Dancing Zoe

Before I get to the video I have a funny story about Zoe.  This morning Sophie woke up first so I was getting her breakfast when I hear book pages being turned from Zoe's room.  I peek in to find her lying in her bed looking through her books.  I ask her if she is still tired and she says yes, then I ask her if she wants to go back to sleep and she says yes.  So I leave her and go back to the kitchen.  10 minutes go by and she still hasn't emerged, 10 more minutes and still nothing, an hour later I go into her room and she is snuggled up in her covers awake.  I ask her if she is ready to get up and she just sighs and asks me to read her a book.  My little Zoe is definitely not a morning person, especially not today!

I have been trying to upload this video for awhile. It was just too funny not to share.  Zoe LOVES to dance and here she is in her finest moves yet.  It kind of reminds me of Elaine from Seinfeld. 

Lily's at 5 Months

At the first of this month Lily turned 5 months old.  I can't believe how fast the time is flying, I wish I could stop time and just relish in her slobbery kisses, coos, snuggles, and the eyes that she has only for me!  Life with three moves so much faster.  With Sophie I felt like I was just waiting for the next milestone, with Zoe I knew what to expect and when, now I am amazed that Lily has reached _______(fill in blank) milestone so quickly.

Her personality is so unique and different from her sisters.  She loves to snuggle, watch her sisters play, doesn't conform to a schedule and spits up a LOT (she is nursing and it's like if I even think about eating dairy she douses me in spit up)!  She is sleeping through the night (11-12 hours most nights), can almost sit up by herself, rolls from tummy to back (occasionally and never when we want her to),  loves to suck her thumb and two fingers, whichever she can get to first, and laughs when Tyler and I dance or pull a face.  She is eating oatmeal, squash, sweet potatoes and avocados. Loves to nap, but only if you put her down awake. Basically she is growing up way too fast!!

Here she is sucking her two fingers.

Her favorite ball, it is easy for her to hold onto.

Oh look, she found her thumb, obviously the ball wasn't that important.

Oh look, it's Mommy, time to smile!

Sophie and Soccer

This spring Sophie decided that she wanted to play soccer.  After much searching we found the Tooele United Rec league and signed Sophie up, a little late, but they still let her register.  Of course Tyler went and got each of the girls their own soccer balls.  Sophie has been having a blast practicing and at the 2 games that she has had so far.  

The pictures are of her first game. It was so cold and rainy.  Zoe, Lily and I were all bundled up in sweaters and blankets.  I felt bad that Sophie was out there without a jacket but she didn't seem to mind.  She had fun running around and trying to get the ball.  She also loved running by us and giving us a thumbs up with a huge grin.  It made me laugh every time.  I was glad to know that she was enjoying playing soccer!

Here she is right before the game started getting ready...well, at least she was supposed to be getting ready to run.

Here's one of the few time she got the ball this first game.  

Yesterday's game was much warmer and Sophie had just as much fun running around.  Although her shadow distracted her, she kept posing and looking at her shadow to see how if it was posing like her. Then when she would hear us telling her to run after the ball she would smile, give that cute thumbs up, and start running after the ball. You have to love the short attention spans and imagination of children!  I am glad to see that she is able to enjoy the things around her and still participate (most of the time) in a soccer game.

First Food

Last month Lily got her first taste of solids. We started her off with oatmeal and as you can tell from the pictures she could have cared less.

So far she has gotten the hang of eating from a spoon but wouldn't really care if we didn't give it to her everyday.

Everyday Silliness

Whenever the camera comes out to document milestones, general cuteness, or special occasions the sillies tend to emerge. Most of the time I can reign them in and get a couple photos that are blog/scrapbook worthy. And other times, well, we're not so successful. This was one of those instances. Here are my four loves in all their glory!

As you can see, Sophie is determined to pose in a manner that is very eccentric, complete with her face pulled into some weird expression. Zoe tries to mimic Sophie but still isn't too sure of how to pull off complete silliness. Lily gets tired of being told to look at the camera and smile. And Tyler, well, he is just the embodiment of silly!!

Easter

This Easter we had a lot of fun staying close to home and celebrating with Tyler's family. Saturday morning we headed over to his parents to color eggs and go to an Easter Egg Hunt. Sophie and Zoe had a lot of fun coloring eggs.

Zoe and Tyler coloring eggs. Zoe loves the camera!

Sophie was very excited to color eggs and colored about 2 dozen all by herself.
Lily had a good nap rocking with Grandpa during the activities.

After the eggs we headed up to the park in Stockton for the egg hunt. Zoe was really excited and delved in quite quickly when they said go. She loaded up her basket full and was very excited with all the candy and little toys she collected.
Sophie on the other hand wasn't too excited after we told her that she had to do the hunt without a basket. Kids 5 and older could only use themselves as vessels for their loot. Let's just say she had a major meltdown and refused to tuck her shirt in or turn her hoodie backwards to have a place to collect the stuff. Thanks to Aunt Jamie she finally turned her hoodie around and tucked in her shirt right before they started. And she cheered up when she realized that all the kids in her age group were doing the same thing. She even found one of the prize eggs and won a ball.
Here they are will all their loot and FREEZING. Did I mention that the wind was blowing and it made the warmth from the sun useless. Guess I shouldn't have dressed them all springy.

Lily was grateful to finally be back in the van out of the cold wind.

We went back to grandma and grandpa's house and had a yummy lunch after the egg hunt and then had one of our own in the backyard. These eggs were a bit more valuable because they were full of money and one lucky person had the possibility of finding a twenty dollar bill.

Sophie and Zoe diligently looking for eggs.

Look who found the $20!
On Sunday Sophie woke up first and came running into me about ready to explode with excitement. She couldn't wait to see her basket full of goodies. The poor girl jumped around my room waiting for Zoe to wake up. Once Zoe was awake, I let them go into the front room to look at their baskets. They were very pleased with what they got.

Lily and her basket with a vtech toy in it.
This is what Sophie was so excited about, Aurora.
And Zoe loved her Rapunzel!
We had a wonderful Easter, full of fun, food and family. Most of all we are thankful for our Savior, the atonement and resurrection. After church on Sunday, Sophie told us what she had learned in Primary. She told us the story of Jesus' resurrection. It brought tears to my eyes to know that Sophie saw the importance of this event and remembered it.

"The empty tomb that first Easter morning was the answer to Job's question, 'If a man die, shall he live again?' To all within the sound of my voice, I declare, If a man die, he shall live again. We know, for we have the light of revealed truth...

"My beloved brothers and sisters, in our hour of deepest sorrow, we can receive profound peace from the words of the angel that first Easter morning: 'He is not here; for he is risen.'"

-President Thomas S. Monson