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‘Sydney’s “French Vogue Magazine” Secret!’
In talking about a darling dress that she was getting ready to wear, Child Fashionista and Style Icon Sydney Marie Stewart...

DeDe Watkins
Aug 7, 2011


‘Sydney: Skinny Dipping, Anyone?’
Sydney Marie Stewart can be the friendliest girl in town or she can act like movie star icon and recluse Greta Garbo, who famously in the...

DeDe Watkins
Jul 30, 2011


‘Baby James’ Second Birthday!’
Sweet Baby James is a very beautiful, smart, fun, funny, chatty, happy little boy, who has a dazzling smile. Even at this young age that...

DeDe Watkins
Jul 24, 2011


‘Sydney’s Creativity’
Sydney has CREATIVE WAYS of trying to get what she wants…and one day she wanted another mycee (her word for a pacifier.) I feel like I’ve...

DeDe Watkins
Jul 18, 2011


‘Syd, Brad & Angelina Plus Skype Etiquette’
I just realized that someone needs to come up with Etiquette Classes for Skype Users. Perhaps Miss Manners could make up a list of ‘Dos...

DeDe Watkins
Jul 11, 2011


‘Syd’s Kid Brother is a Lucky Little Guy’
Sydney and Baby James are both going to be at Preschool next month. When I talked to Syd about this she enthusiastically told me: “It’ll...

DeDe Watkins
Jul 4, 2011


‘Sydney’s Kid Brother Shines in the Spotlight’
While Sydney is on a fabulous vacation with her Daddy, Grandmother Ama and other family members in China, Joe Bill and I are thrilled...

DeDe Watkins
Jun 28, 2011


‘Sydney Is A Potty Expert’
Most women love to have people compliment their homes. I know that I like it when someone says something positive about where we live…but...

DeDe Watkins
Jun 7, 2011


‘Sydney Fawning Over Fawns’
We live in a neighborhood of Austin, where seeing a deer is more common than seeing a dog. Even though we’ve lived in this area for 25...

DeDe Watkins
May 31, 2011


‘Sydney & Baby James’ Date Night’
Bathing beauty Skyler brought future Olympic hopefuls Sydney and Baby James over to swim on Saturday. The kids showed off their newly...

DeDe Watkins
May 16, 2011


‘Sydney Swims Thru Life’
Sydney Marie Stewart and Baby James are taking private swimming lessons this week. Syd took last Summer but is working on improving her...

DeDe Watkins
May 10, 2011


‘Sydney Is A Big Flirt’
Sydney Marie Stewart is a big flirt. I think that she’s taken another page out of her manual on “How to Charm and Disarm Every Man in the...

DeDe Watkins
May 5, 2011


‘Sydney: I Have to Find a Prince!’
Princess Sydney Marie Stewart loves everything about royal life and she loves everything about weddings so Friday, April 29th was a red...

DeDe Watkins
May 2, 2011


‘Sydney: Bring It On, DeDe Watkins!’
Some days Sydney Marie Stewart brings negotiating to a high art form and this was one of those days. Everything went smoothly at our...

DeDe Watkins
Apr 27, 2011


‘Sydney: The Easter Bunny, Santa & Passover’
Before I write about Sydney and Easter I wanted to go back and let you know about something cute she said when we were having our...

DeDe Watkins
Apr 25, 2011


‘Sydney: Pork for Passover!’
During the afternoon JB and I took Syd grocery shopping for the first time and we really had fun with her. Before we got out of the car I...

DeDe Watkins
Apr 19, 2011


‘Sydney’s New House Rules: Yikes!’
Tuesday night was an important Date Night because some New Rules went into effect about bedtime at the Stewart Household. I’m sure that...

DeDe Watkins
Apr 13, 2011


‘Life With Sydney’
By now I shouldn’t be surprised about anything that Joe Bill does for Sydney since she has him totally wrapped around her finger. I’d...

DeDe Watkins
Apr 10, 2011


‘Sydney’s Sayings’
Syd thinks that inanimate objects are waiting for HER. For example, when she picks up her mycees (her name for her pacifiers) she’ll...

DeDe Watkins
Apr 6, 2011


‘Sydney TV’
I’ve always taken lots of pictures of Syd. Since she won’t pose for me I have to chase after her like I’m the paparazzi. She used to sit...

DeDe Watkins
Mar 21, 2011


‘Sydney’s Spin City’
I want to say before you read this that Joe Bill and I think that what happened is funny, that nothing got ruined and we find Sydney’s...

DeDe Watkins
Mar 16, 2011


‘Sydney is Pinkalicious’
It’s clear that Syd sees life thru Rose Colored Glasses. She loves the color pink so much that she’s renamed a major street near our...

DeDe Watkins
Mar 15, 2011


‘Sydney the Explorer’
Recently when Syd thought that she’d hurt herself she started saying “owie” and asked me for one. Syd kept chanting the word “Band-Aid”...

DeDe Watkins
Mar 11, 2011


‘Sydney is a Girlie Girl’
Syd was yelling: “Don’t worry!” as she sprinted down the hall to our bathroom. This is the same girl I often practically have to beg to...

DeDe Watkins
Mar 9, 2011
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