Random Sofie

There hasn't been a whole lot new. Mostly we are just getting through the day and doing what we need to do. There have been a lot of efforts to get out and visit with people. We have managed to meet a bunch these past few weeks and the company is definitely appreciated! Despite being tired, I do look forward to the outings which add something different to the day.

Here are a few photos from the past few weeks.

Sofie the fish

I have been going to the pool occassionally and thought it would be fun to take Sofie. The first swim was with Westin and Beth. The following week, Akis and I took Sof back to the pool. Here are a few photos of our fish.

Storytime

Storytime is a big hit with Reed and Chloe ~ this was where a lot of time was spent during the holidays... Sofie and I have raided the library and have begun our own storytime. I hope she enjoys books as much as her cousins do.

Christmas projects

There were two big projects that were on the go. The first was the construction of the Gingerbread house. Krista wasn't a fan of the pre-made gingerbread ~ not knowing how long it had been there, so the project extended over a couple of days with the making and baking of the house itself. Chloe is a huge helper and is keen to be involved.





Decoration day was the day Aunt Sharon and Uncle Don came for dinner. The whole gang got into the creation.




The other creation was a gift for Grandpa Jim. Hopefully he can find a place for it!

Christmas visitors in the OC

Sofie had a few visitors while at Auntie Krista's house. The traditional Turkey dinner was had with Aunt Sharon and Uncle Don. They came up from Waterloo to spend the day and meet Sofie. It was good to catch up as it has been a number of years since I have seen them.


Aunt Flo and Uncle John also came for a morning visit. After spending time with their family for the holidays, it was good to hear how everyone is doing and catch up with the Murrays.

Hanging with cousin Chloe

We stayed with the Lavery/Loveys clan for almost a week and during that time, Chloe spent a lot of time with Sofie and was a huge help with our daily tasks. She was keen to get diapers, toss the dirty ones, pick out the clothes for Sofie for the day. She enjoyed spending time with Sofie and was fascinated that she was a real live moving 'big baby'.

Here are some photos of Chloe with Sofie.

These 2 were taken on the day we got there. It was great to see how interested and involved she wanted to be.

Gifts a plenty at the Lavery/Loveys house

Grandpa Jim, Jane, Sofie and I made the trip from Southampton to the Orange Corners for the holidays. The 'sleigh' was weighed down with gifts and it was like Santa arrived for a second time. It was very quickly after our arrival that Santa's helper was busy with her duties.





A busy time:


Reed hanging with Dad ~ who can blame him, the festivities were thrust upon him after his nap.

Christmas with Grandpa Jim and Jane

Akis, Sofie and I spent Christmas with Grandpa Jim and Jane. It was nice to be back at home with my family and show Akis what the holidays are like when moving at a leisurely pace in Southampton.

It had been a few years since I had been back to Dad's house, so it was a pleasant surprise to see all the changes he and Jane have made to the house. They have definitely been working hard. We also tried to see some folks while we were home. There we a number that were on the list ~ unfortunately we didn't manage to get to the entire list. Here's hoping when we come back we'll be able to catch up with the rest.

Before the big day, Sofie was sporting the holiday look...


The Chestnuts were also roasting by the open fire:



And there was much relaxing going on:


Sofie and I snuck out and found that Santa had arrived.



Grandpa Jim took a turn at posing with Sofie.


Other faces that morning:





Jane and Dad had a great beef dinner and I was only to ready to dig in. Gotta love not having to cook the great meal!

The trip home...

With family scattered around the globe, air travel for Sofie is inevitable. Her first trip was back to Ontario to spend the holidays with Grandpa Jim and Auntie Krista. Sofie did quite well with only 2 meltdowns on the trip ~ the first being after attempting to clean a bum and the second was on descent.




Sofie slept on the car ride home with a small stop in Primrose for burgers. Overall I thought she did very well. Akis however, is wondering how things will be when we go back to Greece and the flight is longer!