First day of "school"

Since Adam has been “working from home” on the days I work, Sophie has very little interaction with other children (other than the gym and church nurseries). We decided it was time to put her in something a little more formal. One of the girls I work with gave us the name of an in home pre-school that both her boys attended and we decided to give it a try one day a week. Other than some trauma related to sleeping on a mat at naptime.I think she enjoys it. Ms. Debbie said that Sophie sleeps much better if she sits with her. Yes, the only 1 1/2 hours of peace Ms. Debbie gets during the day are spent sitting with Sophie, the sign of someone truly meant to be teaching pre-school! I’m really hoping it will help her with her speech, she barely says any recognizable words.though she can talk your ear off in jibberish. Here she is with her bag packed on her first day of school.

This is what I imagine she looked like when she found out she had to sleep on a mat at naptime.the princess and the pea!

First Baseball Game

Some of my favorite memories as a child were of nights spent at the softball diamonds with my dad and his team! My dad played softball for as long as I can remember.in fact I was almost born at a softball tournament in Bay City. We decided to take Sophie to a Nashville Sounds game for her first baseball game followed by her first fireworks show. She LOVED it all! The Sounds games have A LOT of music.and if you know anything about Sophie, you know how much she loves music. She danced the whole night. The little boy in the picture is David Hamilton.I love the look on his face. If you are wondering why we are all red.it was 96 degrees when we walked in and 86 degrees when we walked out. We were technically melting. Sophie even loved the fireworks. I thought she would be terrified because they were so loud, but turns out she’s actually more tolerant that I am!

Jump Zone

Wendy and I took the girls to the Jump Zone. Josie loved all of it...Sophie loved some of it. About what I expected from our sweet, timid girl. Sophie did find a few things she enjoyed...Josie didn't find anything that scared her!

Okay, this is my speed...

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Sorry Soph...no room for you...

Yes...this is the BIG slide!

Pink Polka Dot Bikini

I have nothing else to say…the pictures speak for themselves.

Sophie's Franklin Party

Here are some pictures from Sophie’s birthday party in Franklin!
 

Chattanooga Day Trip

We decided to take Sophie to the Chattanooga Aquarium for a day trip. WOW what a disaster. We arrived at peak nap time (what were we thinking?) and she screamed through the entire thing. We did take her to the IMAX movie (her first movie) which she enjoyed so much she talked, laughed, and happy screamed through the whole thing. YES.I was THAT mother. I couldn’t take her out without disturbing half a row of people so I just tried to keep her as quiet as possible. At least she wasn’t crying. The aquarium was awesome.but next time we’ll try for better timing. We did go to Lookout Mountain as well. I wanted to “see Rock City” but it was $18 per person and I’m a cheapskate.so we settled for a little park that overlooked Chattanooga. This was by far Sophie’s favorite part!

Sophie's 2nd Birthday at the Discovery Center

Wendy and I celebrated Sophie's second birth "day" at the Discovery Center. We went on a nature walk even though it was hotter than hades. For the most part the girls had a blast...except for the canoe picture below. What a great CHEAP place to go for a day of fun!