WEDDING!!!!

I think I've finally recovered from the big, huge week of getting ready for the wedding, and then it all being over far too soon! We had such a wonderful time and it went so smooth. There wasn't one problem! How does that happen with 2 weddings back-to-back???Skye's rehearsal...just so you can get a look at the what the ceremony kind of looked like.
Sophie practicing riding down the aisle

Sloane's rehearsal

Beautiful sisters

I had to join in

and so did mom.

The getaway car!

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Sperle

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Markwardt

First dances

Dancing with Giddie - our 89 year old grandpa

He pushed Sloane to the side to dance with his 86 year old bride!!

Sophie got in on some dancin'!

Cake cutting

Yeap, they both had their own cakes, and Darren had a YUMMY chocolate cake and Ethan had wonderful cupcakes!

Dancing!!! We danced for 3.5 hours straight! My feet hurt worse than HS basketball practice!

WHAT A FUN NIGHT!!!!!

CONGRATS AUNT SLOANE, UNCLE DARREN, AUNT SKYE & UNCLE ETHAN!

WE LOVE YOU!

The Party Scene

Sophie has been quite the party girl lately. Both aunts are getting married in a week (AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!) so she has been to a lot of showers in the past month.At Aunt Skye's shower in Weatherford
Stealing cake...what a smart girl.

Playing with her friends at Aunt Sloane's shower.

These girls have been my best friends since high school.

April (purple) and Graham, Roxie (polka dots) and Graham, Morgan, Sophie and me

Which gift should I open next...and stuff in my purse?

Loves to be the center of attention.

13 months

I've been a slacker with blogging. So sorry. Sophie is now 13 months and is a crazy woman! She's all over creation - running, cooking with her new kitchen, giving me samples of her meals, playing with Gigem, chasing Cruz, dancing a lot, playing the keyboard, swimming, etc. Oh, and sleeping about 12 hours a night. I didn't tell anyone for about 3 weeks because I didn't want to jinx myself! But, she's doing great and has slept through the night without waking for a month and a half!

Just a few minutes of our day - flopping on the couch like a fish, getting in the baby's stroller with some friends,

watching her movie with Gigem while eating a little pizza, right after her tea party.

She's 20 pounds and I think 29 1/2 inches. She's grown 2 1/2 inches in about 2 months - look what sleeping can do for a busy girl!

Baby Dedication

Sophie was dedicated to the Lord on Father's Day. She was the one baby that thought they needed to talk and scream through the prayer. I guess there always has to be one! So, here we are looking at the camera...

and here's Sophie looking at the camera.
and here she is with the purse. It goes everywhere she goes!

Happy Birthday, Miss Sophie!

I can't believe my baby turned ONE! And, I can't believe she was once this small! She's such a big girl now - walking around, playing kitchen, feeding herself, playing in her playhouse, going up and down small steps, playing fetch with Cruz, dancing, SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!

Yes, my baby was born chunky. It's pretty strange to see now. A couple of my closest friends had babies just recently and they were slender and petite - what you would imagine a newborn to look like. I looked at Sophie's fresh-out-of-the-oven pictures and she already had ROLLS!!! I guess that's what happens when you go to 41 weeks!
Morning celebration at Panera! She was walking around waving and talking to a group of older women - what a ham!

Waiting for everyone at the party.

Enjoying sugary goodness.

Prissing around for everyone to see.

Digging in to her cake.

and still working on it

Caleb and Sophie sitting in a tree....

Her first pair of Jordans...what??!! So not fair!

Thanks Uncle Sut!

Oh Aunt Skye, she loves her purse. Too much - it's a little scary!

A purse and a car...

What a wonderful celebration of Sophie's first year of life! We had so much fun and I really think she enjoyed herself as well! No tantrums or screaming or crying. It was a fabulous day with lots of people we love, and who love Sophie!

One Year Ago

Exactly one year ago at almost this very moment, I was doing this. Geez, what a fast year!

I have a feeling there will be a lot of different emotions today! I'll post after all the festivities are over!

You should feel beyond privileged to see these beautiful photos!

You know you're desperate for sleep

when you let your daughter sleep with a tube of toothpaste! Her new favorite thing to do is walk around (yes, she's walking!!!) and chew on the cap of the toothpaste...I guess it feels good on her gums. So, the last week she's been screaming for at least an hour in the middle of the night for no reason. What better to soothe her than a tube of paste? It worked!

Early Birthday Present

Daddy Matt built Sophie the most amazing play house I've ever seen! He's so talented! We wanted her to have a tree house/playhouse for her birthday, but they seem so expensive. So Mr. Builder came up with the plans and got to building her dream house! She loves it! She likes to sit out in it before Matt gets home and peek out the windows waiting for him to drive up. It's pretty cute to see. I'll have to post more when we get the curtains hung, etc!