Handygirl for Hire

Hi! I'm Sophie and I want to be your handygirl. Your right-hand baby for all your project needs. I'd like to take this time to tell you why I'm qualified for the job.










I like to use tools.








Mmm, a rock. Delicious......










Do you want some rocks too?








No? OK, more for me I guess.









Oh yeah. Back to what I was saying. I'm professionally trained in gardening.








Here I am....gardening.









Oooh, another rock. Yum.











I can also provide carpentry skills. I have many specialty tools, including spatulas.










I always clean up after myself,








And I'm a wizard with a screwdriver.









I'm quite focused on the job.









That was tough!











But I can handle it.












Oh, what's this?











More rocks! Mmmmmmm.











Right. Um, back to work.









Not only do I work hard, I also provide gifts. Here's a rock for you!








(Paid Break Time required.)












So what do you say?

For the Grandmas

I'm an Etsy girl, in a Etsy world

That's right. I've taken the plunge into the world of creative internet sales. Of course, what I sell has nothing to do with my own creativity, but perhaps that will change some day.

Anyway, lots and lots of vintage fabric came into my possession, and I'm ready to share it with the world. So I used my mad Microsoft Paint skills and created my own shop. Wish me luck!

(click on the logo to view the shop)

Fun at the Park

Shampoo

Old Shampoo / New Shampoo

12 oz / 10.17 oz

Same company, same price.
Tricky.

Slide

Yea for garage sales! Jake found Sophie a new slide on Saturday and she looooooooves it.

Picture Face

For some reason, Sophie started making this face for us when we point the camera at her.


The last picture is her face at its prime. The other 2 pictures were taken just shy of the full effect. Cute, huh?

2007: Year in Review

2007 was an exciting year at our house.

Here's a recap of my year:

January- A snowy day in Arizona

February-A new bumbo

March-A trip to Mexico

April-A real meal

May-A first swim

June-A baseball game

July-A new cousin

August-A naughty baby

September-A game of Peek-a-Boo (with Nana)

October-A first birthday

November-Another new cousin

December-A trip to Disneyland



And here's to 2008!
How was your year?

Sophie Hearts Cats & Dogs

Sophie loves all things live and fuzzy. She becomes giddy when in the presence of my parents' cats, and absolutely loves Jake's parents' dogs.

Sophie with Fred & Ethel

Sophie loves the cats so much that she invented a sound to show her affection for them. Her word is "Keeeeeee" (pronounced "key", but whispered and stretched out for 4 seconds). However in a cruel twist of fate, when she's really excited, the sound she invented that means "I love you, cat, more than you'll ever know" can sound more like "HSSSSSSSsssssssssss" which, of course, to a cat means "I'm about to attack you and scratch your eyes out if you don't run away".

So every time Sophie would gracefully wobble over to the cats, expressing her undying love, the cats would run away. Poor Sophie.

Christmas in a Nutshell

This Christmas flew by. We've had tons of fun though. Before heading off to Mesa last week, we went to Winterhaven (see last year's post).

And as promised, we took Sophie and Kiley around in a wagon (decked out in Christmas lights). They both really enjoyed it for the first little bit, and then as all 1-year-olds do, got bored and wanted to walk around and see everything up close.

A couple days later, we went to our ward Christmas party. Sophie thinks Santa is strange.

Christmas morning, Sophie unwrapped her presents, and was thrilled to find that her Papa bought her a box of COMBS! How lucky can one girl get? She also got a ball, stacking blocks, and crayons. Overall she seemed quite pleased with her loot.