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Friday, July 5, 2013

The 4th

Our 4th of July weekend was full of fun!

We got invited to some new friends farm where they do amazing fireworks every year. It's 40 acres and just huge and fun.

They had a tractor ride going- definitely Sophia's favorite part.

We got to ride an ATV through all their property- so cool.

Michigan in the summer is just so beautiful. Love it out in the country on nights like this.

Bonfire with the fireworks starting.

This picture is without any zoom- right above our heads. They shot them off about 100-150 yards away. You could see the fire landing around us. Not super legal, or safe probably BUT super amazing fireworks!

This was definitely Sophia's least favorite part of the night. Poor girl. Just to be fair, she said the next day that she liked the fireworks.

On the actual 4th, we went to our friends annual BBQ bash, and had a blast like always. It's a yearly highlight.

The annual game of Keep Away (aka- let the old men act like little boys and get hurt) was a success. Rick always impresses with his water polo skills.

Sophia was not a fan of going down the slide this year- sheer terror on her face.

Me and my babe in the pool.

Another fun filled 4th of July!

Thanks America!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Polar bear sighting

We went to the zoo and I had a life dream fulfilled!

I got to see the polar bear IN the water!!! He was so cute playing with the ball (you can see it in his paw). If you know me, you know how much I love polar bears, and this was like a life goal. You may think that's lame, but polar bears are just that awesome.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Sophia- June Recap

Another fun month of Summer gone by!

Favorite recent things about Sophia

-Gasp!- Sophia started doing this little 'gasp!' noise when she's excited about something. For example: Me: "When we go to Costco, we can get a hotdog!" Sophia: "Gasp!!"

-Sassy-miss: She's definitely gotten more independent and sassy this last month. She even puts her hands on her hips when she needs to emphasize a point.

-Grump face: she makes this pout face when she doesn't like something that is hilarious. I guess in general she's just much more expressive.

-"Sophia Story": I started making up stories about her at bedtime, and now she asks for them all the time. It usually just consists of her and a friend going somewhere and something silly happening, but she loves it! She always asks for a "Sophie story".

-Little driver: She LOVES to pretend to drive. She says "No, I drive" when we get in the car, and then gets upset when I tell her no. She sneaks into the driver seat as fast as she can and fiddles with all the buttons. I tell her she can't drive until she's 16, and she just pouts, "I'm not 16!" Sad baby.

-Photog: Sophia loves taking photos, probably because she's bombarded by me always taking her photo. She sees me use our nicer camera with the old-school view finder. So when she takes pictures with my phone, she puts it right up to her eye. I often find about 30 photos taken by her on my phone. Mostly of her fingers on the lens.

-"I'm Smart": we've always made an effort to complement Sophia on things in addition to physical attributes (typical little girl complement=you're so cute!) So we often say "You're so smart" "You are kind" "You are brave" (thanks The Help)- and now it's paying off! She has started saying those things about herself, and it makes my heart swell with pride. I want her to have confidence in her true self, and this is the beginning of it. Love it.

-"Get back up": in addition to her self confidence, she's picked up that when she falls, she says out loud "I get back up again!" It's so cute.

All in all, our summer is shaping up to be wonderful and fun!