there and back

i always feel like trips to see family are too short! we made it home from arizona at about 1:30 this morning. i think we're learning how much work traveling with a baby is! sophie was so good on all the flights & drives this weekend. we have a good little traveler. (thanks to liz and her bjorn... i'm so getting one). landen's grandma tenney passed away last weekend so we were able to attend her funeral on saturday. it was such a nice service and a great way to remember her life with lots of special family time. sophie and i got to meet lots of family! i think soph loved all of the attention from her aunts.

we also got to see derek and colette's sweet baby micah. what a little miracle baby he is! we loved our visit with them. sunday we got together with some friends in mesa who also had babies this summer (or are expecting!). we could not believe how big their cute boys bromley and hayden were! yes sophie is double in age although you would never know!

landen and i both felt like sophie kind of grew up a little bit more on this trip. i don't know if it's because "6 months" is this week or just because she is now a world class traveler but something happened. she had a lot of "firsts" this past weekend.

i think this drool was trying to give us a preview of what was to come...

her first tooth! yes it's hiding under her tongue while she tries to bite my finger off. i think it's a little camera shy but i'm sure we'll capture a picture soon.

sophie discovered grass for the first time...

how can you not love these sweet moments?

and she has become quite the "sitter"-

we also found out we can keep sophie pretty happy with a cup of ice and some airplane "snacks." she was loving it!

and last but not least (i'm sure you're thinking... how many pictures can they possibly take of this child!?) our little scare on sunday night. we went to check on sophie sleeping and found that she had clawed at her face. this was after i wiped up all the blood on her face and clothes. little stinker had a teeny little scratch on her nose. you can tell by that smile she is a tough one.

i just realized landen didn't make it into any of these pictures so i'm adding this scrimpy family picture...