Spring in Virginia

At the airport, ready for the first leg of the trip to Virginia! Suri's all ready with her Dora the Explorer suitcase in tow & her Dora backpack filled with activities that we hoped would keep her occupied (FAIL!). It was quite an exhausting plane ride and Seth vowed to never fly again with them at this age!! Lol! 

The girls enjoyed my crazy collection of beanie babies, beanie buddies and whatever other Ty creation was such a massive hit back then! Seriously, can you find Sofia in this picture??!

And this is where it all began, turning my sweet girl into a video game lovin', shoot em up tomboy! 

                Special time with daddy

We spent a lot of time outside in grandmum & grandpa's new back yard! Suri loved seeing all the squirrels and birds and helping grandpa.

Sofia had morning snuggle time with grandmum!

Look what grandpa found! A toad! Suri was so excited :)

That she had to catch it again and how her Uncle Abby...

           Eh-oh! He's trying to escape!

The morning crew. Seth took Abbott for a run... Thankfully he didn't kill him this time!

How cute are these two grocery cart racers!? Fun times at Harris teeter :)

                Bird & squirrel watching. 

Suri found a pretty rose in the bushes in the backyard! Suri actually means 'red rose' in Persian, if you didn't know.

Giving Uncle Ellmo some hugs...

                     .... And kisses! Xoxo

      Sofia's turn for some Ellmo love!

Cutie pie visiting nana and papa Ralph, chilling in this vintage high chair!

    Papa Ralph giving Sof a drum lesson.

  More play time with the stuffed animals

An here we go again... Tomboy time with daddy! She didn't know it, but her controller wasn't really hooked up! Sneaky ;)

We went to the park one day that is within walking distance of grandmum and grandpa's new house! Suri's favorite thing to do at the park is swing!

Sof enjoyed it too, but she's still a little weary.

Then our big girl decided to climb the ladder with daddy right by her side!

                Good climbing Suri!

Whee! Sliding is probably her 2nd favorite 

              Mommy and Sofia's turn!

    Exploring the nearby water w/ Ellmo

        Shoulder ride and statue pose

Uncle Abbott and Sofia on Abbott Lane!

        The whole gang headed home

         

         Piggy back ride from my #1 ❤

     Morning kisses with my early bird 💋

Coloring fun with Uncle Abbott in the pretty dress he bought for Suri 😀

This girl LOVES to do puzzles...

....& get help from Grandpa & Grandmum

It was carnival day at Trinity Lutheran school! Suri and I were having a noodle fight!

 

        She loved playing with this ball

        Little girl under the Big Top!

                   I love these two!

        Carousel ride at Lynnhaven mall

     She wanted to ride the pink one

              Waving to Grandmum!

       Suri driving the ice cream truck!

We had a special photo shoot at JCP & this was one of the outfit changes! Love this little sailor!

      Sofia loves to help with the dishes

        Cuddle time with Auntie Lynne 

These are my favorite moments: seeing the girls with their great grandmothers! It's so special to me that they're able to meet these amazing women. I wish they could've met their other great grandparents, but I'll be sure to tell them all about the wonderful people they were!

          My Nana Rose aka Bubbles!

Fun visit with auntie Lynne's sister, Samantha & her adorable daughter, Emery (she's about a week older than Sofia).

Uncle Neil (bratty baby) with the baby girls

Headed home! Suri got new headphones so she could watch Tangled & A Turtle Tale 2 on the flight to CA! Which again only held her interest for a moment, then she discovered the potty on the plane & kept wanting to go in there! Screaming babies... We were those people on the plane 😔

We had a great time in VA & were so glad everyone got to meet our sweet Sofia for the first time! See you all again real soon! Xoxo 💕