Sophie & Boone's Corner

Halloween 2010

2010-11-01T15:18:00.001-07:00

We had a great Halloween...

Pumpkin carving time

Boone had to try out the pumpkin seeds :)

He sees an airplane

Soph loved pulling out the seeds

So did Boone :)

Soph and her class

Soph's preschool did a parade around their courtyard. This is the 2nd lap around... unfortunately we didn't see them coming and missed Sophie leading the whole school in!

Boone waiting patiently for Soph and Daddy to finish their ride at Sea World. He couldn't ride any of the rides because he can't walk 3 steps by himself... not sure on their reasoning on that one...

Brent and Sophie on a ride at Sea World (she is in there, in the inside)

See, she is in there :)

Soph taking Flat Stanley on the trip - Jill, will send back to you soon!

Mama's boys

Best shot we could get. Boone refused to put his hood up, even though it looked so stinkin' cute on him

Heading out!

Our little princess

A little boy gave Boone a candy bar and he wasn't sure what to do with it....

but he was happy!! :)

Boone and Miller enjoying the ride!

Boone preparing for college days :)

Soph wanting the candy she got instead of wanting to get more

Toting the little tots

Sophie's Birthday

2010-10-20T20:51:00.000-07:00

Some pictures from Sophie's birthday, pumpkin patch, and just of the cute kids. :)

Playing in Mom and Dad's bed

Happy Birthday, Sophie Jean!

Looks like she's trying to channel her inner Marilyn Monroe!

Snack time at school, before celebrating her birthday

Having fun at the end of school day

This one cracks me up... finally got it out. Must've been the glasses holding her back :)

Soph with some of her classmates and her teacher

At pumpkin patch

He gives me such an innocent face when he thinks he's doing something wrong :)

Momma's boys

I love how Boone is looking at him in this picture

Sophie's 1st day of preschool!

2010-09-14T14:00:00.000-07:00

Soph had a great day first day of school!

Getting ready

Starting the car

Daddy is so proud of his little girl

Showing off her cool bag outside of her classroom

Part of her outdoor playground

Mommy is pretty proud too

Loving it so far!

Boone's Bday and a few extra

2010-09-12T13:48:00.000-07:00

Boone had a great 1st birthday. He started crawling a day before he turned 1 and loves that he can now get into trouble all on his own!

Good Morning, Birthday Boy!

Boone's belly had been hurting him so we debated on giving him a cupcake... but we are so glad we did. He loved it and his belly was fine for the rest of the night

First taste...

Cleansing the palate

Starting to get sloppy!

hehe

Harrison, Sophie & Jackson enjoy their cupcakes too

All done! And very happy.

The damage :)

Since he had a little accident in his "1" shirt before I could get any good pictures on his birthday, I had to snap a couple a day later because it was too cute.

Soph thought her SD hat would look good in the pics too

Having fun at San Diego Zoo

Catching up.... again!

2010-08-31T14:15:00.000-07:00

So as you can imagine (2nd move across state lines in less than a year!) we've been very busy. I'll try to do better at posting and keeping up! Here is a recap of the last few months since May and our move. We are doing great in CA and the kids have grown so much since we've moved. If you start at the bottom coming up you'll see the pictures in order of them taken. They start with Sophie getting rid of her binky, then at cousin Amy's wedding in Breckinridge, to summer trip home to Ohio, visitors, random photos and parties throughout. Enjoy!

Looking like daddy
Mommy's fav

Almost crawling!

Our attempt at a family pictures... pj's and all!

Soph and her friend Georgia

Boone enjoying the toys

Boone and his buddy Beau

Boone doesn't give his food up for anybody, but for a cute girl... you bet!

Sophie at her first Princess Bday party. Here she is making crowns with the birthday girl, Ella

Soph didn't want to miss the action so got up from her nap early, and then ended up falling right back to sleep on Nana's lap!

Soph's buddy Cate came to visit us in Ohio

So sweet

Can you tell how much Soph looks up to, and loves, her big cousin, Grace?! :)

Soph are her Aunt Carrie

The 2 little stinkers get in one last play time before naps

Chillin on the slide at the park

My little man isn't afraid of a little pink

Having fun at the aquarium

Sophie and her buddy, Kamryn

Jackson, Harrison & Sophie having fun at the 4th of July party

Park and ice cream - 2 of Soph's favorite things!

Booney playing at the park

All smiles!

My little dancing queen

I mean.... I just adore these 2!

Another family picture attempt in Colorado

Soph and Max.... best buds

Cousins minus Soph, who refused to get in the picture

My little hero

Soph's first dentist appt

One last suck!

One our way to send binky high up in the air - Sophie said goodbye to her binky not long after moving to CA. She was such a big girl!

Disney on Ice

2010-03-27T19:14:00.000-07:00

The Easter Bunny came to visit Sophie in Dallas, since we'll be in Ohio for Easter (he'll visit her there too.) I think he just wanted to make sure she had this pretty princess dress for our Disney on Ice affair. She was so excited...

Trying on her dress first thing in the morning
Getting ready to head to our seats

With her friend Amanda (aka, Snow White)

Waving hi to all of the characters

Doopey and Snow White

Tinkerbell

All of the characters coming out. And yes, we were that close... first row on the ice.

Goofy

Donald and Daisy

Alice

Daisy

Mickey, of course!

She was loving it!

Minnie

Fairy Godmother

Sophie kept asking if she could sit next to Minnie

Belle and Beast

Dancing

Cinderella came over and gave Sophie a rose... not kidding. It was awesome.

Pig from Toy Story

Belle

The girls after the show - very windy day!

Week in Review

2010-03-17T12:49:00.000-07:00

The kids and I met friends at the Dallas Arboretum on Monday. It was a beautiful day, flowers in bloom everywhere, and they had a small petting zoo. Sophie loved it and wasn't shy at all with the animals. Also pics of the kids and I playing at home.

Soph petted all of the animals

She picked a brush up and started brushing them.

She said "look mom, i'm petting 2 of them!"

She then picked up some grass and started feeding the animals. As you can see, I am trying to hold Boone and take the picture at the same time... that is Boone's hand you see trying to grab and eat the camera.

The kids helping me get ready for dinner

Drool bug

She looked so pretty in her green dress

Happy St Patty's Day! Sophie has a little cold and so her nose is runny a bit, Boone is forever drooling so they don't stay clean very long!

Hanging out at home and Florida

2010-03-11T13:06:00.000-08:00

Sophie is at the age where she wants to dress herself... this is what she was picked!

Sophie and her friend Shea getting ready for bed

Booney playing with Daddy

Play time!

Booney always get you with his drool!

Sophie likes to exercise with Mommy

Whew - she needed a break!

She LOVES feeding Boone

Our little bruiser... knocked her head on door frame and got a huge welt

Happy Boy

Getting ready to head outside on a beautiful spring day!

Hmmm... which shoes to wear...

Swinging with Nanny on a windy day in Naples

Boone and his Nanny

He got his first 2 teeth on the way to Naples... he just pulls on his gums.

Play time with Nana

Nana and Sophie heading to the pool

Late flight home... both kids were pooped, but did great!

Pictures from the last week

2010-02-01T11:35:00.000-08:00

Random pictures from the last week. The ones of Sophie and Boone together are my favorite! :)

View of downtown Dallas from our condo

Soph meeting her new buddies

She loves puppies!

Soph at the Wiggly Play Center waiting for Wags to come out...

she sees him...

pointing him out to everyone else in case they didn't see :)

"Hi Wags!"

She was so excited!

Soph playing music for Boone

He just stares at her...

he just adores her! :)

Mommy's little boy

Sophie looking at the fishes at the Dallas Aquarium

She met a new little friend

Huge aligator, super close

Close up with the devil rays and turtles

Soph and Daddy in front of the waterfall.

Catching up...

2010-01-07T12:08:00.000-08:00

Our 2 little stinkers!

Boone loves his bath time!

Sophie & Mommy making a toast on New Years Eve!

Our little buddy loves looking at himself in the mirror

So happy!

So sweet

Our little Christmas elf!

Soph and her prized Christmas present...a Gumball Machine!

Soph and Mommy

Daddy & Boone on Christmas Eve

Great -Grandma Trudy and Boone

Boone & Grandpa Art

Soph and Great-Grandma Trudy

Nana getting Sophie ready to go play in the snow for the first time ever! She didn't get to wear this outfit last year to needless to say it was very snug on her this year... she was truly the kid from The Christmas Story!

Family picture on the night of Boone's baptism

Soph loving the cake!

Uncle Jason, Aunt Carrie, Daddy, Mommy & Boone at Boone's baptism

Daddy, Soph & Max on their way to see Santa

Sophie loves her "pacas!"

Cate Pastoor came to visit us!

Boone woke up at the end of the day so we could snap this pic of the 3 of them!

Soph showing Cate Brutus

Soph and Cate

Boone and Pap

Soph and her first snowman!

Loving the snow!

Heading out to the nursing home. As you could imagine, she was a hit!

Taken from my phone of Soph after she used the big girl potty, washing her hands... she had pulled up her own panties and I didn't notice it until just then :)

Busy November

2009-11-22T17:00:00.000-08:00

We have had a busy few weeks but I've been able to snap a few shots along the way... here they are!

In our condo in Dallas. We bought Sophie a car and she just couldn't wait for Daddy to get home to put it together for her to get in!

Once it was together, she never wanted to get out!

All of her animals had to come along too

Sophie's the Princess/Fairy/Ballerina... you can blame mommy for the outfit, but Soph obviously didn't care!

Mommy caught her giving Sissy kisses before trick or treating at Aunt Lisa's

With Drew "Optimus Prime" and Grace "Mother Nature"

"Trick or treat, thank you, your welcome!" she would say...

We made a stop in Columbus to meet Baby Will and see friends Sydney & Naomi.

Next stop, Cleveland

Getting ready to skip rocks with Grandpa Art

Soph and Grandpa

Looking at the duckies

Grace and Boone...

He adores her as you can tell!

Max and Sophie going to Seasame Street Live

They were so excited!

Waving hello to all of the characters... she did this the whole time!

Great seats - on floor, 7th row Eating cotton candy!

I think she got hot dancing...

Best buds

Leaving the show

Smiling at Pap

Booney Boy

Sophie & Boone - October

2009-10-13T21:28:00.000-07:00

Here are the last pictures I will probably be able to post for the next few weeks as we make our transition to Dallas. There are a few from Sophie's birthday, her first hair cut and her and Boone cuddling!

Her favorite ride at Peter Piper - the carousel

She loved this ride with Elmo and Zoe too... I think this is what she busted her lip and chipped her tooth on!

First haircut. I gave her a sucker to keep her still, but I don't know if she needed it... she was soo good!

Sophie and Tina, my hairdresser

Ta-Da! It's wet in this picture so it looks shorter than it really is.

Love Boone's face in this one

He accidentally hit her in the face here. :)

He really adores her. He loves looking at her and hearing her voice.

Not the best posers....

Happy Birthday, Sophie Jean!

2009-10-04T13:31:00.001-07:00

Most of these pictures were taken when Nana, Aunt Lisa, Aunt Carrie and cousin Max were in town... we had an early birthday celebration for Sophie so she could celebrate with family. She was very modest - when we would sing happy birthday to her, she would sing "Happy Birthday to you, Mommy!" More to come after her actual birth day...

Our little birthday girl...

Digging in to her special treat!

Forget the spoon!

She didn't even know... or maybe she just didn't care!

Loving it!

Uh-oh!

After ice cream Aunt Lisa, Sophie and Max skyped Uncle Todd, Grace & Drew!

In Daddy's car... she loves to be in the drivers seat!

Helping take care of her baby brother

Imitating daddy... yes, that is shaving cream

Imitating Mommy...

Daddy and his girl

Baby Boone is here!!

2009-09-14T07:05:00.000-07:00

Boone Joseph Stehlik arrived Sept 4th at 8:56pm. He was an easy delivery and has been a very layed back, easy baby. We are all so excited to have him home, especially Sophie... she makes sure he has his binkie and blankie with him at all times and has been nothing but sweet and gentle with him. And Boone loves to hear her voice. They are great buddies already!

Welcome Boone!

Sophie and Boone meeting for the first time. He was less than 24 hours old. As you can see, it was love at first sight! :)

She immediately wanted to take care of him... and hold him

She takes in everything about him.

The next morning, checking him out again

She still loves him!

Turning on his music and vibrations to soothe Boone

She even gives him her blankie to sniff. That is a big deal to Sophie... she won't just do that for anyone!

Now here is Soph just being silly... modeling her big girl underwear and goggles. :)

Our handsome little guy

Such a peaceful little sleeper.

Nanny and Sophie taking care of Boone

Soph gives Boone the best kisses

Like his sister, he loves his "B" already

He's so sweet... we can't wait for everyone to meet him!

The Wiggles and Sophie's New Room!

2009-07-31T12:38:00.000-07:00

We took Sophie on Monday to see the Wiggles... she loved it!!

Her initial reaction seeing them come on stage
Sam Wiggle. Sophie knows them all by colors. She would say "Ooh, yellow!" or "Ooh, purple!"

Soph and Mommy

It was a night time show, so she was allowed binky and blankie half way through. :)

Nana came in town and helped Mommy (almost) finish Soph's big girl room. It looks great and she loves it. Just needs a couple final touches then complete focus on baby's room!

Soph modeling in her room. View straight into her room.

Her big girl bed and Woof Woof

View from door, to the right.

Nana bought her the perfect table and chairs as an early birthday present.View from the door, to the left.

Our old cubby works perfect to hold all of her little toys, picture frame, etc. This is at the foot of her bed.

We brought in her toy chest along with some homemade picture boards. I've put a few pictures up, but Sophie loves taking them down and carry them around with her... especially the picture of her and daddy. :)

Very early stages of updating the baby's room.... move over pink, green and yellow... hello blue and white!

You can see paint testers on the wall... you wouldn't believe how many white colors there are out there!

More swatches. Curtains may be exchanged... depends on the rug we find.

Lots more to do, but we are getting there! Papaw is going to do the painting when he comes in Sept 2nd. Once I find a rug, everything will come into place.

4th of July trip home to Ohio!

2009-07-13T14:23:00.001-07:00

We had a great time visiting family and friends over our summer trip home to Ohio! We miss everyone already and are looking forward to coming back over the holidays with a new baby in tow!

These were actually taken before we left... Sophie just out of the pool loving the freedom!

Again, before we went home. She didn't feel like green beans this night...

So Daddy gave her some pizza sauce to try with them...And just like Daddy, she loves to dip!She ate all of the ones on her plate plus wanted more!

Soph and her cousins getting ready for the 4th of July festivities!

Soph and Mommy after a fun night!

With Daddy's wallet... starting at a young age

She calls all of the presidents on the bills "Ho-Hos", as in Santa... I think it's the white hair!

Watching fireworks with Nana

She actually loved them. After every one she would say "boom"

Watching with Papaw

Watching the finale as we make our way to the car

Pool time!

She LOVES being in the water. This is one of the few times she would actually stay in a raft... most of the time she just wants to jump in!

Sophie's "I'm a little stinker" smile!

Her cousin Max was right there with her!

Sophie on the swings at Lakewood Park

As you can tell she is a big fan of the swing!

WEEEE!!!

Daddy pushing Sophie

A Kiddie Park with a lot of rides... Sophie rode every one and loved them! Well, except for the "boom, boom" roller coaster that was a little too old for her!

She didn't hesitate to get on any of the rides

Here she is on the mini Ferris Wheel

Smiled the entire time!!

Getting ready to go on the rocket ride

Telling Mommy which color rocket she wants to ride... she choose purple, a decision that made her Grandpa Art proud!
Flying high on the rocket and loving it! Not scared one bit!

Watching her drive away in these cars broke Mommy & Daddy's hearts... it was like she was 16 driving away for the first time! She looked too old!!

She couldn't see any of us at this point, but obviously was not worried!

Such a big girl

She rode the carusol twice with Daddy - it's her favorite. Of course Daddy picked out the horse they rode on...

And let's not forget the Buckeye's horse!

Playing on Grandpa Art's deck later that night

She loved looking at the view and pointing out the color of the cars that went by

I think she sees an airplane... loves to see them on the ground, but to be in one... not so much!

My buddy.

She loved having Grandpa Art swing her off the chair.

What a fun trip!

May Ohio Visit

2009-06-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from when we were home in May (I left my camera cord there so that is why I'm a little behind in updating the blog). The weekend started off with a surprise 60th birthday party for my Dad...

Dad and his girls
Dad holding Sophie during his roast... Sophie needed "earmuffs" for some parts. ;)

The next day we got to see Grace receive her First Communion!

Sophie was so excited to see her up on the alter.

The next day was Mother's Day, and Sophie had fun playing with her cousins at her Aunt Carrie's house. Here, her Aunt Lisa is pushing her on a swing... one of Soph's favorite things to do!

Sophie and Grace playing in the bath!

Silly girls!

Then some snacks with Grace, Drew & Sissy the dog.

Sophie just loves her cousins!

Next up, day at the zoo with Aunt Carrie, Luke & Max!

Here she is with Lukie.

In the wagon with Max

Aunt Carrie lifting her up so she can see the giant turtles

After lunch the kids ran free for a bit in the play area... Soph's favorite was the tunnel

Soph and Lukie falling out of the tunnel together

Racing this kid to be the first to get in it again

Now going down the slide with Luke

Looking at some monkeys with Aunt Carrie

Sophie made it to a couple baseball games to root on her cousins Jack, Luke & Drew.

Papaw got her a little treat... he can't say no to her!

She drank the whole thing!

Before we came home I was able to make a quick visit to see Sophie's new best buddy, Cate!

Yogurt, Elmo & Sadie!

2009-05-05T07:34:00.000-07:00

The first are some cute pictures of Sophie eating her yogurt with her new ponytail hairstyle. There are a few from when we went to see Sesame Street live. And the last are from this past weekend when Sophie's friend Sadie came to visit from Seattle with her mom and dad, Angela and Adam!

Getting every last drop!

Her first reaction when Bert & Ernie came on stage... in a little shock!

Elmo!

She loved it

Mommy & Soph during the intermission

Daddy & Sophie

Sadie Gesacion

Sophie getting ready at the train park

She slides down all by herself!

Adam & Sadie

Sadie on the swing

Soph on the swing

Soph & Dad walking to see the choo-choo

Cool dude

2 cool dudes

On the carousel

She loves it!

Watching it go up and down

Laying back on mommy waiting for the choo-choo ride to start

Sadie chatting on the phone before the ride

Sophie stealing Adam's ice cream cone

At the zoo

Shhh... the animals are sleeping!

It was a hot day, so Soph ended it with an Icee!

Bracken & Kamryn come to visit!

2009-04-27T16:39:00.000-07:00

We were so happy to have Bracken and Kamryn come visit us. It was their first visit, and the first time the girls had a long period of time to hang out together... they had a blast!

The first night there the girls had fun in the bath

They played very well together

and shared!

You can tell Sophie is having fun!

Daddy's and their little girls... a chick and bunny!

The girls met some friends and got a special tour of the Tempe Fire Station!

They got to sit in the drivers seat!

Soph is too anxious to drive... yikes!

Just to show you they were in a real truck!

Bracken taking the girls all over the truck

So cute

Bracken and the girls where the Firemen slide down the poles!

And they got to meet a real fireman!

The girls on the Firetruck before a little ride around the block (Kamryn went, Soph wanted to stay with Mommy)

Kamryn got to spray the firehose (again, Soph would rather not)

Bracken and Kamryn getting ready for the train ride at the Train Park!

Soph and Da Da waiting for the train to pass

Whoa! There it goes!

Soph playing in the grass and chasing birdies

The Dad's took the girls on the Carousel Ride!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T13:06:00.000-07:00

Sophie had a great Easter this year... here are the pics to prove it! :)

Look what the Easter Bunny brought Sophie!
Being silly with Daddy before church

Daddy and his girl

Mommy, Daddy & Sophie after church

When we got home Soph was finally able to play with her new puppy!

Blowing her choo-choo whistle

Hmm... what else is in here...

Her favorite.... chocolate!!

Yummy!

The best picture of the day!

More chocolate!

Hmm... is there more chocolate inside this Elmo Easter Egg?

More...

Peease???

Tackling her puppy!

So silly

Playing with Harrison after dinner

The Wolfers Visit

2009-04-13T10:48:00.000-07:00

Sophie's friend Naomi came in town with Naomi's parents, Heidi and Kevin. The girls had a great time! Hope to add more pictures from the Wolfers soon!

Soph eating lunch in her highchair

Naomi ate her lunch in the highchair too!

The girls at their swim lesson... they did great!

Sophie playing in her ball house while Naomi was taking a bath The girls sharing their booksToo cute

Getting ready to take a walk in their matching outfits the first day
Going on a walk the next day...
They were troopers!

Our tired little girls!

Playing in the water

2009-03-31T14:51:00.000-07:00

While Daddy was watching Sophie one morning, they made their way outside to the water hose... and had a blast!

Playing in the puddle left from the hose

Mommy trying to warm up my cold little girl from the freezing water

Daddy and his wet girl

Not quite sure how, but Daddy got Sophie wet again... this time with her closes on!

Pudding face!

A few random pics...

2009-03-10T20:40:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pictures from the last week and a half.... We didn't get a lot of pictures when Nan and Pap were in town because Sophie got a high fever and was pretty sick most of the time. :( But she was happy to have her Nan and Pap around to help take care of her.

Sophie's friend Gavin across the street had a birthday party...

As you can see Soph isn't so happy... this was a day after she started to not feel so well.

Being her cute self

With Nan and Pap at the zoo

She thinks the animals are playing hide and seek with her

Super close to the elephants...
And horse! He tried to lick Sophie's head but Pap was quick on his feet!

Quack, quack

Random little girl trying to get in our picture!

Our sick little girl, taking a nap with mommy

A Walk In The Park

2009-03-04T06:31:00.000-08:00

Here is a clip of Sophie showing off her walking skills at the park this past weekend. :)

Baby #2!

2009-03-01T18:57:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from my 12 week ultrasound! Tests came back normal and baby looks healthy. They needed a "spread-eagle" shot to tell the sex and as you can see by the pictures we weren't even close. :) We'll just have to wait until my April 9th visit to find out!

Naples 09

2009-02-16T13:25:00.000-08:00

Sophie and I had a great trip to Naples this past week. The plane ride was brutal (at 16 months she is still on my lap but I think she is wanting a seat of her own to stretch out for the 5 hour flight) but the time there made it worth it! Sophie loved spending time with Nana and Papaw and was so happy when Uncle Todd and Aunt Lisa arrived with Grace and Drew!

Before the trip, Sophie in her ball house that makes her hair stand on end!

Trying on sunglasses for the trip

Soph is just too excited to get her picture taken with Nan and Pap :)

After dinner, Pap giving Sophie some strawberries dipped in chocolate!

As you can see, she loved it!

Time to call Da-Da and tell him goodnight!

She missed her da-da

Just playing around

Papaw getting ready to take Sophie on a golf cart ride

Loving life in FL!

Just too cute...

Sophie's hair did well in the FL climate :)

Soph and her monkey... She took good care of him, giving him her milk and binky on occasion

Again, just being her goofy self!

She was so excited when Grace and Drew came. Their first morning there she just sat on the couch and watched them play their DS games.

Sophie would not leave Grace's side (I think she wore Grace out!)

Sophie loved Drew as well and loves saying his name

Playing in the pool our last day. Sophie loved having water poured over her head... seriously loved it!

I had to watch her at all times though because she would just jump in with or without me to catch her!

Daddy couldn't wait for Sophie to get home and share a milkshake with her

Alhtough Sophie doesn't do much sharing when it comes to milkshakes....

She wants to get every last drop!

Christmas 08

2009-01-25T18:51:00.000-08:00

Finally! We have our new computer up and running and I was able to download Soph's Christmas pictures. We had a blast when we were home, and as always it flew by! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas as well!

Bundling up for the cold weather on our first day back

Sophie and Mommy in our puffer coats!

She was such a trooper.... she could barely move or keep her

arms down, but she never stopped smiling! :)

Soph and Daddy

Sophie and Aunt Lisa at the Christmas brunch

Carrie and Max jumped in too!

Todd and Brent with their girls

Soph enjoying the buffet!

Glass Family

Our last visit to see Grandma Glass

Sophie helping Nana wrap some final Christmas presents

Christmas Eve.... Santa made a visit!

And gave Sophie an early present!

She loves Elmo!!

Sophie never gets any lovin'....Oh Uh, sniffing butterfly.... she's getting tired!

Jack holding Sophie while the kids pose for a picture in front of Santa

The kids watching Santa fly away after his visit

Christmas morning Max couldn't wait for Sophie to get up

from her nap, so he went and joined her!

We seriously couldn't find him, and then Carrie heard them

laughing and jumping in the pack n play upstairs :)

Sophie and Grace

(Sophie was having trouble keeping her eyes open...)

...and again with Max

Second stop - Cleveland. And Grandpa Art took Sophie to many

museums. This one is a nature museum. She loved them all!

Here she is crawling through a tree branch and a little tv is at the

end with animals that pop in and out of hiding places

Sophie loved it! She wanted to know "where'd they go?"

Little Stinker

Thanks for taking me, Grandpa Art!

It really wore Soph out!

Next stop, the science museum where they had a fun play area

She just wanted to sit in the balls and watch the other kids go wild

Oooh, technology! Soph loves it!

Next museum.... can't remember the name, but there were lots of

animals and Soph got to do some excavating!

This is a piano you play and it makes sounds of birds as

pictures of them pop up

She's a professional

Back at home and time to take down decorations...

Sophie really wanted to help

Or did she just want to eat them... can't tell??

She was excited to get back to her room and play her music :)

More December pics

2008-12-15T10:07:00.000-08:00

Here are the last pictures before we go home for Christmas - yea!! There are some from Sophie feeding herself yogurt, the Phoenix Zoo for their Zoolights show, crawling up the stairs, and walking with her grocery cart. Yes, we did say walking! She's not doing it yet without support, but she's super close!!

She thinks she's doing a wonderful job feeding herself

Zoolights at the Phoenix Zoo

She sees a butterfly in lights!

Mommy and Sophie went up close to see a talking Giraffe!

Sophie was memorized by a carousel

Daddy wanted a picture of Soph's profile... he loves it

Daddy and his girl

Sophie's pants got really dirty when she was outside playing with Daddy, so we took them off. She started to proceed up the stairs and we thought it was too cute!

This is a keeper! :)

Almost there!

Sophie is showing off her walking skills during a Christmas get-together

Jeremy and Jason cheering her on!

Here she goes!

2008-12-06T15:26:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from the last couple weeks... they cover us going to see Santa (notice no pics of Santa are posted... Sophie hasn't figured out yet that Santa is a good guy!) and some taken at home. She is a pro at standing now and is one step closer to taking her first steps. Maybe at Christmas??

Sophie is more interested in the kids playing in the background than taking a family picture

She wants to go play with the kids!

Soph stole mommy's apple and LOVED eating it like a big girl!

Daddy thought Sophie looked so tall in her crib, he wanted to document it :)

Sophie wanted to feed herself her apple sauce.... but with no spoon!

You have to pick your battles....

Daddy decided to give Soph a mini bath afterwards

Sophie helping Daddy hang Christmas lights

Soph can climb our whole set of stairs by herself!

One of my favorite pics...

Sophie watching the OSU/Michigan game

She showed her support by wearing her OSU leggings!

Sophie in her ball pit

2008-11-16T14:10:00.000-08:00

Aunt Carrie gave Sophie an early Christmas present while she was here - a Dora the Explorer ball pit! Sophie just loves it. I also added more pictures of me trying to get a good Christmas photo. :)

Christmas card trials

2008-11-04T15:18:00.001-08:00

Sophie was being super cute and posing during the day, and I got the idea that it may be a good time to take Christmas photos! Of course, when I get the camera and her ready, she was not in the mood anymore!Started out still...
Cheesing!

Uh-oh, here she comes for the camera!

Rolling in the backdrop!

Soph's weekend with Daddy

2008-10-31T16:24:00.001-07:00

Sophie spent an entire weekend with just Daddy while Mommy was in LA. She had the best time and was spoiled rotten! Daddy let her do whatever she wanted and gave her ice cream. Needless to say, she is a total Daddy's girl now!

Eating some lunch
trouble!

This is how Daddy dressed her... her OSU onsie and pretty much that's it!

Watching tv before going to the mall

Sophie trying to get the camera
She found it!

Yeah weekend with Daddy!!

Sophie's Birthday Party!

2008-10-21T16:55:00.000-07:00

We had the best time when we were home over Sophie's Birthday! She had so much fun at her party and got a lot of super nice things. She really enjoyed playing with her cousins and spending time with her family.

Sophie LOVED the fall weather.... she would've stayed outside all day! We went to a pumpkin patch and took a lot of walks. And we visited with a lot of family and friends. I think she was a little sad to leave, but is really looking forward to coming back at Christmas!

A butterfly.... Sophie's favorite!
Sophie's personal cake

Happy birthday to you...

Soph has to test it out....

Our ever-cautious little girl!

The icing was a hit!

As always, Sophie makes sure the ground has a little of what she is eating too!
Uh-oh!

The cousins - minus Max, who was sick :(
Soph was unsure of all the cameras

Soph gets in her halloween costume too!

She loved the book from Grandma Trudy!

Family picture with Grandma Trudy. Happy Birthday, Sophie Jean!

We went to a pumpkin patch with a small petting farm

Mommy, Nana, and Sophie

Soph and Mommy!Daddy joined in!

On the hay wagon ride!

Soph and mommy making funny faces :)

Max and Sophie.... 2 tired kids!

Jack, Drew, and Lukie

Gracie, Jack, Drew, and Luke

Bye-bye pumpkin patch!
Sophie playing
Yea!!!
Grace made a book for Sophie!

Pap and Sophie getting ready to head to dinner

Sophie's 1st Birthday - Part 1

2008-10-07T11:29:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures from Sophie's actual birthday! We had a great day and Sophie made her first trip to the zoo. There are a lot of pictures of Soph and her cake, but her expressions were so funny to watch! :) Stay tuned next week as I hope to have more pictures of her big birthday party with her family!

Good Morning, Birthday Girl!
Eating lunch before the cake
Getting excited for the cake!
Happy Birthday to you...
Checking it out...
Yummy!

All hands in!

Whew, this thing is wearing me out!

Our baby girl is 1!
Daddy is helping Soph get some icing off her hands!
Let's go to the zoo!

But not before Daddy puts on Soph's birthday girl tiara!
A bunch of monkeys
Soph watching the birdies

Bye-bye zoo!

Go Brownies!

2008-09-29T11:27:00.001-07:00

Good Morning, sleepyhead!
starting to wake up
mischievous smile!
big day for Brownies
Sophie calling in her bets!

Touchdown Browns!
Who-hoo, we beat the Bengals!
See you next week... on my 1st birthday!

Family visit

2008-09-23T16:50:00.000-07:00

This past week we had an amazing time visiting with Nana, Pap, Uncle Todd, Aunt Lisa, and cousins Grace and Drew. We swam a lot, went to a Dbacks game (Sophie made it the whole game!), and Sophie got some early birthday presents. We were so sad to see them leave, but just keep reminding ourselves that we will be home in a couple weeks!

Grace is a pro at feeding Sophie now

Nobody gives Sophie a bath like Nana!

Drew was so good with Sophie...

He read her books and danced around her room with her. :)

Sophie loves her big cousin...

Sophie is checking out her new birthday train!

This is the kids right before everyone leaves...

They had so much fun together!

Mommy had to get a couple shots of Sophie in her "slow poke" pants

Oh, and she is an excellent crawler now too!!

Getting ready for Halloween

2008-09-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

Here's some pics of Sophie trying on her Halloween costume!

Outside

2008-09-08T15:22:00.000-07:00

Sophie is just loving the outdoors right now. Sunday night we sat outside for a bit to listen to the neighbor dogs & watch the birds fly by.

Sophie and mommy hanging out
Learning about grass

So big!
Oh, Sophie hears something!

Picking up the grass...

watching it fall.
Listening very carefully to mommy
Oh, she hears another noise!
What is it, Sophie?!
Do you hear it daddy?!

"Ooh!"
Watching the birdies
Yelling at the birdies

Big girl!
Mommy's little girl!

First Buckeye's game of '08 - '09 season!

2008-08-31T11:02:00.001-07:00

Sophie enjoyed watching the first few minutes of the Buckeyes home opener (she took her morning nap a few minutes into the first quarter!)

Sophie and Daddy in their Buckeyes gear

Mommy thinks I look like Aunt Carrie in this picture :)

Uh-oh, here come daddy's tickle feet!

Ahh!

No more tickles, daddy!
DADDY!

2008-08-28T09:21:00.000-07:00

Sophie has had some crazy bed-head recently.... take a look!

Getting ready for play time!

2008-08-20T16:06:00.000-07:00

I snapped these pictures of Sophie right before we left for her Gymboree class. She was very excited to go play! :)

No monsoon's here!

2008-08-17T17:25:00.000-07:00

August is monsoon season in Phx, but besides a few short, welcomed storms we've had great weather and have been enjoying the end of summer. Lots of time in the pool! And Sophie joined a local Gymboree class (only have gone for one week now) but she loves watching the other kids, waving hi and bye to them, and hopefully she'll take note of the way they crawl and walk and she won't be too far behind! Here are a couple pics taken during the week and one of her new top 4 teeth... all came through at the same time! They are coming down quick too!

She was too cute watching me leave when I put her down for a nap... I had to snap a picture
Again, just too cute...
Daddy was making Soph laugh so we could get a good shot of her new teeth...
and here they are! Again, they've even come in more since this pic was taken.

August is here!

2008-08-04T09:02:00.000-07:00

Cannot believe school is starting soon... and Sophie's 1st birthday is right around the corner! A year ago this week we were moving into our Phoenix home and I was getting very anxious to get Sophie's nursery ready. It's been an awesome year for us... Here a few pics of Sophie from this weekend. Our upstairs air conditioner broke so I left Sophie naked all weekend... so sorry for all of the topless pictures. :)

Sophie got a little messy with her peas!
And the warm weather made her hair crazy!
Mmm... peas

Little stinker!
Sophie and mommy... trying to ride out the heat wave!
More crazy hair
My future's so bright...
Ready to go swimming!