Water Park!

It seems like I haven't had any 'blog worthy' material to work with since a few of the things we do I can't really take pictures easily. Sofia and I go to Emler Swim School every Wednesday morning and she's become quite the little seal. From the first class four weeks ago, she goes under water, holds her breath, and does some pretty serious kicking! She now holds her breath for up to 7 seconds and CK and I practice a lot in the pool at home. She'll 'swim' from one of us to the other, get into our arms, then say "again, again" to go back! She kicks a lot but doesn't really move much, so we need to help her out a lot, but she is fearless! She LOVES going down our slide and jumps into the pool without hesitation when we're in it. We bought her a swim vest which she loves! Her favorite being that she can twist around in the water while singing "The Wheels on the Bus...." On Thursdays we go to a tumbling class which is great fun, but it too is a 'Mommy and me' so I can't exactly take pictures! We just started yesterday and Sofia loves it! She's pretty good at the balance beam (it's only a few inches off the mat) and enjoys her forward rolls. It's so cute to watch her and help her do the moves.

So, after her nap yesterday, we went to the Hurst Water Park which is designed for little ones. It was awesome! They have a play structure with water as well as several pools and a few easy slides. Sofia loved going from the play structure to the large graduated pool, where she could walk until she could swim around. It was great. I only took a few pictures since I was on my own and didn't want to bring my camera where it could get wet.

Heading out to the play structure


Taking it all in - getting a good look at the water park!


Our little swimmer


Playing


After nearly two hours of playing.....arranging her own towel to cover her feet.


Covering the rest of her


One exhausted girl taking in the scene


Yes, she slept VERY well last night.....

Growing up so fast....

After a few weeks (ok, months) of taking a break from regular exercise, we are committed to hitting the gym regularly - thanks in huge part to a friend who needed a new workout partner! Sofia loves the baby care center and has so much fun that she bolts as soon as I arrive, with hardly a "bye, bye." When I go to pick her up she smiles and says "Mommy came back! Pizza" because we generally have lunch at the gym's cafe and she really likes their cheese pizza (it's very good!). As we leave the gym she always walks under the bike rack that is on the way to our car and I was amazed the other day when she was playing because she literally used to be able to walk under the rack without ducking about four months ago! Now her head is far above the top rail, which is amazing!

So Stylish!

I wanted to capture a few of Sofia's doing lately. She's very much into putting on Mommy or Papa's shoes and walking around the house - usually with the shoes on the wrong feet which is cute. She's also good at going into my closet and picking out shoes and she generally chooses two different pair to walk around in. Recently she was wearing a Mimi-made dress and went into my closet and picked out red shoes which went perfectly with her dress! So clever and stylish! She also LOVES to wear my sunglasses, and aside from getting them all grimy she's very careful with them. Once she puts them on she says "So stylish!" which is adorable!

Such the fashion plate - Sofia and the red shoes


So cute.


On a recent outing - eating butter out of the little containers.....


Studying the butter on her finger


"So stylish" - wearing Mommy's sunglasses (while eating popcorn at Target.....)

Here are some random pictures

Visiting Ft Worth

On Monday we drove out to Ft Worth, had lunch and walked around. It was great to visit downtown Ft Worth without the crowds, but we missed the cattle drive and cowboys. Sofia's Grandparents bought her a horse that she and Grandpa named "Old Paint" and she rode him around the entire time! It was adorable!

Grandma and Sofia walking down the street


Sofia and Old Paint - look at that smile!


Grandpa and Sofia figure out a good name for her new horse


All of us at the Stockyards sign


Sofia compares horses......the police officer let her pet her horse just after I took this picture


Riding another horse. There are about 6 different mechanical ponies in one area and Sofia rode them all!

Swimming!

Here is Sofia doing her very favorite thing (besides reading and listening to music.....)! She LOVES swimming and would spend all day in the water if she could. After using Jessica's water wings, we bought her a swim vest and her own set of water wings so she can get around and practice her kicking. Now with her new swimsuit and towel, she's all set!

Swimming with Papa and Grandpa


Splashing!


Kicking the water - Such a cute gal in her new suit!


Splashing water onto her "pizza" as she calls it (notice the shape of the stone, thus her pizza!)


All wrapped up in her new towel

Birthday Presents!

Grandma and Grandpa gave Sofia her 2nd birthday presents on Sunday afternoon! She was given a very cute swimsuit along with a matching polka dot towel and white swim cover-up as well as a girlie wall clock and a new set of kids music CDs! She loved it all and decided to test out her swimsuit and towel immediately. After, we listened to her new music CD and played delicately with her new wall clock!

Presents?!


Wrapped in her brand new towel


What else is in the bag?!


Oh, a swimsuit!


Posing with Grandma (gotta love the socks!)


Our little swimmer


Hanging out with her Grandpa


With Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa Lee Visit

Grandma and Grandpa Lee arrived on Thursday night to celebrate the 4th of July weekend with us! Sofia was very happy to be in Grandpa's arms or with Grandma and could care less about me! Admittedly I wasn't the best at taking pictures this weekend and it seemed to go by too quickly! On Friday evening we went to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants for dinner after CK and his Dad got back from a day of flying and I picked up my cousin Tony. On Saturday we had brunch with CK's cousin Tanya and her family and then a BBQ/pool party with some friends.

Sofia and her Grandpa


Drawing (Coloring at least)


Grandma's water tastes SO much better!


Wearing Jessica's water wings on Saturday - she LOVED them and swam all over the pool without a care!


With Tanya and Erik