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Kiddie Christmas

We had a kiddie Christmas party last night!  Sophia and her gaggle of friends exchanged gifts and parents and kids alike induldged in yummy treats, courtesy of our friend, Jenny C.! 
Sophia checking out her gift:

Tyler and Nell:

Forecasting ahead a few years to a sleepover?

Sophia and Nell bundled up for the ride home!

Wordless Wednesday: Dare to dream

Christmas tree, v. 2009

Mission: Christmas Tree 2009 was a success!  Sophia loves her “pretty, pretty tree.”  She helped with some of the decorating, squealing “CUUUTE” as we unwrapped each ornament. 
Sophia tried to use our small pink tree as a decorative element for the bigger tree:

 
She took a break to feed her Care Bear with a “baby’s first year” ornament that [...]

Gingerbread houses

Our 2nd annual gingerbread house is complete and it’s fantastic!  Jenn and Addy were in the mood for some crafty goodness of the holiday variety, too, so we grabbed our gingerbread kit and headed over to their new house for some mama/kiddo fun.  Sophia and Addy did really well, both eagerly participating in the decorating.   (I can’t resist [...]

Thanksgiving traditions

Like many people I love Thanksgiving because it’s a relatively non-commercialized holiday.  It’s just about spending time with people you love, eating good food, watching a little footbal, reminiscing about years past.  It’s a simple holiday and it’s lovely for that reason.
We spent the day with my mom’s family in my hometown, as we normally [...]

A night in pictures

Wasting wipes on her doll.  We are majorly obsessed with the doll that goes potty.  We are also doing really great at going potty on the potty, which I don’t think is a coincidence.

I broke down and got out the Christmas totes. What can I say, I was in the mood?  Sophia loved looking through things.  [...]

Monday Night…Crafts!

We had a crafty playdate with Jenn and Addy tonight.  On the docket:  personalized garland.  It’s super cute if I do say so myself — a mix of fun holiday papers, photos, a bit of hand-coloring by Sophia and a little bit of sparkle.  It was an easy, inexpensive craft…and a good way to use [...]

Her own sense of style

Oh, the babies

I was cleaning up the living room tonight and took all of Sophia’s babies into her room and placed them nicely in her new beanbag chair.  Minutes later, I hear the pitter patter of little feet and turn to see Sophia running out of her room, four dolls balancing precariously in her arms.  She ran [...]

Friday Night ‘Rows and a shout-out to Darcy’s Botanicals

We had a nice, quiet evening at home tonight, playing with toys, watching the end of Shrek 3 and putting some new braids in Sophia’s hair.  I love these kinds of nights!
Sophia had been sporting some flat twists back to a pony — an easy and cute style that lasted several days longer than I [...]