Sydney Gets Baptized!

The Lisk house was filled to the brim this past weekend for Sydney's baptism. Poppy Joe, Ya-Ya, Nouna and Aunt B all came into town on Friday. They were very excited to be able to pick the girls up at school. I don't think any kid has had more relatives at school at one time than Emerson and Sydney did that afternoon. It was a whirlwind!

Saturday morning Auntie E came in from NYC. It was her first trip into the Charlotte airport and we are expecting many more! We had a relaxing Saturday playing outside in the perfect fall weather. Saturday night, Will and I went to a wedding in Albemarle. My parents had fun having the girls "all to themselves" and Will and I enjoyed the free babysitting.

Sunday morning we had a strict shower itinerary to follow in order to get everyone out of the house by 10:15am. We did it and arrived at the church in enough time to let Emerson run off some energy outside before the service started. The same pastor who baptized Emerson last summer was leading the service and Sydney was absolutely perfect during the baptism! Afterwards, we enjoyed lunch on the patio at Max's Ally with Nana and Poppy, Aunt Shannon, Uncle Ben, Jackson and Jameson, Uncle Banks and Aunt Susan, Kevin, Mary and Henry, Karen and Lauren, and Craig and Lydia. It was so wonderful having family together to celebrate Sydney's special day!

Outside the church before the service.

Emerson telling Sydney what to expect during the baptism.

Baptism ceremony.

Poppy Joe and Ya-Ya with Sydney.

Nouna and Sydney.

Emerson and Jackson had fun playing together!

"Yummy!"

Nana and Sydney.
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Potty Training - Full Speed Ahead!

Emerson has been doing great with her potty training! Last week, starting on Tuesday, she wore her underpants to school and only had one little accident! This past weekend she had a few accidents, but luckily they were in our kitchen and bathroom, not on the carpet. Today she did great again at school - no accidents! You would think she'd be having accidents at school, not at home, but either way it's been great not having to change her diapers! We still put a diaper on her for naptime and bedtime, which we'll do for a while because I'm not looking forward to changing bedsheets in the middle of the night! The day of having only one child in diapers is in sight!

I'm a Big Kid Now!

Today was a big day! Emerson wore underpants to school for the very first time! Last Friday night she told me she wanted underpants, so I told her we would go buy some on Saturday. Saturday morning we took a family outing to Concord Mills to find Emerson some pink and purple underpants at The Children's Place. After her nap on Saturday, she was sporting her underpants. Well, practice makes perfect...in under two hours she had two accidents. Luckily, one time it was in the kitchen and the next time it was in the garage. Round two...Sunday afternoon, she wore them for almost four hours without any accidents! Yesterday she did great at school - her diaper was dry at every diaper change and she pee-peed on the potty. So - this morning she said, "I want to wear my underpants to school." Check back later for an update on how she did!


How cute are these!

Labor Day Weekend!

We spent a great extended labor day weekend down in Myrtle Beach with Auntie E and Ya-ya! It was our first family beach trip as a family of four and we weren't sure how both of the girls would do in the car together. The longest drive we've taken them on has been to Raleigh. We left Wednesday night at the girls bedtime and they both slept the entire drive. It was wonderful!

Thursday morning everyone was excited to hit the beach. Emerson hadn't been to the beach in almost exactly a year, but you wouldn't have even known it. She had a blast building sand castles, even more fun knocking them down and LOVED the ocean! She kept telling me she wanted to "do it herself" when we were jumping the waves. Sydney enjoyed drinking her bottles under the umbrella and napping or hanging out in her beach tent.


Emerson building sand castles!


Sydney hanging out with Ya-ya after being fed.


We celebrated both Auntie E and Ya-ya's birthdays while we were there!

Sydney's First Day of School!

Today was Sydney's very first day of school! She was very excited when I told her this morning that she was going to school, just like Emerson. She spent about four hours there today and they said she was perfect. She drank her whole bottle, took two short naps and giggled and smiled at her new teachers. Hopefully, she'll be just as good tomorrow!

Go Panthers!

While I was gone in San Fran, Will took Emerson to the first Panthers pre-season game. I had taken the camera with me to San Fran, so he didn't have a chance to take any pictures, but he said she had a great time. This past weekend was another pre-season game and we had extra tickets. We asked Emerson if she wanted to go again and she said, "YES!" Once again, she had a great time. After tailgating for a while she kept saying, "I'm ready to go to the Panthers game now." When we finally made it into the stadium, Emerson riding on Daddy's head, was just giggling away. She cheered very hard, yelling "Go Panthers", talked to everyone sitting behind, in front and next to us, tried some cheerleading moves and then towards the end of the second quarter said, "Mommy, I'm ready to go home now." We had a blast!


Sydney trying out the exersaucer for the first time and waiting for Nana and Poppy to come babysit!


Emerson knows exactly where to go to get Daddy a beer!


"Mommy, you need one too?"
(I have to teach her that us girls only drink lite!)



"GO PANTHERS!"

San Francisco Girls Trip!

August has been a busy month! It started with a trip to San Francisco for me and four of my high school friends. We went to visit Brooke and Dave who have lived in San Fran for 1.5 years. Will and I went out to visit them last September, but at the time I was 7 weeks pregnant, so I was looking forward to a non-pregnant trip. We had a fantastic time! Brooke is the ultimate hostess and had a fun filled itinerary planned. I say planned, because it seemed we could not stay on track and always had to call to push back our dinner reservations and then eventually to cancel. Regardless, we had a GREAT time and can't wait for another girls weekend!


Brooke decorated their apartment for our arrival!


Toasting our arrival!


Some important stuff happened at home while I was away!


Golden Gate Bridge


Bestest Girl Friends!


Being Cougars!


Locked up at Alcatraz!


Wine tasting in Napa Valley!