Ethan was also surprised...

The story goes like this... last night Kerry came down and baby-sat for Brian and I. While she was here she decorated the playroom for Krys's graduation. Ethan of course saw all the balloons and glitter and sat on the stairs ready to pout. He was wondering where his party was. He has been to so many birthday parties that it is hard for him to wait for his own party. So afraid that he would burst into some uncontrollable tears, she told him that this was HIS party!!

5:13am Ethan wakes up... My party is downstairs he tells me. I try to tell him that it is too early and everyone is still sleeping. Meanwhile, I am trying to drill into him, that it is Sophie's party, but that he can help her, and have cake. Where are the "Backyards"? (he is having a Backyardigans theme party) Again, I try to tell him that it is Sophie's party... pick your battles right, I tell myself. I just have to go with the flow, I explained again that it is too early and go back to Na-nights... He looks at me, and tells me "it's not dark anymore"... what do you say... sometimes I am speechless.

Knowing that this would be hard for him, Brian and I picked him up a couple of his favorite things for being such a great big brother!!! (Along with Auntie Kerry and Auntie Joy. Aunt Suzie had the right idea and bought a gift they both could use!!) Good thinking!!!

Fred and the Birthday Girl...

Fred is a softy when it comes to the babies... Another rare shot of Fred and Sophie... This is Sophie in her pretty pink birthday dress.

Time for Happy Birthday

What is more fun than singing Happy Birthday and blowing out the candles??? Well singing it three times and blowing out the candles three times of course!!! The kids were having so much fun singing and blowing out the candles that I just kept asking them if they wanted to do it again, and they kept yelling YES!!!

CAKE!!!!!!!!

First piece of cake ever!!! Sophie has been to a couple birthday parties, but I have avoided cake until today!! I wanted to have her taste cake for the first time at her birthday! She really liked to squeeze the frosting in her fingers!! I love the first pic the best... her eyes just say it all.

Celebration for Two!!

Today, not only was it Sophie's first birthday party, but my oldest nephew Krystopher is graduating from high school... I know that makes me feel old, I wonder how his mom feels :) I am very proud of you Krys graduating with honors!!! Way to Go.

Washing off the Cake

Here the kids are getting ready for bed!! What a great day! You would think

..."oh that must be frosting keeping her hair up like that"... nope... it just stays like that!!! She has always had crazy hair!!!!

More pics are to come.

There will be more pics to come. We did take a lot more in Florida, but we left them there. When Nannie and Nono come home, we will put more on here for all to see. There are great pics of the kids at the zoo, park and playing in the pool. Can't wait for you to see them all.

Silly Faces

We are not quite sure about sunglasses just yet. She looks adorable though. We were just posing in the front yard last weekend. Ethan and Daddy went for a walk and Sophia and I played in the grass and caught some rays!!!

Goofing around in the backyard

Here we are at home, goofing around. Ethan and Sophia love to play together, so they both got on the four wheeler. The battery was low, so with both of them, it was not going anywhere. We tied the extension cord around the steering wheel and pulled them around the yard!!! Are those hand signals that Ethan is practicing??

Ethan and Sophia

Ethan and Nono were driving the boat to Picnic Island. Sophia is here at Picnic Island taking in the sun and posing for her pictures.

Our First Boat Ride

Sophia and Ethan went out on the boat on Sunday May 20, 2007. Carol and Al, Nannie and Nono's friends in Florida took us out for the day. The ride was a little rough at first and then we were in the clear. We took a ride to Picnic Island, where we had lunch, played in the water and then headed back home.

Sophia is ready for a Birthday Dinner

This is Sophia the night that we went out to dinner for her birthday. Let me tell you... this girl can eat!!! She had countless pieces of bread. She ate chicken, scallops, baked poatao and key lime pie for dessert!!