Happy Birthday Sophie!

I can't believe my baby girl is one. This past year has flown by so quickly. I've really been missing my little baby, but truly enjoying my little toddler. She is so much fun and she makes me laugh every day. She has such a fun personality and she truly makes my life so happy. I couldn't imagine my life without my little Sophie. Happy Birthday baby girl!

Some cute pictures that grandpa took of Sophie while she was still in her pjs. I just love the chubby thighs!

Grandpa Reed and Daddy took Sophie to the park while I was at work. Sophie loves the slide and swings. She got to swing with daddy and grandpa.

My cute birthday girl!

I love the cheesy grin! Grandpa Reed gave Sophie her very own camping chair. She loved it! However, I put her in the chair the next day and she tried to get out and fell on her face with the chair landing on top of her. Ever since then, she hasn't liked her chair as much. I'm sure she'll learn to love it again.

Uncle Nick and Aunt Ashley gave Sophie her own watering can, shovel and rake, so now she can help mommy with the gardening.

Two new outifts from mommy and daddy. They were on sale at Gymboree and I just couldn't pass them up. They will be perfect for this fall.

Playing with her little farm that the Camps gave her. The barn is soft and has four animals inside; a cow, a duck, a pig and a rooster. All four animals have a button that you can push and they make a sound. Sophie loves the duck!

Grandpa and Grandma Reed gave Sophie a pail with a shovel and she absolutely loved it. She stood up and swung her bucket around while trying to sing. What a funny girl!

Sophie with her bucket.

Cute birthday girl with all of her fun toys. She got some tub toys and a one piece summer outfit from Uncle Nick and Aunt Ashley along with a pink hat with brown flowers from her cousin Avery. The hat was Avery's when she was younger and she wanted Sophie to have it. Thanks Avery! She also got some alphabet blocks and a board book from Uncle Scott and Aunt Nicole. From Grandma and Grandpa Reed she got the pail and shovel, a butterfly pillow pet, her camping chair and watering can and tools. We got her the two dresses with sweaters, sidewalk chalk, a big bag of Mega Bloks, a beach towel and some splash balls for the pool and of course two pairs of shoes. What a spoiled little girl!

Grandpa Reed knows how to decorate cakes, so I asked him if he would decorate a mini cake for Sophie. I have a mini bundt cake pan, so we decided to make Sophie a doll cake. It was so warm in the house when my dad decorated the cake, that the frosting melted a little, but Sophie didn't seem to care. I thought the cake turned out so cute! Thanks Dad for decorating the cake.

Sophie getting so excited to eat her cake.

She didn't quite know what to do at first. In fact, she just played with the dolls hair. Jon cut a piece off the cake and gave Sophie a taste. Once she realized it was yummy and she could eat it, she dug right in. I think she ate more frosting than cake.

Oh so yummy!

She dug her fingers into the frosting several times and she'd eat a handful of frosting. Yum! She sure had fun!

You know it was good if it's all down the tummy and on the diaper. It was definitely time for a bath after that birthday cake.

Sophie had a fun first birthday. It was a busy day, but I think she really enjoyed it.

Sophie's New Room

Last year when we found out that we were getting a baby, we bought the furniture for the nursery, painted the walls green and bought Sophie's bedding for her crib. Until last month, that was all that we had done in her room. Finally we had the funds and time to decorate Sophie's room, so here it is.

I've wanted to make a board for all of Sophie's flowers and bows, but never took the time to do it. I wasn't quite sure how to make one, so I found some instructions online and I bought the supplies. It wasn't too difficult, but I did end up burning my finger and it wouldn't stop burning. I was quite pleased with how it all turned out. Thanks Amber for the idea and for calling to help me out.

I ordered several purple butterflies and they are really cute. We never used the quilt for Sophie's crib, so we decided to hang it up. It really adds a lot to the room. The picture frame next to the quilt has a picture of Jon kissing Sophie, Jon and I kissing holding Sophie between us and then a picture of me kissing Sophie. We had the pictures taken last summer when we were in Utah, Sophie was only 6 weeks old. I'm glad we were finally able to hang up some of the cute pictures that we've had taken.

You can kind of see the pictures in the picture.

A friend of ours gave Sophie the big S that is hanging in her room, but it was covered in pink paper. I took the paper off and recovered it with some cute scrapbooking paper that is purple and green and has butterflies. My cute Sophie is playing with her toys.

More photos and butterflies. Our friend Wes, took pictures of Sophie in January. I really wanted some of the pictures in Sophie's room and they look amazing.

Here's my Sophie wall. I love it, and so does Sophie. When we get Sophie up in the morning, she points at her pictures and gets really excited. She loves to look at her pictures. She points at the butterflies too, especially the one hanging from her light.

Sophie's swing that she never really liked. We don't have anywhere to store it and it takes up space in her room, so we'll leave it for now.

You Are My Sunshine

The sun has finally decided to shine. Last Friday and Saturday, we had two of the most wonderful days. Jon has been feeling more like himself and the weather was beautiful, so we spent a lot of time outside. Friday we went to the park and Sophie got to swing. She loves the swings! I tried the slide, but she wasn't too keen on that. After the park, we went to the Parker's for dinner. Sophie had so much fun playing at the Parker's she didn't end up going to bed until 9:oo.

Saturday was another fun filled day. I went shopping with my mom for mother's day gifts, and then we spent the afternoon outside. We went for a walk and then played at the park again. When we got home, the guy who plows our street had come to mow, rake, aerate and fertilize the lawn. Our lawn is horrible, most of the time it is a beautiful dandelion patch. I hate it! It isn't soft, it's half weeds and half dead. Anyway, we thought this might help get our lawn in better shape. While he was outside working, Sophie and I went out to enjoy the beautiful day. We went over to the neighbors to pet the dogs. Sophie loves dogs! After playing with the dogs, I pushed Sophie on her beep, beep. I tried to get her to push it, but she wanted to ride it instead. I need to get a stick that I can push it with, so that I don't have to bend over. My back doesn't like it when I push Sophie on her beep, beep. When it was time to bring Sophie in for dinner, a bath and bed, she cried. She just loves being outside and she hates to come in. She went to bed at 7:00 and then Mom, Jon and I enjoyed a nice BBQ outside on our driveway. The neighbors were all out playing and doing yard work, it felt like summer. I was truly in heaven. The best part about it was that there were no bugs. There are way too many bugs here and I hate them all.

I have felt so happy the past couple of days. Jon has been feeling well and the weather has been beautiful. We've had a lot of fun spending time as a family, which has been wonderful. I'm so grateful that Jon has been doing so well. I pray every night, that he won't get too sick. We are truly being blessed and it has been such a blessing to have my mom here with us. I love her company and she has been a great help with Sophie and with cooking and cleaning. I'm going to miss her when she leaves, she's been my moral support through all of this. We are going to enjoy every day that Jon feels well and just enjoy being together as a family. I can't wait until the pool opens, so that we can spend some time at the pool. I just know Sophie is going to love the pool, and I could use a little color.

Here are some cute pictures of Sophie in two of her new summer outfits from grandma Rosa.

My big girl!

Riding her beep, beep.

Going for a walk with grandma.

She walked and walked and walked

My baby girl is walking. She took her first steps on her own, on Sunday, May 1st. We were in Relief Society, and she was getting a little vocal, so I took her out in the hall. Once she quieted down, we walked back in to the Relief Society room. I held out my hand, so that Sophie would walk to my mom and take her hand, but instead she let go of my hand and kept walking. I was so excited and surprised. I wanted to scream with excitement, but we were in the middle of the lesson. I looked at my mom and she smiled with excitement too. Unfortunately, because it happened during Relief Society Jon missed seeing his baby walk for the first time. When we got home, Sophie walked from Jon to me. The first couple of days, she would only walk from one person to another, but now she'll let go of the furniture and walk on her own. She amazes me with how quickly she learns new things. Once she tries something for the first time, it doesn't take long for her to become a pro.

She balances with her hands up in the air. I love it!

My big girl! Walking from Daddy to Grandma.

Happy Mother's Day

My mom has been here for the past three weeks helping us while Jon starts his chemotherapy treatments. I had the privilege of celebrating my very first Mother's Day with my own mom. It was such a special day. Jon got up with Sophie, so that Mom and I could sleep in, although Sophie gave me a great gift and she slept until 7:20. Jon bought Mom and I a corsage to wear at church, and he fixed a delicious dinner. He made pork chops with rice and salad, and we had banana cream pie for dessert. He also kept Sophie with him during Sunday School and Relief Society, so that Mom and I could enjoy the lessons. We had such a wonderful day, and I am so grateful for the opportunity that I have to be a mother and to celebrate my very first mother's day. Thank you Jon, for giving me such a wonderful day! I love being a mother, and this past year has been the best one yet. I look forward to many more days as a mother. Thanks Sophie for being my baby girl. I love you!

Mom and I with our beautiful flowers. I was worried that Sophie would try and play with the flowers. She didn't, but she managed to hit it every time I held her. After sacrament meeting a small piece of my flower fell off. Oh well, it still looked pretty.

My sister Nicole made a special card for me from Sophie. It was so cute! Thanks Nicole for the fun card.

Even though I was the one who was supposed to give gifts to my mom, she ended up giving me gifts. She bought me pair of black leggings, a shirt, a bracelet and a new purse. Thanks Mom for the wonderful gifts, you spoiled me. Jon bought me a new dress, but I need to buy a white shrug to go with it. I truly was spoiled!

Sophie helping me open my gifts.

Mom opening the gift I gave her. My brother Nick and I went in on a gift and got mom a new skirt and blouse.

Say Chocolate!

Some may think that I'm a terrible mother for letting my 10 month old eat chocolate, but how can we get through life without the finer things like chocolate and sugar. Jon bought a bag of Hershey's miniatures and they were in a bowl on the kitchen counter. Sophie had been playing with them earlier and I told her that I would give her one to eat if she were naked. Later I got her undressed for her bath and I sat her on the bar, waiting until it was time to put her in the tub. I saw the chocolate bars and decided to give one to Sophie. Boy did she enjoy it!

Notice the chocolate drool?

What a cute chocolatey face!

A face only a mom could love. Not really, so many people love this cute baby.

I love this picture, notice the chocolatey diaper. Yum!!

Happy Easter!

Easter fun started Saturday morning with Sophie's Easter basket. She got a pink lamb, a small white lamb, a purple bunny, two "cha, cha" eggs and some building blocks. She actually picked out her pink lamb at Target a few weeks before. She was quite excited to see it again. She's sure had fun playing with her new toys.

We had an Easter egg hunt for Sophie in the living room. The eggs were empty, but we thought it would be fun to have her crawl around and find the eggs. I actually had to help her find the eggs. Once she found the first egg, she wanted to sit and play with it, she wasn't interested in finding the rest. Here she is just before the egg hunt; all ready with her basket.

Finding her first egg.

Hiding in the diaper caddy.

And on the entertainment center. So many eggs!

My basket full of eggs! Didn't I do a great job? I found so many pretty eggs.

Grandma Reed bought Sophie's Easter dress, and of course I tried to get several pictures of her, but again, she didn't want to hold still. She looked so pretty in her new dress. I had to take the pictures inside, even though it was a nice day. The weather was beautiful, but a little cool before church. I knew I wouldn't be able to get any pictures after church, because Sophie would be ready for a nap, and she was. She fell asleep in the car on the way home from church.

My beautiful Easter girl!

Sophie went down for a nap as soon as we got home from church, so Grandma Reed, Jon and I got to enjoy a peaceful, relaxing Easter dinner while Sophie took a nap. It was so nice to be able to eat without having to worry about Sophie. After her nap, we went to the park to enjoy the warm weather. Sophie had so much fun swinging!

Look at that big smile. She loves being outside, it's all a new adventure for her. I can't wait until the weather is nice enough that we can go outside everyday. It's been cold and rainy most of the time. Where is the sun?

A few weeks ago I set Sophie down on the grass for the first time and I found out very quickly, that she doesn't like the grass. If you can get her to sit, she immediately starts to cry and does everything she can to try and get off the grass. Now when I try to set her on the grass, she holds on to me as tight as she can. She does not like the grass. Sunday while we were at the park, I actually got her to sit on the grass with me. She didn't like it, but she didn't cry. While she was standing, she'd only stand on one foot. Here is a picture of her standing on one foot. Even when she was sitting, she'd hold up one of her legs to keep it off of the grass. What a silly girl! Hopefully she'll like the grass next year.