Our BELIZE Getaway

Sueno Del Mar. Thanks Steve and Jess for inviting us!

Happy Easter 2009

1 Accident, 1 New Truck and 1 Month Left

Phil leaves on MAY 6th and won't be back until JULY 3rd. It will be here before we know it!

Many of you know Phil was in an accident a few weeks ago. Someone ran a red light and totalled his truck. Since Phil wasn't hurt at all, it turned out to be a blessing because we got WAY more $ for his truck then we were expecting and we were able to buy Phil this 2005 F150. He is in love with it and now Sophie can ride in Daddy's truck cause it has 4 doors.

Becca was painting my nails the other night and Sophie insisted on having hers done as well. She stayed just like this the whole time:

A Mason Update...

*Phil is still waiting to hear when he leaves for bootcamp.

*We are getting really excited about our trip to Belize in April!

*Sophie doesn't have to go to the doctor for weight checks anymore cause she's been gaining consistently, yay!

*Phil and I are reading Angels and Demons together and that is keeping us entertained.

*We are rooting for Megan on American Idol. We like her jazzy voice.

*My Kiwanis Boys rocked the All-City Honor Groups concert and now we're preparing for our Spring Tour on May 1st.

*I've been released from the Relief Society Presidency after 3 years.

*We got a membership to the YMCA and thankfully, Sophie loves the childcare place!

*I'm learning how to sew! Yep, Tara, sewing.

*Sophie is 18 months old and is finally down to one nap. I'm no longer on house arrest!

It's Official!

Phil swore in last Thursday. He couldn't be more excited but now is the waiting game. We thought we'd get more details, but it looks like he "might" leave as early as May or June but it could be later in the year, like October. So...I guess we'll keep livin' life as usual until we find out.

The Air Guard & 17 Months

I have been blogging about Sophie each month since she was born and it seems I've forgotten about month 16. Oh, well. I'll just lump it in with 17. Anyone who has been around Sophie lately knows what an energetic little drama queen she has become. She keeps us exhausted but at the same time gives us more joy than we've ever known. She loves to be outside and point at everything, especially birds or dogs. She loves giving the dogs treats and throws a big fit when we won't let her give them more than one. She has in the past been WAY too busy to sit down and let us read her a book, but she is finally getting into them and will bring them to us and sit in our laps for at least the first few pages. She loves to say hi and bye and blow or give kisses to everyone. She has started saying the word "more" now as she does the sign and instead of saying no when she means yes, she says "tay". We're not sure if she's trying to say "yeah" or "kay". She has finally made the 20 pound mark! 8 oz of Pediasure each day seems to have helped with that. At least she's gaining weight, even if she's not on the chart.

Many of you know that Phil has decided to join the Air Guard. He wants to be a pilot. He'll hopefully find out this week when he'll leave for boot camp, but it probably won't be until the end of the summer. We both feel it is the direction our family needs to go right now. We need the health insurance, retirement, and other support right now. Phil's job is too sketchy right now and we need some backbone. So...anyone want to move in with us while he's gone? :) I'll update as soon as we hear from the recruiter.

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