Dress Up

Ok, so maybe girls never really stop wanting to dress their dolls! Last year, Sophie wouldn't hardly keep her sunglasses on. This year she loves putting them on and looking at herself in the mirror. That means I get to buy ones that match my doll's (I mean my daughter's) outfits. :)

PS Grandparents....we have our first 2-year molar! Let's hope all of them pop out without us knowing about it.

My First Fingerpaints

For the past week, Sophie has had the worst stomach bug. As anyone with a sick toddler can tell you, entertaining them can be a chore. So, of course, as any mommy would, I bought the grocery store out of any and every cheesy little toy item I thought might entertain her (and help keep my sanity). Yesterday was the first day she started really feeling better and we had our first experience with the finger paints I found! Ok...well...they were actually the Crayola kind that are invisible everywhere but on the special paper. I'll work my way up to the really messy paints. She wasn't sure what to think at first, but figured if Mom was letting her put her fingers in something messy, then she would go for it! She has on her special "art" smock. She looks like a little kindergartner!

Has anyone seen Sophie's shoe?

Our Sunny Day Downtown

This weekend we were supposed to be in Auburn to see Julie, Matt and Mackenzie. Unfortunately, our poor little Mackenzie is sick and we had to stay home. So instead, Dustin, Sophie and I spent the day downtown. We stopped at the children's water fountain. The water sprays up in different intervals, so just as kids walk over to stick their hands in the water, it disappears and pops up somewhere else. Sophie had a BLAST! She shrieked and screamed and laughed. She thought it was the best. It didn't take her long to figure out that if she stayed in one spot, the water would eventually come back. As you can tell from the pics, we started with a dry girl, but took home a very wet one! :)

Cool Biker

You've seen her on her bike and you've seen her in her sunglasses. But...have you seen her on her bike, in her sunglasses?!

My New Sunglasses

70th Wedding Anniversary!

What a great weekend! We celebrated my grandparent's 70th wedding anniversary this weekend. All their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were present. It was great seeing everybody and all the kids had a lot of fun playing. And most importantly we made it through dinner with no major tantrums or meltdowns! :)