Christmas Eve Eve

We spent Christmas Eve Eve at my dad's house in Chino. It was nice and cozy. We had appetizers and a nice dinner. It was fun to see the girls play together. Sophia enjoyed roaming all over the house as I followed close by. We tried so hard to get a picture of all three girls but no luck. There is still a chance on Christmas. P.S. notice the cute headband on Sophia, my sister made it! Too cute we love it!

Christmas Time!

Our house is all decorated for Christmas. I love Christmas and always have. I go crazy with the decorations. Mike said I am not allowed to bring home anymore Christmas decor. Really? I can't make any promises. And of course Sophia has her own special tree. Everywhere you look there are lights, candy canes and trees! There is much much more but I didn't want to bore anyone. Merry Christmas!

Olivia!

We went to Nordstrom to meet Olivia. I was so excited to see how Sophia would react to see her favorite character live and in person. Sophia could not believe how big she was. She was huge! Sophia looked so tiny next to her. Of course we bought piratically every Olivia toy they had. It's going to be an Olivia Christmas this year.

Happy Birthday Sophia!

Sophia's birthday party was on 11/27. It turned out really cute if I do say so myself :) The theme was apples. The apple of our eye is turning one. The party was not too big just close friends and family. I enjoyed planning her party and ordered a lot online. I was surprised how much apple stuff is out there. I got tissue pom poms from etsy as well as her apple t shirt and apple bib. My sister and I went and got apple fabric for the banners. My sister made all the banners and my apple apron. I also ordered carmel apples for the party favor. And of course the food was apple themed as well. We served apple walnut salad, apple dip, apple cider and apple juice. We got sandwiches too and of course no party would be complete without cup cakes. My girlfriend at work made them for me, she did an amazing job. All in all it was a great first birthday party for Sophia; the apple of our eye!

Yo Gabba Gabba!

Sophia had a really busy birthday week. We started her week long celebration at Disneyland. Then the day after her birthday went to the Yo Gabba Gabba live show at the Nokia theater. I know Sophia is a little young for cartoons and TV but she loves Yo Gabba Gabba. Mike and I were fortunate enough to get free tickets from our brother in law. The tickets were right in the front; three rows from the pit to be exact! We had the best time. Sophia was really into it. She was dancing with mama and Daddy and was clapping her hands. I think her favorite part was Biz's Beat. She was decked out in her Foofa shirt and of course got souvenirs. We can't wait to go next year when she is 2!

Happy Birthday and Thanksgiving!

Sophia's first birthday was on Thanksgiving. In the morning I made her a cake and then we opened her presents. We then went to Mike's parents and then to my parents house. It was a fun and busy day of giving thanks and celebrating Sophia's first birthday. A year has never gone by so quickly in my life. Mike and I watched the video of her birth and of course there I was crying. Such an amazing experience and an incredible little girl to be blessed with. Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday Sophia!

Its a Small World

Disneyland

I was so excited to get Disneyland passes. I have been waiting for Sophia to be a little bit older and finally it was the right time. We went the Saturday before Halloween so it was really crowed but we still had a good time. We were able to go on Winnie the Pooh and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Sophia did really well; she was not afraid. She enjoyed a pretzel and was kicking her legs the whole time in the stroller. We can't wait to go back again.

Halloween!

Sophia's first Halloween was so much fun. We started our weekend at Disneyland (pictures to follow) then we went and carved pumpkins at Mike's parents house. And on Halloween we went to my sister's house and went trick or treating. Sophia had a good time with all the other kids and did not cry or try to take off her hat. She really was the cutest strawberry ever!

Mama's photo shoot

We are really excited for Sophia's first birthday party. The theme is the apple of our eye is turning one. Her party is going to be full of apples and fun! For the invites I had to provide a picture. So of course I had to get Sophia a new shirt with a big apple on it. I can't believe I am planning her first birthday party. Where did the time go? She truely is a blessing and I can't imagine my life without her. Mama loves you!

The Patch

Last weekend we went to a local pumpkin patch in Brea. I am sure we will go to another one before the season is over! We had a good time with Mike's family. I was sort of bummed because is was like 100 degrees and not very fall like. Sophia liked all the pumpkins and feeding the goats with her daddy. We came home with one big pumpkin and about four little ones.