A dramatic reading of "Moo, Baa, LaLaLa"

Washing Deviled Eggs

Washing Deviled Eggs (or "Breakfast with a Toddler").

Sophia's typical breakfast is a scoop of raw old-fashioned oats and a spoonful of frozen blueberries in plain organic full fat yogurt or milk. We do try to add in some variety and eggs are near the top of her many favorite foods. Scrambled...hard-boiled....fried- she hadn't encountered one she didn't like.

This was until the day I attempted to serve her Deviled Eggs for breakfast. It soon became clear that the consistency of the mashed yolk was the most distressing. 

Upon first encounter with yolk:

Refusing to even look at it:

Fearing that it has become a permanent paste:

I have a hard time with wasting food for many reasons:

• Someone had to grow it or
• An animal had to die for it
• Someone's money was spent to buy it
• And many people who don't have it, would be grateful for it

Despite being able to afford otherwise, it was common in my family to cut mold off of food where spores weren't involved. I don't encourage Sophia to finish her food when she is no longer hungry, but I do find myself often eating up her leftovers.

In this instance, I decided the best course of action was to wash the offending matter off of the Deviled Eggs. Once the yolks were gone, Sophia was happy to eat up the whites.

Two Kingdoms

Free airfare under age two combined with a job that requires frequent travel means that Sophia and I accompany Joshua on as many business trips as make sense to increase our time together.

This time his conference was in Orlando in December, so Sophia's Maternal Grandparents and Uncle James also came along.

We visited Disney's Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom parks, and enjoyed the rest of our time outdoors at our hotel.

Sophia had a front row seat on the "It's a Small World" attraction and kept pointing in all directions during the ride.

While she clearly enjoyed "It's a Small World" the best of all the Magic Kingdom rides, her favorite part of the Park was looking through a door with a missing panel which was part of a playground on "Tom Sawyer Island".

At Animal Kingdom Sophia waved to the animals from the Safari truck and got to pet some tamer ones.

Her favorite ride at this park was the "TriceraTop Spin", which was the only one on the whole trip she requested to go on a second time.

Back at the hotel she enjoyed, pushing her Grandpa on the swing:

Using her Uncle's sandals as boats:

And playing in the pool(her newest word which she says with lots of o's)with her Uncle James and Gran:

Thanksgiving 2014

This Thanksgiving Sophia was able to spend time with Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Parents, Grandparents, and a Great Grandparent.

She made an apple pie with her Grammie and Aunt Aimee.

Walked in the snow for the first time. 

Played in a sheet fort that used to belong to her Dada (Grammie fit better than Uncle James).

And said a new word, "Pie". 

Her Great Grandfather put the Pumpkin filling that wouldn't fit in the crust in her very own pan. She managed to eat all of it over the course of three meals.