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About Me
Katie
My name is Katie and I am a wife, mother, and baker. I love to run, cook, and spend time with my family. Follow me and my family as we spend each and every day living life to the fullest.
Saturday morning we took Sophia to get her very first haircut ever! The place we took her to was just adorable and really fit her personality. It was called Wild Child Hair. After getting into the chair and getting situated she acted like she was an old pro. She just loved being able to watch "the puppy movie" or 101 Dalmatians while getting her hair done. When she was finished getting it cut, the lady put some styling mango foam in her hair. Sophia thought that was about the greatest thing ever. Hal and I could not get over how curly her hair actually was after getting it cut. It was so incredibly adorable to see all of the curls really come out. Check out these curls!
When she was all done, all of the ladies in the store commented on how adorable her hair looked. She was thrilled to get her very own sticker and sucker. They even saved some cute little locks for me and put them in an adorable keepsake envelope that I can put in her baby book.
This was the most wonderful experience and Sophia can barely wait to go back and have another haircut!
Sophia has been learning about the letter W this week at Corey's house. They made pictures of water slides, colored watermelons, and today they finished their W project which was creating a whale. Corey does just the cutest things ever with these kids! Hope you enjoy this adorable little girl and her new best friend.
Sophia has also been practicing jumping on one foot. This seems to be her new favorite thing to do. It is quite funny to watch her jump around attempting to jump on one foot. She hasn't really mastered this skill yet, but she will hopefully soon.
Today Sophia had a playdate with Peyton. The girls had a great time wearing their princess tutus, crowns, and wands. They each made three of their very own princess rings. Of course Sophia's favorite was Snow White.
After playing a bit the girls had lunch and then played some more. Before we left to go home they played with the kitchen items. Sophia just loved all of the play food that they had. When it was time to go, both girls were quite exhausted. Sophia went down for a nap and then it was off to Grandma's birthday. She had so much fun with her third cousins Thomas and Matthew. The kids loved the cake and ice cream and then started the movie Up. We were sad to see them go. Tomorrow daddy leaves for a whole week. We will miss him very much!
Last night Hal and I took Sophia to her first Sports Sampler class. I found this class through Community Education and thought that it sounded really fun. Well little did we know how much fun it would be!
Sophia had a blast playing at all of the different stations. Last night they had: basketball, soccer, hockey, hula hoops, beanbags, and cones set out. I think Sophia loved the soccer and hockey the most. She also tried dribbling a basketball which was quite the experience. Hal and I had a great time doing all of the different activities with her. It was set up like an open gym so we got to play at our own leisure.
Then in the middle of the class we went around and said our names and our favorite colors. At the end of the class we played Sophia's most favorite game in the world....Duck, Duck, Grey Duck. Each time the person would get close to her, I watched her get ready to jump up and chase them. When it came time for her to chase, she chased the little boy and giggled so much that they both went around the circle twice. It was hysterical!
By the time we got home we were all quite tired. The class doesn't last very long and it is only once a week, but I'm so glad that we signed up!
P.S. Sorry no pictures.....we were playing way too hard :)
To start off the new year on the right foot, Sophia had a friend over to celebrate new years eve. The girls had a great time playing with each other and watching movies while the parents enjoyed the time chatting together. We had a great 9 o'clock new years celebration together and then they went home.
Saturday, we went bowling together as a family. We had never been bowling with Sophia before, but she just loved it! She did such a wonderful job. What a fun place too! We went to Pinz in Oakdale. I couldn't believe how much there was to do for all ages. We got to bowl in the VIP room and so there was only one other lane besides us. Sophia did so well bowling she even beat my mom! My mom vows to get bumpers next time too. After bowling we went out to lunch. Last night Hal and I had date night. It was so fun to have a night together.
I am not looking forward to getting back into the routine, but know that soon enough it will be time for vacation! I just hope that time comes quicker than anticipated.
Last night we had yet another Christmas with my immediate family. We are so fortunate to have my brother home with us from AZ for a whole week! Hal, Sophia, and I made the 5 mile journey over to my parents house last night. First we exchanged stockings which was quite a bit of fun. The limit is $20 and you get a whole bunch of little things. Then we ate appetizers. There was so much food!
After eating, we opened presents. What a wonderful family we have! We all got such wonderful gifts. Sophia got a ton of new doll things and a new dolly which she was thrilled about. By the time we got done opening presents, it was 9 o'clock and time to head home. We got home and unpacked all of the gifts and then everyone including myself went off to bed!
Today we went to the MOA to shop and go on the rides. It was really fun to watch Sophia with her uncle taking him on the ride like she was an old pro. It was also fun to watch Ryan with her because he is quite a bit bigger than she is. Tonight I have to work at the Y and Sophia is off to play with Uncle Ryan over at Papa and Nana's house. I can hardly believe that tomorrow is New Years Eve!!
After a busy day on Wednesday, I was looking forward to spending lots of time with family over the holiday weekend. Thursday was Christmas Eve and the day started out nice and relaxing. Hal and I did some work around the house to get ready for our company that evening as we were hosting for my dad's side of the family (the Juhl side). This meant 16 adults and 5 kiddos. It was quite the party! Our traditions on Christmas Eve entail that we do appetizers instead of a dinner and we play the dice game. There was enough food to feed any army. Every year we say we will make less, but it never happens. This year we did change one thing and that was that instead of the adults playing their own dice game, the kids just played. It was quite hilarious to watch the kids play! After playing for what felt like an hour, all of the presents had finally been snatched up and the kids opened. Once they all shared presents and exchanged the ones that they didn't want, the families started to pack up and head home. By the time that everyone left, it was around 11. Sophia was quite tired! We set some cookies and milk out for Santa and then it was off to bed for everyone.
Christmas morning we woke up around 8. We brought Sophia downstairs to see if Santa had come. Sophia was amazed to find that he had come and had eaten the cookies she left out. He also left her a full stocking plus her very own princess tent, sleeping bag, backpack, flashlight, and compass. She was so thrilled she didn't really care about opening her presents under the tree. She got several presents and she was very excited to open everything up! Hal and I got each other new touch phones. I just love my phone!! After opening presents, Hal went to attack the driveway because we got about 10 inches or more between Christmas Eve day and Christmas Day morning. I went upstairs to take a shower and Sophia sat and watched the Disney parade in our room. After everyone got ready, we went over to my parents house for Christmas Day. my mom's sister and her husband joined us along with my two cousins. We ate snacks and opened presents. Then we played a similar game to the dice game where you exchange gifts only it moves with a story. It was very fun and everyone loved the $5 gift they got. After doing the gifts, we sat down for a lovely Christmas dinner. When dinner was over it was 3 and Sophia still hadn't been down for a nap. We attempted and she slept for a short time. When she woke up it was around 5 and we headed home. We played in the tent and then everyone headed up to bed.
Today we had a great family day! Hal made puffy pancakes for breakfast. Then Sophia opened a couple more gifts. Then we played two of her new board games. After playing in the house for a while, we went outside to play. It was a beautiful day! We came in for some lunch and then I brought Sophia to the Y with me so I could run and Hal went to snowblow his dad's driveway since his dad is in Utah. We got home and Sophia went down for a nap. Now I have laundry going and we are going to get ready to go look at Christmas lights tonight. What a great weekend!
I had so many pictures I couldn't pick so I picked the best of and created a slide show. I hope you enjoy!
