Can't Complain

...when this is what I spend my Fridays doing...

Gingerbread Houses

Tonight, we started a new family tradition for Christmas of making gingerbread houses.  My sister brought over gingerbread house kits and Sophie and her cousin Bodhi each made their own.  Sophie had so much fun doing it and she was quite proud of her work!  I am so glad that she enjoyed it.  It's going to be a yearly event for my girls.

Intense focus

A work in progress...

The finished house!

Very proud

Sick Day

At home with two sick kiddos today.  Even on days like this, I still feel like a very lucky mama.

California Rustic

Although this home is in Atlanta, I consider the style to be California Rustic--clean, contemporary, simple and rustic. Inspirational.

all images from A Life's Design (a great design blog with gorgeous images!)

Snapshots

 These past 10 days has been incredibly busy with family events, and unfortunately I haven't had a moment to keep this journal updated.  Here is a potpourri of my life, in snapshots:

Grace and I waiting for my sister to be done with her haircut at Vidal Sassoon.  I overslept and missed my own appointment.

Sophie trying to pray at our family Buddhist temple.  We were there to commemorate my grandfather's passing, four years ago.

My cousin Ashley from New Jersey came, as well as many other relatives from (literally) across the country to honor my grandfather.  A yearly tradition in our family.

 

Sophie hanging out outside the Buddhist temple after the ceremony.  I loved her red capelet.  She insisted on throwing a wrench in my perfect outfit and bringing the pink purse, but it was cute.

Sophie and Darren waiting outside.  They were both really patient throughout the long ceremony!

One of the rare pictures of my two girls together.  My awesome, awesome aunt and her family babysat for us so that we could watch the latest Harry Potter movie.  I have a great family!

Sophie at her Oma's house for Thanksgiving.  I was so proud of her--sitting quietly at her end of the table and feeding herself the entire time.  No ipod necessary this time!

Grace at Thanksgiving.  She's growing into such a pretty girl.

The girls chilling with their dad on our bed.  Watching TV, what we do best!

Family Naptime

One of my favorite things is when the weather is beautiful on the weekend, the house is quiet and still, and my family is napping peacefully...

Sophie really really really loves books.  See how she falls asleep?

4 months

The pediatrician said it best today: "She's a big girl."

Weight: 16 lbs 3 oz (94%)
Height: 25.5 inches (90%)

These days she's laughing, cooing, babbling, grabbing at objects and leaning forward.  Not quite completely weaned yet, but we're working on it!