Sunny Phoenix Girls

Sophie and I spent the last week in Phoenix visiting the Tenneys. The weather was fabulous and we had a lot of fun even though we had two toddlers and a 6 month old to take care of. It was our first time meeting Ivy and she is so precious and happy. Sophie and Lucy had a hard time getting along and sharing but also had times when they were playing and giggling like best friends. Nate was awesome enough to let Amy and I go see a movie one of the evenings and our last night was spa night (chamomile/lavender face steamers, honey/almond scrubs and lemon egg/yolk masks, ahhhhhh). The girls had fun riding the mini train at the park, dying easter eggs, hunting for eggs, playing in the sandbox, etc. It was great to spend time with Amy and catch up.

The Waiting Game

Well, here we are waiting for Phil to come home and waiting for this baby! Phil's experience at tech school is A LOT different than boot camp. His first day there he was calling me telling me he was bored! After their classes, they have a lot of freedom. He will get even more as he enters different "phases". Right now he can't leave base and he can't talk on his phone unless he's in his room. This time will be much easier for all of us since we can actually talk to him and web cam. He's already been made his element leader and last night was busy making sure everyone he's in charge of had gotten their homework done because if they didn't, he's the one that would get in trouble for it. We miss him already, but are so grateful we get to talk to him everyday.

I've been pretty sick this first trimester, but I'm starting to see the light now that I'm 14 weeks. We find out the gender on April 27th!

Sophie and I are trying to stay busy. We went with Phil's mom to Seattle last week to bring Phil's dad home after his radiation treatment. He is really hanging in there. Now all that's left is brain radiation they will do as a precaution. Apparently when lung cancer comes back, it often comes back in the brain.

Here are a couple recent pictures:

Cute Cousins

At least once a month Summer and Abbie and I meet for lunch at Grams to spend time with her and to get our kids together.

Helicopter Ride

Oh, the perks of Phil's mom working for Idaho Helicopter! Phil and my dad got to go for a ride.

Heart Day

Phil got me orange roses for a change. Beautiful! Thanks Valentine.

Be Outside

My Kiwanis boys were asked to sing an original song called “Be Outside” at the Idaho Legislature last Monday, February 1^st. The song was written by a local teacher to be the theme song for "Be Outside", a joint resolution to promote getting kids outside to play. The boys sang on the front steps of the statehouse as legislators introduced the initiative. It was a great experience for the boys to be a part of something like this and they did a great job. Look how stinkin cute they are!

Happy Birthday to My Handsome Military Man!