Grandma's and Grandpa's ...

So, way back ... like before Sophie was born ... we had the pleasure of having Grandma Gordon-Smith (aka Babi) come and visit. When she found out we were expecting again and when the due date was, she booked her flight. I was due with Sophie October 26th, so she booked her flight so that she would arrive on October 31st. We all assumed that was a safe bet and that she would arrive and get 2 full weeks snuggling our new little bundle of joy. Well, Sophie had a different plan in mind. Her coming 10 days LATE took away 1 whole week of snuggle time from Babi. But it all worked out ... Emma made sure that Babi was plenty busy playing games, hide and seek, tag, pretty girl, and so much more. We had a wonderful visit with her and are very appreciative of all she did for us while she was here.

Babi and Sophie ... the night she was born!

Babi left November 14th, and then my parents arrived November 18th. It's always SO much fun to have visitors. Even though we didn't get out much because of Sophie we still had a wonderful visit. They came up for US Thanksgiving, which of course was delicious. We also decided that since my parents were up we would take advantage of having my dad here and we went ahead and blessed Sophie. Yes, she was only 3 weeks old ... but having my dad in the circle was very important to me!! It was a wonderful day, and we are SO grateful for the amazing little spirit Sophie is!!

Bless my dear mother for helping us find the perfect white dress for sweet Sophie. We think she looked beautiful!!

This is the only shot we got of Sophie ... by the time we got back from church and did pictures, she had had it!!

Family photo

Mom and Dad with Sophie

We were also lucky to have our good Friends, the Elliotts in town! They live between Nicaragua and Vancouver and we were so happy they were in town and could share in this special day with us!