Uncle David's Birthday

One of the great things about having both Stephen's brothers living around us is that we get to celebrate special occasions with them.

Birthday Girl

Rather than just have one birthday celebration lucky Sophie seemed to have a whole week of them! Saturday we went to another little girl's first birthday party and then came home to have David, Vanessa, Andrew, Lee-sia, the Purkiss family and the Campbells over for birthday cake. All the kids had a great time and it was noisier than it ever has been in our little house! I had made a carrot cake and I think all the sugar went straight into their blood streams!










Then Tuesday some of Sophie's friends came over while Stephen was at work and we had another cake! Chocolate this time.



At first Sophie didn't quite know what to do with the presents she received, but she soon caught on!



One of her favourite presents is a doll buggy from her friend Jaden... It is even a three wheeler like hers!





Here she is eating a WHOLE pear! I guess I don't really need to cut them up and peel them any more....



Sophie and daddy all dressed up and ready to go to Tabitha's birthday party.



Another of Sophie's favourite presents is a bottle of bubbles! Everytime she sees it she carries it over to me and won't leave me alone until I blow her some.



Sophie has also taken to babbling like crazy and will walk around the house holding phones and carrying on very lengthy conversations with herself. It is really sweet. She has also started 'talking' at great lengths with us!





What a year this has been! Our little baby has come so far.

The Last Month

Time just seems to slip past and before I know it another month has passed and Sophie's first birthday is tomorrow. She has grown 7 new teeth this past month and has dropped down to only one nap a day.

Here are a few pictures from the past month where Sophie has graduated from her first tentative steps and is now very stable and working up to running!

Mmmm... banana


The pirate face!



I like to read! (Sophie now brings books over for us to read... both of her own volition and in response to us asking her... it is very cute!)


Whoops! Dropped it....


I am happiest when I am making a mess!


At the fireworks




In the park

Sophie Walks!

So - Sophie is now upwardly mobile! We will have to start baby proofing the house for real now!


Her record currently stands at 8 steps without a fall. Its very hard to get evidence of this - but this is the best that we've got!

Simon comes to visit

My friend Angie has come to visit for two weeks with her son Simon who is 6 weeks younger than Sophie. It has been really nice to have them but both babies got the flu within 2 days of them arriving so both Angie and I are sick to death of crying and sick babies! They have had fun together though as you can see from the pictures below...

Bath Time!

Mmmm... Speghetti! Time for a bath!!!



My yellow boat is almost as yummy as speghetti!



Oh so cute!

All Kays in England

With both Stephen's brothers now living in England with their other halves, this last visit from Stephen's parents meant that all his family were in one place at one time... which is very rare when they all live across the world from each other!

Here is 'Uncle Andrew' with Sophie


David and his wife Vanessa cooking in our kitchen


Peter, Patricia and Andrew helping us by stripping the old wood chip wall paper and paint


Grandma Patricia and Sophie at the park


Grandpa Peter at the park with Sophie

Grandparents come to visit!

Sophie was a very lucky girl at the end of September to have both of her sets of Grandparents visiting. We got some photos of what I am sure will be a very rare occurance in her life.

Below are some snapshots of her with them.

Sophie's Christening

Sunday 23rd September
11.15am
Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot
Reception followed the service at 3 Ventnor Terrace.