Sophia's 2nd birthday bash!

The invites were sent...

The cookies were baked...

The decorations went up...

Let's have a party!
The birthday girl in her apple outfit waiting for the guests to arrive.

The kiddos getting the party started...

Sierra and Sophia putting their names up on the apple tree.

Getting a squeeze from Teddy.

Tommy and Spencer provide the musical entertainment!

Reading some apple stories...

Playing apple games.

Singing to the birthday girl.

Sweet Harper waiting for apple butter doughnuts.

The birthday girl enjoying one of many doughnuts that day!

Posing with Emmie who helped take lots of great pictures during the party.

7 doughnuts and a three hour nap later...Sophia woke up to birthday flowers from Daddy.

Later that evening, we had some family over for ice cream and cupcakes. We are all set for party #2!

Sophia with her Grammy and Pop.

The girls in our apple attire!

Four generations.

(I love that "DD" is holding one of Sophia's wooden ice cream cones in this picture!)

Time for cupcakes!

Yum!

The next morning...Sophia taking her brand new wheels from Grammy and Pop for a spin!

Sophia's "Apple Birthday" was a huge success and we are still shaking our heads wondering where two years have gone! A big thanks to Mom and Dad for helping us with so many party details and to all our friends and family who sent cards, presents, Facebook messages and well wishes for Sophia's big day. We loved celebrating with our WFS buddies and family last Wednesday. We are excited to see what year #2 has in store for Miss Sophia!

Halloween with Grammy and Pop

Sophia modeling her orange and black tutu - one of the many Halloween treats from Grammy and Pop.

Listening to a Halloween book with the best story reader in town.

Cousin Bridget stops by with Halloween goodies!

All dressed up and ready to help hand out candy to the Trick-or-Treaters.

Looks like there was a little candy "sampling" going on as well!

Posing with cousins Miles and Cassidy and friend Helen. Sophia was keeping a close eye on these characters!

Mom and Dad were so kind to watch Sophia while Raph and I attended TJ and Julia's wedding. Mom shared these photos of Sophia enjoying the Halloween weekend with the greatest babysitters ever!

TJ and Julia's beautiful wedding

The happy couple.

Posing with my handsome date.

Enjoying the beautiful weather and catching up with dear friends.

Matthew, Raph, and Michael all wore bow ties in honor of TJ.

Matthew cutting a rug...

Cutting the cake.

Cutting the Groom's cakes...Julia's famous apple cakes all homemade by the bride.

Raph and TJ joking around, as usual.

We had the pleasure of attending TJ and Julia Farmer's beautiful wedding last weekend in Wilson, North Carolina. TJ and Julia are dear friends of ours and followers of The Sydnor Star. ;) Their wedding was elegant and lovely and the weather was simply perfect. We had a great time celebrating the happy couple and catching up with WFS friends, Kimber and Matthew Keating and Deb Caughron and Michael Follo. TJ and Julia, we wish you every happiness. We love and miss you!!

While we attended the wedding, Mom and Dad watched Sophia for the weekend. More updates on her time at Grammy and Pop's coming soon...

Oktoberfest and a WFS Halloween

Last Friday was a busy day as we squeezed in a few more Halloween celebrations. Our first stop was to Oktoberfest in Ruckersville to play with our WFS buddies. It was a chilly morning but we bundled up and kept moving!

Spencer, Sophia, and Harper stay warm by bouncing in the toddler moon bounce.

Sophia climbed all the way to the top of this slide by herself...she then decided that she would get down by using the stairs.

She then set her sights on this HUGE slide! Thank goodness for Lorae who was brave enough to take Sophia all the way up the steep ladder and down the slide.

Tommy, Spencer, and Sophia playing with the hay inside the tunnel.

Harper and Sophia at Oktoberfest...last year.

And what a difference a year makes! Our little ladies taking a break to eat some graham crackers.

Now, it's time to ride the barrel horse!

The Heffner ladies on the hay ride...

Em and little Kaia as snug as a bug in a rug.

Ready to ride!

Later that evening, we attended the WFS Halloween party for faculty children. I felt the urge to dress up too so I went as a Devil with a blue dress on.

(Sara, do you remember this costume about 7 years ago?)

Sophia "playing" the bat game.

group shots...

Sophia with some of her prizes for winning "Most Original Minnie Mouse" costume.

Trick-or-Treating...with toddlers

Sophia was Minnie Mouse for her 2nd Halloween. She loved dressing up and luckily enough she had lots of different events to wear her costume.

Off to Trick-or-Treat! Getting ready for picture time...

A group shot of almost all of the trick-or-treaters before making our rounds.

Minnie Mouse and Ladybug Girl visiting Susan in the Registrar's office.

More treats in the Headmaster's office...

and the development offices...

and marketing.

My sweet little friends...

Visiting Cathy and Donald in the Dining Hall.

Getting a squeeze and goodies from Renee in College Counseling.

And, our last stop with some of the sweetest ladies on campus. Miss Chris, Miss Terry, and Miss Cathy in the book store.

The toddlers of WFS got a jump start on Halloween by Trick-or-Treating last Wednesday during our regularly scheduled play group time. Although it was a humid, rainy day, we had so much fun traipsing through the Walker Building. I was amazed by all the people and offices that participated and greeted us so warmly in the halls. I feel so fortunate to have a loving and safe place for Sophia and her buddies to Trick-or-Treat. Perhaps the best treat of the day was that Raph was able to be with us due to a Free Day!