This week

Toot at Cheesecake factory with Grandpa

Can you find Sophie?

A new way to eat breakfast. She did this herself.

Sophie & Sophie



Tuesday morning we headed over to Traders Point Christian Church. I met a new friend on IndyMoms.com and we have been hanging out. She goes to the same gym as me. She invited me to go the the MOPs meetings there. Mothers of preschoolers. It is pretty cool. They serve brunch and talk about kids stuff, have guest speakers. They have an awesome play zone there that is open to the public. Sophie and her little girl who is just a few months older than Soph went to the daycare area while we were upstairs. She did pretty good. They have snack time,. and go on a buggy ride in a little 6 seater wagon type thing around the church. It is pretty cute. Then we met them over at the Red Robin to eat lunch. Hallie calls Sophie Fosie. I can see how she may have got that! Darcy said she had Hallie work on saying Sophs name. It is pretty cute. On Wed. We met up with Val and her little girl who is also named Sophie, she is a few months younger than Soph. My Sophie looks like a giant next to her. I think she is 15 months old. She is super cute. Her mom, one of my new friends is so funny. She is alot like me with the dry sarcasm. I love it so much! We went to Zionsville Library. They have different rooms in the childrens area to play in. We went in a room that had a Thomas the train track, and a mini Lego Land, and a big desk to color at, which is what they are doing in the picture. They sat side by side on little stools coloring with a box of broken crayons between them. They colored for a while, which shocked me, Soph likes to go all over the place, especially someplace new and fun! Then we walked out into their giant book area, there was a little hut with a gigantic bear inside. The Sophies took turns giving Mayfield Bear hugs! We took the girls over to the toddler board books and read for a bit. We decided to get some lunch since everything was going good. We went down the street to Patricks. It was pretty good. The service always sucks there, but I told the waiter, the one who is dense and always sweats, that if they didnt want a scene, they would be quick with the toddler food. He did pretty good with that. The girls colored and shared goldfish crackers while we talked. It was a great lunch. Just what I needed. Then it was off for naptime.
Soph went to Gymboree open gym. The usual suspects were there. Of course Soph had to go around and wave at everyone. She saw her little friends Aiden and Melanie. There is this other little girl who is a little older that always comes w her dad, I can't remember her name, but he always says, there's Sophie making her rounds waving at everyone! She makes an impression. I enjoyed seeing little JB, and that he was feeling better (I think) He was wearing the awesome marsh mello people shirt I got him. I didn't get to hang out with him too much,but we had a few moments here and there! I have a couple new mommie friends there that I also hang out with from time to time. Soph was being pretty busy there, so between her running around, I got to talk to the grown ups. Sophie gave Miss Melissa a special request. She went up to her, waved, and made the itsy bitsy fingers, so Miss Melissa obliged and sang it for her. She had Soph climb up the ladder (the spout) and down the slide (to wash the spider out) it was cool that she did that. Soph loved it. She sat right in front of her while they did a second round, she was just looking at her with delight. I wish I would have gotten a pic, but I was in awe of her mezmeration(is that a word) with her. Thursday we were supposed to have breakfast with Grandpa Dykes, but it was newring time to get ready and she still wasn't awake. She has been sleeping till 9 or 9:30 lately. She hasn't been waking up in the night or anything, so I guess she is just cozy in there or something? So I had to call to see if he would be able to come later. He did, he came about 11 or so. We ran over to Keystone mall. I wanted to check out Gymboree clothes, because I had some gymbucks to use. I was sooo disapointed, stuff was so picked over. I did get a couple outfits. I will check another location a little before my other coupon expires in a couple weeks. I was getting hungry, I figured we would grab something in the food court since dad recently ate. But he wanted to go to a restraunt, so we went to the Cheesecake Factory YUM! I ate every bit of my miso salmon, Soph had mini corndogs and fries, in between bites of grandpas banana creme cheesecake. I love their mango iced tea, so did Soph. She kept saying in delight YUMMIE!! We got home and Soph took a little nap. I had to go pick up my mom from work so she could watch Soph for about an hour or so so that I could go to the gym and not stress out about her in the kids area. I usually take her, and she mostly does good. But grandma wanted to visit. She had a very busy day and week so far.It has been a very good week for me too. I am excited about my new friends, and all of these new activities that we are finding that are free or just about, which is good for me! Luckily the other moms under stand that we don't have alot of cash, but we are having so much fun anyways. We have made plans with everyone for a couple playdates next week, not sure where yet. Val and Darcy both live close, we were trying to get some sledding going with the kids if we can find a good spot.