November Update

Are the months going by faster or are we just getting busier? November was another month which we packed a lot of fun into.

Sophia and I took another trip to the Zoo. It was a beautiful November day this time around. We visited all the animals and feed the giraffees. Sophia loves seeing the animals and enjoys looking at the map to find the animals she wants to see. We did a lot of walking and Sophia never complained. She is such a trooper.

Steve, Sophia and I took a weekend trip to Williamsburg. We had a great time. On Saturday we went to Historic Williamsburg. We listened to Thomas Jefferson and then checked out some of the shops. Sophia loved seeing the kids march in the parade. She followed behind them marching along. She even got a drum afterwards so she can make her own music. We took a horse and carriage ride too.

On Sunday we went to Jamestown. Sophia loved seeing the fort and ships. They had a lot of hands on stuff for us to do. Sophia enjoyed grinding corn, scrapping out a tree to make a boat and trying on the armor. We had a great weekend.

We had a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Nick and Katie joined us, so we were all together. Grandma Bev made turkey and stuffing and we brought the fixin's for a true feast. Sophia made Pop Pop's favorite pumpkin pie cake. We all enjoyed spending time together. These weekends seem to go too quickly.

FOUR years old

My goodness! Where does the time go. Sophia turned four today. It is so hard to believe. Over the past few months she has really starting to look forward to special events. She could not wait for her party. We had such a fun-filled day. It started with our tradition of a cupcake and balloon being delivered to her first thing in the morning. She also opened her gift from China. This gift from her birth county hopefully serves as a symbol that her roots are important to her and us and will never be forgotten. This year's gift was a puzzle of China.

We then had a party at the music school where Sophia takes lessons. This was her first birthday party which she celebrated with her friends. She loved every minute of the party. She loved all the attention, games, songs, dancing, cake and presents.

Baba saved the day with checking on the cake order on Saturday. It is a good thing because they never had record of us ordering her Thomas the Tank Engine cake. She loves Thomas and had picked out Thomas favors and we made a Thomas craft project. She could not wait for her special cake. I can not imagine going to pick it up only to find out they lost the order. Baba went to another store and they rushed the order for us. They had the cake ready Sunday morning. What a great Dad!!! He saved the day.

We celebrated with Grandma Beadle, Grandma Bev and Pop Pop Skip. We all went out for dinner and then came back for more cake and presents.

Needless to say at the end of the night Sophia was all partied out.