three & a half barrons

13 May 2013

A few May photos

We went to the Cincinnati Zoo! We finally redeemed our zoo membership that we received for Christmas. Now we can go whenever we want!

Sophie being a goof

Soph refused to take a serious picture on Mother's Day. She wore this dress to church, which is actually her momma's dress from when she was little! We thought it the appropriate day to have her wear it. Doesn't she look adorable?!

Pregnant!

Well, we're doing it... we're expanding our family! Baby Barron is expected around November 8, 2013, and we find out the gender in about 6 weeks' time.

I am currently a little more than 14 weeks along and am feeling great! I don't even notice this pregnancy. Sophie helps keep me occupied and active!

We announced our pregnancy with this: (read Sophie's shirt)

We are so excited for this new baby, and we are confident that all will go well!

22 April 2013

Tennessee

We went on vacation with Drew's family to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee (in the Smoky Mountains)! We stayed in a gorgeous cabin and spent lots of time together. Here are just a few photos from our week-long trip.

Soph loved being with her Papa and the boys always wanted to be playing mini golf. We made time for family photos and spent lots of our time on the deck over-looking the beautiful mountains!

We also went to the aquarium - fun for everyone!

We had a really fun trip! We hope we can see our Barron family again soon!

17 March 2013

one of my favorites

oh, hi!

It's been too long, huh?
The last time I wrote, Sophie was 10 months. Well, guess what. She's almost 16 months now - can you believe it?! Time flies when you have children... or, in my case, even just one child.
Well, in the past 6 months, we've had a lot happen. Right before Thanksgiving, WE MOVED! We now live in a 2-bedroom apartment in Mason, Ohio, (just 2 miles away from my dad and family) and we're loving it! Drew started a new job at Liberty Mutual Insurance as an Auto Claims Adjuster. He is successful and likes the work, even though it's super busy. He speaks like an insurance guy now - sometimes using insurance terms or thinking with his "insurance brain" in normal conversation.
Sophie had her first Thanksgiving meal (other than the milk she drank in the hospital the day she was born the year before) and turned ONE year old! That was back in November, but still! Here are some photos from her birthday party:

All ready to eat cake!

Giving Auntie Kalin cake kisses

Here, Jaja!

For an early Christmas gift, Drew sent me and Sophie to Kansas for a visit while he was at training in Indianapolis! It was great!

Reading with Grandpa Dave

Playing with the refrigerator magnets at Grandma's

Helping cousin Dane open a gift

Sophie also had her first really fun Christmas! It was fun for this momma and daddy too! We loved watching Soph open her presents (don't worry, we didn't go overboard -- but the grandparents did!) and seeing her new books, toys, and baby dolls!

Our Christmas family photo

Christmas morning

We've also done some other fun things since the holidays...
We went to the aquarium (where our camera battery died after 5 minutes) and Sophie ate spaghetti for the first time by herself. I made Vietnamese beef pho for our special Valentine's Day dinner and we've just been enjoying our time together in our new home!
We went for a short visit to Youngstown last weekend. That's always fun for Soph. She's got second cousins there that make her feel welcome and are very sweet and fun to play with!

Reading scriptures (Book of Mormon stories) with Daddy