If You Give a Baby Spaghetti...

...she might make a mess.

And she might have a blast doing it.

Movie Star

Who knew that a one-year-old would LOVE sunglasses? Apparently Mumsie and Panda did. 

I am sure they knew I would love them, too. 

That's all.

Mother of the Year

We were at the church last night for a talent show that Ashton was participating in. Sophie had a messy diaper, so I went and quickly changed it. I hurried back to my seat so I wouldn't miss Ashton's part. Then, I saw what I had done. I couldn't stop laughing. Look at this photo. Do you notice what a good mom I am? Look at Sophie's legs. I'll take my award now. Thank you.

BIRTHDAY

Remember this?

Sophie on the day she was born.

Well, in a few short days (ok, 365, but it seems like only a few), she turned into this:

On her first birthday! Her shirt says "I'm the birthday girl!" 

Can you believe it? Neither can I. We thought it only fitting to celebrate. So, celebrate we did. We invited family and a few friends over for cupcakes.

She liked them, I think.

A few of her friends brought presents. The star present was a box of tissues from Amie (my precious doula and dear friend). It had directions:

1. Open tissue box.

2. Take out tissues one-by-one until box is empty.

3. Laugh, play and have fun... You're 1!

Here she is holding her tissue box. The video of her playing with it is on Doug's phone. I will have to post it later. She took the first one out and wiped her nose with it. :)

Now, in honor of her first birthday, I will list one thing I love about her.

1. EVERYTHING

What? You really expected me to list only one thing? 

She is awesome. She is cute, funny, fun, loving, and so very sweet. She loves dogs. I could make a whole post about her dog love. Maybe I will sometime. She can say "mama," "daddy," "Ashton," "Christian," "Roxie," "dog," and "Jesus." Plus, today, I'm pretty sure she covered her eyes and then uncovered them and said, "there she is!" Oh, and "What's that?" She is a joy. 

We love you, Sophie!