That Bus in the Sky

So, Sofia was just standing at the back door to the kitchen and she starts pointing to the sky and yelling "BUS! BUS!" She was so excited she could barely contain herself. I went over to see this "Bus in the Sky" and what do you think I saw?

A BLIMP!

Pretty close, don't you think?

Anyway.....stay tuned for pictures from our adventure on Sunday. I'll give you a hint......

Napping ducks and the Bus

Just checking in with another D*C*M* (Dad's corner moment). Sof and I took an outing to Land Park to go and feed the ducks and geese last week. Now, I remember doing this as a kid and being mobbed by ducks and attacked by geese. I was a little concerned at how Sofia would handle it but it turns out I didn't have to worry...we caught them all at nap time, they were totally uninterested in eating and Sofia decided she preferred to eat the bread rather than throw it anyway.

As for the bus, Sofia and I were out running errands and I pulled up next to an RT Bus and clear as a bell out of the back seat comes "BUS" without any prompting. She has said it a bunch since and usually follows it up with the swish, swish, swish sound for the wipers and then we have to sing the whole song.

Nap time at the zoo

Yesterday, we hopped on our bikes and headed off to the Sacramento Zoo. We must have arrived at nap time 'cause it was pretty quiet at the zoo. The Red Panda was oh so cute, but fast asleep, the kangaroos both were out cold. The emu scared the bejeezers out of Sofia and probably her favourite thing the whole day was the huge inflatable tree frog hanging out over the reptile house. Well, that and the icecream.

Eating Ziti

Apparently this is the new, hip way to eat ziti. All the toddlers are doing it. I had cut the pieces up for Sofia as this was her first meal post fat lip and I wanted to make it easy for her. Obviously, she didn't need any of my help. I am still not sure where this particular dining technique comes from but it cracks me up every time I watch it so I had to share. Oh, by the way, feel free to turn the sound down. Clyde didn't know that I was taping so he was talking to me about nothing to do with the video and I couldn't figure out how to get rid of the sound!!

Jeeves Attacks!

When good cats go bad!! Okay, it wasn't entirely Jeeves' fault but here is what happens to a plate of meatloaf cooling for Sofia's dinner. Neither monkey was visible before Jeeves decided to dig in and help himself.

Here grows Sof's toes

This is what has happened to Sofia this summer.......1 1/2 sizes in 4 months. Holy Smokes!! Who knew that feet could grow this quickly?

Sof "The Lip" Quick

So, here's how today went.....

Monday morning, and I have to drop Sofia off at school and then drive on over to Grandma and Grandpa's to leave Barclay the dog for a day of R & R at the Quick ranch. The whole trip takes about an hour and then I head on off to work. Well, no sooner had I sat down at my desk and fired up my computer when a call comes in from Sofia's school.....she has tripped in the playground, whacked her mouth on the merry-go-round and the blood is streaming out of her mouth and won't stop. They ask me what I want to do? So, I tell them I will be right over. Now, (and yes Aunty Claire, you can start laughing at me now) I shut down my computer and head on over to get the girl. Obviously, Miss Wendy had not read the part of the enrollment questionaire that would have told her that Sofia's Mum faints at the slightest thought of blood, let alone seeing the stuff, so I am not sure what exactly she was expecting me to do once I got there. And, as I am driving, I am wondering how exactly you transport a child, who has to be strapped into a carseat, with blood gushing from their mouth to the emergency room. I am concerntrating so much on this problem when I realize that I have made a wrong turn and am headed back in the direction I came. Yeah, I am not exactly firing on all cylindars at this point. Anyway, when I finally arrive, I meet Miss Wendy coming out of the front door with a plastic bag and all I can think is that this bag contains Sofia's blood soaked clothing (not the case...it contained dirty diapers), but you can see just how far over to the dark side I had gone.

So here are the pictures of the fat lip.



Maybe if we could get the shoes on the correct foot she might have a better chance of staying upright.



By the time I reached Sof's school with all the wrong turns the bleeding had stopped. Sofia was sitting in circle time with all her friends learning the alphabet. Miss Wendy told me that when Sofia first fell, she picked her up and tried to check her mouth out and the girl was so irritated that she wasn't being allowed to go back out on the playground, that she cried more and that just made the whole thing worse.

Bottom line is that all teeth are intact. Her gum has a wonderful bruise in between two of her front teeth and it looks like she bit through her top and bottom lip.

Daddy left his teaching and came up to Roseville and we all went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house (thanks G&G), put Sofia down for a long nap there and then headed home. She seemed to be fine this afternoon, if a little bit fragile, but fat lip or not, the child still ate everything in sight.

Ashes, Ashes and other nonsense!

Oh my goodness, it seems as though things are changing around here by the moment. Every day, Sofia changes and grows. This is a brief summary of her latest funny things. I don't want to forget them.

She shusshes herself. I hope that it isn't because we "shhhh" her too much, because we don't mean to do that. But, she will yell, or scream and then immediately put her first finger up to her mouth (sort of) and say "Shhhhhhh". It is too adorable. Maybe she got that from school, I just don't know.

She backs up. Sofia was in the TV cabinet with Daddy the other day trying to help him work the iPod. Clyde told her to "back up" and the girl started doing the moon walk backwards. The really funny thing about it, was that she walked backwards clear across the room until she backed into the furniture. And what is more amazing.....she knew it was funny. She had the cheekiest little grin on her face. I must admit that this command has come in handy several time since.

Ashes, Ashes......Sof's favourite song. She breaks into a grin as soon as we start singing it. Her rules......everyone must participate! Often this includes Barclay or any stuffed toys that may be lying around. She sings "ashes, ashes" and then we fall down. Sofia watches us fall down and then we must watch her fall down. The really cute part of all of this is how she practices her "ashes, ashes". Sometimes at night we can hear her saying it over and over in her crib.


Come on now.....everyone hold hands. Daddy, out of that chair.


"Ashes, Ashes"


Falling down. Oh yeah, in case you didn't notice.....four molars in the last four weeks. YOWZER!!



Phew......better take a bit of a breather before we have to do it again.

Bye!! Sofia says "Bye" and waves to everyone. It is too cute but it just breaks my heart when people don't notice that she is waving and saying goodbye to them. She does it so sweetly and just wants everyone to tell her "Bye" too. She even hides in the closet while I am trying to get dressed in the morning, closing the door after herself waving and saying "Bye".

Uh Oh! This was a new one today. I don't think she knows what it means, I think she just likes the way it sounds and feels.

She really is such a sweet kid and is at a stage where she gives kisses freely. Yesterday while out front with Jake, she went up behind him and gave him a big hug and then again tonight when Peter came over to visit she gave him a big kiss goodnight.....too damn cute.

Miss Dizzy

One lucky Mama!!

Yeah....I really have nothing more to add to that.