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This weekend I took Sophie to the Please Touch Museum with Erin and her daughter Vivian and Suzy and her son Adam. As always, she had a blast. We also discovered that the LOVES the carousel, so much that she cried and cried when she had to get off. Next time I guess we’ll get tickets for a few rides.

 Her favorite play area is the water. She was pretty wet afterward, which was unfortunate, because it was the first place we went. 

 In the grocery store checking out the label. What a healthy little shopper. 
 With Vivian & Adam
On the carousel. I was too close to her to get a good shot – but she was loving it. 
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We took Sophie in for her 15 month check-up last week. She’s doing great – 31.24 inches tall, 25lbs 8ozs. She’s still in the 75th percentile for height and weight.

I’m also happy to report that she’s added some words to her repertoire. We’ve now got “shoe,” “uh-oh” (which she says a lot), “mommy,” “mama” and “baby.” “Yuck” is still a favorite.

She’s also got about 12 teeth in that little mouth.

We also need to keep our eye on the kiddo. This weekend when my back was turned she pulled a step stool out, dragged it over to the stove, and made herself at home. Just look at the smile on her face. She’s so proud. I think we’re in trouble…

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This year was the 4th in a row that we’ve hosted a BBQ on Lemon Hill for the annual pro bike tour that comes through Philly. It’s always a great time and the weather this year was perfect.

 Sophie had her own chair (thanks Mom Mom!) and cow bell, which she was very enthusiastic about

 Dave and Sophie watching the race

A guy that Dave works with brought his daughter Paige, who is just a few weeks older than Sophie. Not to worry, there is no beer in that cup.

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This weekend Dave had a regatta down in Rock Hall, MD, so we decided to stay at a bed and breakfast and make a weekend of it. Unfortunately it rained, but that didn’t stop Sophie and me from exploring the area (we both just had several bad hair days). Dave won so everyone had a great weekend!

What you can’t see in this picture are the purple hand that Sophie got from touching the Iris. I had to scrub them for about 5 minutes to get all of the purple off. Good to know for future dyeing projected I guess…

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The weather here has been amazing! Last weekend, which was Mother’s Day weekend, we decided to do a little picnic in the Azalea Garden, which is a few blocks from our house. Sophie loved running around with her shoes off and Benson loved running around unleashed.

 Soph enjoyed swatting at the azalea bushes. You can see how hard she’s working by the tongue hanging out of her mouth.

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So, Sophie officially has a first word. I’ve been avoiding blogging about it in the hopes that maybe she would start to say another one, and we could make that her first official word, but alas, I must report that “yuck” is her first word. She says it perfectly too. Emphasis on the “ck.” I guess this just goes to show how much we use the word around her, as in “Yuck, don’t put that in your mouth,” “Yuck, that’s Benson’s toy,” etc. Ah, well… 
She also spent Easter this year with her Mom Mom and Pop Pop Sharp because Dave and I were in France for a week (in our defense, we booked the trip before realizing that it was over Easter weekend… oops). I don’t have any pics from the day, but hopefully Pop Pop will send some 🙂 Dave and I had a fantastic time in Paris where we visited my cousin Dan & is Beaune where we enjoyed touring the many vineyards and enjoying the wine of the region. 
This past weekend we went to a baby shower for our friends Seth & Tara who are expecting twin girls in July. Below is a pic of us on our way. Thanks Julia and Kelly for the cute dress! 
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No matter how many new toys we give Sophie – her most favorite thing in the kitchen in Benson’s food & water (much to his dismay). She knows she’s not supposed to play with it, which makes it that much more tempting I guess. She was cracking herself up so much this time, I thought I’d record it before letting her know she was caught. You’ll see how thrilled Benson is about the whole thing. Video here.

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We’ve been working on Sophie’s “tricks” and this weekend her Nana & Papap taught her “So Big!” This is added to her repertoire of clapping and waving. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present: So Big

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