some recent sophie activity:

Sophie's 11 month photo shoot.

ENJOY! :)

her new skill: standing

this girl is definitely a thinker

blowing kisses!...actually, eating goldfish :)

precious grin

"look how cute i can be" grin

"okay, now i'm really being cute" grin

i've never seen a more precious punim

being a cheese

not sure what this face is - but i LOVE it

probably my favorite picture of this girl to date!

PHOTO CREDIT TO THE TALENTED SARA WILEY (REESEGRAYPHOTOGRAPHY.BLOGSPOT.COM)

nearly 1 month later...

kinda forgot about my little blog there for a while.

i shall share some of my most recent favorite things:

IKEA Edland bed. I'm itching for a change.



CB2 Poufs. I want the orange/red one for the living room.

 

The front of Soph's birthday invitations.

The HENNY curtains for Soph's play room.



Sephora's "Break a leg-warmer" polish. Currently sporting on both fingers and toes!

Growing up...too fast!

Question.

When did my teeny weeny tiny baby girl turn into a teenager?

Look how old she looks! I can't believe she'll be 1 in less than two months.

O.M.G.

LITTLE HELPER!

Soph decided that the dishwasher was pretty neat-o this morning! She stood like that for a good 15 minutes!

enjoying being a big girl

impressed with her unloading skills

YUM!

This Enchilada Dip is the best dip ever! Can't wait to share it with friends this evening :)

Globes - not the classroom kind.

So, I realize I'm not a fashion editor or a stylist, but I get some serious joy from fashion (mostly just admiring). If only my personal budget would allow purchases from boutiques other than Forever21, Target, and H&M...maybe someday.

These are my favorites from the Golden Globes:
(images from JustJared)

Mila - GORGE green. beautiful dress.

Anne - R.Zoe, truly, "I die." I am in love with this dress.

Gosling - Velvet, apparently = handsome. Love this look.
After seeing him on Ellen, I was kind of looking forward to the adult size fleece onsie pajamas!

Emma - My absolute favorite: color, cut, back. LOVE.

Least Faves:



Jayma - Emma Pillsbury does no wrong.
This, unfortunately, does nothing good for one of my favorite actresses.
Sorry, Jayma. Better luck next awards ceremony.



Portman - Pregnancy glow is gorgeous. Dress is hideous.
I don't understand how this could cost more than all of my wardrobe combined...

 

Tilda - Why? I can appreciate quirky. This is just confusing.



going to get these printed...

 anybody want one?

Zoo of a day.

Today, we used our annual family zoo pass for the first time with Jacob, Gennie, Elam and Jude. Even though it was frigid out, we got to enjoy several indoor exhibits. I think this gift is going to be AMAZING in the spring and summer. Sophie enjoyed all the animals more than I expected! Here are some snapshots of our day (before the camera battery died).

Lee and all the cousins enjoying the desert.



Soph and I enjoying the company of Mr. Meerkat

  

Matt Lauer's look-a-like relaxing.


 

These kids loved this desert dwelling creature.


 

Her "luh" this turtle.



Elam loves the baby. :) He's so gentle with Soph. The sharks were neat-o!



Pizza King dinner with Gigi tonight. Go Colts!



we've got a mover...

Sophie is on the move. Watch out!

big girl BAFTIME!

 Sophie had her first real big girl bath this evening in the REAL bathtub! :) She enjoyed herself...