Saturday, January 18, 2014

Ikea Pittsburgh

Today we took a little road trip to ikea in Pittsburgh. It was enjoyable, as going to ikea always is, but it made me miss my ikea in Texas. It was just across the street from my work and sometimes I would just get a little treat or something to eat and it wasn't that big of a deal. Not a toll road traveling, hour and 45 minute kind of trip. Sophia likes ikea a lot- there is always lots to see and lots of things to play with and on. 

We ate at a Mexican restaurant called don Pablo's before we went in and I got a kids quesadilla for Sophia. It was HUGE. I was expecting a burito size tortilla folded in half with some cheese melted in the middle. What we got was a tortilla that was 2x the size of the plate with a ton of melted cheese. Not that Sophia minded. We cut up one of the four slices into bits and were helping her eat it but she didn't want help! We sat her back down in her high hair and she was going to town on the bits of quesadilla and squash that I gave her from my fajitas. All of a sudden, she picks up an entire slice and begins chewing in it. I was nervous at first but we kept a close eye on her and she was actually taking small reasonable bites and really loving feeding herself. So we let her (carefully supervised, of course). 


I think Pittsburgh ikea is smaller than round rock, but there was some new things I hadn't seen before (it was been at least 2 months since I've gone in an ikea). My favorite was a moose rocker for kids. 

Sophia liked it too. 

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

January thus far

Well sadly daddy left for to Kosovo on Sunday. We are very proud of our brave soldier and can't wait to hear from him next month (fingers crossed)! He's going to be in Germany training and then they will go to Kosovo in febuary. 

Sophia and I are keeping busy going places, seeing friends, and doing things. She has been eating more and more finger foods on her own and is less and less interested in being fed. I did not realize this day would come so soon! She has been trying to steal my food even more often lately!
 "Hehe I got mommy's baguette!"

Today we went to meet a friend of mine at the Hudson library. I met her at college and she has since moved to Cambodia, married a very nice Nigerian man, and had an adorable baby named Emika. They are visiting her family for a couple months so hopefully this won't be the only time we get together! Sophia and a had a great time and the babies got along well. Everyone was well behaved and it was so nice to be with a family the same age.



Monday, January 6, 2014

Early January

First time out in the snow

Hanging out with G-Pop and daddy

Cuddling with G-Pop

Daddy has gone back to Fort Hood to get ready for his deployment and I will be joining him tomorrow. Sophia and Violet will stay here with Gigi and G-Pop while we tie up our lose ends.


Friday, January 3, 2014

Christmas




   

  
We had christmas with the millets on Christmas Eve and with the greenawalts chirstmas day. 

We had a lovely christmas 🎅