Monday, January 31, 2011

Visiting Santa

Our friends, Matt and Megan, called us because they were taking their little boy to RC Willey to visit Santa. I know what you're thinking, who goes to RC Willey to see Santa. But it was actually the perfect place to go. There was no line, it was free, and we got to take our own pictures.

We knew that Soph would not be pleased with us because she won't even sit on her grandparents laps, let alone a strange man with a beard. But we figured it would be worth torturing her. I think the pictures speak for themselves.










Friday, January 28, 2011

My Grandma


One of the main reasons I have not blogged for so long is because my sweet Grandma passed away and I knew I would not be able to put into words how much she meant to me. She had been suffering with dementia for a few years so it was almost a blessing for her to go. She was such an amazing woman and I am so lucky to have known her.

Soph's First Birthday

So it has been two months since Sophia turned one and I am just now getting around to blogging about it. I have no idea where the time has gone! We had our families over for a little party to celebrate.

The night did not really go as planned. For starters, Sophia is not at all social and does not have any desire to interact with anyone. She was not a very good hostess. But neither was her mother. The food I was making took longer than I had anticipated so I felt like I spent the whole party in the kitchen. I bought a little cake for Soph to tear into but apparently she does not like cake and is not a fan of getting dirty. So she just stared at it and spit out the small piece I tried to feed her. Then to top it all off, our camara was broken so the pictures we took were on our iPhones and they were not great. So I don't even had anything to show for it. At least I can use the excuse that it was my first time throwing a party for my child. Hopefully there will be improvement in the years to come!

Here are the few pictures I do have. They are mostly just pictures of Sophia with some of the presents she received.

The birthday girl in her new chair.

Soph and her cousins playing with her new kitchen.

Still playing with her kitchen long after her guests had left.


My sister, Jen, has become quite the knitter. She made these cute leg warmers and hat for Soph.