October 31

My little princess was trying to turn me into a frog tonight before we headed to Karen's house for fun and trick or treating! I tried and tried to get her to make a pretty pose, but I had no luck. We had a wonderful time and Sophie did great trick or treating. She got a little spooked by some scary costumes and such, but she ended up with 2 large containers of candy! Whoo hoo!

October 29

It was a lovely fall day, so Sophie and I raked leaves in order to clean up the yard, but also to let her jump in them! She had a great time and I got some fun pictures of her. This is probably my favorite, with the light shining in her hair.

October 28

I am a year older today, and I really feel like I've aged. My 33rd year was quite a stressful one, and I'm looking forward to a new year full of possibility. I enjoyed a nice evening with the parents and Sophie. I got some great presents, topped off with a Cinderella princess doll from Sophie! Love it!

October 27

Sophie got her first school picture today and I couldn't be happier with the results! She is posed so perfectly and I'm shocked that they could get her to stay like that! I am so glad that I bought these!

October 26

Sophie has been in love with her Cinderella "computer" from the moment she received it. When she is playing it, she is so sucked in, and it's hard to get her away! I am amazed that I got her to look up for this shot!

My Sweet Princess

After Sophie enjoyed dressing up, she decided that she wanted to dance to princess music. She's just so sweetly dancing, that I couldn't help but share.

October 24

Here's my little cowboy pirate princess! Sophie had a great time dressing up tonight and then she dressed me up (no pictures of those... thank goodness!). I absolutely love the silly get up and she did too!

October 23

Sophie and I made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch this morning. We went to Schilter farm when it opened to avoid the crowd and I'm so glad! Sophie got to play in the Kid's Corral, climb on hay bales, visit animals in the petting zoo, go on a hay ride, and we even had time to pick out three pumpkins! It was a great time!

October 17

We are in the midst of "Veggietown" at church and our kids have had a great time! Here Sophie and Caiden are singing during our worship time. It is so fun to see the kids have joy in the Lord!

October 5

Tonight was Sophie's Open House at Kiddieland, and I enjoyed seeing what her day was like. It was fun for her to show us around the classroom and to see all the fun things she does there! Here she is with Linda, her beloved teacher.

October 4

Sophie is all about doing things herself, and she's recently taken up washing her body and hair. I do help her of course, but it's fun to watch her grow and learn.

October 3

Today was the second Sunday of Veggietown, our new and improved children's ministry kick off. Meg and I are working in the doctor's office - she is the doctor, I'm a janitor (like the suit)? We had a lot of fun with the rambunctious 1st-3rd graders this morning. Here we are doing "Take off, touch down" to get to know each other.

October 1

Sophie, Grandma, and I went to Arts Walk this evening, and Sophie got her face painted first thing. She is already excited about Halloween, so a pumpkin was quite fitting. She loved watching the belly dancers and the spanish dancing. It's amazing how enamored she gets, so maybe dancing is in her future? We'll see!

September 28

Today is Sophie's real birthday, and yes, she gets another Cinderella cake! This one wasn't nearly as exciting as her party one, but it tasted pretty good! The grandparents came over for some present opening and a lovely round of "Happy Birthday." Sophie's favorite gift... hard to tell... she loved her new Tag pen, but is really enamored by the Cinderella coach.

September 27

Sophie and I walked up the street to feed the ducks this evening. There are several that live in one of the retention ponds in the new Kensington neighborhood. Sophie enjoyed feeding these loudly quacking ducks!