"i keem"

Sophia loves "i keem" and as we all know she has to eat everything herself.  When I tried to take it away from her in the car she pitched a fit, so I gave it back to her and let her make a mess.  As you can tell she did a good job.

 I don't know why she holds her utensils at the very end like that.  Probably to give her the best control, or to make the biggest mess.

And when she was done went directly into the bathtub. 

Halloween 2010

 Sophia loves Minnie Mouse, so I ordered her costume from the Disney Store.  She loved looking at herself in the mirror, but would not stand still for me to take a picture.  I had to run down the hallway in front of her and snap it while she was bringing me a book to read.

On Friday we went trick-or-treating at Melaleuca while the older two were still in school and she had fun, but got tired of seeing so many people.

The IT department's theme this year was "How to Train Your Dragon", so Ben got to dress up as a viking.  I think he had fun in this pie eating contest, even though he didn't win.

When Sara and Brandon got home from school we went back to Melaleuca so they could trick-or-treat and then we went to the pumpkin patch so they could get some pumpkins.  Even though it was last minute there were still lots of pumpkins.

 Sophia loved riding in the wagon with all the pumpkins!

 The only way I could get her to keep the Minnie Mouse ears on was to do four small ponies in front then put the ears on, bring the ponies over the headband and do four more ponies.  She tried pulling them off, but got nowhere, so finally gave up and left them alone.

 On Friday we went trick-or-treating at the mall and it was so nice.  I loved being inside and the kids got lots more candy.  It was a pain taking Sophia's hair out the day before, so I didn't do it again and she would not keep the ears on.

 Sara and Brandon went trick-or-treating with their friends, so Ben went home to pass out candy and I walked with Sophia around our neighborhood for a little bit.  It was kind of chilly, but not cold enough for a coat which was nice!  She had so much fun!

 As soon as Sara and Brandon got back they dumped out their candy to look at it.  I told them about the candy fairy and if they left their candy out on the front porch she would take it and leave them something.  They both went through their candy and kept only their favorites giving the candy fairy most of their candy.  The next morning they each got $3.

 Brandon the vampire.

 Sara as Alice in Wonderland

 Sara just wanted to draw on her pumpkin this year.

 Brandon's pumpkin

Somebody decorated Sophia's pumpkin for her (Brandon I think).

True Love

Sophia loves her In-N-Out cheese sandwich!  

And the "sun" that she has clutched in her hand.

Sleeping?

Sophia has been our easiest baby especially when it comes to sleeping.  I don't really know how long she sleeps because when we put her down at night or during the day she lays in bed quietly playing for up to an hour.  She has to have her baby, her bear and her Minnie to sleep and sometimes even a book.  We can hear her babbling and kissing and rolling around, but she doesn't cry or yell.  This is usually the position we find her in when we check on her, tell her night-night again and cover her up with the blanket.  LOVE IT!

Cookies, ketchup and chips

Sophia wants to use a fork or spoon to eat everything, even cookies.

 And of course when she's done there is the customary mess for me to clean up.

 When we were at Bear Lake this past summer we found out that Sophia LOVES ketchup.  Most of the time she will dip things in it, but sometimes she will just eat the ketchup.

Sophia also loves chips.  When she sees them she will do anything to get them- even climb up and sit on the kitchen table.  When I find her she looks to see if she's in trouble and when I leave her alone and get the camera she knows it's okay.

Pears

 Sophia loves eating fruit especially when she can do it herself.  She will eat it when I cut it up for her, but she really likes it when she can just take big bites and let the juice drip down her chin.

Fall Drive

This is my favorite time of year to be living in Southeast Idaho.  I love the weather and the leaves changing colors.  One Sunday after church we decided to go on a drive to Jackson, Wyoming.  I didn't have any plans other than I wanted to be in nature and see all the beautiful colors.   

Sophia slept most of the way there and when she woke up we decided to pull over and stretch our legs.  We came across this pretty lake and decided to get a closer look.  The kids all had fun throwing rocks in, but we had to keep a close eye on Sophia so she didn't go in the water.

 Ben tried to teach us how to skip rocks and the kids loved hunting for the "perfect" skipping rock.  We all had fun, but Ben was the best and could get his rocks to skip for the longest time.

 After some more rock throwing, playing in the mud and mud throwing we decided to get back in the van and continue our drive.  A little bit later we found this park, so we got out and played.

 Sara and Brandon loved the teeter-totter, but Sophia hated it!

The slide was so much fun!

I think Sophia's favorite part was the slide.  Too bad it was so big and she couldn't do it herself.  We didn't make it all the way to Jackson because it got too late and we had to head home so the kids could get in bed. We had such a fun day and I loved being relaxed with nowhere to be and nothing to do.