Easter Weekend

 Daniel had the Friday before Easter off of work (that's what I call a "Good" Friday!) so we decided to make our first trip back to Idaho Falls since we've moved to Boise. It was our best drive thus far--Sophie did great. Friday we hung around Grandpa's and dyed eggs with the cousins. Saturday we packed full of activities. We went out to breakfast at the classic Smitty's downtown. Then we went to the Easter Egg hunt at McCowin Park. Sophie's age group was on the cement tennis court which didn't make a whole lot of sense, but she seemed mildly entertained. At the sound of the alarm Daniel scooped her up and plopped her in the middle of all the eggs while all the other kids scrambled at the perimeter. He did a great job protecting her from the madness. Once Sophie discovered the eggs popped open, she thought they were so cool. She doesn't understand what exactly candy is--so it works out great for us.

 That afternoon we went swimming with the cousins, which Sophie LOVED. Then a nap, and back to playing with cousins. Sophie probably had the most fun of anyone this weekend. She adores those girls and they are so great to her. She is on the grumpy side today and I blame that on having too much fun this weekend. My heart melted into a big, mushy pile of goop watching them play so sweetly and Sophie giving out adorable spontaneous hugs and kisses.

The Easter bunny was so clever and stuffed Sophie's eggs Easter morning with Cheerios, fruit snacks, and Goldfish crackers. Sophie ate almost every egg before moving on to the next. She also thought that the Easter grass in her basket was pretty tasty. Grandpa was great at spoiling Sophie with lots of Mickey Mouse clubhouse, strawberries, and cuddling up for Frozen on the laptop. Also, he is better at forcing Sophie to try to walk--we might take a leaf out of his book for that one.

Easter morning we also did a photo session at the Enger's. With so many cute girls how could one resist? Sophie was super cute and silly until it was time to take a family photo. Figures.

Copying Daddy's gorilla noises

Popcorn and a movie on the projector

Lunching at Grandpa's

Playing at a truck stop

 Sophie and I got bored on the way home and started making some silly faces. I actually really love these pictures.

Sweet Tooth

Apparently we take a lot of photos of baby eating.....Sophie can be a fickle little eater. Oftentimes she needs to have her own spoon and refuses to eat anything she can't feed herself. This gets messy very quickly.

 We spoil Sophie (and ourselves) with too much Dairy Queen...it's SOOO close to our apartment. While we were sick we ate lots of milkshakes, much to Sophie's delight.

 One night we found out that Ben and Jerry's was doing a free ice cream night. We decided to head downtown to get more ice cream! Sophie even got her own cone. Afterwards we explored downtown some more and enjoyed the beautiful evening weather. We came across an alley that is wildly decorated with graffiti. It was a fun little find. That weekend we decided to try a restaurant downtown where we could eat outside and enjoy the city.

She was very serious about this cone

 

 

Here's a hodge-podge of photos:

 

 Sophie is still loving the park. We biked twenty minutes to a new park and it was beautiful! I think I enjoyed the ride more than the park. It was a little too crowded for a baby to crawl around. The ride there put us on the greenbelt surrounded by pear blossom trees. The air was so fragrant and a cool breeze blew off the river. It was so lovely.

 

Sophie tidbits:

• She now can make the sound for an elephant, a lion, and a duck. (No normal dog or cat noises for us)
• She still won't walk! Just standing around wildly pleased with herself.
• Sleep is AMAZING right now. It blows my mind every time I just put her in the crib wide awake and she goes to sleep--both naptime and bedtime. I know it may not last and I miss those sleepy cuddles already, but wow, it's amazing.
• A lady at the grocery store asked us if Sophie's hair color was all natural (I'm sure that was a rhetorical question) because of the varying shades of brown, blonde, and hints of red coming out in her hair.
• She hates riding in the car lately. She starts freaking out when we walk up to the car. It's very unpleasant.
• She is mastering the signs for Itsy Bitsy Spider.
• She has to have the water running while in the tub. If not, she just says "peez, peez," even if we turn the water down she asks for more. Such a princess.
• She makes us laugh--all the time! She's the best little gal we could ask for.

Conference Weekend

 I'm proud little Sophie is learning to pray. She folds her arms when we gather in her room for nighttime family prayer. After any musical number at church, she folds her arms ready to pray. It's the sweetest little thing. And after the prayer she cheers loudly and claps (not so reverently). I had to bring her up with me to pray at church during Sacrament Meeting and thankfully she didn't cheer into the microphone. :) General Conference weekend was good. We all snuggled and snacked enjoyed the church messages. Sophie had her first coloring experience. She did wonderfully!! It's hard not to be proud of those baby scribbles.

 And we played some peek-a-boo to pass the time.