Sofie turned one on September 21st. This year has been full of love, amazement, growth, fear, happiness, tears and so much laughter. I am beyond happy that I get to share this life with my amazing husband and wonderful daughter. They make every single day the best day I’ve ever lived (even the hard days).
Sofie is officially a toddler now. She’s walking unassisted more and more each day, moves around so much and gets into pretty much everything. I’m loving it. It’s fascinating watching her grow up and explore the world around her.
She’s also a dancing machine. As soon as any type of music, song or random beat hits her ears, she starts bouncing up and down. She has some awesome moves!
She loves our animals. One day they’ll love her too. :o) She’ll chase the cats and dogs around with unabashed enthusiasm and when they actually let her touch them she squeals with such delight.
She also loves her daddy so much. It’s an indescribable feeling to watch them together. When he enters the room she screams, laughs, shakes her head and (if I’m holding her) kicks her legs so fast; even if he was only gone for a minute. It’s only the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen.
On to the first real (big) vacation. Just one week after Sofia’s birthday, we were off to the land of Yoopers. She did so well the entire time! We had a 3 ½ hour flight to Chicago, a 3 hour layover, another 30 minute flight to Green Bay and lastly a 3 hour drive into Crystal Falls, MI. I was so proud of how well she reacted to all that change in one day. She had a bit of a meltdown at the very end of the drive, but all in all she did beyond better than anyone expected the entire vacation. There and back.
She picked pumpkins from Grandma and Grandpa’s pumpkin patch.
She walked the trails behind their house, only stopping a few times to try to eat a leaf.
She walked around her great uncle Mike’s house and splashed a little in his lake.
She sat patiently in her sling while we hiked around Horse race rapids.
She practiced walking all by herself around Grandma and Grandpa’s house.
She played so many rounds of chase with daddy that I lost count. J
She studied all the wild turkeys that hung around Grandma and Grandpa’s backyard.
She had such a great time visiting Grandma and Grandpa and just loves them so much! We all cannot wait to come back for a longer visit. I’m excited to think of what new and exciting things Sofie will get to experience throughout the years during our trips to the UP.
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