The Real Kiddie Candid

This weekend we had family gather for some good ol' homemade lasagne and celebration. Roo, in prep for her mission, went to the temple to be endowed. Here were a few candid shots that resulted.

Sierra turns into a troll at sundown!! She's a year old now!!!
All of us sibs (minus Tom). This shot will probably never happen again, Scott can smell a camera from a mile away!

Love it!!

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Gummy Grin!

Bleh! Grandpa's whiskers!!!

The newest phase...sucky face!

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Sofie thinks she can talk...so we listen.

Mission Calls and Handle Bars

My Sister Roo has finally left behind her evil ways and officially got her mission call last Wednesday! And of course, she couldn't do things the traditional way by waiting for the mailman, she went down to the post office at the butt-crack of dawn and picked it up before it got sent out with the mail man. Anyway, the point is, she's going to Independence, Missouri (which includes a bigger chunk of Kansas) where she will also be a tour guide at the church history sites there. She's super way excited but we are sad to see her go far away. :(

After she grabbed the call she went on a little hike, read her call by herself, took some pictures, cried a little, etc. Then came home and read it to us. She took this picture all by herself, how cute.

Here is a picture of Roo telling my brother Scott, and really the only reason I wanted to add this picture was because of Scott's sweet Yosemite Sam-stache. It's even more impressive in real life.

Newest, Latest....Weirdest!

Sofie came home from church today making this noise. Not sure if one of the primary kids taught her a new tongue trick, or if she learned it by watching daddy eat his breakfast this morning, but it's definitely new!

Aside from being weird...Sofie is growing soooo fast! She learned real quick how to sit up by herself and is starting to be less content on her back.

6 Months

FINALLY! A picture of the whole family!
The Oatmeal Monster

Sofie insists on sucking on all of her fingers between each bite. I'm sure she thinks the food comes from her fingers and not the spoon. This weekend we tried bananas for the first time, she was appalled!

Sofie is learning to be unselfish -and is beginning to share her giggle with us more often :) Here is Grandma who found one of the magic buttons!

Sofie continues to grow every day. She is learning how to sit on her own, and starting to roll (and almost scoot). My sister and her kids have been down this weekend from Logan so Sofie has been watching the kids and is learning from them. She has a few new syllables this week as well. I haven't taken her in for her 6 month checkup yet, so I'm not sure what she weighs...but it's a lot, I promise. Nothing new with me and Derek.