New Year's Eve 2009!!!

Last year on New Year's Eve I was in labor with Sofia. So this year, I was thinking we need to do something BIG!!! Get a babysitter, stay up pass midnight, I don't know... something BIG!! I'm sure you can't wait for the WILD pictures of our New Year's Eve 2009....



Wait for it...There might be nudity...PG-13 please....


We stayed home with our Teething almost one year old...She was up most of the night...Fussy...When she wasn't crying and fussy Charlie and I finally watched the movie "The Hangover" Hilarious!
But, there is no where else I would rather have been!!!

Babysitting

My sister asked me to babysit her girls for a few hours....Sure No problem!! Sofia loves spending time with her cousins. And I love watching the three of them play together.
I believe I mentioned before that Bella and Livvie got a puppy named Lucky for Christmas. Let's just say the few hours felt like an entire day with three kids and one puppy!
The best part was when I noticed the dog pooped on the carpet. I went over to clean it up, and apparently didn't see a little nugget, and stepped right in it! At the same time Livvie ran over to show me where I missed....and she also stepped in the dog poop. Did I mention we were both barefoot??? I put Bella in charge of Lucky and Sofia, scooped up Livvie and hopped to the bathroom on one foot. When Livvie and I were done cleaning our feet, Bella was taking pictures of Sofia on a beanbag holding Lucky. Bella said, "Look Aunt Becky I took a bunch of pictures." I literally have 80 pictures just like this.......

I have never been so happy to see my sister in my life, when she walked in the front door.

Sofia's Favorite Gift from Santa...

Dear Santa,

Thank you for all of my presents. My favorite toy was the princess car.

I get to ride it around the neighborhood...
And it makes really fun noises and plays great music.

Now, is there something you can do about mommy taking all these pictures???

Love, Sofia

Tiger Tiger Roarrrrrr

Sofia cracks us up all the time. Her new favorite cartoon is Ni Hao Kai-lan. Every time the music comes on she bounces up and down and gets so excited. One part of the song goes..."Tiger Tiger Roar Roarrrrr..." and then Kai-lan and her friends roar. The other night Charlie and I were at the kitchen table eating dinner and Sofia was in her bouncer watching Ni Hao Kai-lan. The opening song came on and Sofia roared the loudest ROARRRRR. It was hysterical! We laughed so hard. Now she does her tiger roar all the time. Today I got a picture of a good one.....

Have you stopped laughing yet?????

Someone Was Good This Year...

Let's just say...Sofia got a little spoiled her first Christmas. Charlie and I did really good. We only bought her a few small things and a Doll House. However, our friends and family showered her with presents! She is one lucky girl!!

(She even got the pajamas and socks she is wearing in this picture)

She is calling everyone from her new cell phone to thank them personally!!

Thank you everyone for making Sofia's first Christmas such a memorable one!!

Christmas Eve

I have been counting down the days until Sofia's first Christmas. She is just so much fun right now. We started our night at Aunt Jen Jen and Uncle Andy's...

While we were there we witnessed a couple of Christmas surprises. Santa had a special delivery for Sofia. It is called an Elf on a Shelf. A family tradition my sister started with the girls a few years ago. And now I get to share it with Sofia. Let's just say I cried. Also Aunt Cathie surprised Bella and Olivia with a new puppy they named Lucky. Let's just say I cried again.

Then we went over to Charlie's parents house to spend time with his family. It was a smaller group than usual. But really nice. We all spent a lot of quality time together.

Grandpa Chaivat and Nana Irma were so excited for Sofia's first Christmas! And even cousin Abbey was there to play!!

Daddy helped Sofia open a lot of really cool clothes from Auntie Ananya. We stayed up until midnight (yes, even Sofia) to wish everyone a Merry Christmas Patanasiri style. Sofia was asleep before we got to the end of their street. I can't wait until tomorrow to see what Santa brought us!

Making Cookies For Santa...

Today we went to my sister's house to decorate cookies for Santa with some friends. My sister did a great job, as usual, setting everything up. There was sugar cookies, frosting, and every sprinkle you could imagine.

Me, My sister, Julie, Baby Reed, and Stephanie

Someone got to try sugar for the first time....

Sugar Rocks!!