Sophia Paige.

I loved our Sunday morning since Dane was home this morning instead of at church early. It was a nice change. As we lay in bed waking up, Sophie joins us and starts pouncing on Dana. She is seriously an animal. She hit, kicked, jumped and even stood on Dana (she knows not to mess with mom) all the while begging for donuts. It's been a long time since they've had donuts and she decided this morning to beg Daddy for them. He agreed and even took the girls to go pick them out. Then as they were running off to get dressed, I hear Sophie tell Abby, "We have the best Dad ever!". So cute!

Sophie really makes me laugh. She makes me crazy sometimes but makes me laugh too. She has such a passionate spirit and can go from crying and having a meltdown to laughing through her tears. She has multiple personalities and keeps us on our toes. Honestly, she's been wearing me out lately with her stubbornness and oneriness (is that a word??) but this morning I was reminded of how sweet and funny she can be. But, then I have to battle her on what to wear for the day. She has lately been telling me she doesn't like her clothes and wish she had mine. She wants fitted (or tight as she calls them) shirts only. I recently bought her a few new t-shirts for the spring and she says they're too big for her, which they are not. They're just not as tight as the ones she's outgrowing. We finally did settle on a dress with leggings which is no small feat.

After church today, she came in the house and slipped and fell. Before anyone had any time to react, she screams "Abby doesn't even care about me". Abby didn't even have a chance to care, seriously!! She is so dramatic. But, we love her to pieces.

I'm back.

It has been a long time since I blogged but I've really missed it. Reading back on my last blog was such a great reminder of things I had forgotten about. It's amazing to see the many changes our family has gone through since I first started in 2006. I'm sure I'll blog less frequently than I used to but I hope to record some memories and thoughts that I want to remember.

We've had some big changes going on in our house and one of the things I have been working on most is trying to simplify. I am no where near I want to be but I feel that God has helped me to see the things that are truly important to me and the need to take care of those things first. I have been torn in too many directions and feel like I am not doing anything to the standard I expect of myself. I know I expect a lot but the point of simplifying to me is letting go of the things that aren't as important and focusing on the things that matter the most.

And one of the things that matter to me is recording our life for my kids to have. I'm trying not to put any pressure on myself and just blog when I feel like it or have the time. So here's to a new beginning of blogging!