9 Months

It is hard to believe that our little Sophia Kaye is 9 months old. She has been such a joy to have in our home. We love her to death and can't even begin to imagine life without her. She makes us laugh every day and we both feel so blessed to be her parents!
Here are 10 of her favorite things

1. Her Blankie - She likes to stick her fingers and toes through the holes and also pull it up to her face while she sucks on the side of her finger.
2. Books - She loves books!! She loves touch and feel books and also her Jungle and Farm animal books. When I read her two favorite books she gets all excited and starts flapping her arms. She also likes to be a big helper and turn the pages.
3.Super Why - It is her favorite PBS cartoon. When she wakes up in the morning she loves to watch it. It is her little ritual.

4. Loud Music - She gets this from her Daddy! The best way to get her to sleep in the car is to crank the music. Celine Dion is her favorite CD.

5. Dancing with Mommy and Daddy - She loves to dance around in the kitchen when the radio is blasting, and will just giggle and giggle.

6. Bath Time - Sophie absolutely loves her bath. Especially when she can splash Mommy and Daddy. She loves to lounge in the corner of her tub and let her feet hang over the edge.

7. Play Time - She loves her toys and now loves to get into everything as well. Now that she is crawling she loves to explore. Her new thing is to pull all the DVDs down his week she even managed to get her finger stuck in the VCR/DVD player.
8. Paper - She is obsessed with it, but the problem is she wants to eat it. She loves to get the magazines, or anything that she can reach and rip it to pieces and shove it in her mouth. Having 6 teeth makes it so easy to take a big bite!

9. Walks - We all love our Sunday Walks. We have a favorite spot up the canyon where Kuma can jump in the creek and cool down and Sophie just loves to be outside. It is a good thing Daddy has a great back pack to carry her in.
10. Children - She absolutely adores other children. It doesn't matter where we are if she sees another kid she is HAPPY! She is such a little social butterfly. She tries to talk to them and then just giggles and gets all excited. She stalks them out wherever we are!

Our Little Screamer

Ryan and Sophie love to play the screaming game with each other. I must admit that it is kind of funny but not when she decides to do it in Sacrament Meeting. Everyone turns to look our direction as I quickly try to cover her mouth and or take her out to the foyer. She is known in the ward as the baby you can hear long before you can see.

Moab

Ryan had a week break from school, so we decided to take advantage of the time together and went down to Moab for our first camping expedition with Sophia! She did great at camp! She loved to crawl over to the edge of the blanket and play in the dirt, and she loved the fire! She even slept better than Mommy and Daddy. The second night the wind was blowing so hard that the tent was whipping back and forth and she slept right through it. We camped along the Colorado River and spent time at Arches, Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point. We hiked in both parks and were even able to go in the Fiery Furnace. Everyone was suprised at how well Sophie did. She was putting on a show for everyone in the group. Ryan did amazing climbing all over the rocks with her. I couldn't have done it that is for sure. It was a great break to spend time as a family and enjoy some of the beautiful creations in Utah.

On our way home we stopped in Price to get an ICEE. Sophie didn't want any at first, but once she tasted it she went crazy!