Note to self: Do not tell a Disney obsessed toddler that she is going to go mini golf.

Sophie had a blast the first 5-6 holes and then spent the rest of the time searching for Minnie golfing. When she didnt see Minnie she got desperate and started searching for Mickey (b/c of course where there is mickey there is minnie). Anyway, i have no idea why it didnt occur to us that the term Mini Golf would translate into Minnie Golf for Sophie. Woops. From now on we are referring to the game as Put Put and that should do the trick.

Here are some blurry pics nonetheless.

Here’s a pic from San Jose on a “winnny day” as Sophie would call it. We have been home and settled back into Santa T since Tuesday. Our travels back were smooth and uneventful. We picked up the animal clan and they’re all doing great. Betsy was back at the beach yesterday and went for a nice long walk with me on a beautiful morning while Sophie and daddy played in the ocean. Today our baby pool is finally back in action so Sophie can go nutty in there again. This morning Sophie and I made banana bread which i called Birthday cake the entire time so now she calls it banana cake. She’s already had two pieces (chubbo). That’s about it. All is good. Life is good. Nana is coming in two weeks! Our very first visitor of 2013 :). XOXO

Here you are little angel! 13 weeks and 1 day. You are growing “beautifully” as the dr. stated. Every time he checked something his chosen adjectives were either beautiful, perfect or healthy. What fantastic words to hear!! Keep up the good work. We are so very proud of you. You were a little wiggly thing in there today and you had your hand above your head. We saw your little fingers and they were just precious. Please don’t be like your sister and put your hand over your face for the rest of this pregnancy. The dr.’s educated guess is that you are a little girl in there!! We’ll see…i thought the same thing so we’ll know in 6 weeks if we’re right. Can’t wait! Here are your beautiful, perfect, and healthy portraits :).

These were so good! It must have been Sophie’s magic touch. If anyone wants a chewy oatmeal cookie recipe…we’ve got a winner! Mmmm.

Happy Birthday Party Dada!! We love you! What a fantastic day! Pool party, an afternoon swimming at the beach, bit of a nap in the car, dinner, bake a cake, sing the bday song, blow some candles, and finish it with a bowl of ice cream and sparklies…Sophie is a fan of daddy’s bday for sure!

Sophie likes to use these papaya leaves to push Charlie’s doo doo off the patio since the lazy ole pup likes to doo on the patio. Whenever she sees his doo she point up to the tree and says “Momma (or dada) clean it up” and that means get me a leaf and i’ll brush it off.