Ponytail...

21 Months...

Sophie has started talking in sentences within the past month. She tells us exactly what she wants. She is starting to say some really funny things. She calls a sandwich a fonsant. I think fonsant is even harder to say than sandwich. The other day I was planting flowers, she came up to me and said, "What making momma". She calls herself Princess Sophie. She is stubborn and very smart. She is also extremely sweet and polite. She has an extremely funny sense of humor, just like her daddy. They make each other laugh all day. She loves to sing, and have me sing to her. She can sing the Popcorn song (popcorn popping on the apricot tree) all by herself. She loves me to sing songs about Jesus, and rock a bye baby. She loves to dance with Corey, they are always dancing. She has turned into a little girl overnight. I can't believe how fast time has gone. We have so much fun together. The last three pictures are an example of her stubbornness. She needed a nap, but was not about to fall asleep. I finally gave up and continued on with my day. She started playing on the stairs, when I looked over at her she was laying down. I walked over to her and saw that she was asleep. If she doesn't want to go to sleep, she won't. If she does she will tell you and then waste no time in falling asleep.

Showee...

Sophie loves to take showers with Corey. She calls it a Showee.

She says "Sophie take a showee too".

Easter Weekend...

We left for Blanding Thursday morning. We spent Friday playing outside and riding four wheelers. Sophie loved riding with Daddy. She is a little daredevil! Corey said she would sing the whole ride. We also blew bubbles, jumped on the tramp, and watched lots of movies. Everyone else got there late Friday night. Saturday we woke up to rain. We decided not to go to recapture pockets. We were all sad, but we headed to North Chapel and had a fun anyway! It stopped raining long enough to let the kids have an Easter egg hunt outside. Sophie LOVED it! She ran and ran holding on to her Easter basket really tight. She would run up to an egg put it in her bucket and say I did it. We left early Sunday morning. When we got home we went to my parents house for dinner. Sophie got to hunt for her Easter basket. It was so fun to watch her have fun this Easter. Last year she was too tiny to understand anything. It was a fun weekend.

Forts...

Sophie loves to build little forts around herself and then put every toy she can find in it. Sometimes she can't even move, she has so many toys around her. She thinks she is so awesome. She proudly exclaims " I did it, Hooray ". This time she made her fort in her closet. Her other favorite spots are on the stairs or in the corner by the TV.

uplifted...

I always feel so refreshed and uplifted after conference. I thought this one was really good, and extremely meaningful. I love how all of the talks reassured us that we will get through the hard times ahead if we live worthy of Heavenly Fathers spirit. I am so grateful for conference, and the opportunity it gives me to refocus my life. I loved the talk about taking a virtual tour of your home. It really helped me see the areas that need improvement, and the places we are doing well. It has always been important to me to make my house a temple like place. I am so grateful for President Monson. He is such an amazing man. His talk made me cry my eyes out. His stories are always neat to hear. My Dad and I finally figured out how we are related to him. His Great Grandma was a Sharp. I think its neat I am related to the Prophet.

I learned how to play some kind of poker... and lost...

Corey has been dying to teach me how to play poker, I have always had zero interest in the game. Saturday night after priesthood I finally caved. We had fun but I am NOT good at it, and I still have no interest! Sorry Cor! I lost, not too long after we started! Heidi was the winner! Sophie thought we looked so funny with tape and cards on our foreheads. She laughed the whole time we were playing and kept saying "silly mommy".