Surprise!!!!

The weekend of Sofia's birthday party, the three of us had a WONDERFUL surprise for our families......

We were excited to share we were going to be a family of four in August!!

My sister Mari arrived on Friday, so she was our first to test our announcement plan...

It worked!  ;O)

On Saturday, it was Steven's family turn.  After lunch and cake, Sofia needed to "change" clothes.....Since Mari already knew, she was in charge of the camera.... we thought it would be oh-so-much-fun to capture everyone's expressions during this fun time!

Here is Amy reading Sofia's shirt trying to figure out why it says "Big Sister".

Then Amy asked "Why does your shirt say 'Big Sister'?".....EVERY one was silent....but just a for moment....

Boy, that was fun! 

Then my parents had their turn on Sunday......

It took Nani a while...... she even said "Look, her shirt says 'Big Sister' and Mari had the camera ready......no response  :)

Then I said "Mom, read Sofia's shirt again"......

Finally, Grandpa read the news.....

To finish it off, our extended family and far away friends recieved a Valentine's Day card with this photo....

Fun! Fun! Fun!

This was an absolutely great weekend!!!!

2 year check-up

Once again, I am amazed that Sofia's last check-up to the pediatrician was when she was 18 months old!  Sure, we have had a few visits here and there but not for them to ask the questions and make observations for developmental norms.

Steven is my hero for many reasons....one of them is because he takes Sofia to these appointments on his Fridays off.  I love that he enjoys doing this ( well, maybe not for shots) ....but he will go with my list of questions and concerns and have answers for me, then he and Sofia have Daddy/Daughter day and enjoy breakfast and the rest of their day with some type of delicious Jamba Juice smoothie.  It is heaven for both of them!

Sofia received a thumbs-up for a great bill of health - Yipppeeee!!!!!

No shots  - all caught up...YaaAAaaaAaaayyy!!!!.....until she's four....BoOOooOOOoo!!!

Weight:  29 lbs and Height:  36 inches

LoTs and lOtS and LOTS of words and sentences!

....and loves to sing!

She is Happy Happy Happy!
...and we love her more than we ever thought possible!

When I got home that afternoon, this was the dialogue between the two of us....

Me:  "Sofia...did you go to the doctor today?"

Sofia: "Yeah"

Me:  "Yes ma'am"

Sofia: "Yes ma'am"

Me:  "Well..what did the doctor say?"

Sofia:  (with the appropriate gesture) "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Goodness!

Happy Love Day!- February 14th

Valentine's Day was a fun (and fast!) day!  Sofia started her celebration with a fun party at Mrs. Nikki's with her friends.

First things first.... try on shoes (not hers, of course!)

Valentine Picture with Mrs. Nikki

sweet project for the day - decorating cookies....

mmmm....icing....

At home...

Sofia had a smidge of interest to help me with the enchilada dinner..

enjoyed delicious chocolate covered strawberries....

yum....

...and pictures by the Valentine tree....

My beautiful flowers from Steven...

It was a wonderful day.

February 13th

On February 13th, we celebrated Steven's birthday at Pappasitos. 

Sofia could not take her eyes off of Steven's birthday dessert treatt and couldn't wait to share :o)

I am blessed and thankful to have a supportive and loving husband who loves God more than me....

We share the desire and strive to raise this precious gift to love God and know Christ as her Savior.

Sofia and I are loved.

Happy Birthday Steven....we love love love you!

For the love of shoes

It has become a known fact that Sofia has a love for books and shoes...... 

Here are two examples of her shoe love...

Recently, Mrs. Nikki texted that she had Sofia ready for pick up and when she went back into the room she had her friend Tristan's shoes on!

Her mouth has been watering to try my boots ...... she finally had Steven help her accomplish this task.....

PS.... by the end of the day, Sofia is done with hairbows and barrettes.....

mission accomplished :o)

Baby, It's Cold Outside!!

Once again, Texas has experienced crazy weather!!!  It has been COLD!!  We had an ice/snow storm with temps in the single digits at night and teens during the day.  The sun did not even think about shining to warm things up or melt stuff away so we did not have school/work all week!  It has been a GREAT 6-day weekend....with the exception of a little cabin fever......

Friday morning we woke up to snow!!!!  By the time it was over we had 4-5 inches on the ground..... way over what the weatherman said we would get.  So......  we bundled up and headed outside.

Almost ready.....

But, when I opened the door Sofia just stood there..

Yep, still not sure about it..... (she is still inside)

....she had never seen our front yard look like this!....

I had to carry her outside because there was NO WAY she was moving on her own!!!

Carried to a different location with the same look of shock :O)

Our neighbors had already experienced snow fun (and were in the process of building a sled!) so we borrowed their tube to take Sofia for a ride......

maybe a smile?....

followed by a wipeout..... and then she was done and ready to go inside.

Random pic:  Steven's car.....

What is crazier is we are expecting more this week!?!?  (but maybe not as intense)