New Glasses and Hiking in the Snow

Wow, it's been a while since I've updated! I have a lot to catch up on. First off, Sofia got new glasses! They are so cute on her and fit her better than the goggle glasses.

She looks so much more sophisticated ;)

Yesterday (Friday) we didn't have school and me and Sofie got to spend the whole day playing with each other - just us. Alison and Jenna got to go skiing. 

Sofia and I played trains for a while in the morning. 

One thing that I've noticed since Sofia has been home is that she smiles and poses for pictures much more often now :)

And since we got a ton of new snow, me and Sofie went on a walk down to the river. She absolutely loves the snow and she was such a trooper on our long walk.

Before our walk, I told Sofia she had to wear snow pants. So she put them on but didn't like them, so she took them off and wanted to wear jeans. I told her that she had to wear her snow pants or else she couldn't go outside. So she put them back on, smiled, and shouted, "I LOVE them!" :)

 Sofia made her first snowman today! She named her Carolina and was very sad when we had to leave her behind to go home. But to make it a little more fun and not as sad to leave her, she kicked her and then laid on her... she still talks about how she destroyed Carolina :)

Sofia's first ever snowman!

Sofia was a cow and kept saying, "Moo!" 

I took this photo (below) yesterday on our walk. 

It reminds me of this picture I took just one year earlier with a different Latino princess.

Sofia and I both were very cold when we finally got home from our hike, so Sofie got in the bath while I made grilled cheese sandwiches and rice for lunch, which she loved! 

Then I helped her get ready for the day. This afternoon she had the opportunity to check out her new school classroom (where she'll start school on Tuesday). She dressed up really special and I french braided her hair around the back of her head into a side pony. She thinks that this outfit was her school uniform! :)

I can't stand this smile! So precious.

Sofie had fun checking out her new class. She especially loved the box of puppets and the play kitchen.

Sofie is consistently saying the English words hat, tie, dog, cat, fan, please, oh my gosh, I love you, stinky, splashing, fish, star, stop now, scarf, it's funny, 

and some more. She also learned the phrase, "I don't know what you're sayin'!" but I don't think that she really knows what she is saying when she says it. She isn't quite as scared of the dogs anymore and sometimes actually reaches down to touch them. 

We took Sofie to church for the first time for our Friday night service. I was going to stay back in children's ministry until she could settle in, but I ended up staying the whole time with her. She was the most hyper I have seen her in a long time! Oh well, she'll calm down as she gets use to yet another change. :)

Sofie and I continue to bond quicker and easier than I ever imagined. She is such a blessing to me.

Bonding with life saver rings :)

Here Alison is before her basketball game! Another precious Ecuadorian :)

Please continue to pray for Sofia as she starts school this upcoming week. And please pray for everyone in our family as we adjust to all the new changes. Thank you! :)