I am still writing down her new words, but it is getting harder and harder to keep track since she is repeating new things by the day. This month though she has really picked up on some of her friends' names - Ryan, Zachary, Tommy, Riley/Rylee, Leah and of course Oscar and Grover from Sesame street. She even has called her Daddy Nick, which is pretty humorous. Other favorite words this month are: back pack, bible, happy, amen, yes, balloon, cake and beans. She actually loves reading her Children's bible (this month anyway) which is why she has picked up some of these words. And I almost forgot -- BOOTS! Here are some highlights from this fun filled fall month.
Nick's Birthday:
Nick had his 35th birthday on Sept 28th. I made a rice crispy cake upon request. Although Sophia is in her high chair here, by the end of month, she wants nothing to do with it. She now sits at her booster seat at the table.Fun fall playgroups:
We went apple picking at a farm this month and it was so much fun to see the kids actually picking (and eating) the apples, watching the animals and running around. It was a beautiful day, almost 70 degrees.Sophia has been too afraid of the carousel up until this month. She thoroughly enjoyed the ride at the mall with her friend Leah.
You will see a theme this month and that is Sophia's BOOTS! She loves to put them on and wear them everywhere.
Walking into "school" Sophia gave the kids in the picture a big high five! 
This month was Sophia's First finger painting experience. She learned to dab, dab, dab and has been saying it ever since -- with paint, glue, crayons... you name it.
Ahh, playscape. I forgot about this place. An indoor play area where the kids can run around everywhere and not get into trouble. A must for the winter time!
It was still warm enough to meet up at the park for slides, more apples and running around.
We went on a hayride to a local pumpkin patch and Sophia was not scared one bit. Last year, she would cry everytime she came near a pumpkin. Aww, she IS growing up.
Sophia surprisingly has very good balance. She was able to stand on this cylinder for quite some time. This was her first gymnastics class and it proved to be a real challenge (for me having to run around after her). I think it will be a great activity for the winter session.
We attending a fall BBQ which was so much fun. Sophia is the youngest one here, but she does well keeping up with the older crowd.
More BOOTS! This time she has my boots on. Sophia loves to play dress up. I think she will like Halloween this year.
Back to playscape with some of the working moms on a holiday Monday.
Sophia will turn anything into a hat. Her Dora slippers complete the outfit.
Everytime we go to the children's museum, Sophia runs to this particular water table. Now she can finally reach it.
Sophia's music class is really cute. She is such a good helper putting away the blanket, but she always wants to stand up and get right in the teacher's face... She is learning.
Sophia has quite a few boyfriends among the older crowd.
Another fun day at the park. No, this is not a jail that we put them in!
Grammy's birthday and the anniversary of her passing was this month. Sophia left a flower for her... We miss you Mom, but know that your spirit is with us always.
Nick planted a new tree to replace the one that we took down and also created a beautiful fall garden.
We met up with Nick after he finished unloading pumpkins at church. She was a bit skeptical at first, but she soon warmed up to them.
Nick and I had our golf tournament on Oct 1st and we raised over $12k for lung cancer research. Sophia stayed at home with my mom, but I got a chance to play with Kim and Lisa.
We went to visit Great Grandma Nell in the hospital earlier this month and Sophia gave her big kisses. Feel better soon Grandma!
Sophia and Elmo enjoyed their first trip to Colony pizza! She did great in the restaurant while we waited for the food (it is not a fast place).
Our old church celebrated its 150 yr anniversary this month and we had a chance to visit with friends.
Snow in October! It is hard to tell here, but we had our first snowy day. Hopefully this is not the beginning of a long winter.
Nick and I had our first overnight trip to a wedding without Sophia. We had a very nice time, but of course we missed the boo.
First Haircut:
Sophia loves going to the salon. She did so great sitting for her first (complimentary) haircut. It only took 15 minutes since she doesn't have much hair to cut. I have a feeling her and I will have a lot of fun at mommy-daughter day at the spa. Sorry Nick,
Ahh, playscape. I forgot about this place. An indoor play area where the kids can run around everywhere and not get into trouble. A must for the winter time!It was still warm enough to meet up at the park for slides, more apples and running around.
We went on a hayride to a local pumpkin patch and Sophia was not scared one bit. Last year, she would cry everytime she came near a pumpkin. Aww, she IS growing up.Sophia surprisingly has very good balance. She was able to stand on this cylinder for quite some time. This was her first gymnastics class and it proved to be a real challenge (for me having to run around after her). I think it will be a great activity for the winter session.
We attending a fall BBQ which was so much fun. Sophia is the youngest one here, but she does well keeping up with the older crowd.
More BOOTS! This time she has my boots on. Sophia loves to play dress up. I think she will like Halloween this year.
Back to playscape with some of the working moms on a holiday Monday.Sophia will turn anything into a hat. Her Dora slippers complete the outfit.
Everytime we go to the children's museum, Sophia runs to this particular water table. Now she can finally reach it.
Sophia's music class is really cute. She is such a good helper putting away the blanket, but she always wants to stand up and get right in the teacher's face... She is learning.
Sophia has quite a few boyfriends among the older crowd.
Another fun day at the park. No, this is not a jail that we put them in!Family Time:
We had a fun BBQ at Simon's this month where Pete's band played and Sophia got to dance.
Grammy's birthday and the anniversary of her passing was this month. Sophia left a flower for her... We miss you Mom, but know that your spirit is with us always.
Nick planted a new tree to replace the one that we took down and also created a beautiful fall garden.
We met up with Nick after he finished unloading pumpkins at church. She was a bit skeptical at first, but she soon warmed up to them.
Nick and I had our golf tournament on Oct 1st and we raised over $12k for lung cancer research. Sophia stayed at home with my mom, but I got a chance to play with Kim and Lisa.
We went to visit Great Grandma Nell in the hospital earlier this month and Sophia gave her big kisses. Feel better soon Grandma!Sophia and Elmo enjoyed their first trip to Colony pizza! She did great in the restaurant while we waited for the food (it is not a fast place).Our old church celebrated its 150 yr anniversary this month and we had a chance to visit with friends. Snow in October! It is hard to tell here, but we had our first snowy day. Hopefully this is not the beginning of a long winter. Sophia is starting her karate training early, or is it ballet?
Nick and I had our first overnight trip to a wedding without Sophia. We had a very nice time, but of course we missed the boo.First Haircut:
Sophia loves going to the salon. She did so great sitting for her first (complimentary) haircut. It only took 15 minutes since she doesn't have much hair to cut. I have a feeling her and I will have a lot of fun at mommy-daughter day at the spa. Sorry Nick,