Last week we got our family pictures taken. We also got Sophie's pictures taken for her 1 year old announcements. Megan Schaugaard took them, and she did a fantastic job! These are some of my favorites... (Don't worry Grandma, we're bringing copies for you.)
I am trying to get a drop off location in St. George from Bountiful Basket. For those of you who don't know what this is, essentially, it's a fabulous way to get discounted fruit and vegetables from growers in the Utah/Idaho/Arizona area. I know a couple people who are involved in Hurricane, and they love it. This last week the bountiful basket included:
Sophie constantly pulls my hair! She grabs it and simply won't let go. Well, before this transformation, my hair was down to my waist (I grew it out extra long to be Buttercup for Halloween); that's a lot of hair for Sophie to grab. My solution was to always keep it in a ponytail. Well, I'm not fond of having a ponytail every day, so this is my solution. My friend Karly did it, and I absolutely love it! Not only is it easier to keep away from Sophie, it's easier to do, brush, wash, just about everything is easier when you hack off 7 inches of hair! I'm sure there will be sometimes that I miss the old do, but I am so excited for this new look!
Today marks Sophie's 11 month mark (and it is also my brother-in-law's birthday; happy birthday Kody!). Sophie develops more of a personality every day. She has become quite the comedian, and she is always trying to get us to laugh. She is quite the character, and everyone loves to play with her (especially all her friends at church). She is such a happy baby, and she is so adorable. She is really close to walking, so we'll probably be posting her first steps soon!
We got Sophie this little push toy to sharpen her walking skills. She loves it and plays with it often.
Sophie loves to play the piano all the time! When I turn it off, she cries. I feel terrible, but I think she looks so adorable, but she breaks my heart at the same time. 
She pretty much gets whatever she wants at grandma and grandpa's. She snatched a roll from their counter, and my mom just laughed. (Are these the same people I grew up with?) Also note, because of my new calling, I am away for meetings on Sunday mornings. This leaves Justin to get Sophie ready, and this outfit is the product of his efforts. Sophie showed up with one pony tail on the side of her head (I added the second one during Sacrament), a shirt with no skirt or pants, white tights, and her pink moccasins. She was very happy after playing with Daddy all morning though, so I figure, no harm done. He's so good to help out!
Speaking of pink moccasins... We decided to get Sophie some shoes since it is getting colder, so we headed to Payless. While there, I was looking for some neutral shoes that would go with any outfit; I also wanted a shoe that Sophie could wear to church. Sophie was sitting on the floor during my search, and she kept pulling these pink moccasins off the shelf. They weren't quite what I had in mind, so I kept putting them back. Finally Justin said, "Just let her have what she wants." I realized that these shoes were her heart's desire, and she wouldn't even let me take them off her for bed for days. This girl knows what she wants, and usually she gets it. Sigh.
Sophie is really good at helping Daddy with his homework...
And she makes a great pillow for him to lay on.
Sophie always sucks on Justin's apple core after he's finished eating it. She just loves it. Weird, I know, but it makes her happy, and I can't complain about her liking fruit.
Sophie loves to take her pants off, and she loves to play the piano.
Sophie and Daddy watching Snow White.
Sophie also loves to swing.
In her pajamas, waiting for some breakfast. Justin got her these because he calls her his little monkey.
Sophie loves to spread her toys everywhere! Her first love is still her books though. She will choose them over toys any day.
Halloween began for me a while ago. Justin and I decided to do a Princess Bride theme, and when I realized I wouldn't find a Princess Buttercup costume anywhere, I decided to make one. I also wanted to make a shirt for Justin to be Wesley. My brother-in-law and his friends wanted to be Robin Hood and his men in tights, and he wanted me to make his costumes. So with the help of my fabulous mother-in-law, all this became a reality. We had a fantastic Halloween! We went to Justin's brother's birthday party, and we also had a fabulous ward party (we forgot our camera, so we don't have any cool pictures of that). At the ward party, we won a $15 gift card for being able to name the most couples in the ward! Yeah, date night, here we come!
Here I am sewing a merry man costume. Notice I'm still smiling at this point. This costume got very frustrating toward the end.
Justin and Sophie came along to help.
My brother-in-law kept insisting that he knew how to make the collar work, so he took over the sewing project. You can see how worried Anna is. (Actually, she was relieved to be done with the thing. The pattern was pretty messed up). 
Sophie wanted to play with their swords.
Here we are at Brandon's birthday party. Look at our amazing home made costumes. I actually made the pattern for Justin's shirt. I should have gotten better pictures of us individually so you could really see the effect. I watched Princess Bride about 7 times to get them just right.
A shot of the whole gang.
Look how good those Robin Hood costumes turned out.
This was the costume that I made start to finish while Anna made Michael's. (He had to paint himself so he could be Achoo.)
Justin stirring the witch's brew.
Sophie loved to stick her hand into it. She was so cute!
Brandon and his cake with trick candles.
Sophie climbing on Daddy as usual. It got too hot for her to wear her bear hood, so we had to take it off. 
If I get better pictures from someone else's camera, I will post them later, but for now, that's all folks.
