Late Summer Adventures

We have had some fun times these last few months...We really took the Dr.'s advice and enjoyed the 2nd trimester this  pregnancy!

 
Enjoyed a play date at Imagination Avenue in Phoenix

Some fun around the house

She can't seem to fight the chocolate and the etch-a-sketch!

Sophi loves her toys, but likes me to watch or play with her...needless to say it will be nice to have a sister for her!

Sophi loves to spend as much time outside as possible- and I have realized that living in a "planned community" is great, Sophi is bricked in the backyard! My world truly revolves around her and daily before bed she ask, "can I please see my friends tomorrow?"  Her friends are such an important part of her world...go figure, wonder where she gets it??

 

 What else is new?

 

                                                                                                                              

We did make some changes around the house over the last few months..we scratched the stained concrete idea after the bathroom trial run! We chose the fake...faux wood vinyl look and also got new carpet for the living and den areas. Our favorite change was removing a hug built in desk, ugly to boot out of the den and making it more of a play room! 

We really love the new look!

We also had to remove a sad dead tree and my dad and Nathan enjoyed the chainsaw too much!

We are always watching..ha ha

The adventures continue---

Baking Moments

 Hey good lookin what ya got cookin? 

Look at this silly smile

Sophi is teaching us how much she likes to help, we have to slow down and let her show her independence and how capable she really is.

Its amazing how we teach kids at such an early age about food and cooking. She has a play kitchen which she prepares little meals for us in and makes us lemonade!

Fun Around The House

 Our Summer Goal-teaching Sophi how to unstack the silverware! She is doing great regardless of the direction of the utensils:)

Nathan tries so hard to spend a little bit of time with Sophi- just "their" time! 

She really wishes she had whiskers to shave!

I love to catch her in these little moments.I always know something is going on when she is just a bit too quiet!  

Girls just want to play in their shoes...

Where is the summer going?

May was pretty great...or was it? Who knows I cannot really remember what we did in May! We did sit for a family in Prescott and truly loved being with the boys! Sophi thought it was pretty cool having older kids to hang out with.We lost our camera at a park in May, and had it returned the next week! Yay, unfortunately all the pictures were deleted but I was able to look at several of the pictures of the family that found it! Weird!

              We did go to the valley (PHX) and spend some time with my dad and bro+fam!

Sophi and her daddy...both drool and have an arm bent...to cute!

            

                     June Lets see what can I congure up and try to remember what happened in June...

We have a nudist

eating

eating again...

surprise...eating

Prescott 4th of July Parade with Aunt Lisa

She was very ready to go!

 

 Bye for now!

March has come an Gone!

     Well lets just say this "real" snow was maybe the 2nd snow we had all winter long...SAD SAD!
                  But this really made the day fun and cozy....hot chocolate was a definite must!

How dare this snow cover My trampoline!

She is so on the fence about snow...

Carly had to get involved too!

Lions and Tigers and Bears...oh My!

Mommy hood has many "perks!" One of those perks includes The Social Mommy Network This  gives Mom's time to be social, while letting the little ones play...not to mention a great opportunity to enjoy a day at the Zoo! The plan: 2 time wagons(either a good time or a bad time) aka Minivans!  4 Mommies, 7 kids, several strollers+ 1 hour 40 min drive later = Time to unleash our lil animals into their unnatural habitat among the real animals! What a day we had and the weather was a torturous 68 degrees!



Here are the kiddos



Sophi thought they smelled






Mommy and Sophi



                                                         Looks like trouble


She loved the baboons...they didn't like her lol



Monkeys looking at the Monkeys

Sophi had a little fall...  oopsy!
Sophi's favorite animal was the Elephant and and she also loved the Zebra!



 Thanks friends for enjoying such a fun day with us:)

Happy Day of Love

Well its that bliss full day...Valentines Day! The Hub is working and we are on our own...what are 2 girls going to do? Well since our vacuum broke...we went shopping! Found nothing, but sure enjoyed some Pizza at Costco and a lil yummy..We also found ourselves 2 hours past nap time..playing atthe malls Soft Play area! All in all a fun day...Sitting around watching the flurries shower the backyard!

 

             Happy Valentines Day to all!

The Big Girl Bed

Movin on Up to the big girl side...Well just for fun we have decided to set up the toddler bed that Grannie has bought for Sophi....Too soon you say- Nonsense teehhe. She loves it and to have her waddling in wearing her footie jammies makes it all the more fun 7:30 is her shining moment.

She thinks she is all grown up! little does she know she is just at the beginning of all life has to offer!
We love to kneel and pray with her on her tummy in the center of her bed...Especially when she so quickly blurts our A-M-E-N! Ahh that's our girl.

MoTab with the Mum-InLaw....So much Fun

   Julia had an extra ticket...I had really wanted to attend...  Thanks

                Julia it was a great time!

We began with Outback Steakhouse-where we enjoyed the ever so succulent Alice Springs Chicken, and shared a delicious sandae with extra chocolate sauce. Daughter-inlaw+Mum-inlaw = an awesome opportunity to get together and learn more about one another! By far one of my most memorable evenings...look forward to doing it again really soon!

          Upon arriving at the arena...we both found ourselves in the mens restroom! Only when we found men standing in the center, washing hands, did we laugh and quickly exit! Darn it when that happens...live and learn and read the signs! OOOPS

February Flying By!

So far February has been an adventure of demolition and little recovery...but it will happen...eventually.

Let the bathroom updatin` begin!

bye bye linoleum...

Hello stained concrete!

*Walls & vanity in need of color >no judging  lol

Sophi loves to clean...So I figured since she makes the mess, have her clean it up! When she eats she likes to have a napkin...ya know what they say cleanliness is next to godliness (+/cross eyed wink)

                                                          Look at the form of this pic...she has it down wax on wax off--