ipod girl

This is a really cool creation of Sophia as an iPod advertisement. A couple of very savvy, photoshop'ers used a picture of Sophia (her dancing with pink boa...see pics below) to recreate this image. Far Out! Yes, I just dated myself. Thanks Miryha and Eric!

Blissfully Soft Blankets

I piled up several of her favorite fuzzy blankets on top to John's sleeping bag. This made for lots of fun with cushy softness. She enjoyed rolling around in just her diaper.

I also have to report that I cut her hair for the first time last night. Her bangs were getting so long that she was frustrated, and never leaves in a hair clip. So, I parted her hair, combed the bangs forward and clipped away. At first it didn't seem like such a big deal, and I thought 'hey, I don't need to save this hair for any reason'. A few minutes later I was on the floor picking up every last little strand. I had a nice 1-inch little curl that I saved and will someday put into a book. Lucky for me that her hair is curly because I cut a bit more length than I originally wanted.

Geeks

"Earmuffs, Sophia!" Daddy occassionally had a few choice words for the refs. The bottle is empty by the way.

This photo is from Sunday, of course. She is dressed to support her Daddy's favorite football team. The cookies and snacks made the game bearable for her. We tried to get her to perform her 'touchdown' act but, she was not cooperating.

You know your parents are science geeks when they dress you in a shirt that says "QT'pie'"...as in the greek symbol. Well, I thought it was adorable. She may mock me later in life.

Cute Faces

"Are you ready to get out of the bath?" momma asked. "Nnnnoooooooooooooooo!" shouted the squeaky-clean baby. It really is hit or miss. Sometimes she is done in minutes and other times she could pass for a 'golden raisin'.

Sophia loves to run around throughout the mid-morning wearing only her diaper (and a cheeky grin). Here she is playing peek-a-boo with me behind the curtain. On a side note, we are slowly packing up most items. I am not ready to eat off paper plates using plastic utensils just yet so, the kitchen is pretty much untouched. Only 11 more days.

Cuckoo-Nutjob Cat

Well, this here is a picture of 'Missy', our 'special needs' cat. I just had to write to laugh a little (in between bouts of sobbing). She has been exploding out of both ends for the last week, so we took her to the vet. We weren't too sure what was wrong but thought maybe a blockage. I picked her up this morning from the "Kitty Hilton" for the shocking price of $605.00! What's wrong with her you ask? Well, she has kitty anxiety issues...plus a case of the inflamed intestines (probably due to the copious amounts of packing paper she has eaten lately). What it boils down to is that she doesn't cope well with change and the recent move (not to mention the rambunctious little person named Sophia) are causing her stress. Anyways, just thought I would share this hysterical experience.

memory lane

John and I were driving down memory lane the other day while packing boxes for the move. One of the most memorable events during our residence here was the birth of our new 'boss'. So we looked up some (well, a few of the hundreds) of her pictures. Here are just a couple. The very top photo was taken about 12 hours after her birth. The next one was taken at one month old while she napped in her mobile swing. Yes, both of these precious moments were captured during the few times when she wasn't screaming, nursing, or crying. Aaaahhhh, seems like 25 years ago. I had forgotten just how dark her hair was. John was concerned for a while there :)

looks like a granny

We had a great time at play-group last week. Sophia borrowed one of Audrey's necklaces and then swiped one of a smaller baby's hat out of her diaper bag. She pranced around for hours in this outfit. She reminded my of an old lady...except I don't know many old ladies that can ride a tiger. She is able to get on and off Audrey's rocking tiger by herself. Too cute!

Little Gym Baby

My friend Sara and I took the girls (Sophia and Audrey) to a place called the Little Gym for a bit of running around. The kids ran, jumped, galloped, and did sommersaults. They also got to play on the bars and crawl all over the giant gymnastics pads. Sophie had so much fun and wore herself out in the process. Here she is pictured 'warming up', playing basketball (traveling big time), and clapping for herself.

Yosemite

Just now getting around to processing photos that don't include Sophia. This can be tough since grandparents aren't too concerned about pictures without her. I took plenty of pictures with my digital and SLR cameras while in Yosemite last spring. Here are two of my favorite views of Half Dome. Both shots are at sunrise.

Friends, Boa's and Boxes

Yep, just too cute for words...

No, Sophia will not be traveling to our new home in a box, although I think the Alaska Airlines flight crew might have appreciated this way better.


I don't know that Ralph Lauren would couple a pink boa with yellow duck jammies but, I can't wait to see this outfit on the runway this spring.

Here are a few of my favorite UNR grads...friends DeEtta, Brooke, Sophia and myself. Pink really is in, and we didn't plan it either!

Tunnel

Another cold, wet (snow melting) day has forced us to play inside. We went to the library for story time earlier where we danced the Hokey Pokey. We then came home to play in Sophia's parachute tunnel. She is a little feisty today...refusing to eat and running me ragged!