Baby Jesus

This past weekend we put up the Christmas decorations.  She loves the Christmas Tree and all the lights...but her absolute favorite thing currently is her little manger scene that Grandma and Grandpa bought her last year.  She loves all the animals, but her favorite is baby Jesus.  She carries him around in his little bed...saying his name "gsus"

Reading Time..

Over the past few weeks Sophie has really developed a love for sitting and looking at her books on her own..but she also really likes to pick them out of her bin and climb up in my lap while I'm sitting her chair  and be read to.

On most days this could last anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour.  I love it and treasure this time with her because it gives me snuggle time with her without her realizing she is sitting still, since there is very little time doing that these days.

Time with Grammy and Poppy...

Last weekend Grammy and Poppy came for a short visit to watch and play with Sophie while we went and got a new microwave since the old one blew up.  When we got back from Sears they had been out for a walk with her wagon which she fell asleep in.  After lunch Poppy helped Daddy install the new microwave while Sophie took a nap...and when I say our child can sleep through anything I mean anything.  They drilled through ceramic tiles to install the new one and it sounded like they were going to tear down the house...but Sophie slept right on through it.  Afterwards we went out to dinner and Poppy and Grammy headed home.  (Note froggy needed to be in the picture, this is Sophie's new found friend).

Rubba Dub Dub...

Sophie and her cousins are in the tub.   About a month ago we decided all three kids needed baths so we put them in the tub together...Poppy took some pictures, they did a little playing, within ten minutes they were all ready to get out..   Short lived...but they had a good time.

Sophie's First Haircut

This past Sunday we went to my best friend Julie's house for me and Sophie to get our hair cut.  I went first so she could see that is was a piece of cake.  Then I sat on a stool Julie talked to her and tried to get her attention focused on books and her talking rather than what she was doing.  She was successful in cutting Sophie's hair. She did really well sitting still and there were no tears, but still wasn't quite sure of what was going on.  When all was said and done she looked adorable and even more like a one year old.

Trick or Treat....

 Smell my feet, give me some yummy treats, and a good time with my cousins and Mommy and Daddy.  Okay so this year we headed down to our nephews house to trick or treat with them..we decided what better fun then to dress up too.   So the Herberts went as the Flintstone family and the nephews went at Darth Vader and Yoda...priceless.  The kids had fun and so did we.  Sophie really enjoyed taking her candy out of her pumpkin and putting it back in one piece at a time.