The Pedersen Family

Angels Spring Training

2009-04-08T22:20:00.000-07:00

So I am doing these posts kind of out of order but at least they are all getting written down!

We went to Arizona at the beginning of March for Angels Spring Training. We went last year(just me, Christian and Soph) and hopefully it has become a tradition now! We always have so much fun when we spend time together like this. We are so thankful that we have been able to have this time and just be healthy.

All of the Angel players were so nice to Sophia. She is definitely an attention getter!

Soph's Birthday

2009-04-08T21:50:00.000-07:00

So Soph's birthday was on March 29th and she turned 3! It was such a fun weekend. Unfortunately I was totally sick the week leading up to the weekend but luckily I was better by the time the weekend rolled around. Jay and Cathy came to visit and spend the weekend with us and celebrate. We love having them here! Of course, there was great food(thanks Jay!) and great company. All in all, a great weekend spent with family and friends.

Soph and her cousin Kaylee in front of the Happy Birthday princess sign...
Soph and her Godmother Krista
cute little Penelope
opening presents
her cute face after enjoying the frosting off the cupcake...
Jay and Grandma
Me and Grandma
Soph and Stormy
Jay, Soph and I
Christian, Soph and I

Praying...

2009-01-15T13:28:00.000-08:00

So we have been praying at night now with Sophia. It's really been a fun thing to do. Sophia NEVER fails to remind me, "Mommy, we forgot to say our prayers!" even if it is 10 am!

So the other night we were praying and she always wants me to start first. So I said, "Dear God, thank you for our family, and thank you for keeping us healthy. Thank you for Sophia. We love you, Amen." Then it was Sophia's turn. She said, "Dear God, Thank you for my family, thank you for my pets, thank you for me, Amen."! I thought it was so cute that she prayed for herself!! She cracks me up!

Last night we were praying and as she is in the middle of her prayer she opens her eyes, leans over to me and says "What else should I pray for Mama?"(she likes to call me Mama which I think is so cute!) I said "What else would you like to pray for? And she said, "How about licorice?" I said, "Sure, licorice is good" So her prayer went something like this..."Dear God, Thank you for my family, and thank you for my house, and thank you for my licorice, and thank you for me, Amen."!

Gotta love her...I don't know what I would do without her...

Christmas Eve

2009-01-01T22:07:00.000-08:00

So Christmas Eve is the big day in our family. I remember when I was growing up, I would be so excited about Christmas Eve. It was always at my Grandma's house and there were many wonderful family traditions that were carried out on that night. First of all, my Grandma made each and everyone of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren a stocking and would fill them with stocking stuffers. It was so nice to know that she took SO much time to plan all the stocking stuffers and wrap EVERY single one of the items! Now Christmas Eve switches back and forth between my mom and my aunt since my Grandma can't do it anymore. Here are some pictures from this Christmas Eve...

Sophia, Olivia, and Kaylee

Santa came to visit the kiddos

Do you notice the sheer joy on Sophia's face that she got a PEZ dispenser??

Sophia is just jazzed that she got a pair of Fancy Nancy dress shoes

Karin got Sophia a Wiggles car, which you can tell by the look on her face, was a hit!

Karin also got Sophia a DOLLHOUSE! How cool is that? She spent so much time making pillows, bedspreads, and anything else you can think of that a little girl would want in a doll house. Thank you Oma!

Christmas Cookies

2009-01-01T21:21:00.000-08:00

Did you notice all the powdered sugar EVERYWHERE?!

Some cute dirty hands!

So every year we do a cookie exchange with everyone in our family. There are always a TON of cookies, brownies, nut cups, etc. This year was a little more fun for us though. Sophia and I made the cookies together. It is so much fun to have a little girl. She always wants to help me and is such a wonderful helper.

Christmas Lights

2009-01-01T21:01:00.001-08:00

We went to my old neighborhood where they go all out with the Christmas lights. It was so fun, but it was bitter cold. I know you must think I am crazy because we live in California and it doesn't get that cold here, but it was cold! Christian, Karin, Sophia and I went that night. It was so cute to see Sophia's face when we would come up to another house with lights. She wouldn't want to move from that house! I just absolutely love Christmas time. It is truly magical through the eyes of a child...

Soph and I by one of the houses

Soph trying to stay warm

My Birthday

2009-01-01T09:19:00.000-08:00

So my birthday was on the 19th of December...i know, I'm a little late! We had a nice dinner with Family and Friends.

Amanda and Brandon reading to Soph

Me and my Mom

Me and My Grandma

Me and Christian at the dinner table

My handsome husband

It was a nice night. I got some nice gifts and best of all got to spend the time with my fam.

Unfortunately, right as I started to eat my dinner, Sophia threw up all over me. We have been battling this flu for over two weeks now. After two trips to the doctor, and one trip to the ER, hopefully we will have some answers soon.

Sophia made a Gingerbread House

2008-12-20T16:05:00.000-08:00

We are having tons of fun this Christmas! One of the fun things that we have done is make a gingerbread house...here is the result:
Making the frosting

decorating the house

decorating the house some more(in between licking the frosting off her fingers!)

finished product...

Florida 2008

2008-04-23T22:53:00.000-07:00

So we went to Florida in January to visit Andy. We had a wonderful time even though it was a quick turnaround trip. We took the red eye on Thursday the 17th and an early 7 am flight coming back home so we could go to work on Monday.

Sophia's wild hair was after a 5 hour red eye flight plus another long nap! Dakota and Sophia got along great. They are the perfect size for each other!
Christian, Sophia and I went to meet up with Christian's long time friend Stephen and his family. They only live about 3 hours away from Andy. What are the chances of that? Steven and his family were so nice and we had a wonderful time visiting with them.

We went to Chuck E. Cheese for an afternoon of games. Andy and Christian pretended to be firefighters when they were playing one of the games! Andy was teaching Soph the ropes of firefighting and she of coursed loved being right in the middle of everything!

Andy took us to Butterfly World. You can tell by the look on Sophia's face that she was bursting at the seams with excitement! It was so amazing to see all the beautiful butterflies flying around(even though Andy said that there were not that many butterflies that day since it was cold outside...for Florida that is...)

Thank you Andy for having us at your house and taking care of us that weekend. We love you, miss you, and can't wait to see you again!

It's been a long time coming...

2008-04-22T22:11:00.000-07:00

I know I know, I haven't posted anything since Halloween! It has been way too long! So much has gone on since then. Where do I begin?? I guess I'll start with Christmas and go from there...
Sophia at her Oma's house playing with some of her new toys...
My nieces Olivia and Penelope
Me, Christian and Sophia
Sophia in her beautiful Red Christmas dress and her sweater that Cousin Kaylee gave her

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-04T11:22:00.001-08:00

We had such a fun Halloween! We saw Nonni, Zaydi, Great Grandma, Oma, Amanda, Auntie Suzie and Uncle Jerry. Amanda took Sophia for a second round of trick or treating and Sophia just loved it! Thank you Nonni and Zaydi for buying Sophia's costume!

Halloween....

2007-10-25T21:46:00.000-07:00

We went to the pumpkin patch last weekend and I caught some really great pics of Sophia. She just loved carrying the pumpkins around. Enjoy!

Sophia...

2007-10-25T16:21:00.000-07:00

Sophia is growing up so fast! I miss her so much when I am away from her for only 5 minutes! She is so filled with joy and excitement that it you can't help but be happy when you spend just one minute with her. She is starting to display such a large personality, it is so amazing...What a blessing and a miracle from God to have her in our life.

Welcome!

2007-10-24T20:50:00.000-07:00

Hi All!
This is all new to me so you will have to bear with me for a little while! I was introduced to this site by my friend Ammie who said it is so addicting once you get started you won't be able to stop. Well, I think she is right because I have been working on this blog for quite some time now! Hope to be adding pictures to this very soon and hope you all enjoy!

Love,
Brooke