November 23,2008 "Ups and Downs" at Great Grandma's House

Sophia understands the words "Up and Down" and uses them correctly in context.  Here she has made up her own little game at Great Grandma's house. She is walking back and forth from the dining area and back into the kitchen.  The previous owners of this house built the kitchen floor up with too many layers of floor resulting in an uneven ramp from the dining room to the kitchen.  Sophia discovered it and had to dance around and take advantage of the opportunity to play her "Ups and Downs" game.  She went back and forth into each room exclaiming, "Up and Down! Up and Down!"  Isn't it funny how easy it is to entertain toddlers?

"Down!"

"Up!"

"Down!"

September 29, 2008 Ups and Downs / Sophia showing how to do push-ups on the Wii Fit

Sophia is showing her dad how to do push-ups on the Wii Fit board.   Scott was using the Wii Fit and Sophia quickly picked up on how to do push-ups.   She says "Up" and then "Down". She does them each day just a few, but it reminds us to get going and get some exercise.  We seem to need a reminder and she is the perfect way to get us going. We are playing the Biggest Loser with the parents in our playgroup to see who can lose the most weight by December.  It is very hard to stay focused, but we are doing okay. We have both lost weight and need to keep going especially for the sake of little Sophia. She needs healthy parents to take care of her for a long time so we have to keep exercising and eating better.   What a face to inspire us each day to take care of ourselves.