They were having a lil chat!

Nothing better than ending a great day at the river with a boat ride!

We ended July with an ALL DAY car wash for Soccer. We earned 400.00 which was GREAT! The kids actually all had a great time. We had a pretty good turn out...This is Syd and Mark...this is the extent of what Mark did at the car wash ;) Syd and several others worked from beginning to end ... others did NOTHING...but I guess that is just how things go.

hahaha I may get an 8x10 of this one!

such a Happy Face!

And last but not least...in July Rachel asked Sydney to be a bridesmaid & Bayley to be her flower girl!!! They are both so excited...well Bayley is clueless but she sure will be the cutest flower girl ever ;)

June Update...better late than never!

Look who was super happy about turning TWO on June 3rd!!!
Bayley Lauren had a great birthday! She is such a blessing to us. Bayley has grown so much over the last year. At her two year old check up she weighed 21 lb 6 oz and was 32 inches long. She is getting soo tall! She is even on the chart for her height and is in the 10th percentile. That doesnt even seem possible! Bayley failed her speech part of her evaluation. She was supposed to be saying ten two the three word sentences but that isnt happening. She does say several single words but no multiples yet. Dr. Tindle said that she met the requirements to be reevaluated for EIS but said she wanted to just watch her for three months and to reevaluate then. Dr. Tindle is a big believer in Bayley and just thinks she is an independent little woman and will do things on her own schedule ;) Bayley is still getting one bottle a day (morning) and boy does she love her Bobble! Dr. Tindle said to stop that in mid August (Bay's corrected two year) Bayley has brought so much happiness to our house! She is DEFINITELY a Daddys baby. She loves to play and cuddle with Brian...so Sweet! Bayley LOVES her Sissis. Nothing makes her happier than to be in Syds room driving her NUTS! They do fuss and fight...you would think that nearly 14 yeras would stop that but NOPE not our two! I wouldnt change a thing! We are so thankful for our sweet Bayley Lauren and how great she has done!

Now enjoy some pictures! Bayleys river Birthday Party! Papa & Granny Pat got Bay a Water Table and SHE LOVES IT!

Happy Birthday Bayley Lauren

haha she figured out how to squeeze the squirt toys!

Bayley & BOOODY as she calls him playing watertable!

Bayley workin her new heels!

Syd & Bre getting some tubing in !

Papa being silly with Bays new dressup clothes!

Bayley got to have a Second 2nd birthday party at Granny Gail & Papaws!

Forgive me cause these pictures are out of order...but this is Bay & Corra getting in some cousin time!

Uncle Paul playing with Bay in the Bubbles!!! Sweet Baybay!

Granny Gail & Papaw got Bayley a Bubble Blower and it was a BIG HIT!!!!

3 very happy Maddox girls!

Bay got a new car and gave cousin Corra a quick ride!

Becca was showing Bay how things are done!

Who knows what he was saying but he got their attention :)

Corra was helping Bay open ;)

Bayley making Sydney Jealous because she got a NEW car for her birthday :)

Sydney went to Panama City the first week of June with her best friend Breanne, Chandler & their friend Chelse joined them later in the week! They had a BLAST.

They shopped and ate tons of yummy food. Syd and Chelse even did the Slingshot which is a big accomplishment for Syd the Chicken! :)

It had been 4 years since Syd had been to the beach and she said that was WAYYY too long!

I cant believe my baby has gotten this big! I cant believe in two years she will be in college...scary thought!

Best Friends!

The stayed right across from the new outdoor mall and Syd said it was great! They could walk amost everywhere!

June means Fathers Day and ICYC... I have to say I have the best Daddy in the whole world and love him tons! I am soooo glad he has been able to retire and enjoy life on the river!

Syd had a BLAST at camp this year. She said it was the best year ever!!! (Of course she says that every year :)

Skit Night!

Magan with Lila & Bay...two HOTT Babies! lol

Syd & Parker

Syd & Tyler

Syd Bre & Jazzy.

Syd April & Jaz...April was the life guard at camp and ended up being a great friend/Alex's new girlfriend!

Syd & her JOEY!

Syd and Baybay

Syd & Meleah

Syd's main Man!

Syd & Em

The Sunday Night after camp the kids went to Johnny Rockets to eat and then to the Dollar Movies! It was an eventful night :)

This was how you could find our kids any Wednesday/Sunday Night after church all Summer!

June 30th Syd went to TTown and stayed until July 4th. She LOVES IT THERE!!!

This is Lace, Em & Syd outside of Nicks in the Sticks on Thursday Night...its tradition!

Syd and Cade

Syd & BUDDDDD

Syd's Emily!

Syd and her big cousin Lacy (my baby cousin)

This is Sydney & Christie Laughin Hysterically at movies seeing The Proposal!

Syd Christie & Lace getting Manicures! Christie had a double lung transplant less than a year ago...doesnt she look FANTASTIC!!!!

Ok Forgive me for this being sooo late...and stay tuned because as you can tell I have TONS more to report on!!! Watch out for the July update SOON!!! My goal is to be caught up before Thanksgiving!!!

June 2 Update...

Obviously its been awhile since my last update. Im gonna have to just do a general overview and lots of pictures of course. lol

Obviously Sydney had her knee surgery done on April 16th. She had a meniscus clean up and her patella tracking realigned. They did a patella plication (stictches in the ligament) and then did a right lateral release where they cut the tendons loose that were too tight.

Overall I will say she has done really well. She was on crutches for 4+ weeks and just got released from her thigh to ankle brace in the last week of May. She has been doing physical therapy for the past 6 weeks and will continue for atleast 4 more. YUCK! Syd was pretty sick from the anesthesia but after that wore off she handled the pain really good. Dr. Garth wasnt convinced that he was able to get her out of pain but he is hopeful that it atleast helped. He said she does run the risk of a repeat injury of her meniscus so lets hope she can avoid that.

Mothers day we went to Vernon for our annual trip. We went to Mothers first fir breakfast then to church at Kingville and by the cemetary for decoration to see the flowers and then off to Aunt Nellies. This is Bayley and Ella. Ella was so sweet to Bay and played with her. lol I always loved getting to talk to everyone and the food is to die for!

Syd joined in on the young adult classes girls night out! She went with Jaz and the group to eat, shop and then the movies! She had a great time!

This is just a random picture of Bayley at her Eye Mommas house! lol I am so glad that Bayley has bonded so good with Cindi. They are a mess together and as you can tell Cindi always manages to help Bayley get messy and sweaty on the trampoline! lol

Syd Lace & Breanne all went back to another painting class. They tried a different studio this time and liked it. Sydney was a lil disappointed in her painting...only because she couldnt do the writing herself because she was still on crutches and couldnt get to where she needed to be in order to do the writing good...she said she is going to redo it sometime soon. lol

AHHH.... Syd's fabulous Soccer team FINALLY won a game! It was after Syds surgery obviously but she was there on the bench rooting them on!!!She loves these girls!

BEFORE THE WIN.,...AFTER!!!! Dont they look more accomplished!

THe soccer banquet this year was at our church. It ended up really nice. Most of the kids cleaned up really good... lol

Chandler LOVES her crazy socks a lil too much!

Sydney & her breezy!

Sydney & Courtney got CO-MVP Defensive player awards! They really did a great job and without them we would have gotten 10 pointed WAYYYY sooner each game! Lol

Sydney & Courtney the dynamic duo!!!

The triangle of best friends!!

OK this is out of order but the Saturday before Mothers day we went to Brian's Aunt Marys house for Gails family reunion. There was someone there did karaoke and sang the WHOLE TIME! lol We ended up sitting outside however the three lil cousins ended up loving it!!!

Dont ask me why Bayley is spanking Becca! lol who knows!!! oo and also we did not plan to dress all three girls identical..can you tell Gail bought them all matching outfits. they were all cuties!

Bayley & Aunt Mary

Becca & Bay dancing

They were too funny.

Two weeks ago we went and met Cindi and Chance and ate Mexican together! Bayley gave Cindi this big ole toothy grin while we were there! Bay was too excited to help SisSis with her texting! lol Chance & BayBay

Sisters!

This year our graduates were Alex and Chris...well and Jared from the looks of things! Lol

Bay really loved diggin in the cake with her Daddy.

Sydney & her Joey!!! lol She LOVES Joey!

Ok I would be a bad parent if I didnt also point out that Sydney did GREAT in school this year. She ended up wtih A's and B's. She had to work hard this year and the AP class was definitely a challenge! She is a great student and we are so proud of her!

....now be looking forward to two more posts soon....Bayley Lauren Maddox birthday post & Sydney's beach trip!!!