To The Left, To The Left

Sofie and Jarem have this morning routine of having a dance party before he heads off to school and work each day. Sofie inherited her dad's good dance skills, and she also seems to have a similar fascination with Beyonce. Here is a little demo of my baby girls skills.

Boricua de Pura Sepa

Saturday night Camilla, Sofie, and I ate dinner with some great friends from Puerto Rico who now live in American Fork. Giselle Fernandez lived in Vieques when I served there and we became great friends. I always admired her strength and her determination to do what was right no matter what happened to her. Six months after I left Vieques I served in the ward of Giselle's mom Trini. Trini is just as amazing as her daughter Giselle and she probably put about 10 pounds on me from her Mangu. So anyways we had a great time Saturday night catching up with Giselle, her two kids, and her sister Maira who is living with her in American Fork. I think it is pretty funny to see all the hair Giselle's kids have, and our poor little Sofie is still as bald as her dad is :)

Camille's Wedding

Last weekend I went to Camille's temple wedding in Dallas, Texas. She was a recent convert when I arrived in my first area in Puerto Rico and we became friends quickly. She she taught with us every week and has always been a super star member. Although we are the same age, she is truely a role model and inspiration to me. I am so incredibly happy for her and it meant so much to me to be at her sealing.

Christmas Happenings

We had a couple Christmas' this year and they were all wonderful! Devin couldn't make it home this year because of work so we took Christmas to him a little bit early. As a token of his appreciation he made Jarem a protein shake.

Next we headed down to St. George to spend some time with the Hallows. We had so much fun playing with the dune buggies even though all of the gear we were wearing terrified Sofie.

Christmas Eve we flew out to DC to see the Dicksons. Christmas day we opened presents, ate a lot, and spent time with extended family. We also got to talk to Maria who is serving in Brazil. She sounds like she's doing amazingly and I have to admit that I was a little bit jealous that it wasn't me in the mission field at that moment.
We went sight seeing downtown to the Hollocaust Museum, the Washington Monument, the WWII Memorial, the White House and Arlington National Cemetery.
We even got to meet up with Carole Ann And Jon.
It was my best Christmas ever.

Sofie Mae

just out of the bath...

clothed...

sporting the hood...

on the phone...

and finally asleep...sitting up!

The Lights at Temple Square

She's One!

We celebrated Sofie's first birthday with family and friends at our place Satuday night. It was a great for Sofie because she ate a piece of cake and got to stay up late and play with her new toys. It's hard to believe that an entire year has gone by but we've loved every minute of Sofie Mae. It's been a month since she took her first steps and now she's walking/running everywhere! She no longer tolerates the giant bows so I made her a matching necklace and bracelet so she wouldn't be mistaken for a boy. She says Mama and Dada, but mostly Dada, and Oh Wow. Last month we were looking at apartments in Dallas and as we walked in the front door to see one of them she blurted, "Oh Wow!"