I LOVE MY MOMMY

Why maybe visiting my parents is NOT a good idea

I blame this on Hunter's exposure to Peppi Stewart, a miniature Schnauzer parented by my parents whose passions include drinking coffee, sleeping, groaning, and walking on kitchen tables to eat left-overs not yet thrown out or put away.

Happy Fasha Day

Daddy had a good father's day. He got to do his favorite activity....mowing the lawn and pruning the various hedges (not really his favorite).

He also got to spend some quality time with his Sophie, take Hunter for a nice father-son walk, and go all the way to Essex, MA and eat some yummy North Shore fried fish.

Mommy and Daddy split a combo plate and Sophie ate all of Mommy's french fries. Luckily, Mommy fed Sophie before the trip, during the trip and at the restaurant (she's quite the nosher), so Sophie did not have one bit of belly ache from all her french fries all night!

15 months old!

Sophie went for her 15 month visit today. Her stats are:
Height: 31 inchs (70-75%)
Weight: 24.9 pounds (80%)
Head Circumference: 48 cm (95%)

So, she's now perfectly proportioned with a giant head. So, that's why she photographs so well! Oh well, maybe she'll become an actress...

Sophie has been going to Gymboree for months and months now. But, now that Mommy's work schedule has changed, Sophie has to go on Fridays or Saturdays. So, today, Sophie went to a very busy Gymboree class and watched all sorts of boys and girls play. She was very busy herself, climbing up ladder-like devices, going down slides, crawling through tubes, avoiding the air log which occassionally makes her angry (she just HATES rolling that thing), popping bubbles, and taking a parachute ride.

A Good Memorial Day

Sophie had a great day today! First, she got to sleep in until 8:24 am (when she woke up all on her own!). Then, she ate breakfast, got dressed, and went with Mommy and Daddy to see her very first parade. Mommy and Daddy kept telling her to pay attention to the Marching Band because she was going to be in it one day, but she just liked looking at all the girl scouts and boy scouts who were throwing candy and handing out mini-American flags. Later, she went home, ate lots of lunch and snacks and got to play outside for a long time. Mommy was scared Sophie had a sun-burn because she came in-doors looking red, but it turned out she was just flushed all over and her sunblock and sunscreen worked (yay!). Then, Sophie took a shortish nap, ate more snacks, and headed to the North Shore with Mommy and Daddy for some tasty seafood. It was very windy at the North Shore, but Sophie was very brave and only snuggled into Mommy when she got scared. Once inside the seafood stand, Sophie did not want to eat the seafood, so instead she ate lots of Mommy's fries. Afterwards, Sophie got to see two doggies that reminded her of two of her doggies: a very large Bernese Mountain dog that looked like her Grams' Layla (but bigger and skinnier) and an older Golden Retriever that looked a lot like her big brother Hunter, only with an almost entirely white face! Finally, Sophie was palced in her carseat for the ride home and promptly fell asleep.

When she came home, Mommy gave her snacks, a bath, lots of playtime, and finally bedtime with her best friend, Mel (her miniature stuffed lamb blankie). Sophie will have lots to tell the daycare crew tomorrow!

Evan's 3rd Birthday

Sophie went to Evan's 3rd birthday party today. Mommy had to stay home because she got a stomach flu, so Daddy took Sophie all by himself! Sophie had a great time! She played in a sand box, made a mickey mouse hat to show Mommy, and had fun with all the big kids at Evan's party. And, when she came home, she ate lots of food because she was too excited at the party to eat!