Daddy & Sophie at The Cheesecake Factory

Sophie was the center of attention at our trip to The Cheesecake Factory this afternoon!

Dodgers Game!

We had fun at the Dodger's game on Saturday!

Uncle Jeffy-Jeff, Aunt Ba-Ba, Mommy, Daddy, & Sophie.
(Uncle Matt took the picture.)

New Housemates!

We have 4 more people living with us! My sister Rachael and her triplets are staying with us for almost a month! We are so excited they are here! Brooklyn & Jeff drove them here & stayed for the weekend!

We walked around and had lunch at the Santa Monica Pier. It was nice when we had helpers. Now when we go places it is only Rachael and me with 4 babies!

2 Beauties: Rachael & Mika-poo!

Saturday Night Swim!

Sophie got to debut her new polka-dot bikini!

Sophie with her buddy Kellen Cahoon!

Last Week at a Glance

Our little pumpkin is now 8 months old! I can't believe it.

She's getting better with the food but it still gets everywhere. She thinks it's fun to spit it out! Not so much fun for me to clean up!

My brother Matthew just moved right by us. He is doing his fellowship for child/ adolescent psychiatry at USC. I don't have a picture with him but he took this picture when we went to dinner! It's fun to have him so close. We get to see him everyday- he pops in for dinner! We love having a "Kramer" around! (Matthew's words, not mine!)

My friend Sarah came over with her baby Caleb. He is almost 2 months younger than Sophie but weighs twice as much!

Not from last week, but too cute not to post! Sophie loves the water!

Me & Soph!

Two Weeks in Arizona

Sophie and I just got back from Arizona after being there for two weeks. My sister Tarrah was about to have her third baby boy, so not wanting to miss the opportunity to be part of this experience, Sophie and I hopped on a plane and flew to AZ! I attached some pictures of our trip!

Since the baby hadn't come yet, Rachael, my mom and I got pedicures! Sophie tried, but her feet couldn't reach!

Sophie bathing with her very tan cousins Davis and Carter

The Triplets and Sophie!

My dad retired from Chair of the Orthodontics Department at the dental school, so we threw him a surprise retirement party to say goodbye.

A week later, there was still NO BABY so I decided to get a dental check-up! I was so disappointed- I had a cavity :( and I had to get numb which I hate!

Dining at Tia Rosa's with grandma and grandpa - still no baby!

She may look like her daddy, but she has her mommy's really long tongue!

Swimming with four babies! Sophie fell asleep in her boat!

Finally! On July 1st, a week after her due date, Tarrah gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! I raced to the hospital at 4:45am! It was amazing! He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces!

Hudson Glen Banks!

Proud Auntie

Sophie meeting Hudson for the first time. We always think she's so little but she looked like a giant next to her cousin.

Careful!

Saying "Goodbye."

Balboa Island

Ok, so I haven't posted anything for a while because our camera broke the day before Brady's birthday! Now we have no photos from when he turned the big 3-0. Luckily I got a new camera. On Wednesday we went to the gorgeous Balboa Island in Newport Beach to visit my sister-in-law Kerry & her kids. They're renting a house on the beach for a month! It is such a cool place, I felt like I stepped onto a movie set!

It's a small beach. There are no waves so it's great for little kids.
(That's Sophie on the towel. She's been sitting up on her own for more than a month!)

This is Nathan & Kerry's Rhino! It's so cool! It's legal to drive on streets, too!

Sophie & her cousin Kennady

We meet up with Janie & McKay Nelson for lunch! They live a couple minutes from there. Debbie & Matthew came too! We went to this yummy pizza place called "Gina's."

I love this picture of Sophie & Matthew! They both look a little bored but so cute!

Hollywood

Brady's brother Derek flew in from Salt Lake City to surprise Brady for his 30th birthday! Brady always says I can't keep a secret from his so he was shocked to find out that I've known about this for almost 4 months! One of the days Derek was here we took the metro to Hollywood:

Brady and Derek posed with a really creepy Elmo!
He smelled bad and had a really low voice!

Here we are staring at the sun in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

We are such tourists! Brady loves Jim Carrey!

I won't talk about this one. (ok, I have all her songs memorized, and I've been to her concert & really liked it!)

Sweet little Sophie loved riding the Metro. She slept the whole time we were in Hollywood!

Go Dodgers!

We love going to baseball games, especially since we are only 8 miles from Dodger Stadium! (I go for The All Beef Dodger Dog!)

This is my favorite picture: The twins focusing on the game

Dinner With The Missionaries

Sister Watterson and Sister Tuaitanu came over for dinner on Wednesday! We had Hawaiian Haystacks, salad, brownies, and a lot of left-overs! Sophie had rice cereal mixed with pureed green beans.