Visiting with Cousin Sydney

Sydney, Seth's (my brother's) 3.5 year old daughter, came down this past Friday for our photographer to take some photos. She was not sure what to think about the babies. When she came in I offered her some cheese, and she told me that she didn't like the kind of cheese I had. I told her that it was the kind that the babies liked, and then she said, "I want to feed the babies!" I told her okay, just to be sure to give them little pieces.

I didn't quite expect what happened next. I know that the babies stay in their playroom a lot, but I never thought about how the gates into the playroom isn't really obvious. Sydney ran up to the playroom "fence," pinched off a little piece of cheese, and then proceeded to feed the babies -- just like animals at a petting zoo. . . .




After I watched Sydney feeding the "animals" for a while, I told her that she could actually go inside the playroom if she wanted. I let her in, and she continued to feed the babies their cheese.







Sydney was a great help with the babies, too. She gave Henry his paci whenever it slipped out of his mouth. . . .



. . . and Sydney was able to "hold" Rosemary some. . . .




. . . but, Sydney wasn't that successful at convincing Piper to be held!