It was a happy Birthday!

Pics from Sofia's actual Birthday 10/2. Her big bash was last weekend but we still had a little celebration in honor of the big "1". Where did baby Sofia go? Someone came and switched her with a toddler overnight. Anyways, here are more b-day pics!


Our big girl on her big day!


Daddy and Uncle Ken sent flowers... aren't they pretty... if I could just touch them!


It's cupcake time!


Can I touch it?


Ohhh, this is pretty yummy!


Maybe if I put my tiara in the cupcake, it will taste yummy too!


I like a cupcake!!!!


Yummy in my tummy...


The end

A quick Birthday Post! More to come...

Mama baked me this pretty cake to smash! It was her first cake decorating, and I think it came it cute and yummy! Note the #1 shape. It's a family tradition. Cousins Tyler, Tori, Ben, Abby & Taylin all had smash caked cooked in that pan.


Mommy blinged out my highchair! It's so pretty for the princess... I love to touch the shimmery skirt!


More baking by mama... she went baking loco! I think it was just the fun decorating part that made her do it. See all the cute little bugs and butterflies on the cake.


These are the cute bumble socks that cousin Nicole knit for me. Aren't they sooo cute!!


Whey are all these people singing to me... I think it scares me a little...


Mom, are you sure it's ok to eat this thing?


Yum... tasty


Auntie Shelli... do you want to try my cake? It's your fave... Cherry Chip!!


I'm gonna get you with my cakey hands!!! Kinda like the cake monster!


Watchout cake... I'm gonna eat you


OK... all full


Present time!



Se my new pretty pretty shoes... I think mom likes them even more than I do. I get so many compliments when I wear them and the best part is that they squeak when I walk!

Almost Birthday Time!

We are in FULL birthday party mode here in Vancouver. Jane has been a busy bee working on decorations, cake ideas, and anything else related to a 1st birthday party. I am fully confident that Sofia will have amazing birthday parties the rest of her life based on what Jane is putting together for her 1st.

We are planning to drive Thursday after work to Eugene. We will work on decorating Friday night and Saturday morning. We hope to finish everything up by midday Saturday. That will allow Jane and Sofia so much needed rest and I can stroll over to Autzen Stadium (QUACK).

We plan to take 1 million photos and hours worth of video. I am joking. But, we do plan to document the occasion and will hope to get it on the blog shortly after Saturday.

Some Weekend Pics!

Hi all,
We've had a great weekend and here are the pictures to prove it!

So all last week, my big plan for Saturday was to find a playground that had baby swings. I figured Sofia would love that. I mean, she loves the wind and what is not to like about a swing. So we hopped in the car and took off to find a playground. We both wondered if playgrounds even had swings anymore. We figured maybe they have become too much of a liability for lawsuits.

Well, we were in luck as park #1 had baby swings. Guess how long Sofia lasted on the swing? Less than 1 minute. It didn't take long to figure out she did not like the swings for right now.

We decided our mission was not over and we went searching for a see-saw, to see if she would like that better than the swing. At park #2, we did not find any see-saws, but there were some swings. And we confirmed Sofia still did not like the baby swing. She did however, enjoy the adult swing, while sitting on Jane's lap.

All in all, it was a great weekend. The grandparents had a good time and brought some nice birthday gifts. The Ducks and Sooners won!! We had a few surprise showings on the house today and Jane got closer to finishing her design for the birthday cupcakes.

A quick hello

We have had two good days with the grandparents from San Francisco. We are hoping for some good weather on Saturday to hit up the playground to find a swing set for Sofia to play on. Sofia had had 2 straight nights out at dinner and been more than fabulous. She was getting a bit anxious tonight, as we had some poor service and was there for quite a while. Overall, she is just a joy to take out. We seem to get compliments all the time of how pretty she is and that is great to hear. She is getting cuter by the day.

The highlight of her day was getting to roam all over my parent's hotel room. She got quite a workout while exploring the entire room. It is funny how a new place can be so interesting and endlessly fascinating. We got a few picture before the camera died.