Why is the toilet the place Sophie loves to go to????

For those who know me, you know that I hate the bathroom; hate to clean it, hate to talk about it and now hate for Sophie to love it! Why the toilet? Of all the things/places to go in our house, she goes to the toilet......yuck!

Sophie's new Princess car

Top 8 Reasons Why We Love Fall

Although a California fall is nothing like a New England fall, it's still fall and we still love the new season!

Top 8 reasons why we love fall:

1. Football Season! (ok, so this is more Ed then I, but still fun)

2. Best beer season ever!.....so says Ed. Try a pumpkin beer or Sam Adams Octoberfest
beer.

3. Pumpkin Spice latte's from Starbucks....get one, you'll enjoy it!

4. New Wardrobe! Another excuse why you need to buy new clothes

5. Weather change. Even though we love the constant sun and heat, sometimes its nice
to need to put jeans and a sweater on.

6. Lazy fall days are acceptable and long Sunday afternoon naps are inevitable....I
suppose Sophie might have a different idea about this!

7. Cookie season is coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!

8. Christmas is just around the corner!

A True Fan....GO PATRIOTS!!!!

Sophie the Stylist

She walks!

Labor Day Weekend Recap

Labor Day weekend began with the kickoff of college football...GO SOONERS!! We went to happy hour to celebrate!.......
......and then Sophie started to walk this weekend...YAY for Sophie!!!!!
.....and then we went to Santa Barbara for the day, what a beautiful day...
.....and took Sophie to the Santa Barbara zoo where she called every animal we saw doggie


.....and then Sophie overcame her fear of the big dog guarding the entertainment center...they are officially now friends.

It was a fantastic weekend, lots of relaxing, great family time, BBQ's and of course no work!

Date Night!

While Auntie Jenny was in town visiting, Ed and I got to go on a much needed date night! We had a fabulous dinner at A.O.C. in Los Angeles; great atmosphere, fantastic food and great service! Ed and I had a really wonderful time.

These Girls!!

What every girl needs......

Papa and Mormor Abro sent Sophie her very first purse filled with all the essentials every girl needs; pink cell phone, keys, lipstick, mirror, and of course a credit card! They also sent her the beautiful pink sweater she's wearing in the photo.

The purse comes at a perfect time as Sophie has started to mimick things that I do and lately she's been taking her toy pail and trying to wear it on her arm like a purse. Thank you Papa and Mormor!!

Sophie's New Doo

Trying to walk.....and stumbeling along the way

Her poor eye! Sophie fell on one of her toys this afternoon while attempting to take a step......learning to walk can be so painful!

Football season has begun!

Ed and Sophie got all decked out in their official Patriot gear to go and watch a pre-season Patriot game. Ed taught Sophie to put both arms up in the air every time he says touchdown.

The Little Gym

Sophie didn't think this would be as much fun as I thought it would be.
How do we get up there????
Please help us

The many faces of Sophie

Beach Day

Sophie is definately getting more comfortable at the beach. She now no longer (and hasn't for a while) sits on the blanket....she wants the sand and she wants it now!

Sophie Turns 1!

Sophie is officially 1. I can't believe our little girl is one, time goes by so fast. I remember bringing her home from the hospital and thinking how small and fragile she is. And now she's practically walking and becoming so independent!

We bought Sophie a new car for her birthday...she loves it! We buckle her in, put baby in the front storage compartment, water bottle in the holder and off we go. We celebrated her actual birthday on the beach, which is where we took her in her first ride in her car.

PARTY!! PARTY!! PARTY!!

We celebrated Sophie's 1st. birthday at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach with a safari themed party. So many of our friends showed up to help us celebrate! I think Sophie was a little overwhelmed at all the people. When we put the piece of cake in front of her, I fully expected her to dive in, but she didn't touch it! But when we gave her a few of the mini animal shaped chocolate chip cookies, she loved them......a girl after my own heart.

Day at the park

The rest of birthday week

Ok, so life got hectic and we fell way behind on updating the happenings of birthday week. So here are a few pics from the last few days of birthday week.