A recent picture of Sylvia's grandchildren, taken June 7, 2006.
Nathaniel will be 9 this month, Zachary is 7, Caleb 5, Luke 4, Malachi 3, Michael 3, Silas 9 months, and Andrew and Hannah 3 months.
Yes, that makes 9 grandbabies for the very proud Grammie.

About Sylvia Boyd, Lactation Consultant
(PT, LCCE, IBCLC, CLE)

For the past 40 years, Sylvia Boyd has been teaching childbirth classes privately and in local hospitals in the East Bay touching the lives of well over 6,000 babies so far. Since attaining her Physical Therapy degree from UC San Francisco, she has continued to expand her credentials as a Lamaze instructor and lactation consultant. 

Sylvia has a passion for helping parents prepare for an active role in the birth of their baby. For optimal health and well being, Sylvia also teaches mothers the skills for enjoying the nurturing of their infant at the breast. She has the special education, tools and training needed to assist mothers and babies with problems that sometimes arise. She specializes in helping babies who can't latch, who can’t nurse both breasts, or who cause the mother pain when nursing.

Her pragmatic and empowering approach to birthing and breastfeeding get new families off to a healthy start!  Call or email for more information.

 

Sylvia says:

I have been helping moms and babies with birth and breastfeeding since 1967. I have breastfed my children, who are now adults and who have given me 9 grandchildren so far (8 boys and 1 girl), as pictured below.

 

Gingerbread by Linda Nunes
(adapted by Sylvia Boyd for cookies or Gingerbread houses)

1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup honey
1 tsp each of cinnamon, ginger and baking soda
1/2 tsp each of cloves, salt and  nutmeg
1 egg

Mix sugar and butter until soft.
Add beaten egg. Add dry ingredients. Mix well.
Refrigerate overnight.
Bake 325 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes.

If you want to make gingerbread houses, add a little more flour to make the dough stiffer.
Sylvia uses a house pattern made from heavy paper. She rolls the cookie dough between plastic wrap and carefully transfers the cookie to the cookie sheet.
Sometimes Sylvia cuts out small circles for windows and puts crushed hard candies in the space so candy melts during baking to make a stained glass window.
Wood skewers work as roof supports. 

Have fun making this with the children in your life.