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Well, Paw Paw Waggoner and Uncle Phil came in yesterday (2/19) after Mimi and Paw Paw Tom left Charleston and headed back to Virginia. Among other things, Sophie has been introduced to Double Stuf Oreos. It doesn't get much better than that! She promptly finished her "required" lunch food to eat a Double Stuf Oreos. Like most of us, she couldn't stop after one cookie either. =) Paw Paw Waggoner showed her how the cookies could also been dunked in milk but Sophie drew the line at that. Anyway, we've had a good time hanging out with Uncle Phil and Paw Paw Waggoner!

Chez Sophie

Sophie enjoys going grocery shopping with her little grocery cart. She got this cute little outfit for Christmas from Nana and Paw Paw Waggoner. Part of the reason it's taken us so long to post is that after we got over the stomach bug, Paula came down with a really bad cold and an ear infection. Matt & Sophie have also had little colds. For President's Day weekend, Mimi and Paw Paw Tom (her Vergne grandparents), came down to visit. We had a great time visiting with them. Sophie received a special gift for Valentine's Day, a Dora play kitchen. She loves it! Santa Claus had a little problem finding one in time for Christmas because the elves did not make enough of these kitchens and ship them out around the world.

Here's Chez Sophie washing dishes after cooking up food for everyone. She enjoys cooking in her kitchen and dancing to the little radio (which is hilarious)! =) Below, Sophie is playing with Ashlyn, a friend from church, who came over to play this week.

While Mimi and Paw Paw Tom were in town, we visited the Charleston Tea Plantation. It is the only tea plantation still in operation in the United States. We also went to the Wildlife Expo downtown one day where many different types of animals were on display. Sophie enjoyed seeing all kinds of animals such as camels, cows, goats, birds, etc.

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall!

Sophie enjoys performing for her reflection in the mirror. She loves to sing and make motions with her arms. One of her favorite songs to sing with us is still Old MacDonald, except now she will supply the names of the animals that she wants to sing about (Pig, duck, chick, dog and "moo" are her favorites). She often makes up songs with a lot of nonsense jibber jabber too, but they are very melodic :)

Aunt Martha visits

Sophie enjoyed a visit from her Aunt Martha and Nana this week. Sophie showed them all of her new tricks and new words. One reason that we haven't posted in a while is that we all had a stomach bug. Unfortunately, Aunt Martha got it too when she came.

Sophie has started trying to sing her "ABC's" and it is so cute. That's what we usually sing as she brushes her teeth so she has picked it up pretty well!