Overnight at Grandma and Papaw's

This past weekend we took Sophie to Grandma and Grandpa Beery's for her first overnight away from home without Mommy and Daddy.

To be honest I was a little nervous about how she would do at night...I knew she'd be great during the day.   However, she did great.

She had a blast playing outside on her swing set, playing in her sandbox, blowing bubbles, riding her trike we took over for her, watching movies, staying up a little later, and eating ice cream :)

When she came home she was exhausted and I think Grandma and Grandpa were too, but you could tell all three of them had a blast.


Mommy and Daddy enjoyed a nice quiet evening out to dinner and shopping just the two of us.  We slept in and enjoyed the day Saturday getting a few things done around the house.  We missed her but were glad for the break and are so happy she gets this time with her grandparents.

Mother's Day

Earlier in the week I got a surprise delivery of flowers and a small food processor which I must say is totally awesome for making salsa and my other dips.

Sunday morning Daddy and Sophie gave me the pleasure of sleeping in and Daddy made me some breakfast.

After breakfast I opened up some guacamole dip mix, some mint chocolate chip ice cream mix, and a gift card to the crocs store.    All very awesome.  But the best gift of all was when Sophie said "Happy Mutter's Day...I luv you Mommy."  Nothing can top that i'm pretty sure.


So we got ready and went to church, after church we picked up some City BBQ and took it home to meet my parents for lunch.

We exchanged gifts and Sophie enjoyed the afternoon playing with Mamaw and Papaw.

Mother's Day with the Herberts

Saturday we met Grammy and Poppy, Aunt Becky, Uncle Eric and the boys at Easton to celebrate Mother's Day.   We headed to the lego store where the kids built their look alike lego people.  We built one that looked like Uncle Bob and Aunt Stephanie too.

Then the guys took the kids to see a movie so the girls could get a little shopping in.   It was Sophie's first trip to the movie theatre.  Daddy said she did great and enjoyed her chocolate milkshake he got her for snack.

After the movie we met back up with them and went to Max and Erma's for an early dinner.  Then we exchanged mother's day gifts in the top of the parking garage.

Happy Mother's Day

Last Friday night the three of us went to the bare bowl here in town and Sophie painted some pottery for Grandma and Grammy.  She did a fabulous job on both pieces.  We hope you both enjoy them.

Thank you to both my mother and my mother in law for all the wonderful things you have done and do for us.  We are blessed to have you in our lives and in Sophie's life.  We also want to wish a Happy Mother's Day to Sophie's Aunt Becky and Aunt Lisa you both are wonderful women and role models in our daughter's life as well.


Project #1 Grandma's Dish

Mommy and Sophie's Painting the first layer of pink paint

Getting ready to put a hand print on top of the lid in blue

Project #2- Grammy Sunshine

Painting the layers of orange and yellow

Finishing up 

Sophie did most of the painting with a little help from Mommy and Daddy

It's Official...

Sophie has gone two months without any accidents and that includes at night.   She is completely potty trained and we are so happy and so proud of her.

Best Buddies

This is Sophie with her 1st best friend Julie.  These two girls are inseparable, they play together, give each other hugs and hold hands.  Even though there is almost exactly a year between them they are the same size.  Funny thing is my first best friend was Julie too...and she's still one of my best friends today.  So thankful that Sophie has a few little friends that come from wonderful families that have great morals like we have.

Moooove over Cows...

Here comes Sophie...   Last weekend we took a trip to my Uncle Tony's dairy farm when we were in my hometown visiting Mamaw and Papaw.

Saturday afternoon we headed over to see the cows.  Aunt Kim and Uncle Tony took us out to the little shelters where they house the baby cows.  Sophie was interested but still pretty shy since it has been quite awhile since we've seen them.

She looked in the little holes where the cows can stick their heads out to greet us.  Only a few were daring enough to check us out.  Some even came completely out to suck on our fingers and get a quick pet.   Sophie was fine with petting them and she even got her legs licked by one...she wasn't over thrilled by that because cows have tongues similar to fine sandpaper so it probably felt a little weird.

She was way more into feeding on the of the baby calves with a bottle.  This was way cooler than looking at them...petting them...or getting licked by them.   Mommy helped hold the bottle though because they like to pull on the bottle when they suck and Sophie isn't strong enough to hold her ground alone. I will post video of this later...

Then we went into the barn to see the fully grown cows...

Overall it was good trip and she enjoyed the cows and a few of the barn cats as well.  Maybe we'll make a farm girl out of her after all.

"Come back soon and visit Sophie"

Playing Sand...

Over the weekend Sophie spent a ton of time playing in her little sandbox on Mamaw and Papaw's porch since it rained and their yard was incredibly muddy and wet.   Seems like this is her favorite thing to do.  Mamaw also enjoys playing in the sand and said she loved it as much as Sophie did when she was a kid.

Yes note and I quote Grandma "it's okay if she gets sand on the floor we will just sweep it up"

Swatting bugs...and yes this was clean, brand new in fact..

First Concert..

Last Friday we took Sophie to her first concert in Columbus.  We went to see the imagination movers.  I must say even both Daddy and I thought it was awesome too.

We ate dinner at the Spaghetti Warehouse and then just drove down the street to the Palace Theatre for the show.

When we got there Sophie seemed excited but calm even though we told her we were going to see the movers..she couldn't see them yet so she did not put 2 and 2 together.

Then when the curtain open and the movers came out to their song she was in awe...she just stared and kept saying "look movers"

After a few songs she was dancing and bouncing around in the isle having a blast with a few of the other kids in the general area.  Three out of the four movers came out into the audience on our side and since we were only about 10 rows back Sophie got to give them all five...she was just is awe of them and was so excited...the concert ended at about 7:45 and we headed home...the entire way home she was wide awake and was telling us all about as if we hadn't been there with it.

It was so much fun to watch her enjoy this concert I think we'll have to see what's coming to town in the next several months.