Ballpit Giggles

We took out the ballpit the other day. Turn the sound up to hear Sophia's giggles. The noise in the background is the air compressor, that has to run to keep the bounce house inflated. Towards the end of the video Noah pops his head through the curtain at Sophia, and she bosses him, and is telling him to stand up! She wanted him to bounce her some more! He was happy to oblige. Check out her ladybug pajamas! I asked her if she wanted to bounce today, and she didn't want to. Must be because Noah was at school.

Softball & Sweetness

My favorite picture of the day... She was looking at her Daddy.
Can't you see the love?

Here's Paige at bat.
They didn't win, but had an awesome double play.

Smiling at her Daddy

Sophia had fun searching for sticks.
A girl's gotta keep busy!

Sassy & Cute!

She saw I had my camera, and flashed me a smile as she walked by.

Sophia made friends with some bigger girls,
and had fun rolling down the hill with them.
(yup, we checked her for ticks after!)

What a way to watch the game... with my Daddy...

Misc. Monday Pics

Here are Sophia and Noah in the back seat. Sophia was putting her crock on Noah's head, and would laugh and say, 'Noah's Crock Hat!' We were on our way to check out a possible new puppy. That's a bit of a long story, scroll to the bottom of today's post for the wordy details.


Here is Sophia at the dinner table, being a goofball. She would smirk and grin, and look all around with just her eyes, holding her head still. It made us laugh and laugh! She's a ham!


Here is Sophia doing her 'American eyes'. She puts her thumbs just under her eyebrows and lifts them up to make her eyes rounder, and laughs. Yup, we're a funny bunch, and are sometimes even politically incorrect! ;) We sure have fun, though!

If I ask Sophia her name, she says "So-tee-ta". When I ask her how old she is, she says 'two', and then shows me with her fingers. Isn't this a funny way to do it? She does it every time.

Daddy was sitting at the table after dinner, making a business call. When he dialed the phone, she looked at me from across the table, and told me, 'SHHHHH!', with her finger to her lips! LOL While he was on the phone, Sophia took the opportunity to write in Daddy's schedule book. Just look at her face, she knew she had to take advantage of an opportunity!

As she looks up at Daddy..."I can't believe you're not stopping me, Daddy... you must be really busy on the phone... hehehe"

Awe... Daddy cuddles her even when he's on a business call!

What a smile! Oh yes... that is food on her face...

I thought this one was funny!

Here are the doggy details. Saw an ad for a 7 month old puppy, said they had to get rid of because of allergies. The teen daughter not happy about puppy going (has grown attached in last 3 weeks).

We get there, want the puppy, and the Mom says something like, 'if you want to take her, you can. But, if you don't take her, we're going to keep her.' Hmmmm? That's a tough one. Way to put us on the spot! We want the dog, ready to take her home, and then you let us know you're going to keep her if we don't take her. So, if we DO take her, we're taking YOUR dog away, the dog you now want to keep? Ugh! The worst thing was that for the 15 minutes or so while we were there, we were sure we were taking the dog home. Just had to hand over the cash to finish the deal. Talking about if the dog eats table scraps or not, etc.

We left without the dog. :( The ride home wasn't quite as joyful.

Saturday

Here's Sophia at snack time. No... we don't pop open a
Diet Pepsi for her... this was Daddy's Pepsi. She did snag
a sip, though!


Yogurt is yummy!


Here's Sophia and her favorite boy cuddling on the couch, watching a cartoon. Noah was a cool dude today, and waxed his hair up in the front. Looks like it's time for a trim! I think it's so sweet that Sophia has her hand kind of holding Noah's wrist like that! Awwwww...


This is Paige and her guard dog. Yes, he will eat any boys that even THINK inappropriately about my daughter! Okay... we visited friends today, and Paige loves their dog, Cooper.


I came downstairs and found Sophia just laying on the floor, just like this, with her blanket (Awe Love). She smiled so sweetly at me, I just had to get a picture of it.

Happy Ending

It sure was hot yesterday! At 7pm it was still 91 degrees. That is HOT for Maine!

We dug out the new waterside I got on clearance (Oh, I just LOVE getting a deal!) at the end of season last year. When I got it, I took it to my Mom's house, to hide it until we were ready for it. I also love surprising the kids! My brother-in-law (thanks!) brought it over from my Mom's. Noah saw the box, and was bouncing with excitement. I had my camera ready.. He cut the box open... to reveal a NASTY, USED, CUT UP SLIDE. Oh my goodness! Talk about surprised! The box was sealed up perfectly, as thought it had never been opened, I never suspected a problem!

I called the Walmart store I bought it from last fall, and talked to the store manager. He said he would make it right. Refund, exchange... discount... They only had one water slide in the store, and I loaded the nasty, cut up thing in the van and headed. (You'll be proud of me, I located my receipt dated back in September of last year in under 3 minutes!) The slide they had wasn't as nice as the one I had bought last fall. I was discussing with the associate that I would take it, but not as an even trade, as they weren't comparable in size or price.

Then the assistant manager shows up at the customer service desk with a banged up box, of the newer version of the slide I bought last year. It was out back. We opened it up right there (oh, I learned my lesson!) and it was perfect, in it's bag, sealed up. Looks like the box had been dropped off the truck, but no worries. They even exchanged it, with a smile.

Came home, Ted set it up, cousins Ben & Carolyn came over, and here's a sampling of the fun that was had. The water was oh so cold, as it was coming right out of the well. The looks on their faces is the shock from the cold water! Sophia giggled and cheered, but wanted nothing to do with the cold water. She did take pictures of the fun, with Auntie Brenda.

Happy Ending!

LQQK UP!

Good morning! Just wanted to point out the blog header I made yesterday. Wanted to be sure you didn't miss it! (you know who you are.... hehehe!)

It's a hot day here. Paige was headed to Boston on a school trip, but due to some mix up (or bad planning?) they didn't go. We dropped her off at the school at 6:45 am, and they were watching Pirates of the Caribbean when she called me. I'm going to pick her up at school and shop for dresses for the promotion & dance coming up. I can't believe she'll be a freshman in the fall!

Stay cool everyone!

Yeah Jordin!

The best singer won... Ladies & Gentlemen... your new American Idol, Jordin Sparks! Blake was talented and a good performer, but Jordin had the best all around vocals.

QUESTION #1: Are you happy with the outcome? (I am)

QUESTION #2: Did you vote? (Oh yes, 27 times...)

Outside Fun!

The rain has stopped, and we're getting some nice weather up here in Maine. We've been out mowing, hanging clothes (I just LOVE hanging clothes out, and the fresh scent when they come back in!), playing, and tomorrow (I think) we'll even attempt some gardening!


Paige had softball practice today, and when she got home
she played outside with Sophia. What fun they had!


"I'll push you, Sissy!"


Sophia can pull herself up in the swing,
and is rather proud of herself!



Sophia would tease Paige and say... "Sissy,
your socks are wet!" Which would cause
Paige to chase after her. Sophia would giggle
like crazy and run. She loves teasing Paige!
In the 2nd picture she falls, but she thought that
was funny too!

Paige

I took this picture of Paige today, and had fun getting creative with it. I did not adjust the color of her eyes at all, but made layers and colored the rest of the picture black and white. I just love how it came out, I guess I'm getting a little creative in my old age!

Braids or are they PIGTAILS?

I put braids in Sophia's hair for the first time the other day.

SURVEY: Are they called pigtails? I always thought braids were called 'pigtails', but have talked to many people that say 2 ponytails were called 'pigtails'. I disagree. This how I see it:

1 ponytail (hair gathered in an elastic holder) = ponytail
2 (or more) of above = ponytails (just plural of ponytail!)
Hair split into sections and braided = pigtail or if more than one, pigtails.

Please comment, and let me know what you think! What is a PIGTAIL?

Paige took some photos...

Paige grabbed my camera, and took some pics the other day. These are my favorites.


It was such a beautiful day!


"Talk to the hand, Sissy..."



Even though this one is blurry, I like it because Sophia is having so much fun!



Sophia was on the run!


"Hey you... are you taking my picture?"


Paige & Sophia were playing hide and go seek, and Sophia hid behind this tree!

I just love black & white pictures...

This is my favorite, she was posing to show off her new earrings.


Or maybe this one is my favorite...I absolutely love her smile!


Maybe this one is... You can see just a hint of her dimple in this one... Which one is your favorite??

Don't believe everything you see...

I got some new photo editing software (Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0) and have been playing a bit. I took a bunch of pictures of Noah jumping over the grass that Ted was replacing on the lawn. I made this, and thought it would be fun to post. Don't look too close... it's my first attempt! :)

Sophia gets her ears pierced!

Well, we finally talked Daddy into it...

"Oh Boy, I'm going to get my ears pierced just like Mom and Paige!"


"Bonnie let me wear gloves too!"


"1... 2.... 3..." This was the moment the earrings went through her ears, both at the same time. This was as bad as it got.
A puzzling look on her face!



"Done!" Look at Bonnie's face, she couldn't believe how well it went!
She was looking at Paige, who was kneeling down in front of Sophia.
This picture was taken literally 2 seconds after the last one.

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Bonnie shows Sophia her new earrings in the mirror.



Sophia gets a lollipop, one for each ear. Then she needed one for Paige... then one for Mom...



Here's Bonnie and her favorite customer Sophia, after the piercing. We wouldn't have had anyone else pierce her ears, Thank you Bonnie!

I re-posted this, because the comments disappeared from the old one... very odd...

Sophia gets her ears pierced!

Well, we finally talked Daddy into it...

"Oh Boy, I'm going to get my ears pierced just like Mom and Paige!"


"Bonnie let me wear gloves too!"


"1... 2.... 3..." This was the moment the earrings went through her ears, both at the same time. This was as bad as it got.
A puzzling look on her face!



"Done!" Look at Bonnie's face, she couldn't believe how well it went!
She was looking at Paige, who was kneeling down in front of Sophia.
This picture was taken literally 2 seconds after the last one.

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Bonnie shows Sophia her new earrings in the mirror.



Sophia gets a lollipop, one for each ear. Then she needed one for Paige... then one for Mom...



Here's Bonnie and her favorite customer Sophia, after the piercing. We wouldn't have had anyone else pierce her ears, Thank you Bonnie!