Happy Birthday Sophia!

Sophia turned two on Valentine's day. We had a little party for her on Saturday. She came out with her froggy balloon in the morning and said "So-phi-a Bir-day". It was soooo cute :)

We love you so much Sophia. You are getting to be such a big girl.

Thank you God for our Sophie and please bless her and keep her always.

Fire and Ice

"We were a tiny speck in the vast vista of the sea. For a moment the consciousness of the forces arrayed against us would be overwhelming. Then hope and confidence would rise again as our boat rose to a wave and tossed aside the crest in a sparkling shower like the play of prismatic colors at th foot of a waterfall." - Quote from Shakelton's Journal in the book Shipwrecked at The Bottom of the World


Just some cool pics of the icicles hanging from our roof the other day. :) The quote doesn't totally go, but I like the "prismatic light" reference and I have always liked this journal entry. It is neat to think that a rough tough sailor and explorer wrote such beautiful words and in such a dire situation.

Some updated pics of the girls.

Cleaning ladies

The girls helped me clean a couple of weeks ago. Ella used the sweeper vac, Sophie did the "grab it", and I used the big vaccuum. then they both dusted the low stuff too. They loved it and they did such a good job.

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Ella drew this picture of the little mermaid.She and flounder are swimming in the waves. She has scales on her green tail and she has a pink bra. She also has red hair and blue eyes. Eric is on his boat and he has brown hair and blue eyes. There are fireworks in the sky. She did all of this by memory from the movie. I think she did such a great job. She was so proud of herself.