Summer time....

Here are a few pictures taken now that summer has started.

Sophie Loves her Great-Papa. Every time we go to the house she says "Papa Papa!" Every time she sees him she laughs and puts her hand to her ear. She likes when papa does that and makes his ears whistle because of his hearing aids. It is really cute.

Just after I took the picture of Sophie playing in the pool she pooped in her swimming suit! I had to hose her off. She just laughed.

Sophie loves putting on Shoes wither they are Papas work boots, her daddy's dress shoes or my high heels. The other day she put on my high heels for the first time and walked all the way down the hall and into the living room as if she owned the town and was a pro at wearing them. She is such a cute. I think she is a total rough and though girly girl like her Momma was. I love my little munchkin!

Mothers Day...

I had a terrific Mothers Day yesterday just spending time with the family. Its so good to be with the ones you love. We went to church in the morning which happened to be an interesting meeting. During the last talk in sacrament meeting the power turned off. The speaker standing in the dark finished his talked. We then sang the closing song in the dark with out an organ because the player would not be able to see the notes. During that song the spirit was very strong. The power stayed off the whole Second hour and then our Bishop came in to tell us that the last hour was canceled that way the following ward could meet the Relief society room. Since it has huge window it gave lots of light. We then went home for a few hours so Sophie could nap. After she woke up we ate lunch at Mom and Dad Pawloskis house and hung out with the family for a couple of hours before Joe had to leave back to work. After Sophie and I sent Joe off we went to visit my Mom and we went to Granny's house.

Joe and Sophie got me an early Mothers day present last week. Probably the most expensive Mothers day present I will ever receive. They got me a new car! We now have a 2009 Camry. I love it! It is a bit of a Grandmas car but I think its classy! Thanks Babe!

Almost Done!

Summer is here and we are so excited. This has been a long and hard semester for me. Joe has now been away for 9 weeks. He has 3 more weeks and he will be finished! We can not wait until we are finished with this family separation. He gets to come home on the weekends so it is nice to see him then, but it feels as though we have a weekend marriage and at times I feel as if I am a single mother who doesn't have to provide for her family. This time apart has made me appreciate all the things Joe does for me and Sophie. It has also helped me realize that although I do all the cooking and the most of the cleaning in the house(which I really love doing) he has done things that I took for granted everyday, such as taking out the smelly trash every other day, rolling it out to the curb, checking on the baby when she wakes up in the middle of the night or having my nightly water sitting on the nightstand when I go to bed. For about the first week I would go to bed and wake up thirsty in the middle of the night looking for my glass of water that was not there because he would always get it for me without me having to ask. I also miss him waking up early with the baby and letting me sleep in. Although this separation has been hard I feel it has strengthen our relationship and has helped us better appreciate one another for all the big and small things. The small unnoticed acts of kindness have been noticed to both of us. It has also drawn me closer to the lord. I am grateful the time has gone by fast and for our increased love and appreciation for one another. I also have to say I am thankful my husband is so loving, caring, though, and a provider. I could not ask for a better man to be married to.

This picture was taken in the middle of the night when she woke up to the voice of her daddy finally home.

Sophie jumping on the trampoline

Here Sophie just turned 17 months. She can jump on the trampoline and even get some air! I am amazed with her balance and her agility. I think she will make a great little athlete one day.