"The Patch"

Pizza Party

Sophia requested a pizza party today! Typically Sophia is allowed two Franklin shows each day, so getting to watch an entire movie....is a real treat for her. She chose Cinderella (yay! my favorite Disney movie) and barely could eat her pizza because she was staring so intently at the tv. It's hilarious to watch her as she watches things on tv. I love to see her expressions! Anyhow... it was a fun night for her. No, Joseph did not eat pizza. That was his Daddy playing a trick on us when I was taking pictures. He put the pizza on Joseph's high chair when he was eating his after dinner cookie! Good one, daddy!

9 months old and time is a flyin'

I know it sounds so cliche, but I really don't know where the time has gone. I can not believe our little guy is 9 months! It seems like it was just the other day when we were bundling him up in his enormous coat to leave the hospital that cold night in Iowa. As we tell Sophia...our hearts got bigger that day because now we had two babies to love....and they haven't stopped growing since. Joseph's silly smiles, his easy going personality, the way he loves everyone he meets....all these things we are so grateful for.
At nine months, he is crawling up a storm, trying desperately to stand up on his own and adoring his BIG sister. He wants to follow her wherever she goes...and she LOVES that she has an admirer. He still loves his puppy, and has a great time trying to pull his hair (Willie never complains). Speaking of hair....he loves to pull out my hair and he will stare at that one tiny strand between his tiny fingers for quite some time. I am growing my hair back out just for him! :) He does say "mama" though not sure he says it for me all of the time... I think he says it when he wants more of anything (i.e., milk, crackers, up, etc!) He does attempt to sign "more" and even shouts out "mo" when we are not responding fast enough. He can also clap his hands when I say " Yay, Joseph!" Of course he loves to laugh at his daddy....Daddy knows just where to tickle....and every morning when I am changing him and daddy walks in, he immediately tries to "talk" to him to get his attention. I think it is so sweet how he adores him and reaches out to him when he sees him!
We love you Joseph....don't grow up too fast!
PS I almost forgot....His present for his 9 month birthday.... 4 new teeth starting cutting through finally on the top gums...it was a long night...poor Joseph!

Sophia's Masterpiece!!

Miss Sophia requested that I post this marvelous drawing of hers on "my blog!" Can you believe she even knows to say "post on the blog!" She is one little sponge....soaking up everything she hears! Can you tell that her drawing is the Baby Einstein man???

Baby don't you cry...we're gonna make a pie...

It was pie day at our house yesterday after we brought home a 5 lb bag of apples from Louisburg over the weekend! Sophia loves to bake just like her mama! So during Joseph's nap, she was eager to put on TWO aprons at once and get out her pink rolling pin. She skillfully rolled out cookies out of the left over pie crust dough! Though her cookies were pretty much flour PACKED....they did actually turn out and she was sooo proud of them. I was thrilled that I actually got her to taste at least ONE bite of the finished pie. She does not typically like pie....especially if it has fruit in it, but she wanted me to make a pie because her class is going to make an apple pie this week (they are studying the letter A). She determined that she'd better try mine before she tried apple pie at school. Needless to say.....the ice cream was her favorite part! If I knew how to post the song from one of my favorite movies "The Waitress" I would... b/c it was what I sang to her while we baked..."Baby don't you cry, were gonna make a pie....gonna make a pie with a heart in the middle!"

Cider Mill

We have tried to make the Louisburg Cider Fest a tradition in our house when Fall arrives. Typically that involves driving to Louisburg....picking out a bag of apples for pie making and then eating lots of the yummy cider donuts. This year, however, Miss Sophia was much more interested in doing the bounce house and the inflatable obstacle course. Brett and I were shocked! Last year she would not have gone near either of these....she was too nervous to be around that many other children in such close quarters. So of course when she asked us to do these this year...she didn't even have to beg. She didn't want to ride the ponies like last year...because this year she "is 4"! "I am brave!" were here words. I think it has something to do with being in the Brave Bears room in preschool. Anyhow...she did make it up the steep obstacle course and all the way down ( I had to go with her the first time....too bad we don't have pictures of that... I am afraid of heights!)

Curious Joe

This is Joe. He was a good little monkey and always very curious....