Cat Lover

I'm soo glad Soph doesn't share my fear of cats. Instead, she pretty much loves all animals, including her sitter's kitty.

30th Surprise Birthday Party

On Friday night my sister and mom threw me the best surprise birthday party ever! I was soo surprised. They put soo much time, thought and detail in the party. A HUGE thank you to them both for planning this party for soo long and keeping it a secret. My mom and sister are my best friends and I couldn't have asked for a better birthday. I didn't think I wanted a party, however, I had a blast and it was great seeing and hanging out with all my friends. The party started at Misty's house where my mom, dad, sister and Ricky had invited all my friends. They had soo much food, drinks and decorations prepared. Then...another surprise came at 8:30...a stretch hummer limo. We got in the limo and went from bar to bar. It was soo much fun! Here's some pictures from the night:

Shots:

 Heather and I:

 How cute are the soon-to-be Klinker's:

 Group shot in the limo:

 Heather and Kristen:

 Best friends for over 15 years:

 Ricky and Paul:

 Tiff, Erin and I:

 The Clarks:

 Having fun in the limo:

Thank you Misty and Ricky for hosting and planning the party. Thank you mom and dad for co-hosting the party and thank you to all my friends who came and helped me celebrate the big 3-0!

Valentine's Day

Sophia had a great Valentine's Day this year. She got lots of presents from mommy and daddy, Nana & poppy, Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie and Uncle Ricky. She is one spoiled little girl. She had a great day at her sitters, playing with the other kids, doing crafts and passing out valentine's.

Soph checking out all her presents:

 She is OBSESSED with Biscuit Books:

 Shakers like the ones at her gym class:

 Pretty Pink Alphabet purse book:

 Sunglasses:

 She loved her dress up outfits and kept putting them on and all the jewelry:

Fun with the Goff's

This past weekend we went to Cinci to visit the Goff side of the family and also so I could help my BFF Kush find a wedding dress. We had a great time and Kush found her wedding dress. Elliott and I also made a trip to Ikea and got some stuff for our house. It was a succesful trip!

Soph putting her babies to bed:

 Soph laid down and pretended to be sleeping lol:

 Then she woke up:

 She loves her new Sofia The First doll:

 Grandma Sharon put her to work:

 She loves reading books:

 Playing with her cousin Ellee:

 Grandma and Grandpa:

 Aunt Linds:

 Oh you know, just putting her on deodorant (daddy taught her that acouple weeks ago):

Happy Valentine's Day

18 months

I cannot believe my little girl is already 18 months old. It makes me soo sad that she's growing up soo fast!! Before I start a tear fest...here's her 18 month update:

Weight:
12 months 24.2
15 months 26 pounds
17 month: 26 pounds
18 months 26.5 pounds

Sophia amazes us every day. She knows 90% of all the letters. She gets confused with “Q” and will call it “O” and sometimes calls “N” a “M” and she doesn’t have Z down yet, but other than that, she knows her letters. She has also been counting. Every day, multiple times we’ll go upstairs and she climbs them herself. We count each stair, usually she’s talking about something else but then she’ll say 8, 9, 10. She doesn’t say 1-10 but she will throw in a 4, 5, 6, here and there and at the right time.

Potty training: we put Soph on her potty chair every night before she jumps into the bath tub. She has gone potty twice in the chair. This week she’s had less interest in sitting on it. Before, she’d sit on it for 5-10 mins, now it’s less than a minute. We aren’t pushing her so we’ll just let her do it when she’s ready.

Feeding herself – she’s still feeding herself most of the time. She loves having a spoon and fork at each meal.

New words: since she repeats EVERYTHING we say it’s hard to remember everything. Here’s acouple words I can think of off the top of my head:, love you, gym, cooking, bath, Eric, boy, girl, Ashley, Elliott, okie dokie (grandpa Jim taught her that), zebra, lion, play. She has also started putting acouple words together. Acouple nights ago she repeated me when I said “where is it?” My favorite is “love you” and my heart melts EVERY time she tells me. I tell her several times throughout the day/night that I love her and she ALWAYS says it back. It’s super sweet!!

Sophia thinks every boy is named Eric. When we’re in her gym class she walks up to them and says “Eric.” Her sitter Julie’s son is named Eric so she thinks everyone is Eric.

Clothes: 24 months and 2t – size 5 diapers and size 5 and 6 shoes (same as last month)

Food: She has been really weird about eating. She refuses to eat something for lunch, but will eat it for dinner. Or she’ll refuse to eat something for me, but will eat it at the sitters. Her favorite food is still applesauce and she’ll say “apple” almost every night as she wants applesauce with her meal. When she finishes her applesauce she’ll say “more.” When she is finished eating she’ll say “done.” If we don’t clean her up and clear her plate fast enough, she’ll throw everything on the floor. We’re working on breaking her of this habit. She drinks organic milk every morning with her breakfast and still loves it. She drinks water throughout the day and night and recently El gave her orange juice but diluted it. Soph loves juice and will say “juice” and point to it when El is drinking it. She very rarely gets orange juice and normally only gets it when I’m not home lol! I've never been a fan of giving kids juice because I saw kids when I was growing up with rotten teeth because their parents gave them a bottle of juice before going to bed.

Sleep: She goes to bed around 8 or 8:15 and doesn’t get up until around 7:00 a.m. Since Elliott has been home, she’ll go down at 8 p.m. then scream at 8:15 so we’ve been getting her, bringing her downstairs until 8:30 when she’s really tired, then we’ll put her in her crib. We’re thinking we should probably just change her bed time to 8:30 but some nights she’s exhausted at 8. She’s down to one nap a day for an hour and a half to two hours. She cannot sleep in her crib without all her friends – horse, Minnie Mouse, a baby or two, her seahorse, bunny and monkey.

Activities: Soph LOVES going to The Little Gym. She has so much fun playing with the other kids, running around, hanging from the bars, walking on the balance beams, etc. She still loves books and runs to her room every night when I tell her it’s time to read a book. She also loves being the center of attention and will really ham it up when people watch her. She loves stickers and putting puzzles together. She likes to pretend she’s talking on the phone and will hold it to her ear and will run around the house having a conversation.

Teeth: 14 teeth – Soph LOVES brushing her teeth, especially in front of the mirror in the bathroom. She’ll say “toothpaste” when I give her the toothbrush. I think she really just sucks the water and toothpaste off but our dentist said this is fine for now. She’ll have her first dentist appt. in August when she turns 2.

Soph's 18 month well visit isn't until March 1 so I'll update with all the stats then.

Casinos, finger paint, and reading

Soph sitting like a big girl

Friday night I went to the new Casino to celebrate my friend Kristen's 30th birthday. We had so much fun!

 Soph loves finger paint:

Saturday night we went to dinner to celebrate El's 31st birthday. The girls had soo much fun playing together:

Chilly Open

We went to the Chilly Open yesterday and Soph has so much fun. I think her favorite part was watching the band, The Debits. She loves music and dancing.

They also had a special tent for kids with lots of activities and kids food.

Soph playing a game:

Soph showing her baby the band:

Going in for her first cake pop:

 She loved the cake pops:

Getting low (she gets her moves from me lol):

                                         
They had different animals walking around and Soph kept grabbing Pepe the Penguin's tail lol:

 Soph loved, Crew Cat, the Columbus Crew's mascot:

 Checking out the band and Crew Cat:

 In the kids area:

Everything is under heated tents. They have tons of food vendors (Cameron Mitchell, City BBQ, Papa John's, Tim Horton's, Spaghetti Warehouse, Old Bag of Nails, acouple cake places and soo many more) passing out free food, a beer tent and tons of bands. It's a super fun family activity and 100% of all proceeds go to several different children's charities. The kids area was more for kids 5 and older but Soph still had fun running around (and me chasing her).