well wishes

To help Mommy feel better after her big owie:

beachy

new holiday?

"Yesterday was Grandfathers' Day.  If he saw his shadow, there are six more days of Christmas."

Hmmm.  Guessing she wasn't completely paying attention while hearing about Groundhog Day...

pair

Sophie has wasted no time bonding with our newest family member, Ace. 
We only hope it goes as well when her baby sister arrives...

wintery shenanigans

sibling harmony

So far, so good.
(This came home from school.)

Of course,  her "baby sister", as she calls her, is still in utero and not bothering her yet.

skaters

Sophie has been asking to go ice skating for a while now. 

It was much harder than she thought it would be (I think she had visions of spinning and jumping), but she was a total trooper, with no fear and no desire to leave.