Fourth of July & playing around!

Well, I've had the camera out a lot lately and here are the pictures to prove it! As usual, I'll just tell you what we've been up to with each set of pictures!

Well this doesn't happen very often anymore, so I had Patrick take a picture! How sweet to have your baby fall asleep in your arms.

Sophia reading her new favorite book "Ten Little Ladybugs" to her bathtub toy.
Time number 1243!

Hmmmm......

Playing peek-a-boo & belly laughing!

We recently painted our dining room and Sophia was trying to entertain herself on the stairs (supervised of course!).

We had this out for Leighton when she came over to play and Sophia has been in love ever since! Look how big she is in this thing!

Leighton Sessor

I'm pretty sure Sophia thinks Leighton is a movable doll baby!

Now this is the size of baby that should be in a bouncy seat!

"Maybe I should read it just one more time!"

Not only does she like to sit in the bouncy seat, she likes to shake it, put her babies in it and lay with them :)

Hi Everyone!

We went to my mom's for the 4th of July to visit with my sister. Sophia really didn't mind the fireworks except when they made the 'cracklie' sound.

Patrick & Perry preparing the explosives. We've long ago established pyrotechnics as a must have skill to be a member of this family. I think Patrick and Perry have it down!

A few weeks ago Sophia and I went to see our friends Brooke & Simone B. Once Simone woke up the girls played and we tried to get a picture of them.....

This is Sophia checking to see if she can have all the toys to herself!

Simone showing Sophia the right way to play kitchen!

Simone....I just love this picture!

This is the best we could do! Maybe next time!

These are a few pictures from Betsy's wedding!

Sophia & Daddy

Sophia & Mommy

Trying to give Auntie a kiss

This look just SCREAMS Sophia to me!!!

Playing in the pool. She LOVED the water :)

My little poolside beauty!

She does NOT like the grass touching her legs! She tried her hardest to lift both in the air at the same time! HAHA :)

Sorry it has been so long!

I know it has been awhile since our last post, so let me catch you up with pictures!

Sophia has the art of imitation down :) A few weeks ago I gave her a few of her bowls, spoons and toys and reminded her one time what to do with them. My 11 month old played "let's feed my toys" for 10 minutes :)

Now that I am done with classes, WOOHOO!!!! (I am still working on my thesis though.....I will be done soon! I hope :) ) Sophia and I took a trip to visit my mom and Perry recently. We played outside and took a walk. This is Sophia and Grandma Kelly swinging on the porch.

This is Sophia after our walk!

To make the summer heat a little more enjoyable, we bought a little pool for the backyard. Sophia loves the water and this purple ball!

Sophia & Anna in the pool. We were celebrating Patrick's birthday!

Awwww.....

Patrick loves to eat Blow Pops and made the mistake of letting Sophia try one! Now he can't eat one without a little girl begging for a taste! Don't worry, just trying to keep you in business Dr. Cromwell!!!

This is her first time eating spaghetti!

This is Sophia's first time in a pool! We didn't quite get to the "putting on our swimming suit" part! She had a blast!

This is her official 11 month picture. It's almost time for her 12 month shot!

Don't look to excited girls!

Two pals just looking at the scenary!

Daddy and Sophia trying out the new chairs!

This is Sophia's MUST have blanket! Can you tell she was getting tired!

Well now you have an idea of what we have been doing lately! We also attended Betsy (Patrick's sister) & Bill's wedding on June 20th in Charleston, SC and I'll post pictures soon! Sophia recently took her first steps and this weekend decided to try walking! I just couldn't believe it! I'll try and capture it on video soon :)

A bunch of pictures!

Too many pictures to make separate posts! Sophia is growing so fast, we just can't believe it! Her personality is coming through loud and strong!! She now has her two bottom teeth and 3 top teeth, can crawl VERY well and is getting better and better at walking behind toys and standing alone!!

Doesn't she look like she has a tan?

"Hi daddy!"
This her official 10 month picture! 10 months......WOW!

I actually got to give her a bath this week while daddy was at work! Of course I grabbed the camera to get a quick picture. I love the hair-do! It's hard to imagine she used to take a bath in our bathroom sink just a few months ago.

"Yes mommy?"

"hahaha! I can do it!"

She loves to ride on this little car. She can even move backwards all by herself!

We took a walk around our little "neighborhood" one afternoon. I took these pictures looking up through her stroller.

"Do I have to wear a hat?"

What a big big girl!

Patrick took this picture with my new video camera (that also can take still shots!).

Trip to the Zoo

We went to the Zoo on Mother's Day and so did the rest of Columbus! We had a great time and even Sophia noticed some of the bigger animals and would point to them and smile. Other than our trip to see the Wild Lights in December, this was our first official Zoo visit!

Oh, and Sophia (& Patrick!) gave me a video camera for Mother's Day! YEAH :)

"Mommy, are we there yet??"

The flamingos!
Uncle Jim works at the zoo and came to see us while we were there!!!

The PENGUINS!!!! Sophia LOVES her little toy penguin at home!

We were looking at the monkeys!

Sophia & Daddy having fun at the zoo