Thursday, February 13, 2014

Sonya is FOUR!

My Sonya Rose turned four years old today, February 13th, 2013. She celebrated her special day at school along with having their classroom Valentine's Day party. I still can't believe she's old enough to write her own name and add numbers and so many other things. She's growing up way too fast, that's for sure.


1 week old
About 3 or so months old

Around six months old

Sonya at age ONE

Sonya at age TWO

TWO and a half

A few weeks shy of THREE!

THREE and a half

almost FOUR!

It's so fun to look back at all these photos and see how much Sonya has changed. She has more teeth and her hair has grown, but she still smiles with her eyes. She loves telling stories and playing kitchen. There's almost always a blanket lying on the floor with pretend food or a blanket fort somewhere in the house. So much creativity packed into this little girl. Sometimes we play school even though she goes to preschool two mornings a week. Sonya is just a little sponge and wants to learn everything. No matter how big she gets, I still love when she cuddles with me in the morning or at night, snuggles into my lap with a book and lets me read to her. LOVE you forever and for always to my squishy taco girl. :-)

Sunday, February 2, 2014

A Celebration of Marriage!

While Tim was at the No Regrets Mens' Conference, the kids and I cooked up a special dinner to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary. It made sense to do this a day early since it wouldn't have been much of a surprise to Tim otherwise. The kids were great in helping and they also kept Tim entertained in the basement so I could finish cooking without him knowing what I was doing.

Step 1: Set the table...



Step 2: Cook some delicious food ...

Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers

Apple Dumplings

Step 3: Almost ready for dinner....



Step 4: Fortune cookies! I made some cute little fortune cookies out of felt and let Caleb come up with something to put in each one.

Tim's says: "You will kiss your wife -->

on the lips."

Mine said: "You will snow blow the driveway every day."
I think Tim won this round. lol

Step 5: Enjoy a slice of dessert... YUM!



Step 6: Gotta take a photo of us....

I even dressed up a little for dinner :-)

Step 7: This isn't really a step... but Tim gave me this as one of my gifts. There's only one thing that can make this cheese better: BACON! haha


We also have a little trip planned without the kids in March so that's something we're looking forward to!! So blessed to have spent 6 years married to the man I love. Can't wait to see how the rest of the years will turn out!