Sophia's fun

Tomorrow I'll be having a hysterectomy. Sophia is in Eugene with Barry, Jessica and Lindsey. That way, this time can be fun for her. Barry posted pictures of their afternoon's activity and he may post more in the next few days. You can keep up with her activities by clicking the "Lindsey's blog" link to the right or clicking here.

Aunt Amy

We are just back from a visit to Aunt Amy and Aunt Karen in Washington DC. We went with Grandma. Grandma, Sophia and I came back Wednesday but Paul It was lots of fun and very tiring. Here are a few of my favorite pictures.

Happy Adoption Day!

Yesterday was Sophia's Adoption Day, when we celebrate the day we went into court and legally became a family forever. It's a day as special to us as the day Sophia was born. We got Sophia a balloon, which she got to pick and therefore is a Dora balloon. She also got to decide what we had for dinner and asked for "pasta and brocoli and sauce." You've got to love a kid who's special meal is both easy and includes vegetables! I made ice cream sandwiches, which Sophia seemed to find quite entertaining.

We also looked at pictures of when she was born and when we went to court. We read several adoption books and told Sophia how much we love her and how glad we are to be a family. One of my favorites is Happy Adoption Day which says:

There are those who
think families happen by chance,
A mystery their whole life through,
But we had a voice and we had a choice -
We were working and waiting for you.
So it's here's to you and three
cheers to you!
Let's shout it, "Hip, hip, hip hooray!
For out of a world to tattered and torn,
You came to our house on that wonderful morn...
And all of a sudden this family was born.
Oh happy Adoption Day!

We are lucky, lucky people get to be Sophia's parents.

Super Sophia

Yesterday Sophia decided it was time to play with the cape that Grandma Darla made for her birthday. She ran around the house, chasing Paul and running by herself when he got tired, calling herself "Supper Sophia!" Lest we think that pop culture has taken her over (it's trying, and working, but hasn't completed its work yet) Paul called her that first and she thought it was highly entertaining.

Last night as her desert after dinner she got a fortune cookie left from my birthday dinner last week. It said something like "It is time for peace in your life. You need to learn to take direction from others." It was a nearly perfect fortune for her. Like her mother, Sophia is very independent and wants to do things by herself.

We've had a few other entertaining incidents with Miss Independent. A few nights ago during dinner she was applying herself to her food and Paul and I started talking about our wonderful niece Lindsey. I looked over and noticed that Sophia had slid down in her chair until her head was about level with the table and was looking very cross. I asked her what was wrong and she refused to answer me, giving the world a dirty look. After asking a few more times and thinking furiously, I asked her if she was mad because we'd been talking about Lindsey. She enthusiastically agreed that was the problem and with our attention more properly invested in her perked right up.

Last night we were playing and I asked if she wanted help with something. This greatly offended her and she got down on her knees and crawled to sit with her back against the front door, crossed her eyes and pouted. After telling her she wasn't in trouble, or in time out and could come any time she wanted, we decided to ignore her and started talking. A few minutes later she ran into the room, threw a stuffed horse at me, and ran back to her pouting station. Pouting just isn't any fun unless she's being watched. There aren't too many dull moments around here!