Lately around here...

We've been keeping very busy with the beginning of fall and all of the activities that it brings! Reese Ann's playschool did not start until after Labor Day. She is going to First Presbyterian where Cooper went the last two years (and where I went many years ago). She has loved it and gotten right in the groove on her two mornings a week spent there!


I couldn't get a smile for the life of me that morning, but she really was happy to be there!


In her classroom with some friends and her teacher, Miss Jennifer.


She got right to playing after checking out the little boy who was crying hysterically in the corner!


Soccer has come to the Sikes house this fall! Dan is coaching Cooper's team along with our friend, Todd. This is the perfect picture of Cooper's interest in soccer so far- he loves the running around, but is not really interested in the ball. I tend to think he is pretending to be involved in some Star Wars drama!


Team Huddle!


With his buddy, George!

And a few pictures to capture the playing that has been happening around here lately:


dancing to the frog singing "shake, shake-it" with her trusty cup always in hand!


Star Wars Lego Wii playing in the afternoons after school, and


nothing like a little Star Wars action in underwear (Coop's favorite get-up these days)!

Oh, and last thing, we are getting ready for a move- just to the neighborhood next to ours- but a move nonetheless! It's amazing how much stuff Dan and I have accumulated in the six years we have spent in this house. More details when we come up for air!

Reese Ann is Two!

I can't believe that it's time to write the blog post about our baby turning two! The last two years have passed so quickly, and yet it seems like Reese Ann has always been here! She is still such an absolute mess! The fun, discovery, disaster, adventure, silliness, messes, climbing, and affection are endless!

Reese Ann talks in full sentences and wants total attention most of the time. When things get quiet, we usually find her destroying something- usually a book! She definitely acts like a little girl even through the rambunctious nature. She loves her baby dolls and coloring (most of the time on the paper provided)! Cooper is still one of her absolute favorite people, and she loves taking him to school with Daddy in the mornings if she is awake!

She has been a little girl since birth (usually 25th percentile or below), and at her two year old check-up she stayed consistent with the weight percentile, but shot up to the 75th percentile in height! She still is not a great eater unless it is junk food- suckers are her favorite treat these days! She has started eating bananas and some apple which is a huge win for this mom!



We had a mermaid-themed 2nd birthday party at Edie & G-Chip's houseboat with all of our family on Reese Ann's birthday which fell on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. The weather was not wonderful, but we all had a great time celebrating Reese Ann. She loved every minute of it and is still talking about her birthday!




She loved the cake and couldn't bother with a fork!


So much fun having aunts and uncles to entertain the little ones! Uncle Rob was a good sport in Reese Ann's pool at the river!


The birthday girl and her Mama!


Just soaking up all of the attention!

Reese Ann, Mama and Daddy love you so much and are so thankful for all that you add to our lives every single day! Your eyes and smile light up every room that you toddle into! We look forward to each day with you and all the adventure that the Lord places into our lives through you! Happy 2nd Birthday!