Go Fly a Kite

Sofia took a quick trip to our local park to try and fly a kite. She had a blast even though the kite didn't stay up very long.

And unrelated, this is how V eats finger foods. What do you mean you can eat through the top of your head or side of your face?

Messy Eater

Gone are the days when we could feed V without making a mess.

Vivian

V has started enjoying time in her exersaucer.

She's also been eating cereal and oatmeal since her 4 month birthday. She's still not very good at it and makes terrible faces. I plan on moving her on to other more tasty foods soon.

Coconut

Sofia experienced her first coconut. First they drained and tried the coconut milk. Sofia decided she didn't like it.

Mommy and Vivian stopped by to check it out.
Lucy did too... sort of.

After trying the coconut milk Sofia also tried the "meat" and decided she didn't like that either. Daddy then shredded it into a bowl and added some sugar and a little coconut milk. It sure was tasty!

And now for some random pictures...

Happy Valentine's Day

For Valentine's Day, on Friday and Dave and I took advantage of the Parent's Night Out at Sofia's daycare and we had a fabulous dinner at Cafe Malaga in McKinney. This picture is after they already took away 4 plates. We followed it up with dessert at a new French bistro.

On Valentine's Day itself, we exchanged cards and Daddy bought Mommy (red) and Sofia (pink) roses. They are beautiful.

Cousins' Breakfast

With much of the Hamaker family in town for Great Gramma's birthday event in the evening, the cousins decided it would be a great idea to meet up earlier in the day while the Aunts were busy doing stuff together. After calling around trying to find a breakfast place to hold all 20 of us, Dave and I decided to host the event at our house.

Theresa made an appearance via phone call.

A couple of the uncles stopped by to say hi.

Everyone seemed to have a good time getting reacquainted.

The food after the first rush.
Lucy found a friend in Julia. :)

After everyone left and we cleaned up, Sofia helped Daddy open his birthday present.

Sickling

Poor Sofia had some type of stomach bug. On her way to recovery she had some chicken noodle soup. She decided she preferred the broth from the soup instead of anything else. This was the best way to get her to drink it without making a mess :)

Playing in the Rain

I know it's been forever since I posted pictures. We've been a bit busy.

Our little princess entertaining herself in the kitchen while we cooked dinner.

Last Thursday we had a down-pour after we got home. Dave and Sia took advantage of it.

This butterfly stopped by on Friday.

Saturday morning Sofia came in to show us her "lipstick". Apparently we shouldn't leave the crayons out.

She climbed up there by herself. She's a Daddy's girl for sure.
Sunday dinner... this is what I saw above the table...
... while this was below the table...

Our little chef in the making, reading a cookbook.
:)

Trip to San Antonio

A few days after returning from NYC, Sofia and I flew to San Antonio to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa who were already there. This was Sofia's 2nd trip by air; the first was to San Diego last summer.

Sofia loved flying in and above the "marshmallow clouds".

San Antonio Children's Museum

Sofia loved everything about this place!

"Moooooooooo"

Dinner on our own. (Grandma and Grandpa were at a banquet with Grandma's accountant friends)

San Antonio Botanical Gardens

They had different "play houses and forts" set up all around the garden grounds for kids to explore. Grandpa and Mommy jumped in the fun too!

Sofia handled all the flying bugs very well. She didn't even freak out and scream when several bees, flys and butterflys came in for a closer look.

The Alamo

Penguin was never too far away.