Austin Trip...

We arrived home today from our visit to Austin for "Grandma's" birthday. And, of course, I bring my camera but don't take NEARLY as many pictures as I'd hoped. We had a great time eating our lives away and had some of the greatest food!! My new favorite...The Mighty Cone. WOW...who knew a trailer could create such a great thing?!?! Trailer food is AWESOME!!

Sophie was a total trooper this trip barely sleeping and loving the beautiful weather outside. We got to see the bats [or a "few" compared to how many will appear in the coming weeks] and BEAVERS!!! Beavers...in Austin?!??! Okay, so maybe they were more like water rats but it was fun listening to and watching the other out-of-towners snapping pics of "beavers" in the river. [Come on Honey...it was a little funny.]

Let's see...so...yeah, we pretty much just ate. Shopped the outlet malls in San Marcos and drove around campus to see where Daddy went to college. Sophie tried on her first pair of cowgirl boots, which she showed off to her Daddy. [Then we threw a fit because we didn't want to take them off] Ate some more...slept, took some crazy fun pictures in vintage clothes [which we can't wait to see]. Walked around the Capital Building, saw the HUGE "Teacher Rally" march to the Capital in protest of the budget cuts, and even saw numerous trees wrapped in crocheted...umm...socks!??! It was great!!







Grandma, thanks for letting us share your special day with you. And thanks for driving us all around town!!! We had more fun and truly needed the relaxation. [Sorry I tried to get us murdered] We love you and hope you had a great birthday weekend!!

Lauren, thanks for spending your Saturday afternoon and evening with us. Pizza was AMAZING and the company was even better! Safe travels home for Easter!

Love, love, love!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!...

Hope everyone was feeling LOVE in the air!!



Sophie had a fabulous day and was THE VALENTINE to many, many people. We made homemade Valentine's cards and ate the yummy treats everyone sent over. [yes, me too!!] AND played with the two HUGE bears she got from Daddy and Chachie and Auntie Jen.



It was a great day. Love, love, love!!

Big Girl Bed!!!...

Sophie's been upgraded to a toddler bed...





Tried new bed out this afternoon after a two hour nap and she LOVES it!!

Have a great week everyone! Woo-Hoo Packers!!!!!

Two Years Old...

I almost want to cry...or wait...I am crying...SHEESH! [Darn hormones] Sophie is two years old today and it's been the greatest two years of our lives [Mike's too, he told me so]. She is truly an angel and has developed the most loving and addictive personality. You can't help but want to watch her and be in her presence. Her smile melts the heart. And those eyes are killer. So sweet, so loving and just adorable. Smart as a whip, super independent and determined.





Lately she's become, can I say it??...MORE girlie. She puts on her own shoes. She LOVES the sunglasses Jen and Chachie got her for her birthday and now tells you how she wants to wear her hair. She's recently become fascinated with being naked and runs around dancing while her music plays. Yup, naked. We think its hilarious now but I can see us in a few more months begging her to keep her clothes on in mixed company.



She makes the funniest faces. Loves broccoli...?!?!? M&Ms or "num-nums" are so tasty and fruit, any fruit, can and will be eaten all throughout the day. She likes to ride her cars around the house with Dad. She loves trains or "choo-choos" and her train set. She loves coloring and blocks. LOVES bouncy balls. Balloons. What else can we ask for?? She's our perfect little Princess.





Thanks to everyone in our lives who have contributed to Sophie's happiness. We feel that everyone plays an important role in a child's life and we believe our little one has absolutely NO COMPLAINTS!! [just don't ask us again when she turns 13]



Lots of love, always, to all our family and friends!

P.S. - Yes, rumors are true. Baby Leary number 2 is due September 8th. :)

Happy Birthday Sophie!!!....

We celebrated Sophie's 2nd birthday last weekend with all the family. It was PERFECT weather and we actually BBQ'd outside. Sophie was showered with gifts [never a doubt] and was totally overwhelmed by all the attention.





And even after all the food, ice cream cake and gifts...the BALLOONS were [by far] Sophie's favorite item of the day.



Then, on to Sophie's other birthday party [on her actual birthday] this evening. Weather has been terrible with temperatures in the single digits and feeling in the negatives. But nevertheless, with "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" theme, we had fun watching all Sophie's little friends run and play, screaming their heads off. I think it's safe to say that all the kids would sleep pretty well tonight, if they hadn't fallen asleep on the way home.







We had so much fun with everyone here [both parties]. Thanks to everyone for coming to help celebrate our little Sophie girls birthday, it wouldn't have been the same without you. Have a great weekend.

Love, love, love.

Twenty-Three Months...

Yet another month has gone by and the TWO's are approaching quickly. Let's face it...I've said it before...Sophie is super SASSY. She would love, LOVE to wear a tutu everyday. Chapstick...she can never have too many and we can claim she has the most moisturized lips known to toddlers. Necklaces, bracelets, hair clips...







She loves to look at pictures and videos of herself. Recently figured out how to spit or do "bubbles" and cracks herself up as she's doing it. [lovely] Likes to run and watch her feet as she scurries along. Loves to serve "coppee" [coffee] and "apu-deuce" [apple juice] from her new play kitchen. [Thanks Pop-Pop!!]



Sophie loves to be outside. Her play house in the backyard is a favorite and she would stay outside all day long if we let her. She likes to swing and play ball. She likes to help you in any way possible. Feeding the animals is now her chore [with a bit of help from Dah or Mama] and she's so proud of her job well done. She's learning the alphabet, numbers and colors. Loves yogurt.





So...next month a TWO year old!!! [sigh]



Have a great week!! Love, love, love.

Happy New Year!!!...

What fun we are...we watched Coraline, ate snacks by a perfect fire and were in bed by 10:30pm. WooHoo!!! [Hey, we need lots of rest to start our new year off right, eh?]



So...what was your New Year's resolution?

Have a FABULOUS year in 2011!!

Lots of love!