Yes....We are still here and doing well. I just haven't had a chance to sit down in long time to actually do a blog. Life gets so busy, especially when I'm chasing Sophie around all the time. We had her 2nd Birthday in May followed by a couple of visits from different family members. We then started a major landscaping project and at the same time I had nasal surgery. Like I said, life has been really busy but really good too. Here some pics to share with you.

.Here is the backyard before and when the finally got it to all dirt. I am going to share pictures soon of the completed backyard.


The above pics are from her 2nd birthday. Her favorite present was the used trike we got from our next door neighbors for 15 bucks. It's great. She also really loved her gymbo doll.

Sophie and I loved having our nieces and nephew here for a week to play with us before they move to Australia. Unfortunately Daisy isn't in the picture above because she was crying because she didn't want to leave.

It was a nice hug from Daisy when we went to the small water park in our area then........
Daisy got a bit too friendly with a entire chokehold. Sophie was just trying to eat her animal cracker.

Joshua helping Sophie with one of those bubble machines that surrounds you. We had a lot of fun at the children's museum.

Just a note to add about my nasal surgery. There aren't any "fun" pics of me because the MD said I would look totally normal and I did. But for the first time in years I can actually breathe through my nose. By the way the MD said my nose was "impressive" (before surgery).






































Yes....We are still here and doing well. I just haven't had a chance to sit down in long time to acutally do a blog. Life gets so busy, especially when I'm chasing Sophie around all the time. We had her 2nd Birthday in May followed by a couple of visits from different family members. We then started a major landscaping project and at the same time I had nasal surgury. Like I said, life has been really busy but really good too.

More Pics

Here is some more pics of Sophie having fun!


Grandma has taught her how to do "huge bites"....I guess she took that literally. (By the way that it is a big piece of garlic bread)

Sophie is totally obessesed with changing diapers. She even gets her stuffed animals involved..see how she laying JUMBO out to get his diaper changed....with the diaper and wipes nearby.

She has discovered this game on Grandma's couch...doing circles..it is a leather couch and makes her hair stand straight up!

Bubbles are a favorite in our house. We have the bubbles from Gymboree....the last a while and always stick in her hair.

Christmas Time

Here are a few pictures from Christmas Time this year.

I think Sophie wanted to be the present. All morning she was sitting in and on boxes, even unopened Christmas Presents.

Sophie did not know what to do with herself and all the new toys. She got a new table and chairs (above) but spent most of the morning pushing her new dolly in her shopping cart back and forth from the kitchen to the living room while the rest of us opened more presents.

The aftermath!

Sorry these are in backwards order. This is from Christmas eve when Grandma tried to explain the nativity story to Austin and Sophie. Sophie just reorganized the nativity figures on the couch.

This is after we opened the snappers! This is the first bow ever placed in Sophie's hair. It didn't last very long.

The only attempt at sitting on Santa's lap this year came with help from Grandpa. Even with Grandpa it was "unpleasant" for Sophie. (She only ever would wave from a distance when she anything resembling a Santa Claus, otherwise if IT got to close we would start whimpering)

Grandpa helped Sophie discover what a sled was during a snow storm.

A good old face plant in the snow after Grandpa tried to take the sled up an embankment (OK not really, just a few inches higher from where he had shoveled the snow off the sidewalks)

Playing in the snow with cousin Austin.