Sophie's party

We had Sophie's "friend" party on Monday. Which was just cousins this year, since she doesn't get out much to make any other kinds of friends yet. We went to Chuck E Cheese and let the kids roam around for an hour and a half attempting to get as many tickets as possible so they could spend them on really lame toys. They had a blast and Sophie seemed to think it was pretty great. She was scared of the big mouse, so I didn't get a picture of her trying to give him a hug or anything. (She told me she was just shy.) The mom of one of the kids having a birthday had Chuck E bring out a crown for Sophie as well. She really liked it and I think it helped her not notice the fact that I went the cheapie route and didn't pay for the official birthday package.

We were especially excited that JoAnna, Jared, and Ember could join us since they are here from Texas for an extended visit. Yay!!! We just wish AJ could be here in Utah for the whole time too. I guess a month is a little bit more vacation than he should ask for at this point. (He's worked at his job since March.)

Here are some pictures of the event:

Ember is getting SO big!! And I'm jealous that she has so much more hair than Alice.

Alice had fun on some of the rides and generally just wandering around the building.

Sophie and Alice both freaked out and got scared on this ride. Wimps!

Sophie was VERY serious while we were singing to her.

Alice decided to cut out the middle man and just skip using her hands altogether.

I think the cupcakes were a hit.

Here's the party crew. At least Abby was looking in the right direction and smiling at the same time for once!