Look Who's...

...Is having his last "first holiday"

...Is now facing forward in the car seat (yes, I know he's not exactly a year old yet, but the boy was ready to turn around a couple of months ago ~ car rides are much happier now for all of us!)
All smiles on the way to school

Don't you just love his Elmer Fudd hat?

Bath Time Fun

I've started giving them baths together again ~ it's just easier to keep them both occupied at the same time with the same activity. They seem to enjoy each other for the most part! Reagan wasn't having a good night tonight and you can definitely tell it by the way she interacts with Cooper.

This is the happiest she was all night!
Trying to fake a smile, but you can tell by her eyes, she's not happy!

A little better smile ~ Cooper was too busy exploring to pose for the camera

Look how much fun he's having!
Finally, some laughter from Reagan

Wrestle Mania

Just a normal evening in the Sandidge household with the sweetest little boy ever.

I don't know who's having more fun ~ Cooper or Greg!

I Know It's Early...

...but we made Christmas cookies. I bought Reagan some Christmas cookie cutters along with red and green sprinkles and let her have fun!

Cutting out a gingerbread girl

Next is a star
Helping mom roll out the dough

Reagan's too busy to smile for the camera

The finished product ~ didn't she do a great job?

Tuesday Fun

Just a few pictures of our evening together

Cooper dusting the floor with his belly

Running after mommy and her camera
Cooper's mad because he can't have his way

I'm pretty sure she was telling on Cooper for something

Working an Elmo puzzle

She's getting very good at working puzzles all by herself

Cooper James

He's getting to be such a big boy ~ hard to believe he'll be a year old in 2 weeks!

Playing ball - Reagan has decided she likes to be the center of attention

Dancing to When the Saints Go Marching In - then getting mad when daddy won't give him the phone!

Dancing to a Happy Meal toy

Look Who Came To Dinner

Last week, Reagan and her class learned about Super Heroes ~ Bat Girl, Super Girl, Spider Girl. They learned how Super Heroes help their friends and make the world a better place. They even dressed up like them.

Here's Reagan as Bat Girl

The next week, they learned about pets and all the kids were allowed to bring their pets to school for show and tell. Ms Gomery said Reagan actually petted some of the animals which surprised us all. On Friday, each of the kids played veterinarian. Reagan wanted to be addressed as Dr. Reagan or Dr. Sandidge all weekend. She would ask, "Can the doctor have a cookie please?", "Would you like the doctor to check your heart?". Maybe her future is in medicine~let's pray for scholarships now!

Introducing Dr. Reagan Sandidge

She was watching "Daisy becomes a doctor" and wanted her picture made with the video screen

Dream big girl, dream big

She carried her doctor's kit around with her all day, even bringing it to the dinner table in case of an emergency!
Can Dr. Sandidge have more bread please?

It's Been A While

But we're back. The camera is back from the shop and I'm back to my picture taking ways - much to the chagrin of Greg, Reagan and Cooper. I think they've enjoyed the last 2 weeks without a single photo being taken!

Here are a few photos from the weekend when Ms Deb and her grandson, Seth, came over to play with Reagan and Cooper while Greg and I went out.

Reagan loves to paint with Ms. Deb

Seth and Reagan painting trinket boxes Cooper thought he'd try his hand (or mouth) at painting too!

Having so much fun

She may have a future as an artist

Is this what big kids get to do?
Reagan's finished masterpiece

Takin' It To The Streets

This year instead of having a Fall Festival, our church decided to "Take it to the Streets" and give away hot dogs in neighborhoods. Greg and I signed up to be a host home (we were one of 90 homes to sign up through the church) and we had lots of help from Ronnie, Shawn, Jennifer, Lewis and Carly. Special thanks to Gigi and Papaw for coming to watch Reagan and Cooper so we could spend our time outside giving away hot dogs, apples and of course candy.

We gave away around 200 hot dogs and had to go get more. In total we gave out around 250 hot dogs in about 2 hours. Truth be told, we could have given away 100 or so more. We had a great time showing God's love in a practical way. Who knows what will come of the hot dog give away!

Ms Shawn in her witch's hat

Mr. Ronnie aka Fabio
Isabella, Carly, Jennifer and me (sorry about the hair in the face Jennifer)

How's that for service ~ didn't even have to get out of his car!

Grilling, grilling and more grilling

Carly handing out hot dogs

We had a steady crowd all night

Everyone seemed to enjoy something other than candy

Reagan designated herself as the one to hand out the candy ~ she did an excellent job

Reagan and Isabella ate a hot dog too

On a side note, this may be my last post with pictures for a couple of weeks ~ my camera had to go see the doctor. It took a tumble on Friday night, that's why the pictures are a little blurry. I hope to have my camera back by November 15th

Happy Halloween

We had a great time on Halloween. This was the 1st year that Reagan really understood what was going on. She walked, um ran, around the entire neighborhood trick or treating. She was very polite and said please, trick-or-treat and thank you. Cooper on the other hand could have cared less about trick or treating. He was enamored with all the people and the lights.

Mommy and her little ninja

The back of his costume was just as cute!
Trick or treating with Isabella

They had a great time together

Patiently waiting

Greg & I had a great time too!

Isn't she just adorable?