My sister and Sofie have birthdays just one day apart, so we had a big ol' feast and celebration the last weekend of August. We made 2 GIGANTIC lasagnas, tons of garlic bread, salad, and corn. This is the cake...my first experiment with cake decorating! I promise the gray color really did look purple in real life. :)
A few of the feasters. Trust me, nobody left hungry.
My after-nap haired, lasagna faced, beautiful little darling 2 year old.
She may have been more excited about the corn on the cob than she was about the cake!
Sofie loves uncle Scott. She asks about him all day. We've been lucky to have him here living with us the past couple weeks until he can find a place to rent. Scott is helping Sofie find Waldo (or maybe the other way around!)
Tons of presents! (and tons of cousins!)
I wonder what she wished for before she blew them out. She made us light them again because she loved blowing them out so much!
Completely soaked in the ice cold spigot water! They both were violently shaking by the time the sun started to go down, but it sure kept them busy for hours! Good thing I brought lots of extra clothes.
No more pictures until the next day...because it POURED for quite some time, more than once. Our tent was flooded (including my clothes which you see drying here). Fortunately, my parents were willing to give up their place in the nice, warm, dry trailer and they slept in their car. Sofie slept...most of the night.
Exploring. (Yes, that mommy is sportin' a bit of a belly already.)
Cheese
This fire ring was perfect for toddlers. HUGE concrete barrier to keep them out of harms way.
Experiencing the amazing S'more! She mostly just poked her finger in the goo, then licked it off or wiped it on her shirt, but she didn't put it down for about 45 minutes!
When the rain clouds finally went away we headed to the lake. Freezing cold water, and lots of wind, but Sofie loved it.
Tons of fun. Tons of family. Let's do it again next year!
"Cheeeeeez"
Stuffing her face.
The post-sugar crash.
Sofie got her fill of cousins as we left family behind in St. George to pull in home and find even more cousins to play with! Popcorn and a movie.
Derek and I were letting Sofie "help" us make German Pancakes the other day, however, after we'd measured the milk and turned around to add the eggs, Sofie grabbed her favorite spice off the rack and dumped about 1/4 cup into our mix. Hot Red Pepper Flakes. Mmmm Spicy Pancakes!!!
I've finally reached the 2nd Trimester...and no it's not easier than the first yet, so quit telling me that it is! However, my sympathetic husband seems to understand and brought me home the most gorgeous Lily bouquet. I told him it's perfect because it's so strong that I'm constantly reminded that he bought me flowers, and they change daily, and of course, they're totally gorgeous! Since then, almost all of the flowers have fully bloomed. Maybe I'll make it through the 2nd Trimester.
I made them both extra wide, because let's be honest, the girls they base the original ones on aren't my size :) 
Well, for starters, there are a few of you out there that may not know yet ('cuz you're either not family, or you aren't a facebooker). From the picture above, of pickles and ice cream, you may safely deduce that I am pregnant. About 10 weeks now. We're very excited!Not sure who taught her this one, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it was somebody in the Blatter household... It's darling, but really hard to get on camera!
"Sooooooo Good!"
Happy 4th!! (3rd, 4th and 5th, what a great year!) 
Blatter Family Reunion
Fun crafts at the party!
Thrilled with the snaps. She just used her best stomp to make them work, too little for throwing.
Cool enough for a jacket!
Fireworks! 
Thanks for everything you do!
