Central WI State Fair

Sofia's favorite part was the pony ride.


Petting the baby cow.




Riding the train.

Riding the ferris wheel with Daddy.

On the carousel with Mami.

Dancing Butterfly

Day at the beach

A fun day at Kohler-Andrae State Park beach.

Sofia chasing bubbles on the beach with Grandma.

Smiling for a picture with Uncle Shawn.




Burying feet in the sand.

Running on the beach.

Celebrating Miracles

Last month Sofia participated in Relay for Life in Marshfield for the first time. My Mom has participated for many years, but this was her 2nd year participating as a cancer survivor. Like so many others, our family has been devastated by cancer time and again. My Mom lost both her parents and two sisters to cancer, and 6 months after her own diagnosis, her younger brother received his diagnosis.

Even though my Mom is still fighting hard, we had much to celebrate. The first miracle was my Mom surviving the doctors' original prognosis, and the second miracle came with the referral of Sofia. At the beginning of the year, we all thought time was not on our side, and my Mom's dream of becoming a Grandma looked dim at best. So even the timing of these miracles was a miracle!
The last year has renewed my faith in HOPE. Even when things are so dark, you can't see any light, there is still a light there.

Grandpa, Mami, Sofia, Grandma

Me encanta bailar.

When we received our first information about Sofia, it stated that she loved to dance.....and they weren't kidding. She even breaks into dance when one of our cell phones ring. Here are two video clips of her dancing while Paul plays guitar.

First swimming pool

Sofia LOVES the water and wants to play in her swimming pool every day. As soon as she walks outside, she points and says excitedly "pool!" Here are a couple video clips and some pictures of her enjoying her new swimming pool.

Sofia turned 2 on June 15!

Sofia turned 2 years old on June 15, (it has taken me awhile to catch up on posts) and here are just a few pictures of us celebrating. The weekend before her birthday we celebrated in Marshfield with Grandma and Grandpa. We all went to the zoo. At that time she didn't say "duck" yet, so she ran around the pond pointing and repeating "quack, quack". We saw lots of animals, but I think she was the most intriqued by a little mouse that was sniffing around a bush by the bear cave. We kept trying to move on, especially Grandma who was keeping her distance from the mouse, but Sofia kept running up to it and pointing.

Sofia loves Dora, in case you couldn't tell from her doll and the cake, so she was very excited to get a Dora kickball, and beach towel from Grandma and Grandpa, along with a swimming pool. Uncle Shawn thought it was a great idea as well, since he got her one too. The cell phone is from Mami and Daddy, knowing how much she loved to talk on ours, we thought she would enjoy one of her own :o)

Yummy!!!

Yay! A swimming pool from Grandma and Grandpa. (Actually, uncle Shawn bought one, too. It was a great idea!

Wow! My very own cell phone! Now I won't have to try to grab Mami and Daddy's anymore....

Pictures below are from the 2nd birthday celebration with Aunt Tamara, Uncle Craig, and cousins Max and Sam.

Oh, Dora card, with stickers

Sofia and cousin Max playing with her new Elmo mailbox.

Elmo Birthday cupcakes