Sophia's weekend with Grammy and Pop

Ready for a fun filled weekend with G and P!

Sophia enjoying playing with her doll in the country.

Checking on Grammy's sunflowers.

From one country to the other - Sophia checking out the cows at Granny Herndon's.

Good eats

Look at that face! Yum! Ready to dig into strawberry shortcake.

On the road again! Sophia, Grammy, and Pop on the pier at Gwynn's Island.

At the beach!

Fun in the sand...

Sophia had lots of cousins to entertain her throughout the day...

Mason and Phillip helping Sophia with her sand projects.

Watermelon time! Mom and Dad said that Sophia ate 4 pieces!

Cousins!

Mom and Dad graciously offered to take Sophia for Memorial Day weekend since Raph and I were both super busy with WFS graduation and the dance recital. Our girl had a blast with Grammy and Pop! She enjoyed her trips to the Rhoadesville country, Granny Herndon's farm, and Gwynn's Island. Many thanks to Mom and Dad for taking such good care of Sophia. Raph and I really missed our girl but we knew she was in good hands!

Sprinkle

Mom and I heading to my Sprinkle...

Everyone who attended wrote words of advice about raising little boys. Lorae read all of them out loud and I was so touched by what everyone wrote.

Posing with the proud Grammy.

My lovely hostesses.

I felt so honored to be given a "Sprinkle" by my WFS friends. I was showered with so many lovely things to help us get ready for our baby boy. The brunch was delicious and I loved spending time with great friends. Thank you for a perfect day!

BBQ!

Heading to the annual WFS BBQ Challenge!

This girl loves to pose!

Raph taking a break from helping "Team Jamaica" to have dinner with his girls.

Sophia and her buddies, Teddy and Harper.

The hot weather didn't slow these girls down! They had several races after dinner.

Look at 'em go!

Those rosy cheeks and bare feet are a sure sign of summertime!

One of my favorite WFS traditions is the annual BBQ Challenge held each spring. It is a great community event with some of the tastiest BBQ. WFS students representing different regions prepare their signature BBQ for the judges and the community to taste. This year Sophia had a better time running around and playing with her friends than actually eating, but we all agreed it was such a fun way to spend the last full weekend with the WFS students on campus --

Raph in Nicaragua

Raph is on his annual WFS trip to Nicaragua and if you would like to follow him along the way you can check out his blog here...

http://wfscasa.blogspot.com/

Mother's Day

Enjoying being together at a fun Mother's Day picnic Saturday afternoon.

Sophia loved the moon bounce!

Cousin Will giving Sophia a ride. She was playing with the radio!

The annual cousin photo.

Mother's Day!

Grammy and Sophia

Me and my girl!

It was a fun Mother's Day weekend. We all enjoyed heading to my cousin's house for the annual Mother's Day picnic and then we had a nice time being together on Mother's Day. Many thanks to my Mom for all that you do for me and for supplying me with these photos. :)

Sorry followers for being so behind on my posts. We have been busy, busy around here but more posts are coming soon. Stay tuned...

Easter weekend

We kicked off the weekend with a family gathering at Aunt Margaret's. Sophia is pumped to start the egg hunt!

And she's off!

After Sophia would find an egg she would quickly check out the contents before moving on to find more eggs.

Sophia is very proud of her basket.

The cousins and their baskets.

Posing with Grammy and Pop.

The whole gang.

The grandchildren posing with Aunt Margaret.

Easter morning!! Goodies from the Easter Bunny!

Sophia followed the trail of Easter Eggs to find her basket.

She found it!

Checking out her new lip gloss.

Then it was off to Grammy and Pop's for more Easter fun!

Checking out all the treats from Grammy and Pop...

"DD" gave Sophia a special basket.

Sophia giving Grammy and Pop their basket.

Bridget giving Sophia a beautiful dress and treats.

27 weeks and counting on Easter Sunday (4.24.11)

After church we headed to Graves' Mountain Lodge for a tasty lunch.

Sophia stretching her legs out on the lawn after lunch.

Our sweet girl.

It was a beautiful Easter weekend! It was so much fun watching Sophia really take in all the Easter festivities this year. Well, almost all of the festivities...Sophia was so excited to see the Easter Bunny but once we got to the mall and we actually saw him she had a quick change of heart. She decided that she would just wave to the Easter Bunny instead of getting anywhere near him. Other than that, Sophia loved hiding and finding eggs, jelly beans, and spending time with family.