Homecoming

Last week we went to Clyde's old high school for Homecoming.

Sofia had a great time. 

She didn't care that the football team were losing.....badly!

She was just thrilled that she got to watch football and hang out with her daddy.

And eat popcorn......

And listen to the band......

And lend her own talents......

Daddy got to catch up with some of his friends from high school.....

And we watched our very first set of real fireworks.....

Hospital Corners and all

This is the way we have found Sofia's bed after the last two naps she has taken.

I don't know how long it takes her to make it.

And, I don't know where she learned how to do it.

Certainly not from her mother :-)

And I just love the way Penny is place smack dab in the middle.

Do you think it is too much to ask that this continue through the teenage years?

Jungle Room

A couple of days ago I got a new camera.

Just a point 'n' shoot little thing but it has video on it.

I asked Sofia if she would do a dance so we could test it out.

She chose her favourite song "jungle room" 

and danced her heart out.

I'm not sure if these are the moves she has been learning in her ballet classes.

Worth every penny if you ask me.

Happy Fall

Today is the first day of Autumn.

This is, by far, my absolute favourite time of year.

Happy Happy Happy Fall.

Painting

So I have been thinking this week

A LOT

 about this article what-should-a-4-year-old-know that Clyde  posted on his FaceBook page.

I am guilty.

100% (okay maybe only 75%).

So when Sofia told me she wanted to paint at "Art Beast" after her nap today,

I decided that I should take this matter into my own hands.

Sofia has owned this easel for almost two years.  It came from Santa and the paints that were included have remained unopened and out of reach.......until today.

We moved it outside and let her have at it.

Things started out fine.  All of the right paintbrushes in the right cups.

And we're looking pretty happy.

Okay so now we've got two brushes going at once.

Yip, all is lost now.  The hands are involved.

 Although I will admit that when Sofia offered to paint my hands, I politely declined.

 This little girl is precious to us.

We want EVERYTHING for her.

But, maybe I have done her a disservice....

by buying her the mud kitchen but not letting her know about the dirt component.

And getting her the easel and hiding the paint.

 

I think this smile confirms my suspicions.

 

Forever Day Tres

Yesterday, we celebrated our third Forever and Ever Day.

Three years ago, this precious little being was placed in our arms forever.

So we celebrated with family and good friends doing all of our favourite things.

We swam.....or in Sofia's case, relaxed poolside.

We ate burgers and chippies outside under a perfectly perfect sky.

I tried my hand at a Tres Leches cake.  I don't particularly like cake, but word was that it was pretty good.  Who knew that a sponge cake could soak up that much liquid.

And we just enjoyed being a family.

What a blessing this little girl is.

We love, love, love you Sofia!