Aubrey Winter has arrived!

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We are excited to announce that Aubrey Winter arrived Monday, September 7th at 6:58am, 8.2 lbs and 20 inches long.

After a short stay in the hospital, we are happy to be home and getting adjusted to being a family of four. Sophie loves her new baby sister and seems to be adjusting well.

High Tea

High tea with Cinderella, Big Elmo, Baby Elmo and one of her baby's.
Then Belle, Sleeping Beaty and Snow White joined the party.
And then daddy came home and had a pre-dinner tea with Sophie and the Princesses.

Even washed her dishes when she was done with her tea party!

Some "one on one" and hanging out with cousins

Sophie's 2nd Birthday Party

Cousins.....Two Peas in a Pod

She's Two!

We can hardly believe that our little girl turned two yesterday! I kept telling Sophie that it was her birthday and she was going to get presents and cake but that on Saturday we were going to have her Birthday Party. She thinks Elmo is coming to her birthday party, so if anyone wants to show up in an Elmo costume, that would be terrific!

Sophie woke up to her her new Big Girl bike...pink of course waiting for her in the living room! (She does look a little bit like how Fancy Nancy would ride her fancy bike...don't you think?)

We then headed to go see Nemo, aka The Aquarium. Sophie loved seeing "Nemo" in every tank but was especially happy when she say the man (the divers) in the water......"man mama, man"
Of course one has to try out their new bike on the beach boardwalk!

Blowing out her candles on her mini birthday cake. Their was no hesitiation this year! At her 1 year old birthday party she wouldn't go near the cake..this year I had to take the cake away from her!

Happy Birthday Sophie! We love you so much!!

Just two "Kids" playing

Click on the link below to see a really cute video of Ed and Sophie playing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mITy671eXHY

First Visit to the Dentist

Today was Sophie's first trip to the dentist. She did great, as the photos will attest to, that is until I had to hold her in my lap while the dentist examined her teeth and then proceeded to brush them. The sobs started as soon as the dentist started examining her teeth! But, Sophie got a glowing report from the dentist.....and a new toy!

What I wasn't prepared for and obviously no pictures needed of this, was Sophie throwing up in the car not 10 minutes after we left the dentist...clearly something didn't sit well with her!

Of course Sophie chose the truck and not the doll......

Beach fun

I had the day off of work, so we met my sister Anne and niece Isabelle at the beach. These girls were so busy at thebeach. They wanted to chase the ball, throw the sand and run as far away from the blanket as possible.

Why would Ed need a boy when he can do this with Sophie??

MB Concert in the Park, Princess & Star Wars and a visit from the Honeymooners

Enjoying a Sunday afternoon at Manhattan Beach concert in the park.
Sophie LOVES playing with her Star Wars figurines and her Princess figurine
Auntie Jenny visited us on her way back from her honeymoon (wedding photos to come at some point)
Uncle Andy...welcome to the family!

The Painting is Finished!!!

Thanks to Sophie for painting us a picture to decorate our walls while Ed was finishing up his painting masterpiece.
Ed's work of art.....doesn't it look awesome!

Happy 4th of July!

Redecorating the Bathroom

We have a lot of work to do!
That's right, we hung a new light fixture by ourselves (and no one got electrocuted)


The finished product!

My sister came to visit, little did she know how much time she was going to spend in my bathroom! What began as a simple paint job, turned into a complete remodel of our guest bath! Thanks Sharon, you did such an awesome job!

Worst Blogger Ever and Father's Day Weekend

Day at the beach.
Hiking in Palos Verdes
Celebrating Father's Day at Ed's favorite restaurant, Rock Bottom.
Beaching it with Auntie Sharon

I know, I know, I haven't updated our blog in FOREVER!! No excuses, well except for the busyness of life! The last few weeks have been SO busy. Be patient with me as I catch up with a few new blog posts.

My sister Sharon came out to visit over Father's Day Weekend. Ed was such a trooper, although this was his weekend, Sharon and I spent most of the weekend in my bathroom (I know, bathrooms are so gross) redecorating it!

ELMO!

We took Sophie to see the show, Elmo Live! this past weekend. It was worth every penny. She was SO excited and so happy! She stood on our seats and danced the entire time. Her expressions and shouts of happiness were priceless. I know she will never remember it, but we will remember how happy and excited she was.

She's here!!

My sister Anne finally had her baby girl! Olivia Anne Noel Stambaugh. May 31st, 7lbs. 11oz. 19 inches long! She is so sweet!