just a cute pic

I took this today and loved it so thought I'd just share it!

first Christmas

First Christmas with Sophie. Sooooo much fun. She was great of course and we had fun watching her with her new gifts. She loved watching us open gifts. It was fun to see. She is definitely recuperating now, as she has been practically sleeping all day today!

opening presents with dad


showing off her Christmas Eve dress

she actually let us put this on her!

somehow she now is old enough to keep herself up... she is LOVING her new bouncy seat. It's so fun to watch!

just cute (:showing off one of her many new Gopher outfits...this one says "future gopher" on it

3 months old!

Sophie turned 3 months old this past Friday. Most of the time it's hard to believe that she's been around that long, but other times it feels like she's always been a part of our lives. She's still growing like crazy and seems to get bigger almost everyday! She's also still a very good baby, especially because she sleeps about 10 hours a night which we of course love! Here are some pictures taken over the weekend.

Sophie hanging out with dad

trying to pose

we took some pictures in the outfit we didn't have time to use in her professional pictures

just a really cute picture taken by her oma (grandma v.)

I gave in...

Well, since so many people we know with kids seem to have these things to share pics, stories, and videos, I (meaning Rachel) figured we might as well join the masses!! Plus, I have so much fun keeping up with people's blogs (yes, I'm crazy and love to read people's blogs, even those I barely knew in college!). So, for those who are interested we'll try and keep you updated on what's going on with Sophie as she grows and changes so fast! To start, here are a few of our newest pictures as we get ready for Christmas! Enjoy (:

Sophie's first time up at Covenant Pines for our friends retreat
Her new favorite sleeping position..don't worry she CAN breathe, I checked!

Cutting down our Christmas tree
She's working very hard on sitting up all by herself