Yeah Chargers!

Guess who went to her first NFL game last night? It wasn't even me, it was Sophie! AJ and I have just been praying and waiting for the Steelers to play the Chargers here in California, and this year it finally happened! We've had it on our calendar since the season lineup was announced. It was the night game, so it wasn't the most convenient for us, but we made do.

It was both of our first times at the new SoFi Stadium (in our house, pronounced Sophie Stadium) and it was pretty awesome, minus a few notable exceptions. It's a really cool feeling that it's covered, but not enclosed. There are openings at the sides. And the screens are huge, and lots of standing room for hanging around and watching the field even if you aren't in your seats. How though, does this bajillion dollar stadium (which believe me, knowing prices for tickets, parking, concessions, gear, etc, it can afford) doesn't have automatic toilets and sinks? Seriously, I thought the manual-handle toilets and sinks were antiquated relics of the past and yet I was confronted with that in the restroom and pretty annoyed. Especially during a pandemic when we shouldn't be touching the surfaces a thousand others have touched too!

The game was pretty awesome, admittedly because they were playing the Steelers so it was sold out. My estimate was more of a 70/30 Steelers/Chargers crowd, so it really added to the atmosphere, even though Chargers led for most of the game. It was a bit of a nailbiter at the end when the Steelers tied in up, but ultimately Chargers won! Aww yeahhhhh.

Sophie did pretty well, all things considered. She's always an observer and loves watching and looking around. But the roar of the crowd often became too much for her and she would cry, so we spent more time hanging around on the platforms rather than the seats, but it was still a great time. And it's fun that her first NFL game was Steelers/Chargers. Won't forget that. (Us... she has probably already forgotten it LOL).

We also went to celebrate our primo Pablito on Saturday, which was a fun time, and on Friday, Priya and her fiance stopped by and we were able to host them for lunch. 

It was a pretty eventful weekend, thank goodness it's a short week this week, I need the recovery time.

Soccer Season

So soccer season actually ended this past Saturday, but it was nice that all of us were able to make it down to Luca's last game. Sophie is really starting to look up to Luca and be very curious about him! Less so about Enzo, since she's usually confused about why he's always crying. 

She also celebrated her birthday at daycare yesterday. We had her out on her actually birthday for Disneyland, and I know they like to do it when all the kids are present, so it ended up being a week late, but that just meant the birthday buzz kept going!

I'd say the birthday shenanigans are now finally complete, and now we move on to Thanksgiving (next week?! What?) Pretty hard to get into the holiday spirit when it's 96 degrees outside. Yes, that happened last week. And people still want to pretend like global warming isn't a thing...? Cool!

My Baby is One!

On Monday, Sophie turned one year old!! While I still can't believe it, the year did not fly by, and I'm not very sad seeing her get old or grow up, instead, I love it and it's such a joy. And what celebrations we had this year. We are so exhausted, and even though it was all worth it... yikes. She's definitely not getting parties like this every year!

Throwing the llama to the floor

Kinda glad these monthly photos are
done... we couldn't get her to calm
down and lay down ever anymore!

We had a party for her and made it French themed. And because of the year we've had, we had a lot of time to prepare and thought we'd get crafty and build a whole backdrop setting. Plus, I miss being crafty and wanted a project. I communicated my dream to AJ and together we put together the backdrop to Cafe Sophie.

Before the party started, we took Sophie out to enjoy the kiddie play area herself and she just loved it! She absolutely loves balls and being in a ball pit was a dream come true for her, and she did great on the other toys too.

The party was such a hit, we all had so much fun and were so happy with how it all turned out. It was just a shame we had to limit it with these lingering covid times and the size of our place. We said it felt like our wedding - so much fun, surrounded by people we love, and not enough time to spend with everyone! But it was for Sophie and she had a wonderful time.

I wish I got better pictures of these
fabulous cookies that my coworker
made for us

Pretty standard photo of these 3 lol

This face and expression is everything

Godparents!

Godmother1

Godparents all together!

A little fairy ready to fly

Cleaned up in a new outfit

Her joy when playing with balls
is so cute it makes me want to cry

Us with our baby girl!

She cleaned up on gifts though! She received so many wonderful gifts - from books and giant bead mazes to cute clothes, adorable shoes, a balance bike, a real vacuum (she's obsessed with the vacuum), and even a beautiful framed star map from the day and time she was born. She is blessed!

On Monday, her actual birthday, we braved Disneyland, which was definitely interesting with a one year old (a one year old who won't nap that is) but it was magical to experience it with her, and we all saw Galaxy's Edge for the first time. Not eager to go back right about now, but we had a lovely time.

Entering Disneyland for the first time!

1st Visit AND Birthday!

Waiting in line for her first ride...

Alice in Wonderland!

I was nervous because it was loud and
dark in there, but she did great! She
had to sit "normal" like a big girl but
loved it and watched the ride with
fascination

Looking around in the Tiki Room
(where she also loved to dance!)

The monkey cage on Casey Junior's train

King Arthur's Carousel

She was so angry that we wouldn't
give her some of our coffees, and then
when we did give her our cups, they were
empty. She was frustrated, but she was
also way too tired and cranky at this point LOL

Looking around on the Storybook Boats

Crashing hard in Tomorrowland

I am so relieved and happy about how everything turned out for her. Love you baby girl!