Lego Truck

Karen got a Lego truck for Sophia.  I only showed her the instructions, and she was finding the pieces and putting them together.  She finished it and we took a nice picture. This girl is amazing.  I should get a small Lego toy for Assen and help him put it together the same way I did with Sophia.

A new year!

Sophia is now four years young.  She is doing gymnastics at Synergy Gymnastics in North Liberty. She loves doing exercise. She is very independent and wants to learn as much as she can. She loves playing with dad's iPod. She likes to sing along and do Spanish in the iPod.

Happy Birthday mom!

Sophia celebrated her mom's birthday! Sophia weighs now 28 pounds. She is getting some weight, but we don't know where she is putting it. Sophia's best frien at daycare is Jacob. He is a sweet little boy.

Happy Birthday!!!

Sophia is now three years old. We went swimming today. She enjoyed the water a lot. Then, we came home and continued swimming. Sophia is now trying to swim! no swim vest! She got a baking oven for her birthday and baked a cake for us. She is not a bad cook!

dancing class

Sophia went to her first dancing class today. Small children danced to children's music played by this nice lady. They all sang several songs and enjoyed it very much. Sophia sang a few songs in the car on our way back home. It seems like she got some inspiration to sing!

New Bed for Sophia

They brought her new bed in today. It has a "Dora the explorer" bed cover and blankets. It will be her first night in her new bed. What does that mean? more independence! Now, she can get up if she wants to!

Christmas Holiday

Sophia got to meet all her American cousins. She is now talking and can tell us if she is happy or if something is bothering her. It is so much fun to see her learning to talk. She is a real acrobat and loves to run and dance. We already signed her up for dancing classes.