Tricia, David, and the Little Ones

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Sitting Pretty

Sophia got her very own Adirondack chair for her birthday from Grandpa and Grandma M. I think she likes it!

Most toddlers and infants love phones. Sophia is mesmerized by our cordless phones and spends lots of time pressing buttons and trying to phone far off places (oh the lights and sounds!). She was dumbfounded once when a West Jet employee handed her a phone receiver to play with... it had, of all things, a CORD?! She just looked and pulled, trying to get the handset away from the cord...it certainly wasn't something she had seen before! Crazy eh?

When Sophia visits her Grandparents in Vancouver, she spends time playing with the vintage chatter phone that I once played with. She drags it around and hangs the handset over her shoulder. In fact, we have a picture of David doing the exact same thing when he was her age. Too funny.

Anyway, we don't have such a toy at our house. Poor deprived Sophia. To remedy the problem, and to keep Sophia from trying to eat our cellphones (yet another toy of choice for Sophia) David gave her his old cell to play with. Now, when you say "bring, bring...hello, Sophia?" She takes the phone and holds it up to her ear. Now all we have to do is teach her to hold the speaker side to her ear instead of the back or side! :)

Is it for me? Really?

Hello? Hello, anyone there?

Oh, that's better...the reception is so clear!

Is this the number for Beijing? Raffi said something about calling Beijing? If Raffi said it, I gotta do it!

Our Tomato Loving Toddler

I don't like tomatoes...I never have and I doubt that I ever will (much to my mother's chagrin --she figured I would grow out of it). But just because I don't like them, it doesn't mean that I will deprive Sophia of the chance to develop a taste for them. Her Uncle Todd first exposed her to the cherry tomato some months ago, just before she had teeth. All she could do was suck it until it became a squishy mess. Now that she has teeth, she enjoys tearing into a fresh cherry tomato and eating the whole thing. This makes her daddy happy as he is growing tomatoes on our porch. So Sophia gets fresh ones when they are ready. Actually, she likes to stand on the deck and point to them when we are playing outside. She doesn't understand that the green ones aren't ready to eat yet. But it's still fun to watch.

For those of you looking for first birthday pics and blog, its coming. David is in charge of it, so they'll be up when he has some time!

Friday, June 29, 2007

A Year Ago Today

Happy First Birthday, Sophia. It's hard to believe that a year ago today you joined our lives. You have brought us much joy and filled our hearts with love. May the next year be one of blessings and adventure. We love you, monkey.

-Mom and Dad

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

A Year in Photos

It's hard to believe that in just a few days, our Sophia will be a year old. Just thought I would share images from the year...

Just days old -June 06