Breakfast with Sophie
(inspired by this movie of Arlo)

she takes a few steps, but so far, we haven't managed to capture it on video
(for the record, because you know this blog IS her baby book,
her first steps were on Feb 1, 2009)

Great-grandma Sylvia, I love this dress!But it's a little cold so Mommy put pants on underneath and this cool jacket too.

Now you can see my teeth!
I got the two bottom front ones (so far, that's it...)

Adam picks up Noah from preschool. Noah shows him the crown he made, and also the crown he made for Sophie. Adam brings Noah and the crowns home.

Only later does he stop to wonder... did I just steal this crown from some little girl??

Hopefully Noah really did make one for Soph... either way, they had a lot of fun with them. Until they ripped.

A morning snack

I want to take a picture!

that was a REALLY yummy dinner.
no more baby food for me!

camera shy!

mouse maze - his first video game...of course, coached by daddy

beatnik noah

Something over there looks interesting - maybe I'll take a little walk over to check it out...

On second thought, I'll keep holding onto this table.

my attempt to see if Sophie had any teeth yet...

Daddy's girl

It's Superman with his Ugly Finger Puppets!!

Hey, can I have a turn with those?

Soph, you really shouldn't encourage him.... she is his best audience

Noah, before you go sledding you have to help Dudley shovel the driveway....

How come I can't go sledding?

hangin' out with Nana and Grampy

bath "paint". i thought i would hate it. but he had so much fun. and it was just soap.

yum!
give me a few weeks and I'll be walking
chocolate frosting... why else would you make cupcakes?

Here Oona, let me show you how this works...

we're going to have to stick together - those boys are trouble!

See what I mean?

A preview of "gigantic" Noah at 16... (he's only in 2nd grade now!)

a walk in daddy's shoes...

fun! is the crib to keep sophie in or noah out?

crawling!

seriously? you want a cookbook for a bedtime story?

well, okay...
for the curious out there, they read Pretend Soup and Salad People by Mollie Katzen

what an awesome smile!