June 13

This girl loves getting into the cabinets. Her favorite kitchen items are: boxes of ziploc bags, the kitchen-aid mixer attachments, the spice containers, and bowls! She is so funny. I love her gut too, sometimes she just blows it out and walks around so funny.

Today we had Lola and Owen over to play for the day. They are so sweet, we love having them. Lola just loves Sophie and takes good care of her and Owen. Owen is so well mannered and easy going, and so tall and chubby, we love it!!! Sophie and Owen feed off each other's stress though... Sophie will cry, which makes Owen cry, which in turn makes Sophie cry even louder, then they are both hysterical! I don't know how Sophie will ever be an older sibling too, because anytime I'm trying to hold or cuddle Owen she comes over and wants my full attention or wants to be held. Poor girl! Sophie also sucks at sharing we have learned. Poor Lola...

Oh the drama! Lola is a really good sport. We were going to go to the splash pad today but then it started raining, then the staggered naps of all three of the kiddos, and before we knew it, the day was almost over. Bummer! I love Dari and her sweet family, she is a great friend that I've had for like 6+ years now and I am glad we can keep in touch. It's crazy to think that having a family can kind of separate you from your other friends: my best friend from high school and I talk once or twice a year! Things just get busy and lives and values change. I'm lucky to have the few close friends though that put the effort into remaining friends.

Kale worked the first day at his new job today. He said it went well, but he has an ingrown toenail ... so much for getting good shoes! :( He works tomorrow, but we hope to spend some family time with maybe a trip to Lagoon. We thought about hiking but I'm just not sure what trail would be good to pack a baby up. I need to do some research.

Here is another really funny video of Sophie laughing at her Daddy.

June 9, worst day ever...

I had a really bad day today. No reason to air out my problems on the internet: just know it was a very hard day. Days like this I wonder why I even try to be a good person. But anyway....

We went to Lagoon though, which is always fun. My Sophs just LOVES the rides. She says "Weeee" on all the rides. I love that girl. Today there were hardly any lines, it is definitely a good time to go! Plus we got a little cesears Pizza on the way home, so not having to cook is a positive aspect of my day!

Here is a little video clip of Sophie on the ride saying "weeeee." Man it is the cutest thing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slAUTiW3suc

This week has seemed so busy. Even though Kale and I had the weekend off, between Lagoon, visiting in Wyoming, working, and yard/house work the time off has gone by way too fast! Kale starts his new job Monday, I am excited for him. He is worried about being on his feet for the entire day, but we got him some good supportive shoes and I hope he'll be able to sit down once in a while. This is hopefully going to be a great job and he'll carry insurance now instead of me. We have a high deductible plan and I hate it! I am so glad we'll be able to change. I totally don't recommend it if you have children. There have a been a couple times I have wanted to go to the doctor for follow up stuff or if Sophie has been sick and feel trapped because I'd have to pay outright. Sophie's Ped referred us to PCMC rehab and of course, the high deductible plan wont cover any of it and they want $400+ just for the first visit! I guess it works good for some. It sounded good in theory. This summer will be busy: with Kale's new job, my brother and sister's weddings, and all the fun things we want to go and do! Busy is good though, and spending time together is wonderful. I work several days in a row. Kale is home with Sophie, which is good.

This post was all over the place. Hope everyone is doing good.

June 4, 2011

Lots has been going on around here! Sophie is getting so big! I can't believe she just turned 20 months old! It's crazy to see what a big girl she is and how much fun it is to see her learn and explore. She is such a blessing, man I love that girl.

Since we're doing a lot of stuff around the yard and around the house, we didn't have the time or money to do a big garden. So here is our garden this year! Three tomato plants. How exciting! Speaking of tomatoes, Sophie LOVES them. I was in Costco and had a big pack and she cried hysterically until I opened them. Did she want the gummy bears, nope. Did she want the free smoothie sample, nope. She was shoveling those cherry tomatoes in like there was no tomorrow. It was way funny! I love them too, but Kale hates them, so I'm glad she likes them :)

Kale has been so busy lately. He hasn't had to mow the lawn ONCE since our new house. Either I have or my mom has mown it. So finally, it worked out that he had the time/energy for it. Sophie had missed him all day, so we threw on Kale's carrier (a Boba) and she LOVED it. She laid on him and just talked his ear off the entire time!

In other news, I have been thinking about cutting my hair lately. It was SO long and getting so hot. It was to the point that it was so long (and it's very thick) my hairstyle choices were down or up in a ponytail or bun. I felt pretty plain. I had been thinking about cutting enough to donate it again to Locks of Love, but I wasn't sure because I love having long hair and last time I cut a lot off (2006) it was kind of traumatic. So I was thinking I'd just cut like 6 inches or so. But, I had an impulse, got a babysitter, and went to the Cosmetology school and just did it! It ended up being almost 12 inches (10 is the minimum). I was thinking it would hit my shoulder blades but it ended up being a bit shorter than I thought. That day I was kinda sad about it, it was so different and I was kinda sad. I found a box of hair dye under my sink so I used it to color it (man I had more grey hairs than I thought). Once I had the time to actually style it, I felt better about it. Anyway, I'm getting used to it and am glad that my hair can benefit some little child out there!

Today we went to Lagoon. We got season passes this year and were glad to go today. Sophie was kinda grumpy to start with. We rode frontrunner and rode the free shuttle over to the park. She was excited, but didn't like waiting in the lines, even though overall they were pretty short today. We rode the carousel, the Puff Roller Coaster, the mini magic carpet ride, the whale (lots and lots of times), the dragon ride, and then we went to Lagoon a Beach. The water was ICE cold but Sophie and I didn't mind. Kale doesn't like cold water though, but he did go down one of those scary slides.

I love having my Beco, it was so nice to not have to pack a huge bag and stroller and stuff, and made my job easier when we were waiting in line. I love that thing.

This weekend we're heading to visit Kale's Grandparents in Wyoming. Hopefully the long ride goes well! Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far!

Discovery Gateway

I love this girl. She loves getting into cupboards and drawers in the kitchen. This is her newest entertainment!

Today Sophie and I had a girl's day out and went to the Gateway Children's Museum. She wanted to run to the water spot first off, but I wasn't ready to have her soaking wet for the rest of the time. So we went upstairs (which was new to us) and she loved all the activities! She loved the little stair step things so that she was on the counter level.

We played for a while up here, she loved stacking things and building things!

She loved the helicopter, especially sitting in the back. It was a busy place to be though, and a few kids stepped on her fingers so she attempted to assault them, so we had to leave - kicking and screaming - to another activity.

We definitely had fun! Now that she's such a quick walker, I think she loves the world even more! I would say her favorite activities were the water area, the helicopter, and the farm.

Laying Pipe

We've been busy in the yard! We had a deep ditch to the south of our property that we wanted to fill in. We are also putting a pipe fence along the back to keep the animals out. Sophie has loved being outside!

Sophie in her milkin' boots

Lucky for us we had an awesome tractor and a great crew!

We ended up getting everything finished with the ditch and filled it in with gravel and dirt. We are just waiting for some more fill dirt, then we'll sod it! We gained a ton more to our yard!

New Car

Today we got a new car. I've never had a new car before, so it was even more exciting! Thank you to John Watson for giving us such a great deal!

It's a 2011 Chevy Equinox. It only had like 4 miles on it! It is so roomy, has awesome gas mileage, and has so many cool features like a back-up camera and and you can control the iPod through the radio. We are excited about it! I'm sure we'll be much less excited when we start making a few car payments, ha!

Chief

Sophie is such a big girl! I love the warm weather we had today.

We went for a wagon ride in the neighborhood.

She thought it was pretty cool to go in and out the back door.

Chief has been such a great dog for us, but ever since our recent move it has been difficult. There are several really large, aggressive dogs in the neighborhood that just run free all day. I've called animal control a bunch of times but they aren't able to catch them and have left warnings for the neighbors, but nothing has changed. Chief doesn't get along well with other dogs when they are threatening/barking/growling so we have just kept him in and I've been terrified to even take him for a walk. One dog is 150lbs (Animal controlled couldn't lift him into his truck). Because of this, we are taking him to a new home tomorrow. I am really sad, I have been tearful all day. We have had him for almost four years. He is the best dog we could ask for, and I know he'll be loved. I am relieved because it's been causing me all sorts of stress lately. Luckily I work all weekend so it will keep my mind off things.

Happy Easter

For some reason I couldn't fall asleep, so it was about 330am before I did. Sadly, we slept in and missed church! I was looking forward to Kale and I being able to go together.

This was Sophie's Easter basket: tub toys, Tangled, marshmallow treats, doll, doll carrier, and gel window clings!



We laid around in our bed for most of the morning. Sophie took it upon herself to eat her Daddy's marshmallow treat, ha!


Love this girl! We loved having a lazy morning!


After Sophie's nap, Kale's parents and his brother's family came up. We had an Easter Egg hunt in our yard! It was a lot of fun!

Sophie rode in the wagon and started into her candy before the hunt was over!

Then we all played on the trampoline! Here is Sophie and her cousin, Eva.

Sophie and Alexa

Getting bounced (and loving it). Man, our daughter loves the trampoline.

Grandpa, cousins's, and Dad. It is so challenging to get everyone to look and smile at the same time!

I love Sophie's sweet smile! We are so lucky to be blessed with such a special girl!

Hope everyone had a great Easter!

Futsol

Let's talk about Futsol.

#1. Sorry guys, but what a dumb sport. I have never been a fan of soccer, so naturally I am not a fan of Futsol.

#2. My new ward called and invited me to a futsol game tonight. I had never played but knew I probably wouldn't like it, but wanted to take the opportunity to meet some people from my new ward so I went. When I walked in, I only recognized 5 smiling faces - my old ward! Immediately I felt torn. I hadn't told my old ward that I was moving my records to my new ward. I know we've been in our Plain City house now for 7 months, but the Farr West ward was my favorite ward of all time, and we were so happy there and were just starting to get comfortable with everyone. I love the members of that ward and have been reluctant to move. I have made many friends and looked forward to seeing everyone on the Sunday's I wasn't working. I figured though that it was time, especially since we've been given counsel to attend the correct ward by our leaders, to make the official move. I requested to have my records moved just last night.

Back to Futsol. So I stood on the sidelines hoping I could just sneak out. Nope. My old FW ward called for me to put on a jersey to play. I was in an awkward situation, but jumped in and played (hey my records aren't moved over yet, right?!). I played the long, drawn out 'sport' of Futsol. When the game was over, my new ward approached me to ask what the deal was. I was caught in the middle of an emotional situation, and had to briefly explain about my recent move and say goodbyes to my old ward teammates. I am sad, and wish I could just stay in that ward. Who would have thought something like this would be so upsetting, but how can you be upset when it's the right thing to do?

New Bedroom Set

Today I got a new bedroom set and I absolutely love it! It is repurposed wood. I love the distressed antique look and the box drawers. These things are so heavy. My mom is paying part, and I am selling a few things in the classifieds to fund the other part. Thanks Mom!

Anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE antique stuff. I have collected things here and there for my house. This is just so cool, I love it so much!

April Update

We have loved the bike I got for my birthday. We have all been taking lots of bike rides!

Last time we went to West Jordan to visit the In-laws, we hung out at the park and Sophie LOVED to swing with us! She was so calm, I thought she was going to fall asleep. I love that girl!

We have been doing a TON of spring cleaning lately. I cleaned out the storage shed, all the closets, re-arranged the bedrooms, went through all the drawers and closets, kitchen cupboards, and bathroom drawers. What a nice feeling to have everything organized. We also painted Sophie's room (we've only had the paint for like 6 months, haha). It's purple, and I LOVE it. I found some cute decorations at Hobby Lobby so it was fun to kind of re-decorate things. Today, as I was going through Sophie's clothes and boxing up the small stuff, she decided she was going to be my little helper. She is so funny!

We had Sophie's 18-month appointment Wednesday. She was 33 1/2 inches (85% percentile) and 22lbs. That is the same weight she's been for 6 months, so her doctor, whom I absolutely love and respect, wants us to fatten her up. She dropped from 80% to 19% :( She is such a picky eater anyway, and with all her walking and moving, I think she's just lean. We got lots of fattening stuff though, and I got a ton of great tips from my babyboard about how to hide calories. I think part of it is that she's had (TMI) diarrhea for almost 3 weeks now and hasn't wanted to eat much. I can't figure out what's causing it, if it's just a gastrovirus or something she's eating. Today though, she had a 'normal' poo, I was so glad. Oh the joys of motherhood.

We have been going to the new ward, and it has been good. We tried going to nursery, and Sophie seemed to enjoy playing, but as soon as I tried to sneak out she cried and cried. I could hear her from the relief society room, so I went back and she wasn't as trusting. So I just take her to RS for now. She is such a big girl, I can't believe how tall she is. She is so smart, it's so fun to be with her. I feel really burnt out from working so much lately, I just want to enjoy my time off with my baby. I can't wait for warmer weather... the warmth that we have we take advantage of! We love to be outside: wether it's bike riding, jumping on the tramp, going for an evenening walk, jogging in the stroller, or doing other activities.

Sophie is so funny. She is such a 'busy-body' and always active and curious. She talks in her own little language, it sounds like japanese! It's pretty funny. She is wearing 18 and 24 month clothes and size 6 shoes. Her favorite foods are: chicken noodle soup, velveeta shells and cheese, apples and cinnamon oatmeal, and yogurt. She is such a great water drinker too, and sometimes I put a little splash of juice in. She loves to brush her teeth. It's funny, I have about 5 different tooth brushes. What I have to do is give her one for each hand, then I take one and brush her teeth really good. The Doctor said I could use a teeny tiny amount of kid's toothpaste, but the one time I tried it she didn't like it and I had a hard time getting it rinsed out. After I brush, she uses both her toothbrushes and brushes her teeth! It's so cute. She loves her reflection. Whenever she sees herself in the mirror or the window, she stops and talks to her reflection. She has really gotten into playing with her little dollhouse and and her big kitchen lately. She also loves it when we read to her. She is truly a blessing, we love her so much!

Birthday week

This has been an eventful week. I have worked way more than my life can handle in the past two weeks... I have a wonderful preceptee student that I couldn't have done it without, she has been a great help. Last week I worked my full-time hours, then attended a Trauma Nursing class for certification (2- ten hour classes). So, I worked Sunday (day 6 of 6) and was glad to have Monday off! My sister, who is getting married in August, asked me to help her look for some wedding things. It was fun to hang out with her and everyone loves to shop, but Sophie was not happy about it! It cut our shopping trip short. Sophie hasn't seemed like she's felt good for a while, and Saturday night she started having liquid stools. She hasn't been eating hardly anything all week, so I just chalked her fussiness up to that. I worked Tuesday and my mom was here. Sophie did ok, my mom ran lots of errands and she seemed to do well. She LOVES the trampoline. Like, she laughs the entire time. She likes to walk around and bounce on it. Her favorite thing is when her daddy does tricks, she just watches and laughs so hard. It's infectious, her laugh makes me laugh. She is so sweet, we are so lucky to have her!

I worked again Wednesday, where I learned that I had been caring for a baby for DAYS that had lice. I was the lucky gal to do his treatment, and upon closer examination found several live louse. My boss caught one and put it in a jar and we named her Lucy. It was probably the grossest day ever, because I had been holding and caring for this baby frequently due to the lack of parents at the bedside, and so I couldn't stop worrying if I would have gotten it, despite precautions we take with every patient.. On my way home, I stopped and got some NIX and did a prophylactic treatment. I washed every single clothing/blanket item I had even gotten close too, vacuumed like a mad-woman, and threw away my pillows. It was not something I looked forward to doing after a long days work.

Back to Sophie: My mom watched Sophie both those days I worked and she thought she seemed really sick and wasn't acting right. She was pooping like crazy and refused to eat anything. I had been giving her probiotics since Saturday but they hadn't been helping. Sophie went to bed that night just before 7 and was acting so tired! Thursday I had the day off! I was exhausted but so glad to have a long weekend off. I couldn't wake Sophie up after several attempts (diaper changes, giving her drinks). She'd sit up, cry a little, then lay back down and go to sleep. I tried to chalk it up to her having a growth spurt or something in combination with not feeling good. I got worried (and emotional) when hour 19 of her sleeping came. I made her wake up, put her in the bath where she just kinda sat there in a daze, half-slumped over and tired. I got her dressed, and headed up to my work. We did vitals which were all fine, and she continued to drink which she had been doing ok at. She did take a few bites of a cracker, which was reassuring. For piece of mind I took her in to a work in visit at her peds office, and they were encouraged she was drinking. By that afternoon she really started to perk up, I was glad, I hate seeing her sick, and it's scary being a nurse knowing WHAT can happen if things continue.

Kale had to have an Echocardiogram Thursday. He had some heart-stuff when he was younger (12?) and got a workup that was ok. Lately though he's had severe exercise intolerance, lots of headaches, and palpitations (that are audible to me when I lay on his chest). The doctor wanted to check everything out, so he ordered an EKG, labs, and an Echo at his last appointment. After the echo, Kale and Sophie went home, and I went to window shop at the mall. I have this weird obsession with earrings. I love them, I love having cute ones to wear to work, and being able to match them to lots of different outfits. I found a bunch of clearance ones and it was the highlight of my day! I got dinosaurs, french-fries, snowflakes, animals, carved roses, and some other super cute ones. I was excited! I also found some capri-sweat pants that I love (the red ones I am wearing below).

Friday was my birthday. I am such a lucky gal! I used my gift certificate my husband got me (for Christmas) and got a massage and pedicure that morning. My mom came over and brought me my present... A cruiser bike with a baby seat! Despite the snow, I just had to take it for a test drive. Sophie adored it. She kept laughing and kicking her little legs. It was so fun. It feels unnatural compared to my road bike, so It's going to take some getting used too. I love the vintage look of it and can't wait for me and Sophie to go biking!

Sophie was so sad when we had to get off!

I was able to catch up on some of my DVR stuff (after two weeks of work I had fallen behind) and hang out. That night we got ready and left Sophie with my mom to go out to dinner. My sister and her fiance came with us. We went to Kobe, one of our favorite places to eat! They have the best fried rice there. We were planning on going to a comedy club so to waste time we went to a few stores. I am in search of some jeans that fit me well, but was unsuccessful in finding any. By the time it came time to go to the comedy club, we realized how tired we both really were (ha we're so lame) and went home instead.

I had a great birthday. I just have to profess my love for my husband and daughter. I am such a lucky woman to have such a great family.

Walkey-Walkey

My Sophie is such a big girl. She's walking like crazy. She can make it across the room without falling. She is trying more and more, and I love that she doesn't give up and keeps trying.

Thursday I had the day off. We went to the library. Now that Sophie is walking, she loves it even more. She sat well through the stories, and of course, she loves bubble time at the end.

Kale and I had the entire weekend off together. That NEVER happens. We tried to take advantage of it, but I'll be honest - I was disappointed we didn't do more! We didn't really do anything Friday because Kale picked up a shift at the Bountiful pharmacy and it was smack dab in the middle of the day. We did get a pizza though, which is a treat. Pizza is Kale's most favorite food! Saturday I had a region basketball game. We played hard but the team was SOOOO DIRTY. I thought I was going to pee blood I got elbowed in the kidney's so hard. One girl has a huge bruise/abrasion on her knee from being pushed around. Another girl a black eye. Another girl thought she injured her knee because she couldn't put any weight on it for 24 hours. We played hard and kept within points, pulling ahead, then the last quarter they got ahead by a few points and ended up winning 27 to 33. In the end though, they weren't being honest with some of their paperwork and did have everything they needed so they forfeited and we get to play at the championship Thursday. I really wanted to do something fun as a family but Sophie ended up sleeping until 330. We did go down to the Discovery Gateway and were able to play there for about an hour and a half. It was so much fun. Sophie loved it. We brought her cousins with us too, and it was a lot of fun. I can't believe the cost of that place though. We ended up getting a membership for 6 months because it was such a better deal. Sunday I went to the new ward with Sophie. She's not quite 18 months yet, but we tried out nursery. Boy was it an ordeal. She parallel played really well but anytime the other kids (older kids - almost 3) tried to play she would beat them up! It's embarrassing as a mother because I don't know what to do. I don't know where she learned it or how to stop it. I always take her hand and tell her to be soft, but apparently it's not effective because I swear she's getting worse. Sometimes though, kids will take things from her but most of the time she just pushes kids. So anyway, back to our nursery attempt. I stayed in there for an hour and she didn't even look for me once. I snuck out, and not even 5 minutes after I sat down in Relief Society, I heard my sweet daughter screaming bloody murder. Back to nursery I went. Oh well, I hope it gets better!

Monday, I had a doctor's appointment and staff meeting. My mom watched Sophie for the appointment but had to be to work so dropped her off at staff meeting. She did pretty good (besides beating up my nurse-friends 18 month old). Today, I had a trauma nursing course, so my mom watched Sophie again. This is a big ugly week for me. I work four days, have a 10-hour class two days, had a staff meeting (3 hours). Ugh. I wish it was over but it's just beginning.

Hawaii 2011

We had a lot of fun on our Hawaii trip. The flight there went pretty good, Sophie woke up half-way through but stayed fairly happy (and quiet). Our shuttle took us to the hotel and we dropped our bags off and headed to the store and to walk around Kuhio avenue until the room was ready. We took a long nap... like 5 hours! We went to the beach and dipped our toes in, got some dinner, then went back to the hotel and swam. We pushed the beds together and Sophie slept in the middle. I was worried she wouldn't sleep well since she is a difficult sleeper and only likes to be in her crib, but she slept really well. We cuddled all night, I loved it and really missed our co-sleeping days!

That night I woke up to evacuation sirens. I had no idea what was going on, and was so tired, that I figured if something was really wrong, they'd call/knock on our door. We heard lots of noise, shouting, and such. Ha. What an attitude to a tsunami. We woke up to tons of phone calls and texts asking if we were alive/ok. We still had no idea what exactly had happened. When we turned the news on, we were shocked! All the beaches were closed. We went to Sea Life Park and Sophie and I got to pet/kiss a dolphin! It was way fun, she loved it.

The next day we went to the Ala Moana shopping center, it's huge! We browsed and shopped for a while, then went home and went swimming again at the hotel. We loved eating out (me especially, it's so nice not to have to cook). Luckily, the next day, the beaches re-opened and we were able to go to Haunama Bay. That's one of my favorite things, I love to snorkel. I went snorkeling and Sophie fell asleep not long after we got there and slept on the beach for almost 2 hours! I was able to snorkel and saw a lot of fish and even found a cool turtle! It was awesome. Sophie woke up and we played on the beach for a while. She eventually warmed up to it and seemed to like it, but she definitely doesn't like the sand. That night we walked around near the beach. There are lots of shops and lots of people out, it's a lot of fun. We got some cheesecake from the cheesecake factory (mmmm!) and ate dinner then went back to the hotel to hang out.

The next day we went to a water park called Wet N Wild. It had tons of slides and a huge kiddie pool. Sophie napped, once again, haha. We went to the wave pool, the lazy river, and on the slides in the kiddie pool. It was so funny to see her go down the slides! We ate at the best place ever: Cheeseburger in Paradise. Man, it was so good, I want one here in Utah!

Tuesday we rented a car and went to the Polynesian Cultural Center and the Temple. We were able to do lots of the exhibits but that place is so huge, I would need to be there an entire other day just to do all the activities! Sophie loved the canoe show. We went to the Laie Temple grounds and walked around and talked to several missionaries. We went to the visitor's center and watched several little movies. They have such a neat set up there. On the way home it was still light out so we went exploring and found this really cool rock-bay. It was super windy and the waves were crashing up. It was beautiful. I just love Hawaii!

Wednesday was when we were supposed to go home, so we went to the zoo in the morning. Sophie wasn't that impressed with the animals. The zoo was awesome, they have a Keiki (children's) zoo section where you can pet several farm animals. Sophie loved it! She kept pulling on the goat's ears. We played on the playground, and Sophie kept beating up any kids that came in her little lion tunnel. It was kinda funny/kinda embarrassing (yep she pushed an older kid out). She's definitely hit the terrible twos. That I will save for another post.

That afternoon we at at the cheeseburger place again and spent some time at Waikiki Beach. Man, I love the ocean. It's so nice to just lounge in the water with the waves and the sun with my family. What a great vacation we had, I was sad to come home.

We had another red-eye flight. Sophie fell asleep on the way there and slept until about 2 1/2 hours away from our destination. She woke up and was being such a turkey! Oh man, what a long flight. Soon after that, they made an announcement that they had a medical emergency and requested a physician or RN. No one got up, so I did. Some lady had fainted. They didn't have a lot of equipment, so I did some vitals and an assessment, and sat with her for a while. The captain called and talked to me to ask if we needed to land or have paramedics waiting at the gait . I told him no since the lady was fine and seemed to be doing a lot better. (TMI she was 'menstruating') When I finally got back to my seat, Sophie was asleep in it! I luckily kept her asleep and was able to hold her for the rest of the time. We arrived in Las Vegas, got some breakfast, and headed home. It was so nice to be home.

My sweet mom had gotten a few groceries and had done the dishes I wasn't able to do, and had some pizza! Today I spent the day recovering and cleaning/doing laundry. I wish I was back in Hawaii! It was such a fun time. Here is a LINK to some pictures from our trip.

Meet up

Today both Kale and I had the day off! That NEVER happens so we took advantage of it. We hung around the house and spent the day playing with Sophie.

She is getting so big. My mom is so funny, she saw this outfit and bought it for Sophie. It was so cute on her! She's getting so big. She's still pretty scared to walk on her own even though I know she's strong enough. She likes the comfort of knowing someone is there to hold onto her.



We had dinner at my parent's house with my Brother's Fiance's family. It was really nice to meet them and I am so glad Jeff found such a great girl and that they are so happy and in love! After dinner we watched Sophie's favorite movie, Despicable Me. She's got such a cute grandpa, I just love it. She was pretty shy but eventually warmed up to him and let him hold her for the rest of the movie. It was funny. Don't mind my Dad's expression, we snapped a picture in mid-sentence.



I have staff meeting tomorrow but am anxious to do something fun with Sophie. I love being with her and am so glad I'm her mom!