Top Chef and a Birthday

I think Sydney may follow in her daddy's footsteps and enjoy cooking. She loves to play in all of the kitchen stuff --- lining up and naming the larger cooking utensils, playing with oven mitts, eating...

I never did a post about turning 30, so I'll give a recap here. One of my best friends from college, Wendy, flew out the weekend before Thanksgiving and we went to Kansas City for good food and good shopping. Our search for both was a success! We had the best time catching up and just having some quality girl time. It's always so special to have that kind of time, especially with friends that I normally only catch up with over email or the phone.Having her here for a couple of days was a great way to hit this milestone of the big 3-0, even if it did have to be scaled back to late-in-pregnancy-appropriate activities. Ha!

 

Sydney also had a birthday of sorts a couple of days ago - hitting the 23-month mark - and the only huge change to mention is that we've officially started potty-training --- meaning, she has worn big-girl underwear at school all week! Some days she had many accidents, one day she had none, and yesterday she only had one. She has been using the potty for a couple of months, but this was the official switch out of diapers during the day. We'll see how it goes. I still think she's kind of young, but her teachers say she is totally ready. Time will tell!