What to do on an over cast rainy day?

Take a long late nap of course



and then make mom stay up with you late into the night.

beautiful bubbles

because curls = bubbles you know...

making bread

love these kids

how could you not?

Happy Birthday Sophia

It's been more than a month since we celebrated with "Red, White, and Blue, Sophia's 2!"
I was on a no blogging kick then...





but here's to remembering that fun weekend when we celebrated, and that AMAZING Day when she was born! :)

help me daddy!

sunny days

dance with me

Sophia requested the music on this morning, and then told Matthew "Bubbie, hold me like a 'frincess and dance me."

(breathe, hold back the sweet tears)

'Dear Lord, may every man that encounters this sweet and lovely girl as she grows recognize her for the sweet princess that she is, may the man you have made for her dance her through her grown life and care for her in every way.'

the best thing to do after a nap

pretend to take another nap, of course.

family trip

from the last week in July...

cute kids

from a few weeks ago, but still....

potty practice

suprise visitor

fun rides

night dress

I made this night gown for Sophia out of a pilow case from our old sheets that were oh so soft, and/ but loved so much that the fitted sheet wore through.

I just used one of her dresses as a 'pattern' and some homemade bias tape... nice and soft and great for sleeping... though tight to pull on over her head.... she won't get to wear them for long....

dentist

I took Miss Sophia in for her first dental appointment last week. Erik and I believed she had a bad rotten tooth that would need a major filling, or might need to be pulled. It looked rotten to the core from what we could see.
Turns out the tooth wasn't rotten. She didn't have a cavity in that tooth at all. She instead has enamel hypoplasia... and a cavity in ANOTHER tooth... just a small one, but they took care of it right away any how- she was already upset, may as well get it over with, right?



It was a really traumatic experience- one I'm sure she is over, but I still cringe to think of. They had to use a papoose board. enough said.

I immediately took her to Target and bought her a princess toy. I know that was more for my peace of mind than hers, but, ya know.....

Aunt Susan

we love it when she comes and brings us treats!

and I'm going to love it in June when she's off of work and can come over and we can learn domestic things together- like canning or making bread from scratch or something... we ARE still on for that, right Susan???

fun in the backyard.

Is it wrong of me to post this last photo? Probably, but to me, it's just too darn cute.

visiting

when we visited my grandma last week, she had quite a few BEAUTIFUL Irises blooming.

gardening

We went to WV to visit a week ago,and /Mia sent us home with some tomato plants.




Yesterday I noticed that they were starting to look a little sad, so while we were out, we picked up some pots and dirt and spent some of the windy afternoon transplanting our tomatoes.



I'll have to admit, I was less than patient when Matthew started pouring our bought dirt on my foot and the patio. Other than that though, it was a nice experience.



I was thinking about digging up a small plot of land and starting a (slightly) raised garden bed this summer, but after planting the tomatoes, I decided that I'd probably be better at container gardening- at least this year. That way if I turn out to have a black thumb, there will not be a big, nasty, weedy, grass-less section of yard next year. I'll be looking for large pots this yard sale season... unless you have some you want to hand over? :)