Daddy's Gig

Today we ventured out down to Davis to hear Daddy play with the Ganbare Spirits Ensemble for the Davis Jazz and Arts Festival. The day was beautiful after the rain yesterday and despite the face on Sofia, she was in pretty good spirits. The artist in the picture was painting while the band played.

Touchdown

So, Sofia had a bit of a rough night on Monday. I think teeth are coming again and she just wasn't really feeling her best. She had been very fragile from the moment she came home from school. So after an hour of crying and whining, a dose of Motrin that didn't help and a very pathetic "outside please" from one very overtired girl, this Mama gave in and took her out of bed to snuggle under the blanket on Daddy's chair.

Well, Daddy had football on the telly and Sofia had to show us what a fan she is and how well she can cheer for a touchdown....even if it isn't for the Niners.

One Last Campout

This last weekend we took our final camping trip of the year. We had a great time as we always do. Check it out....


Watching the ducks and looking for fishes from the bridge. Sofia had such fun feeding the ducks from the bridge and when she would see them go by she would say "ducks..ss". That seems to be how she pluralises (is that a word?) things......add an extra ss on the end of the word.


Ahhh, more ice cream. When we read Sofia's baby signs book she can do all of the signs in the book, except the sign for ice cream. When we get to that page, she just says "Mmmmmm". I think that pretty much sums up her feelings about ice cream, although on this particular day, she turned it upside down and dug in to the cone.





Poor Barclay, he is just so patient with Sofia. She thought this was an hilarious game to pick grass and thrown it onto Barclay's back. He just sat there while she threw grass and laughed and laughed. Eventually, he got up and shook it all off. He is such a good dog......sometimes!




Bathtime in the trailor.


Snacking on cheese worms.


One tired little girl riding home. Eyes closed pretty soon after this photo was taken and she slept all the way home.

Daddy's Brekkie Do

Sofia's best Bjorn Borg impersonation. This is how Daddy reigns in the girls hair now in the morning.....pretty nifty don't you think?
And look at the mega smile. I wish I could produce a smile like that at 6:00a.m. - I mean look....it is still dark outside.

All legs

Look what has happened to our Sofia's legs!! This just blows my mind because she is still such a dinky wee thing, but I guess her legs have grown this summer. I should mention that these pants are for a 6-12 month old but none the less, new jeans are in her future now.

Jeeves' New Tactic

This is what we discovered this evening after we heard Sofia's psycho dog toy start talking and singing away, we thought, by himself. This is not the first time the dog has done it's own thing and we figured it was just time to yank the batteries, or better still, take the dog to Goodwill.

Well, it turns out that Jeeves had settled himself in with the stack of stuffed toys and was setting the dog off. You guys remember the scene from E.T.?

Miss Sofia's words

This a sampling of Miss Sofia's words. We have been practicing her cousin's names in anticipation of our trip. A little more practice on SAM's name is required. I'm not quite sure why "precious" is somehow easier to say than "SAM" but for our girl, that is the case for the time being. Anyway, here goes.....words galore until she was ready to be done with dinner.

Hangin' on the block

Sofia and Peter chalking it up. Are these not two of the cutest kids together?


Other people's toys are always so much more fun.


I love this photo. I love the look on both of their faces. Such a boy / girl thing. Peter is quite the little man with his wad of playdoh and Sof is just giving him that girl look like "what is that all about?". Too funny!


Ahhhh, my beautiful girl.

Niners and Cheese Worms

All is good in this world. Sofia and Daddy watch the Niners win (yes, a miracle) while sharing a bowl of cheese worms (grated cheese). Doesn't everybody eat cheese worms while watching football? Even Jeeves and Barclay John managed to put aside their differences and shared a seat on the sofa. What a perfect autumn Sunday afternoon.

Cookie Monster

This is the face of a girl who has just mastered one of the greatest words on the face of the planet.....COOKIE.
After dinner on Friday, Sofia looks at the pantry, points her little finger and as clear as a bell says "cookie". I think she is figuring out just how powerful words can be. Mum and Dad now clearly understand what she needs. However, with this almighty, all powerful word under her belt she probably doesn't need a whole hell of a lot more.