Sophie's Birthday Party

Sophie had an owl birthday party.  It was really fun to decorate for it.  I even made her cupcake owl cake, which was easier than I thought it would be.  My mom and dad came out for the party, and my mom made Sophie's owl outfit and some really cute owl cookies.  She also made Noah an owl shirt and some stuffed owls for party favors and decorations.  We had a great time celebrating with Sophie's family and friends.

Sophie's 1 year pics

That's right folks!  Our little Sophie is one!  Where does the time go?  I can't believe she is already one.  As you can see from the pictures, she has quite the personality.  She is such a social butterfly.  Everytime we go to a store she smiles at people and has started saying. "Hi!" as well.  People just fall in love with her wherever we go.  I don't have much time now so I will post more about Sophie and her birthday another time.  In the meantime, just enjoy those adorable pictures!

Trip to St. George

We took a trip to St. George last week to visit Daniel's sister and her family.  Daniel's mom and stepdad were also there.  We had a great time.  We got to go on a ride with a donkey.

We visited the St. George LDS temple.

                                                    This is Noah with his cousin Breccan.

Dakota finally got Sophie to sleep.

                                                   And we did some hiking at Dixie Rock.

Brother and Sister Love

 Here are just a few pictures from the last few weeks to prove that Sophie and Noah actually do get along with each other sometimes.

Here they are watching a cartoon together.  I thought it was so cute.  Sophie didn't last too long in that chair.

                 I just added this picture because it shows Sophie's hair in pigtails.  Isn't she so cute!

Happy 4th!

We had a really fun 4th of July this year.  We started off by going camping the night before since Daniel had the 4th off of work.  We went to Palo Duro Canyon, which is about 20 minutes from Amarillo.  It's the second largest canyon in the U.S. (after the Grand Canyon).  Noah and Sophie had a blast!  Mom and Dad had fun too, even though it was blazing hot.

                                                                  Here we are in our tent.

                                                       Sophie was sacked out!

                     Here's a shot from the top of the canyon, but you can't really see it.  Sorry!

After camping we woke up on 4th of July morning, and headed back home to get ready for the party at our church.  We had a potluck breakfast, some olympic games, and a parade.  We had a really good time.

                                        This is Noah with his tricycle that he rode in the parade.

                                                      Enjoying some watermelon.  Yummy!

That afternoon we went to our friends' the Rutledges for a barbecue and then headed to a festival at a park near our apartment.

                             Noah and his friend Sara wanted to see the helicopter at the festival.

We had a jam packed day, but it really was a lot of fun.  We even enjoyed the fireworks that night as we rode home.  Unfortunately, the kids were already asleep.  

New Teeth Pics

As promised, here are a few pictures of Sophie's  new teeth.  My friend Rhonda took them at the zoo today.

Feeding the Ducks

I had some leftover bread crusts that I had saved to feed the ducks so we decided to use it today.  We went to the pond by the Discovery Center, and those ducks were sure glad to see us coming.  Noah had a good time feeding them and then playing at the playground afterwards.  I think Sophie was just so hot that she was ready to go home.  She didn't complain though.