Sophia's Baptism

We celebrated Sophia's baptism on Sunday, June 12 at St. John's Lutheran Church. We thank all of our family that was able to help make this special day even more special by their presence.

This is a picture of Sophia wearing the dress that I was baptized in. I was baptized when I was less than two months old and the dress was big on Sophia at 6 months old. ;)

Me and my two beautiful girls before church :)
Sophia wore the same dress that Isabelle wore for her baptism.

Thank you to my sis Andrea for taking photos during the baptism! Pastor Rachel Thorson-Mithelman baptized Sophia. She also married Jason and me in 2006 and baptized Isabelle in June of 2008 so we are very grateful to her! Also, in this photo is big sister Isabelle who stood with us for the ceremony and Sophia's sponsors, my mom and Jason's mom. We are very honored to have them sponsor both of our girls.

Sophia Grace

Once baptized, Sophia was introduced to the congregation with Pastor Rachel. She did very well and enjoyed the parade and looking all around at everyone.

We celebrated with all of our family at our house after church. Sophia was wide-eyed for all of the excitement! Isabelle was simply thrilled for a party with cake!

Only moments after everyone was gone, she fell asleep soundly (or rather passed out) in Daddy's arms. It was a wonderful day!

Spring

Well, I'm falling behind on my updates again! We have stayed busy as always, enjoying the beautiful weather we've had recently. The girls are both doing well. Isabelle is 3 1/2 now and Sophia turned 6 months old on June 1. I know I always say this, but I really don't know where the time goes. My girls are growing up right before my eyes... bittersweet! Sophia has her wellness check-up today so we are anxious to see how much she's grown! She recently started eating her fruits and veggies as you'll see below and enjoys them very much... much more than her bottles! We are looking forward to summer as I will be home with just the girls. We have our list of outings planned! We hope you are all doing well. Enjoy the quick glimpse into our world!!

Isabelle enjoying a warm day by cooling off in the sprinkler. Her friend Emma came over and they ran in circles screaming for well over an hour. Good times!

Sophia has become intrigued by Chloe. If only Jason would share those feelings-- ever!

Celebration!! Sophia is 6 months old!!

Sophia eating her first veggie-- peas! Yum! She doesn't seem to mind any of them but definitely has a preference for fruit. Can't say I blame her!

Big smiles :)

Isabelle got to meet Curious George and Clifford at a book fair that we went to! She was elated!

My beautiful gardener planting her flowers she picked out. She is great at remembering to water them too... sometimes a little too much!

Miss Sophia really enjoys sitting upright now. She's not doing it on her own yet but can hold strong for a while in her bumbo or booster seat!

Isabelle and I had a tea party with "real" tea! She wasn't too keen on the tea but did enjoy the treats we had!

Sophia LOVES to help with feeding time. After each bite, she helps to shove it in her mouth. It's quite fun for all ;)

Isabelle enjoying a playdate with her friends Luke and Aubrey!

Luke and Aubrey holding Sophia-- they were so loving! So sweet :)