Life is Full

4.27.2011

PJ Time...

One of my favorite times of the day is putting yummy-smelling lotion (Calendula smells so good!) on Soph and getting her into her PJs. Then we read, rock, sing, and pray together before she goes down for the night.

She looks so cute in her cozy PJs...these were given to her by Eric's math dept head, Trish. She has been really sweet in her excitement for us and turns out to have great taste in baby clothes!

I cannot resist the sneeze shot! Makes me smile every time! :)

Goodnight everyone!

Easter Dinner

For Easter dinner, we went over to Josh & Meagan's house. They graciously invited us over for the 5th year in a row! I would say that grilled salmon dinner at Josh & Meg's on Easter has become a wonderful Greensboro tradition!

Their girls and Owen had a fun egg hunt in their backyard. Sophia watched and sat in grass for the first time! Meg took some great pictures of her! We had such a great time!

**Who can handle that bottom LIP??? Ahhhh....love her!

Easter 2011

Our Savior LIVES! And we had a wonderful time celebrating the gift of LIFE this year! I felt like I related to Mary in a new way that I had never before - as a mother. To see her first born suffer and die before her eyes must have been the epitome of sadness and pain. We all recognize what a sacrifice it was for God (not that I am diminishing that by any means!) but we rarely talk about Mary's pain at Easter. Not that Jesus was hers to control, but it could not have been easy to watch it play out the way it did. Just as her pain as a mother was piercingly deep, can you imagine the JOY she felt when she saw Him in the flesh, that He was RISEN from the dead!! I can only imagine the tears of relief and joy she wept over seeing Him conquer death! And her prayers thanking God for His faithfulness with His promises.

Eric and I also spent some time thanking the Lord for His faithfulness and for all He has done in our lives.

Sophia looked adorable for her first Easter. She is already wearing 6 month clothing...this cute dress was given to her by my sweet cousin, Julie, up in MN. Because the dress is size '6 months', I thought it would be a dress she would wear in July, not in April! :) But it turned out to be the perfect dress for the occasion! Good thing NC has some great warm spring weather to wear these cute summer dresses! Easter was 80 degrees and beautiful this year!

I just had to have her wear a big white bow to church on Easter morning....we do live in the South after all!

4.23.2011

Being Outside

Sophia loves being outside whether it is on a walk, just taking in the fresh air, or in the jogger keeping Eric company on a run. It is so nice to be able to go to the park and for walks with a happy baby.

Here she is sitting outside with me while I hang up the diapers to dry in the sunshine.

It's so bright, Mom! I can't keep my eyes open!

Here we are headed out for a walk around the neighborhood on one of the warmer days we've had...mid-80s!

I love staring at those big beautiful pools of dark chocolate. We all knew she was destined to having brown eyes...turns out they complement her dark features perfectly. :)

My Pretty Girl

Bumbo Seat

Sophia has started using the bumbo! Crazy that our big girl is already "sitting up on her own" with support. She still has a big of the bobble-head going on but is really gaining good control of her neck!