Happy Easter!

Grampa Easter Bunny laying eggs

Look, Mom, I found one!

That sneaky bunny tried to camouflage a green egg in a tree, but he wasn't smart enough for Austin! How did he lay one up there anyway?

We had a wonderful Easter Sunday with Becky's family in Texas. Grampa Lamb even put on his bunny ears and hopped around Peter and Abby's yard "laying" eggs all over the grass. We ran around with the grandbabies (and adults) picking up the bunny droppings everywhere and had a great time.

Dad, Mom, Abby, and Julie worked hard for 2 days to clean and stain Peter and Abby's fence before Geoff, Sophie and I showed up and while Peter was at work. (I promise we weren't just slave drivers sipping lemonades on the porch while we worked them with whips.) It looked amazing compared to the way it was before!

Remembering the Alamo

We took a quick morning trip to San Antonio before we left Texas so that we could see the Alamo. It was a cool day and we had a wonderful time walking around the city and enjoying the sites. We loved the River Walk and felt like we had suddenly been transported to a tropical island somewhere while we were down there. What a neat city!
Here is Sophie touching the building so that she'll be sure to "Remember the Alamo", or so that we can at least show her in a few years that she has in fact been there.

Cousin Love

Sophie had so much fun meeting her new cousin Austin and when they were close, she loved to touch his head and put her arm around him (or let us put her arm around him.) They were sweet together and allowed us to get many great shots of the two of them.

Trip To Austin

Sophie and Becky went to Austin, TX for Easter weekend to meet Austin (Tex), Sophie's only cousin on the Lamb side. We had a great time seeing the sites of downtown Austin and spending time with Becky's family. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Overlooking the city on a cold, rainy day

At the Capitol Building in downtwon Austin

Peter blessed baby Austin on Sunday

March Madness

Sophie loves to reach for everything and put it in her mouth. And how cute is her bunny bum?!

For our FHE activity one night we made a poster of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and hung it on our wall. This is honestly Joseph's favorite time of year, and I really got into March Madness this time as well. We both made 3 separate brackets, and 2 of mine did really well. Joseph's were even better, and he even won my family's challenge. We were sad BYU didn't go farther, but I was proud of us for both picking Florida and Ohio State to go to the finals. We had a lot of fun with this.

Basketball

I know this isn't a picture of Sophie, but she wanted to show off her daddy for a minute. Last night was Joseph's last intramural game and we snapped a couple pictures of his team. Two of these guys (the two nearest Joseph, Dan and Terrance) are former roommates of Joseph's from BYU, and they used to play ball together all the time, so that was fun for them to play together again. They did so well in all their games and barely lost last night in overtime, but I think they had a lot of fun. Sophie and I had fun watching him play because he's sooooo good!

High Chair Fun

In addition to rice cereal, Sophie has now tried pears, applesauce, peaches, bananas (I think that's her favorite), carrots, peas, green beans, and sweet potatoes. Fruits are definitely favored over vegetables (go figure!) She enjoyed her peas more this time than the first try. She mostly just likes to be in control of the spoon, however, and grabs my hands as I try to put it in her mouth to "help" me. Usually that just results in getting food all over the place, but it's a nice gesture. This morning I was eating my cereal as I fed Sophie in her high chair, and a couple of times I almost ate her food by accident! I'm sure she wouldn't have minded trading, though. :)

Rockin' and Rollin'

I love being on my tummy!Here I go, onto my back!
Whew! I made it! Let's do it again!

Sophie is a champion roller these days. She used to roll onto her tummy and get frustrated because she had forgotten how to roll back onto her back again, but she's finally remembered and can roll all over the place. Hopefully this will help her frustrations with not being mobile yet and she can get around more and such. But for all the time she spends on her tummy, she still prefers to be held. Spoiled little girl! :D

A Little Too Much To Eat

Sophie sometimes overindulges a little too much during meals. ;-D Wow, I think if this were real, she'd be in the 180th percentile for weight at her next check-up! Joseph and I were having a little too much fun with her and her pink ball.

Gimee Thumb Lovin'

Sophie just began sucking her thumb a couple of weeks ago, but it helps her sleep so much better that we're okay with it. It's her left thumb, so we think she may be left-handed like her Grandpa Lamb and Uncle Willis, or maybe even ambidextrous like Aunt Jeniann. Sophie also sometimes grabs her ear with her right hand while she sucks her thumb and looks like the evil Prince John on Disney's "Robin Hood" (Mama!) All we know is that she sure loves sucking it a lot!

I'm a True (Half) Lamb!

In Becky's family her dad would always test to see if the babies were "true Lambs" by holding them up by their feet in the palm of his hand, and if they could stand, they passed the test. Here's Joseph trying it out with Sophie, who really could do this over a month ago. She passed--whew! Sophie can also sit up all by herself, at least in the frog position. She's 5 months old today, too! What a big girl!

I Found My Toes!

It's taken me a while, but I finally discovered my toes today. I think part of the reason it took me so long was because I hardly ever have a chance to see them! Because it's winter, my parents keep them covered up pretty well, but I found them at last and even managed to stick them in my mouth once or twice. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.:D

Sophie Jump-Up

Sophie hasn't exactly learned how to bounce in the Jonny Jump-Up yet, but she sure loves to sit in it and swing herself around. It's great excercise, especially to get rid of those wonderful thunder thighs she's got going. :D (Just kidding! We're glad she's got a little fat on her!)

First Solid Food!

Even though Grandma Lamb has been secretly trying to get Sophie to eat solids for some time now :D Sophie tried rice cereal for the first time today. She was surprised at first, seemed to like the first few bites, but then tired of it pretty quickly, so we only got a few tastes in.

Twins

Sophie and mommy inadvertantly ended up matching for church today. Like mother, like daughter, I guess.

Disco Fever

We went to a Disco Party and Sophie was the grooviest baby there in her hippie jeans. She also would have been the Dancing Queen, but it was more like the Drooling Queen by the end of the night.

"My Funny Valentine"

Sophie was truly our sweetheart for Valentine's Day this year. Here she is sporting her cute Valentine's outfit. She was fascinated by the balloons we got for the occasion and couldn't take her eyes of them.

4 Months Old

Sophie is 4 months old and growing quickly! At her well baby visit yesterday she measured 26 inches long and 14 lbs. 14 oz. She's almost doubled her birth weight, and she's in the 75th percentile for weight and still in the 95th percentile for height! Too bad her hair isn't growing at that same rate! She is so much fun and completely in the oral stage. She drools all day long and also loves to talk and stick her hands almost completely in her mouth! We're thinking there are some teeth on the way. She does ab crunches in her bouncer all the time but can't quite sit up by herself without falling over yet, but she's close!

Atlanta Trip

A beautiful bride with a beautiful Sophie
At the reception with Melissa, Alyssa, and Sarah

Sophie tried to steal the groom, but it didn't work. We've already explained that she has to wait for her turn for at least 21 years!
Great friends!

We went with Sidsie, Derek, and Jensen to the house where Martin Luther King, Jr. was born as well as to an exhibit about his life that was so interesting!

Sophie and mommy flew to Atlanta over the weekend to attend a college roommate's wedding. We had a fabulous time (despite the coooold temperatures!) and had fun visiting Sidsie, Derek, and Jensen and their house, and also getting to see old friends and roommates.