September 22

So you'll notice that I haven't been as on the ball with my pictures this year and I'm letting that go! I will post pictures when I take them, but I'm trying to not add anything extra to my plate. I'm still taking pictures, but am not so worried about doing my 365 page. Just wanted to let those few that view my page! Thanks!!

September 21

Picture to come soon... Sophie got her first black eye! No, she wasn't in a playground brawl at school, she bumped heads with another little girl. The bruise is located on her eyelid and she looks pretty pathetic. Hopefully she won't get another shiner anytime soon!

September 19

We had Sophie's 3rd birthday party a little early this year since things are so hectic with school and the children's ministry kick off at church. I wanted to really enjoy it and not have to worry about other things, and that's exactly what happened. I enjoyed getting the party together, but got to hang with Sophie and see her excitement and joy instead of being the "hostess." She had a wonderful time with her little friends and even got a visit from Trooper Brandon!

September 13

It ended up being a lovely afternoon, so we took Sophie's play doh and played outside. She loves using this contraption to squeeze the play doh through, but especially enjoys when I do it... over and over!!

September 11

Sophie and I met Mara and Soren at the Puyallup Fair this Saturday. We got there early, so it wasn't too crowded, and we had a great time! Sophie walked around almost the entire time, taking everything in. She loved seeing the animals of course, but probably enjoyed eating a warm fair scone the best! I was proud of my little girl, she had to walk a lot, didn't coplain, and she didn't ask for anything other than a hot dog!

September 6

Sophie was up in the middle of the night, throwing up, but seemed fine most of the day. For a kiddo who had a temperature and is constipated, she had a ton of energy tonight! We made a jumping area into pillows, and had a ball!

September 5

Julie and I taught the K-2 grade class at church today and they were a bunch of squirrely munchkins! It was a lot of fun, but being a sub isn't the easiest job. I had kind of forgotten about that! Two of our kids, Ethan and Taylor had just celebrated their birthdays, so we honored them. Later in the afternoon, Sophie, Gramma, and I went to the RAC park in Lacey for the first time. I was thrilled to see that they had a tire swing, one of my favorites as a kid. Sophie loved it too!

September 4

I just love this shot of Sophie. I got it on a whim and she just looks precious! She got her bangs trimmed today, so Jack and Jill's put her hair up so cute!

September 3

I spent the better part of today working my tail off staining the deck! I forgot to take a picture of my handiwork since I was so exhausted. I felt good, being able to accomplish it on my own, but I am glad I don't have to do that again for a few years!

September 2

Nothin' today...

September 1

I was feeling lousy tonight, so Matt met Sophie and I for swimming lessons and I took pictures. He hadn't had a chance to have some shots of them in the pool together, so since he did me a favor, I could do one for him.