Travis was thrilled when Sophia stuck a mini basketball in a blue ring and announced it was Saturn... she gets all of her science education from him! They're both really into "outer space!"
The Academy for Children put on an awesome "Winter Carnival..." see the video in the post below this one!
All preschool songs have hand motions :)
Sophia's FIRST BUS RIDE! She was SO thrilled! (The Academy bussed the kids to and from the performance center where they sang for the parents).
Grammy came Christmas Eve, and Sophia had a solid week of being spoiled!
Christmas morning!
Here is a link for a video of Sophia unwrapping the tractor in the above pic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKUtVSIAYZ8&list=FLEu2PP31BwRFKQ_t7wOAOrw&index=2&feature=plpp_video
Of course Christmas is fraught with difficult, tiny construction projects!
Holding up a Disney princess for her new princess castle (thanks, Chris and Sammy!). 
Aunt Berta (Sky's girlfriend) made Sophia an AMAZING art carrying case!
Here is a link for a video of Sophia unwrapping this present from Chris and Sammy (another Disney princess doll!):
Of course Christmas is fraught with difficult, tiny construction projects!
Holding up a Disney princess for her new princess castle (thanks, Chris and Sammy!). 
Aunt Berta (Sky's girlfriend) made Sophia an AMAZING art carrying case!
Here is a link for a video of Sophia unwrapping this present from Chris and Sammy (another Disney princess doll!):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1jonE86mTU&list=FLEu2PP31BwRFKQ_t7wOAOrw&index=1&feature=plpp_video
The present opening took over 2 hours, and actually got kind of overwhelming :)
Sophia unwrapping legos from Chris and Sammy... here is a link for a video:
The present opening took over 2 hours, and actually got kind of overwhelming :)
Sophia unwrapping legos from Chris and Sammy... here is a link for a video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cClgbCkLSw&feature=autoplay&list=FLEu2PP31BwRFKQ_t7wOAOrw&lf=plpp_video&playnext=2
Yay! Long underwear! Haha. And, yes, I don't love posting pics of me in glasses and no makeup and PJs, but this is reality!
The shrapnel!
This just sums my daughter up: she had her Cinderella doll driving a John Deere tractor!
After presents at home we headed north to open more presents with Grandpa and Grandma!
All the cousins were there! Ava is such an adorable little butterball!
Travis' parents, three siblings, and the our families!
Next we headed to Sophia's great-grandparents' home for Christmas dinner! Ava again :)
The kids wrote and directed a Christmas skit, of which Kevin (Travis' uncle) was a super compliant participant! The two older kids in the background are Travis' cousins... they were slightly more reluctant participants, but very good sports! It was hilarious!
Kevin, the pregnant santa :)
Jaylin (striped shirt) usually does the screenplays and directing!
Sophia and Grammy, having a little mellow play time after the Christmas hoolpla!
A few days after Christmas our friends Leslie and Leonard and daughter Aria came over for a wrapping paper and boxes bonfire!
The girls got into the candy canes...
Sophia's first writing! This pic is sideways--sorry--she wrote "Sky!" It was a card for my brother, who's birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas!
Sideways again... "love Sophia"
She is LOVING the art set from her great-uncle Kevin!
Again... she has princess dolls for this furniture, but this is how my daughter plays! That would be Holly Shiftwell and Finn McMissile from Cars 2! She's obsessed!
Cars love going to the theater, you know...
Aria came over Sunday morning for a playdate... she has just joined Sophia's ballet class, so the girls wore skirts and "practiced!"
Aria is a leader in all things silly!
Yay! Long underwear! Haha. And, yes, I don't love posting pics of me in glasses and no makeup and PJs, but this is reality!
The shrapnel!
This just sums my daughter up: she had her Cinderella doll driving a John Deere tractor!
After presents at home we headed north to open more presents with Grandpa and Grandma!
All the cousins were there! Ava is such an adorable little butterball!
Travis' parents, three siblings, and the our families!
Next we headed to Sophia's great-grandparents' home for Christmas dinner! Ava again :)
The kids wrote and directed a Christmas skit, of which Kevin (Travis' uncle) was a super compliant participant! The two older kids in the background are Travis' cousins... they were slightly more reluctant participants, but very good sports! It was hilarious!
Kevin, the pregnant santa :)
Jaylin (striped shirt) usually does the screenplays and directing!
Sophia and Grammy, having a little mellow play time after the Christmas hoolpla!
A few days after Christmas our friends Leslie and Leonard and daughter Aria came over for a wrapping paper and boxes bonfire!
The girls got into the candy canes...
Sophia's first writing! This pic is sideways--sorry--she wrote "Sky!" It was a card for my brother, who's birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas!
Sideways again... "love Sophia"
She is LOVING the art set from her great-uncle Kevin!
Again... she has princess dolls for this furniture, but this is how my daughter plays! That would be Holly Shiftwell and Finn McMissile from Cars 2! She's obsessed!
Cars love going to the theater, you know...
Aria came over Sunday morning for a playdate... she has just joined Sophia's ballet class, so the girls wore skirts and "practiced!"
Aria is a leader in all things silly!
