This video would be even cuter if mommy didn’t talk so much

Clearly I need to try harder to not narrate video footage…super annoying!  The clip is cute regardless, though — what’s most interesting is that you can hear snippets of both counting and ABCs in Spanish.  Oh, and you can see Sophia reading to Nell, who hung out with us for awhile tonight.

Sophia’s 2nd birthday party

It was a great day for a princess pool party!  Sophia’s 2nd birthday is Monday, so we spent today celebrating with our friends and family.  And what a wonderful group of friends and family we have.  Sophia had a great time – she had nearly all of her favorite people in the same room! It was a multi-phase [...]

Getting into the groove

Mommy and Me dance class continues to be one of the highlights of our week!  Sophia does a great job, listening to the teacher and trying to follow along with the movements.  This is a nine-week class, which has been great for Soph — the repetition is helpful and she’s really able to follow along [...]

What’s cookin’, lil mama?

Tell the truth: You totally want whatever this little fashionista chef is making, right?

And, I realize the last few videos featured the ABCs, so they’re probably getting old.  But: (a), she sings them all the time, and (b) this one displays her well-honed fashion sense, so I couldn’t resist.

Addy and Sophia get their groove on

Addy’s hanging out with us for a few hours this morning so her mom and dad can pack (and so I can braid her hair)!  Before the braiding commenced, Addy and Sophia had a little musical playtime.  Such little smarties they are!

An Easter playdate (aka Grant and Emme get their groove on)

We had a wonderful dinner with Anne, Grant, Miles, Jennifer and Emmerson on Easter Sunday evening!  Grant grilled, the kiddos played, we laughed.  (The adults even got in a little game of hoops on Miles’ Little Tykes toy.)  A few pictures of the fun follow.  Scroll to the end of the post for a BONUS, [...]

By George, I think she’s got it!

Sophia walks! She’s pretty proud of herself and mama is proud, too!

A playdate with Emmerson

Emmerson came over to play with Sophia tonight while her mom got some work done.  (Emmerson’s new daycare is just a few doors down from our house, so playdates all of a sudden became very convenient!)  They played together great!  In addition to suppertime, we got in some princess time, some coloring time and just some [...]

Welcome to the “Splash and Laugh”

Splashing is one of the many fun things we’ve learned at swimming lessons!

Hey, Jen: The tunnel ROCKS!

This afternoon we busted out the tunnel that Jen and Emme gave Sophia for her birthday.  Sophia loves it and I’ve had a blast watching her play in it.  Here’s a little taste:

I tried to get Hank to follow Sophia through the tunnel.  No luck yet, but we’ve got all winter to perfect that trick!