A Few More Little Additions

I put a few more accessories in the nursery this morning -

a little cross and the cutest wall plaque from Kimberly.
Here's a closeup.

I found this little side table unfinished at Target.com and

stained it to go with the rocking chair, and then I was

soooo excited to find this little lamp that looks like

an old fashioned lantern on Cabelas website.

And one more pic just for fun! Who doesn't love snow boots?!

Getting Ready for Baby Boy

The last week of February I was very busy shopping online for all the things we still needed for the new baby. So for the last week we've had packages arriving pretty much daily. Sophia is a great helper and she seems fine with all the things arriving for the baby.

I got the pink stuff all cleared out of the nursery. It was really sad for me to take it all down, but it was exciting to visualize all the new things I want to put up for the cowboy room.

Goodbye adorable wall flowers

Transitioning from ballerina to cowboy

So far, I haven't received many of the wall decorations yet, just most of the baby gear we ordered. I spent this past weekend and all day Monday sewing. Not that I really enjoy sewing, but it is very gratifying when it's done. I made the valance, crib bumper, pillow cases, and bed skirt. It all turned out cuter than I expected - so that was exciting. I also made a valance for Sophia's big girl room, and still need to make her duvet cover.

I found this blanket at Target and it seemed perfect for the room.

It matched the paint on the wall perfectly (which also matches

the other crib sheets), and it had little horseshoes on it. :o)

Here's a closeup of the fabrics I used.

A month later...

I guess it's been a while since I've done a post - sorry! Let's see... What happened in February?

Oh - I turned 30.

Sophs & Daddy made my birthday cake.

Uncle Joe turned 18!

(And had all 4 of his wisdom teeth pulled the day before!)

Lauren came to ballet with us.
They were so silly & cute.

Sophia & I made Daddy a Valentine's Pie.

And my wonderful sisters-in-law threw a baby shower for me.

It was a fun month, but we were pretty busy. Early in the month we took Sophia to see the Pinocchio Ballet up in Seattle at PNB and then later in the month took her to see the Thomas the Train show at Key Arena. She had a great time at both shows.

I'll post again soon with more updates.

Dress-Up

Now that Sophia loves to dress-up,

I keep finding little outfits that I had tucked away.

Florida Vacation

Needless to say, we had a great vacation in the sun. We got very lucky with the weather - it was really cold in Florida the week before we arrived, beautiful in the mid- to upper-70s while we were there, and then it was a little chilly and rainy the day we flew out. We had a lot of fun. We went to Magic Kingdom (which is just like Disneyland) for one day, and then all the other days we hung out at the resort and swam and played. They had a huge pool area, a nice sandy beach area, playground toys, paddle boats, mini golf, basketball courts, and a poolside bar & restaurant. We took a million pictures and they are all uploaded to Kodak. Click the link under my Albums section to see them all.

Barbazon Here We Come - HA!

Sophia somehow knows how to strike a pose these days. It is absolutely hilarious. Here are a few examples...

Ballet Class

Warming up before Baby Ballet with Mommy's class

Sophia and her friend Allison jumping over the "puddles"

Sophia following the teacher, Ms. M.C.

(but still keeping her eye on the mirror)

Still watching the mirror...

Flying like a butterfly

Twirling, twirling, twirling

Flood Pictures

The top picture is the Deschutes at Tumwater Falls

(the falls are behind me in this pic).

The falls were amazing.

Here is Scattercreek in the backyard.

It doesn't come close to the house so it's

fun when it's high and flowing so quickly.

New Year's Eve

We had a great New Year's Eve with the kids. Lauren & Carson came over to celebrate while Justin & Jill went to dinner for a couple hours. For the first 45 minutes the kids just ran back and forth racing each other and screaming. What could be more fun than that! They played for a while and Kyle made some popcorn and we had a little picnic in the living room. Justin & Jill returned just in time for our mini fireworks show, then we came back inside and counted down with everyone in New York and watched the ball drop. Sophia was exhausted and went downstairs to spend her first night in her big girl room! She loved it and slept perfectly fine all night!

Watching the Fireworks

Counting Down

3, 2, 1... Happy New Year!