-walking everywhere, with rarely a crawl or butt scoot in site
-chattering up a storm, with barely a word that is understood
-loving her Daddy and saying his name constantly
-happy as always, blowing kisses, smiling all the time and making funny faces and sounds to make people laugh
Below are some highlights from month 15:
Mother's Day: Happy Mother's Day (to me) and Grandma too! Sophia bought me a small vacuum specifically for her cheerios mess. Thanks booba! We spent some time outside in the garden remembering Grammy and then went off to my mom's house for a little CPK celebration with Aunt Krissy. 
While Grandpa was here, we made a trip to see Great Grandma Nell. Sophia had fun with her fam and playing with the animal farm toys. She has learned where her mouth and nose are!
The beautiful spring weather brought the start of many trips to the park...
..and to the beach! We got all excited that the weather was 75 or so and ran to the beach in early May. wooha, it was freezing cold! It didn't stop Layla the beach bunny from having a good time.
We then traveled all around town taking more fun pictures. Thanks Casey for such great shots!
Music class now consists of Sophia running around the room and becoming distracted by things like this colorful picture where she loves pointing at the policewoman (future job perhaps?)
We made it out to an actual restaurant this month. Sophia did really well, but we did eat super fast and it was 5:30pm.
Look at those teeth! Sophia's canines started breaking through this month. She is now at 13 teeth. And yes, she will not keep a bib on so it is a constant battle with the stain remover.
Visiting with Grandma on a nice day, which was still a bit chilly for May..
Sophia has a fun sandbox outside. She prefers to stand outside of it and play, which works for me since she doesn't get sand all over her.
We took some pictures in the garden, Nick's masterpiece.
Parties:
Sophia's first Daddy & Daughter dance. how sweet!
Out and about:
While Grandpa was here, we made a trip to see Great Grandma Nell. Sophia had fun with her fam and playing with the animal farm toys. She has learned where her mouth and nose are!
The beautiful spring weather brought the start of many trips to the park... ..and to the beach! We got all excited that the weather was 75 or so and ran to the beach in early May. wooha, it was freezing cold! It didn't stop Layla the beach bunny from having a good time.Casey hosted a special Boden playgroup. Sophia enjoyed the toys while I got to shop (Don't worry about my budget Nick, I ended up having to return everything).
Sophia went to her first tea party, where we took some pictures for Janelle & Melissa to remember their CT playgroup friends.
We then traveled all around town taking more fun pictures. Thanks Casey for such great shots!Music class now consists of Sophia running around the room and becoming distracted by things like this colorful picture where she loves pointing at the policewoman (future job perhaps?)We made it out to an actual restaurant this month. Sophia did really well, but we did eat super fast and it was 5:30pm.Sophia and Layla had fun shopping at Trader Joes.
Trip to the Zoo:
Some of the mommies and babies took advantage of a beautiful free day at the zoo.
After the zoo, Sophia's hair was so oily from sunscreen that she could easily sport a mohawk.
Some of the mommies and babies took advantage of a beautiful free day at the zoo.
After the zoo, Sophia's hair was so oily from sunscreen that she could easily sport a mohawk.Trip to Old Saybrook beach:
A few mommies and babies took a trip to Old Saybrook to enjoy the beach, nice weather and have a relaxing time for two nights...ok, so it wasn't that relaxing chasing babies, but at least we got to do it together and at the beach! Here are some pics from the trip:
Sophia had a great time playing on Noa's train.
Yes, I did cover Sophia up in an 80s retro wet suit while the cool kids wore pretty bathing suits. When you look back on this in 10 yrs, don't hate me honey, I didn't want you to burn!
Sophia loves hanging at the beach just like her mommy and Grammy. It is like a giant sandbox. She had a ball.
Who's hat and sippy cup is that Sophia??? Not yours! Everyone shared everything on the trip.
Yes, I did cover Sophia up in an 80s retro wet suit while the cool kids wore pretty bathing suits. When you look back on this in 10 yrs, don't hate me honey, I didn't want you to burn!Sophia always liked to sit & bop, but her dancing is improving now that she stands.
Yes, we kept making the babies take group pictures. But Jodi, aren't you glad!
Playtime at home:
Look at those teeth! Sophia's canines started breaking through this month. She is now at 13 teeth. And yes, she will not keep a bib on so it is a constant battle with the stain remover.Visiting with Grandma on a nice day, which was still a bit chilly for May.. 
Sophia can't get enough of this zebra spinning toy, and she likes to say weeeeeee all the time.
Sophia has a fun sandbox outside. She prefers to stand outside of it and play, which works for me since she doesn't get sand all over her.
We took some pictures in the garden, Nick's masterpiece.Parties:
Our Friday playgroup got together at my house for a farewell BBQ for Janelle & Rylee and Melissa & Will who are both moving out of state. They will be missed dearly!
Sophia finally got to meet my friend Jennifer at Liz's BBQ. Somehow she managed to turn Sophia into a Met fan for a day, but don't worry as soon as we got in the car, we put on a recap of the Yankees victory!
We went to Angel & Carmen's engagement party and Sophia was a trooper. We had her up until 9:30pm and she had a ball, cruising the dancefloor and playing with her new doll- Thanks Emily!
Sophia's first Daddy & Daughter dance. how sweet!That is all for month 15. My little pooper is certainly becoming a little toddler- full of energy and lots of giggles and babble. She has a lot of exploring to do and wants to get into everything. This is going to be a fun fun summer!
