Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sophie's 4!


Sophie is 4!  She has changed a lot this year-she still has her sassy moments, but is mainly my happy, silly little girl.  Sophie wanted a pink kitty cat cake, which seemed fitting since she spends most of her time as a cat.  I have had to patch several pairs of pants, as she has ripped holes in the knees from crawling around on the floor.  Her favorite color is pink, and she is usually in multiple shades of pink daily. Here are some quick facts about our Sophie:
Height: 43 inches (3'7) this is the 97%.  Sophie is always the tallest kid in every class that I enroll her in, does not matter if other children are 1 or 2 years older.  She is a tall girl.
Weight: 43lbs. Since she is so tall, she is quite slender.  She pretty much lives in leggings, as pants that fit her in length never fit her waist.
Favorite Foods:  Still cheese and fruit. Sigh.  But she is starting to eat bread now and a couple bites of cheeseburger every now and then.  I have my fingers crossed that one day she will eat normal kid foods like mac and cheese and pizza.  This would make life much easier when we travel.  Not everyone has cheese sticks and cottage cheese on their menu.
Favorite Activities:  Sophie is still very physical and does not sit still for long. She loves being outside and going to the pool.  Sophie lives in her imagination right now and often has invisible friends, and animals playing with her.  She loves reading books and playing with her stuffed animals and Barbie dolls. Life with Sophie is never quiet or calm, but it's always an adventure!


 Pink kitty cake.  Sophs was thrilled!
 Very excited to get a Barbie with a car.  Barbie has been driving all around our house.  She is a reckless driver.
 Blowing party blowers with Elly.  Sophs was super excited to be able to blow it herself.
 Celebrating with the cousins. They were super kind to drive all the way up to spend the day with Sophie.
We brought kitty cookies to preschool, so she could celebrate with her school friends. All the kids were acting like cats when I picked her up- a sign of a good kitty party!

Monday, April 8, 2013

Easter


 We had a wonderful Easter!  It was a full day affair with church at an early 8:30, then an Easter Egg hunt after, then back to the cabin for Easter baskets, another egg hunt and Easter dinner.  Phew!  By the time we got home, we had been gone for a full 12 hours.  Everyone was exhausted.
 Cade, looking dashing in his Easter outfit.  He literally stopped traffic at church.  Not just because he is the only baby, but he is darn cute in his little hat.
 Sophie before church.  She was very excited to wear a big girl headband and have a matching purse.  She is really into purses and carries them everywhere.  I feed this addiction by giving her new ones all the time.  I cant help it, she's too cute.
 Easter Egg hunt at church.
 Sophie feels no rush or any need to hurry to collect all the eggs she can.  She will walk by 20 just to pick up a single one she has her eye on.  Then she will open it, be excited about the candy, and resume her search for the right egg.
 Opening baskets.
 Cade enjoys his egg during the hunt.
 Sophie emptying her eggs.
The little ladies watching Barbie after a long day.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Birthday Boy


 It's official- Cade is a year old! I am not sure how it happened, time seems to have literally flown by this past year. Here are his current stats:
Height: 30 inches (50 %) on the 9 month stats he is at the 90%
Weight: 22 lbs (70%) on the 9 month stats he is 95%
Teeth:3- He seems to be a very slow teether, he will have buds for weeks before the teeth finally emerge.
Naps: 2- he is a very good sleeper- he usually takes an hour nap in the morning, and 2 hours in the afternoon, and sleeps from 7:30 to 7:00 ( except when he is teething, and then he is miserable)
Favorite foods: Anything he can cram into his mouth.  He loves it all!
Disliked foods: Nothing.  He wants to eat everything we have and will lunge for food on our plates.
Mobility: Cade crawls everywhere and is very fast.  He is pulling up on everything and cruising on our furniture. His favorite activity right now is crawling up stairs.
Favorite toys: Anything his sister has, his activity table, and anything that makes loud noises.
Favorite activites: Eating and bath time are favorites!
Disliked activities: Getting his diaper changed, changing his clothes
Personality: Cade is a very happy, very mellow fellow.  He is easy going and very content in life.  We feel very blessed to have him in our family!

Sophie helping Cade open presents
                                                           Snuggling with Daddy

All the kids loved the noisy fire truck

Cade and Daddy before the big cake eating moment
Cade had a giraffe theme party

                                                          licking the plate clean
                                   Cade loved the cake and shoved it into his mouth at record speed!

                                               I love cake and ice cream!  Is there more?