School Update

Three months into school and Sophie is doing great. She's one of the big kids in her class this year (which is from ages 18 months-3 years). I think she likes showing the little ones how to do things. We had our parent-teacher conference last week and we found out that her favorite "work" to do is language work and art work. Not a surprise. We also found out that her and her best friend Claire need to be separated during Circle Time and lunch because they are too distracting to each other. Uh oh....

Here are a few pics from her teachers blog:

This one is from the beginning of the year (pre haircut & cold weather)

Helping to put together some shelves in the classroom

Circle Time with her teacher Laura

Thanksgiving 2012

We were down in Virginia this year for Thanksgiving and for the first time did a deep fried turkey - which was delicious! Doug was the man of the fryer. It only had to cook for 50 minutes, which is my kind of turkey.

 Sophie got to spend a lot of time with her cousins, Quinn & Carley! All she wanted to do was hang out with the big kids all week - and luckily she got to. 

 Sophie hanging in a tree during our hike. The weather was beautiful all week - it was amazing!

 We also got to spend some time with Lexi & Sarah at the Meriweather Lewis playground. The girls had such a good time together. 

 Here's a Christmas card preview...

Halloween!

Yesterday we went trick or treating in our neighborhood with Claire. Sophie the bumble bee had a blast - and ate lots, and lots of candy. We enjoyed a sugar high, and then the inevitable crash. But it was worth it. 

Our Jack-O-Lantern

We finally got around to carving one of the pumpkins we picked last weekend. This was a first for us. I think it turned out pretty well...

Sophie helping Dave empty the pumpkin. Yes, we saved the seeds and toasted them later. 

An eye!

And the final product! Our pumpkin has just one tooth in the front, Sophie has all but two teeth in the front. We thought they complimented each other well :)

Potty Training

Well, it's been about 6 weeks, but I think we've finally got it down! Sophie is potty trained! There's been a lot of conversations about the potty and all things related in our house. Here's a shot of Dave ready "Once Upon a Potty" for what may be the 30th time.

Pumpkin Picking

This weekend we headed out to farm country to do some pumpkin picking with Claire and her family.

 The girls waiting to take a hayride out to the pumpkin patch

 They had some farm animals the kids could pet. This goat took a liking to Soph.

 This one might be a little big...

 Sophie crashed the photo shoot with Claire's little sister, Emma. Claire wouldn't sit down, but Sophie was more than happy to. 

This size is a little more appropriate. 

And for a preview of Sophie's Halloween costume this year, you can check out her Flight of the Bumblebee video on our YouTube channel. 

Haircut!

I gave Sophie her first big haircut right after school started again. It was getting really ratty and unruly, so decided to take matters into my own hands. I cut about 3 inches off the back, and some bangs, and have to say, it turned out pretty well (thank goodness!).

 She seems pretty happy with the results as well

Here's a shot once it's dry. With her BFF Claire of course :)