Happy 1st Birthday, Sophie Lee!

We celebrated Sophie's big day with a party a couple of weeks ago. I counted about 55 people who joined us to celebrate. Bryan cooked burgers on the grill and we enjoyed giant cupcakes for dessert. The weather was a bit chilly, especially for July. Many of our guests played games like horseshoes and ladder golf in the backyard. The little kids played with toys inside the house. Sophie loved opening all of her birthday presents and we'd like to thank everyone for the generosity!

Sophie's birthday cake, which we didn't actually eat at her party (ran out of time!).


Sophie enjoying a cupcake on her actual birthday. Yum!


Sophie opening presents after her party. Thanks for all of the awesome toys!


Sophie playing with her new Little People animal farm.



Today, Sophie had her 1 year checkup. She weighs 15 lbs 6 oz (under 3rd percentile), is 27 inches tall (4th percentile) and her head circumference is 17.75 inches (50th percentile). Sophie loves to eat, but it still a teeny tiny peanut. She had to get a few shots and her blood drawn for some tests and was not too keen about that, but she felt much better once we got out of that clinic!

Sophie's 1 year pictures

Earlier this week, we took Sophie to JM Photography's (very cool) loft studio in Minneapolis for her 1 year photos. These were the sneak peek pics posted on the photographer's blog.

In this picture, Sophie is playing with her favorite stacking cups (thanks Denise!).


Here is Sophie showing off her pink tutu.


Sophie in her leg warmers (great for crawling around), cupcake onesie (her birthday party theme is cupcakes) and her personalized bloomers (thanks Jan!).


We climbed out onto the roof for these outdoor tutu shots.


More pictures to come!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy Independence Day! We spent the weekend at home and relaxed. Ahhh, it was fantastic! We took Sophie to the Minnesota Children's Museum. She checked out the Habitot area, where kids can crawl around and we saw Clifford the big red dog and listened to story time. For lunch, we went to Cosetta's and enjoyed pizza and pasta. That evening, Jennie and Chris came over to babysit Sophie while Mom and Dad went to the Surly Brewing tour. The rest of the weekend was spent enjoying the great weather. Hope that everyone had a safe and happy 4th.