The Box

My birthday present from Jason came in a nice big box from amazon.com so, I gave it to Sophie to play in. We played with it all morning and all afternoon. We put stickers on it and we drew on it. We decorated the inside and out. :) We played peekaboo in it. We really didn't do much else today except laundry. she helped me put the clothes in the basket after I folded them. But, then she wanted to wear everything so, we put on a cute jacket and took a picture to get her mind off of all the other clothes. :) This is a picture of her in her green windbreaker & then a nice long video of the evolution of the box. Wonder what we'll do with the box tomorrow? :)

Finger Painting & Shopping

Finger Painting is fun.
This morning we went to Marshall's and Caribou coffee. Fifi is a lot of fun to go shopping with. We smelled all the different lotions and perfumes and looked at all the clothes and shoes. Sophie tried on a scarf. We bought grandma a birthday present and then we played with the toys they have for kids at Caribou coffee. We bought a gift card for our neighbor's birthday and one for ourselves because if you register your card online they give you a free $4 credit on the card. free coffee. yeah.

That is what she looked like before we left for Marshall's.
She ate really well today - spinach, mushrooms, garlic and green onions in her eggs this morning and a ton of fruit salad at the coffee shop.

While they work...

While most of the people I know were at work creating profit for someone and earning a paycheck...


we were at home creating other worlds with imagination, furniture and blankets. :)
We started with a simple card table and blanket and then it evolved to a much more sophisticated structure. hehehe.

Frutti Tutti

We went to the grocery store this morning and she was a good girl, as usual. We both have a little bit of a cold but, nothing to keep us down. She picked out her fruit and we had some when we got home. She has been a finicky eater for the last month so, I was happy to see her eating something besides crackers, apples, chicken and peanuts today. She actually took the fruit out of the bag when we got home and asked for it. woot woot. Now if she'll ask for broccoli when she wakes up from her nap we'll be golden! ;-) It's too cold to go outside and play today! Hope it warms up soon.
Here's my cutie fruity tutti:

Thursday

Today was a slow day. Sophie napped early and long today. I read and meditated while she napped. I stayed in my pj's all day. We basically just played and ran around the house. She was a little moody today and I was a little lazy so, we made a fine pair. She got better at the shapes today which you can see in the second quick video. Here she is running around upstairs and hugging her giant teddy bear. What a sweetie.

Circle, Square, Triangle...

Sophia is really getting which shapes go in which holes in her shape bucket. She actually got them all by herself a couple times today. Here's my little genius putting shapes in the bucket.

New Clothes

Sophia is wearing her new clothes from Grandma and Auntie Sandie today and carrying around her new Kitty Cat toy everywhere. She brought it to bed with her last night. She can do the zipper but, not the button or snap yet. Here are some beautiful pictures of her in one of her new outfits.

Holiday Weekend

I know I've slacked on putting up videos. It was a long weekend. Friday night, Sophie had her first overnight at Aunt Laura and Uncle Deke's house. So, Mommy & Daddy had a date night. We saw a movie (27 Dresses) and had dinner at Lemongrass (Thai restaurant). We also walked around the mall and went to the bookstore. We had a fantastic time. Saturday morning we met Gigi and finally got over to Homestead to buy some flowers & stuff. Fifi played with the frozen water in the pots outside. Then Sunday we went to Grandma and Grandpa Boyd's house to celebrate our Christmas. Sophie got lots of new clothes and cute toys! Here she is with a new fancy kitty cat toy.

Today is MLK day and daddy is playing with Sophie while mommy gets some napping done and updates the calendar and blog. He's going to go to the golf store and have lunch with is daddy in a little while. Then when he comes home I'll go to the gym.
Here's some video of me reading the end of "Green Eggs & Ham" to Sophia. Daddy wanted a better video. She does really get into it more than what you see here but, this is cute anyway.

Here's a little video from this morning. She wasn't very talkative or anything but, she's still adorable. See the roses in the background? Those are from date night. :)

Bath & Bed

Here's a little snippet of our bedtime routine :)

Back Yard Music Video

I had to take some extra video to make up for the few days of no video so there are two blog entries for today and here is a cute music video we made playing in our back yard.

Mr. Potato Head

We put away some clothes that don't fit her anymore this morning and we put on this baby bathrobe... made me laugh. I vacuumed while she picked things up off the floor for me to vacuum under. Then she helped me put daddy's socks in his drawer and put dirty laundry into the basket. We had a great time and she really likes helping. she can help me put spoons in the dishwasher too. But, life can't be all chores and no play so, we had a good time with her new toy that we bought yesterday. It's a classic. Mr. Potato Head! She is surprisingly good at putting the parts into those little holes. She tends to be very precise in details so, it makes sense. I put together a little video of Ms. Sophia building a Mr. Potato Head. :)

Dress Up

Fifi is being very independent today and yesterday she needed lots of reassurance. It’s so interesting to watch her figure out her world and I’m so glad I can make her feel safe and encourage her to explore. She’s a pro at going up and down the stairs now and I let her go up and play in her room alone a bit today just checking on her every 5-10 minutes. We played dress up this morning and my camera batteries weren’t working so, that’s a shame... She was putting on our socks and shoes and big shirts and we put funny things in our hair and I tickled her nose with the blush brush and put lip balm on our lips... It was pretty funny. I got these super cute barrettes that stay in her hair really well. I’m charging my batteries now so, pictures/video will come later in the day or tomorrow.

Yuckie & Happy

Sophie threw up today :( it was her first time since she was a baby :( she didn’t like it. We didn’t like it either.
We got up and had a nice peaceful morning getting ready to go to Homestead Gardens to meet Gigi & Aunt Laura for coffee and plant shopping. We were in the car and I thought she looked so cute I took this picture:

Then two seconds later as I was about to take another picture she started throwing up! I felt so bad. We turned around to go home and I climbed in the back seat with her to take off her very smelly, wet, pukey clothes because she kept motioning to get it off of her. She really did not like it at all. When we got home I just held her and let her cry and rest her head on my shoulder. Then we cleaned up the rest of the 'yuckie' and put pj's on. It wasn't too long before she felt better and was asking for food again. Then she was 'happy' again. Tonight she was brushing everyone's hair. We're just going to have some dinner and bath time and we'll probably read a story and then it will be bed time. :) Here's Sophie brushing everyone's hair and saying the two new words she learned today "Happy" & "Yucky":

Pig Tails!

OMG I finally got her to let me put her hair in pig tails and they stayed in and it looks so cute! haha. She slept through the night last night with only a few brief awakenings where she went right back to sleep on her own toward the early morning.
Okay - as I'm writing this she has taken the right pigtail out. so much for that. haha. This is a longer video than usual because she wasn't chasing me and tackling the camera like she usually does. hehe. Here is my cutie patotie:

Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes... and yabbie

We have been naming our body parts for a while now and I didn't realize that I never told her about her elbow until this morning. She was calling my elbow "Knee" which, if you ask me, is a really smart guess! Anyway, I told her it was her elbow and she was so darn cute when she said, "yaaabie" that I knew what the blog of the day would be immediately. :) Here she is naming and showing her body parts:

Sophie conquers the big hill...

Well, she slept through the night last night after we moved the night light from the hallway into her room. It could be that or it could be the new tooth I saw poking through today. Either way, we both feel happier and more well rested today. After her nap we went outside to walk around the neighborhood and stop by the swings for a quick ride. It looks windy and cold in the video but, it's actually hot outside. I learned a new trick with the video editor today so the movies might be getting fancy in the future.;-) In the beginning of this video she's making a sign that we haven't quite figured out what it means yet but she makes it when she hears a loud noise mostly. Anyway - here's our little walk to the neighborhood playground.

Love,
Sophie & Joey

Future Artist?

No sleep last night :( We're tired today. We had a nice morning and drew some pretty pictures with crayons. She's napping now. Hope she sleeps tonight!
Here's the future artist at work:

Night Night

We had a nice lazy Sunday today. We stayed in our PJs all day. We played and snacked and read books. She practiced going down the big stairs in our house today. She can go up and down "all by herself". Sophie has been back and forth about sleep these days. Tonight has been hard for her. She's starting to be afraid of noises and lights. I laid down with her for an hour and rubbed her head and we held hands. She would start to fall asleep and then jerk herself awake and take her paci out of her mouth to say 'mama' and then squeeze my hand. She cried out when car headlights came in the window. We gave her a bottle to put her back to sleep in her crib. Hope she's out through the night! I'm charging the batteries for the camera today so, no pictures or video. Here's a favorite picture of her though. We were at Homestead Gardens where they have a massive toy train set up and when the train went around the corner she did her "uh oh - where'd it go?" face just in time for the camera. SO cute:

Owie...

Today was a day of owies... This morning Sophie got her first big booboo right on her face :( she fell on a basket and cut her lip and nose. Mommy and Daddy felt really bad. She bounced back much faster than we did. We went out to David's Bridal to buy my bridesmaid dress for Haley's wedding and she fell in the parking lot (no booboos but, bruised pride I think) Despite the grueling physical demands of toddlerhood she is still very cheerful and fun-loving. I would say that she is a 'get over it' kind of girl. Here she is with her big owie:

Fun at the Playground

Today we took down all the Christmas decorations and put them back in storage. The tree will get recycled tomorrow. It was a really beautiful tree. We made a list of names of people who sent us Christmas cards and put it with the cards in the storage box and next year when we open the box to decorate we're going to see if we can remember who sent which cards. The person who guesses the most right gets to put the star on the tree. I don't think Sophia will play this year but, maybe a few years from now she'll be able to play! We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar before naptime today. After lunch we got ready to go to the playground and I couldn't find my shoes. I finally found them in the bathroom trash can. I wonder how they got there??? :) We took some video at the park today... it was super cold outside so we didn't stay too long and we had some hot chocolate when we got home. There are two videos - one at the park and one after the park so scroll down when you're done with the first one!

After the Park:

So Big

We had fun today. We cleaned out all the toys and put away 'baby toys' for the next baby. Organized all the 'big girl' toys we're keeping and then played! We made chocolate dipped strawberries and some vegetable purees. We're using them in some recipes from Deceptively Delicious - our new cookbook that sneaks extra veggies into kids' food! I got her to say 'poon' in the video once today but, you can't really hear how cute she says it. Then she did a few other cute party tricks for you today.
Here's another dose of sophia...