Last day of Work

I can't believe it really happened- I had my last day of work Yesterday. For the longest time I haven't really thought that this Ohio adventure was coming to an end. I don't know if it is denial or we've been here for four years I just can't imagine life not being here in Columbus, OH. Work will always be work but the friends I made at work and the amazing families I took care of is what I am going to miss. It isn't always easy being far away from family and I think that my friends at work knew that was hard- especially when I had Sofie. They were so good at finding things all day to laugh about and they took me under their wing always bringing me little things for Sofie, cutting coupons, volunteering to be my mom away from home, providing me with helpful motherly tips etc. I just fell really lucky to have met all of these really great people that I am really going to miss- Thanks everybody. On Monday some of us went on a girls night out to. . . you guessed it my favorite restaurant P.F. Changs- it was soo much fun. I also included a couple pictures of some of my favorite kids (of coarse all the kids are my favorite :)) who I will really miss- of coarse I made sure I got permission to post their picture so I wouldn't be violating Hippa.

What they have hills in Ohio?

So Spencer had a road bike race he did this weekend. I don't know the technicalities- and I am sure Spencer will correct me on this after he reads it but I guess when you do road races there are 5 levels. You are supposed to start at level 5 and if you win enough races in level 5 you can get a license to move to level 4 then if you place in enough of those you keep moving up. So since Spencer hadn't done a bike race in 2 years he should have signed up for the level 5 but it might not surprise you that he was concerned that there might not be enough competition at level 5 so somehow he manged to sign up for the 3-4 group (they combined them in this race) even though he wasn't "licensed". It was a really hard ride with a really long steep hill that they had to climb 6 times-in a loop. Since there isn't even so much as a mound of dirt in our part of Ohio this was a killer for him. All things considered I was so stinking proud of him when he took 3rd place. Just as a side note Sofie thinks any guy in spandex on a bike is daddy. At the race anytime a biker went by she yelled "go daddy"- pretty dang cute.

Well most of you might already know that I love surprises. So even though I am sure there are lots of people who don't love surprises I still like to surprise others. It's probably like when you get a gift from someone and it is really what they want. Anyways my good friends Lori and Michelle helped me plan a surprise baby shower for our friend Melanie at MY favorite restaurant P.F. Changs. It was so much fun having a night out with the girls and I sure had fun trying to surprise Melanie.

Mother's day 5k

So in an effort to motivate me to exercise with Sofie I signed Spencer and I up for a 5K. The whole day before the race it rained and was so dark and dreary. I was so excited when I woke up the morning of the race and the sun was shining-it turned out to be a beautiful morning. It was also really fun the our good friends Lori and Richard ran it with us. Niether Spencer or I had done a 5 K before so it was pretty exciting that Spencer took 7th over all and ran it in just a hair over 19 min. I didn't have a grand entry like Spencer or anyting but I was pleased with my time and actually had a blast. But I really have to thank our great friends the Frandsen's for watching Sofie- so for once I could run without pushing Sofie in the jogger- It was soooo nice. I mean I don't know how we got sooo lucky to make these great friends but how many people do you know that don't have kids wake up early on a Saturday morning to come to a race they aren't even running just to cheer us on and watch our kids. Thank you soooo much Ben and Michelle.

This was Sofie's first try and helping me in the kitchen. We were frosting cup cakes and I think she ate more frosting thatn she put on the cup cakes but it was really fun to do it together.

Silly Sofie

So Sofie has picked up a few not so funny habits. First when ever she is lucky enough to get fruit snacks or a gummie vitamin she eats all but one really fast and then she holds the last one in her hand for hours. The other morning when she woke there was a pink gummie thing smeared all over her P.J.'s (luckily it didn't get into her hair). At first I couldn't figure out who gave her a peice of gum then I realized that it was a nemo fruit snack that she had gotten from her friend like the evening before. I don't know how I never noticed it in her hand all night and even when I changed her clothes. I guess she is saving it just for the right moment.

The second thing she does, which is really annoying, is she has been pooping immediatley after I change her wet diapers. I will change a diaper and 5 min later she has pooped. Then she comes up to me and sayes I poooped and laughs like it is so funny.

On a more positive note Spencer finished his boards last weekend. We are soooo proud of him. Four years of really hard work is finally comming to an end. In like one month he can put DDS behind his name. That is just a good sense of accomplishment. Good Job Spencer.

Sofie and her friends

So I have decided that this blog is kind of like a journal of our family and I even hear you can pay to have some online company print your blog off into a booklet. So I have decided that I want to add even the little things in life- That is where this post is comming from.

Anyways I had some really strong feelings about leaving Sofie's friends when we move. I don't know how much Sofie will remember about her first friends here in Ohio but I think they are some of the best friends a parent could find for their kids and for that reason I want Sofie to remember them. I can think of some really cute times when I heard giggles, witnessed them cutting a rug together, and watched them mimmick each other as they learn new things. There is Avery who is one of the toughest little girls ever but I sort of think of her as Sofie's protector. One time Sofie was crying and Avery came downstairs to get me and tell me that Sofie was sad. They get along sooo well. Sofie loves following Avery around doing whatever she does. I also like it that Sofie is starting out her life without prejudices and that she has a cute black friend.

Hannah is one of the oldest of the crew so Sofie really looks up to Hannah. Hannah has this really cute high pitch girly voice that I just love. Hannah and Sofie share the same love for princess things. Hannah has a princess pillow that Sofie drags around the house whenever Hannah comes over. Hannah is also very cute with Sofie. She is like a little mother to her.

Then there is Porter. Now it might seem odd that we have a dog in the mix but porter is LOVED by all the girls. He is such a good dog too becuase he takes everything they dish out. They all know him by name. There is actually a framed picture of porter at the Frandsen's house that Sofie is obssessed with, she is always carting it around their house. These are the friends that Sofie has spent most of her time with here in Ohio, but there are still some other really good friends like Owen, Zach, Brice, Alyssa, Hallie, and Addison so I am adding their pictures too (if I have them) so Sofie can know who her first friends were.

Funny picture

So last night we went to a appreciation dinner for something Spencer had done and they had people there drawing those funny character pictures. I thought it would be fun to put it on our blog and see if people thought that they really looked like us. So tell me what you think.

Where's Sofie?

So sofie has entered into the imaginary world. We have this little foam block that she drags over to the window and then pulls the curtain around her. She then seems to think she is in her own world. She'll pull open the curtain every once and a while to get a book or say hello. I don't really know what she is doing behind the curtain but sometimes she is carrying on quite the conversation with herself. I just love this age, it is soooo fun.