Week 33: Music, Golf and a Wedding!

Yana's Sophia was after Sophie Boo's shoes at mom's group this week. This is Sophia's serious look- "Get off my shoes."

No longer serious... Just loving the new fall hat!















Sophia has been teething all week (actually for months). Here at Mother Goose story time she won't put down her keys...




even for a scarf, which is her new favorite thing in the whole world..







Are you done yet? How many pictures are you going to take?









We had a very interesting demo music class with another opera singer. Sophie was a little fussy and serious in the beginning of class. She doesn't seem to like the big drum in the middle of the room.















By the end of class, she was happy again, playing and holding hands with her friend Layla.




I think this is a real conversation. Wait, where are you going?

"I am done. I can't hear anymore after that music class."











Corn tastes best when it can be eaten off of toys.
























Sophia can roll over her boppy pillow now, so I have to make the wall of pillows even higher. She had been up all night congested with her first cold, so sad. But she was feeling a lot better the next day.



Nick was home this week planning for the golf tournament. After an exhausting morning on Wed and Sophia getting fussy, we all needed a tv break. It immediately calmed her down.

We arrived to set up for the golf tourney at 6:30am. Many thanks to my mom who came to help with Sophia, and Emily who was a super volunteer! The day started chilly and rainy, but ended up being a beautiful day with great food, fun and of course golf.

Sophia rolls over when I change her now, which makes getting dressed really interesting. Putting on a diaper backwards is lots of fun! Sophie had on her new leg warmers, though by mid-day it was about 70 degrees.

Sophia's friends, Rylee and Leah, came to play all dressed in their golf attire. Thanks mommies for making the trip all the way to Stamford.

We put a tablecloth on the floor and had a mini playdate of course!

Sophie recruited her family to play golf- here is Nick's cousin Casey and my Dad.

Sophia liked her first taste of mango for breakfast!









Sophia had fun with her Grandpa who stayed overnight.













The next day we went to visit Great Grandma Nell and she took a ride in the walker.












Grandpa's toes are so fun and yummy! Great Grandma's commentary is spot on.


Sophie had her first Adam Broderick experience on Saturday when I went to get my hair done. This was the first of many visits for mommy daughter day I am sure. Childcare had many fun toys including these huge stuffed animals that worked well propping her up.

We were home the rest of the day while Nick went to a bachelor party. Girls know how to party too- we brought out all the toys!


Nick was in his cousin Bobby's wedding on Sunday. Thanks to my mom for watching Sophia while we had a night out. She didn't take much from the bottle while I was out, oh well.. Only 4 more months and she will be on whole milk. Wow, how the time flies.

Week 32: Gymboree Part 2 & Tutu party

For the first time at Monday's playgroup, the babies actually used the toys that were in the nursery. Yes, that is Riley walking at 7 months (that is how she stays so lean compared to Sophia).







I can't believe Sophia is learning how to drive already!
























With all the pictures that we take, the babies have learned to be attentive for the camera. .Sophia always has something in her mouth these days.

More new toys - this time they are standing.

























I let Sophia stand at her table at home (for about 3 seconds). Oops, I have learned you can't turn your back even when she is secured in her seat. There she goes pulling over the stool.











Yeah, Randie came out on Tuesday because she was off work and we sure loaded her up with activities- first was Mother goose at the library where we sing, read and dance (for FREE!)...









....Then we went to Gymboree






















With the exception of this furry blanket, nothing was making Sophia happy that day at Gymboree.











That is, until her favorite thing came out to play - you guessed it, Jimbo the clown!















A day with the babies would not be complete, without a photo shoot. This time we added tutus. After we changed our minds a few hundred times, we all ended up at the park with the crankiest babies in all the land. It was a real scene, but our resident photographer Casey manged to get some really good photos. These are some of my pics.







































Just when the babies were getting ready to fizzle out, we brought them to the swings and they were happy again. Look at Sophia next to Riley (the walker)!


















Sophie on the move! She is so fast walking around her activity center that sometimes she drags the entire thing across the floor.


Playgroup was at Ali's house this week and we tried to be creative with our picture taking and get all the babies in a circle and looking up at the camera. They didn't quite cooperate.


















Is that a camera? ooh, let me pose for a picture. Sophie, you are such a ham.

Not so happy Sophie. See she doesn't smile ALL the time.
This is how I found her after a nap. She managed to get one arm out of her shirt.







Happy again! She loves to kick that little ball around. I think we have a future soccer player on our hands.










This is a reenactment of Kindermusik this week when we played riding in the "buggy" - who knew laundry baskets were so much fun!








Sophie loved her first taste of green beans! This week she started stage 2 fruits and veggies, which are a little thicker and bigger than the stage 1. She eats 3 servings a day already plus 2 servings of rice cereal.




















Cute pictures of Sophie with her cell phone and her fall clothes. Yes Johanna, that is a poncho my child is wearing!


Off to church on Sunday.. We had to cancel our apple picking plans due to the weather, but we had a peaceful day at home. This was the 2nd anniversary of Grammy's passing on 10/5- Miss you and love you Mom Randy!