Haircut trauma and more

I thought I would post some pictures of Sophia's haircut---as you can tell she was not a fan. We only had an inch trimmed off the bottom but it was quite traumatic. I have also included a pictured I edited on my Corel Photo Shop (a Christmas present which I love) and some recent ones of Sophia.

Brussels Carousel

Playing Catch Up

You'll notice a bunch of random shots. The one of Sophia and I is on the train to Brussels....the food is a Belgian traditional meal that we had on Christmas Eve (a grill/wok style of cooking) you may be able to see the cheese melting underneath the grill with the meat/vegatables. The cheese here is delicious. The other pictures are of Sophia's first bowling experience. John made sure I included the shot of the scoreboard after a few frames...yes, Sophia was beating me, but I blame the bumpers :) I came out beating her in the end :) (Thank goodness).

Sophia's Christmas Show

So the theme of her Christmas show was a little unclear. We think she was supposed to be like an angel in a music box...we were very proud that she remembered her part (to step up on the platform and spin)...I think you'll enjoy her dizzy spell. She took her role very seriously as you'll observe. The funniest part was that most of the kid's dances were to belgian techno music (not the normal christmas show in the states). Anyway, here it goes. By the way I am in the process of editing the grinch video...I guess it was too long for blogspot.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

I have discovered how much children enjoy Dr. Seuss. When my uncle was here I wanted Sophia to read "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"---knowing that she could recite the first three or so lines. I got my camera out to record it and well we got six minutes worth. She almost had every line in that book. We could not believe it. Somewhere in the fifth minute she does the hysterical shimy shake featured in her earlier debut:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI2LrVyFvKU

Christmas Market In Lille

These were taken at a Christmas Market in Lille, France on Saturday. All the major cities and even some smaller ones in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and especially Germany put on these huge markets where vendors sell a myriad of things and the town spends a fortune decorating. I love the Europeans will ride a Ferris wheel in December! You can see the raindrops in one of these photos...

Sophia's French Songs

She was not totally cooperative, but here are some French tunes she's been learning---notice the risque dance moves in the latter...