Uncle Kyle's Birthday Visit

Uncle Kyle drove down from Wisconsin for a quick visit before he had to be at his next job in Pennsylvania the weekend before Sophie's birthday. His MO seemed to be to ply Sophie with sugar whenever possible!

He took her to Burger King one day, and here she is sporting her crown:

It was a little too big.


We also got Sophie's hair cut for the second time while Kyle (and Aunt Heather) were here. Her hair was getting long and scraggly, so we got it trimmed. Here's her before picture:

She was such a good girl in the big-girl chair:

Checking out her new 'do in the mirror:

Showing it off:
As a reward, Uncle Kyle took her to A&W (which shares its space with Long John Silver's) for an ice cream. She also received a sucker from the salon, so she was in heaven. Here's what we came up with to save her sucker while eating ice cream:

Uncle Kyle tried on the pirate hat:

Uncle Kyle also introduced Sophie to the joys of money. He gave her all of his change in his car, which was a considerable amount, and she spent a lot of time putting into her monkey bank, taking it out, and starting all over again.