Sophie's First Ponytail

It is hard to tell in the pictures but this is Sophie's very first ponytail. It was a little hard to put in, but it looked super cute and stayed in pretty well.
I don't think Sophie really had an opinion about it one way or another.

25 Random Things

1. I am not sure why I am doing this. Probably the pressure that everyone else has.
2. I always feel better about myself when I have my toe nails painted. It makes me feel pretty.
3. When I was little I always wanted a sister, but now I am sorta glad I don't have one because I don't have to share my mom.
4. One of my favorite things to eat is fruit, cheese and chocolate one bite right after the next. It leaves a good taste in my mouth.
5. I have always wanted to join the circus or be in a traveling preforming group.
6. I am lactose intolerant, but sometimes I still eat ice cream. (and it makes me sick)
7. I would love to get my MBA.
8. I got back down to my pre-pregnancy 16 weeks after having my baby.
9. Over half of the clothes that I own have holes in them.
10. I miss having hair extensions.
11. I have this thing with remembering names of people from as far back as my childhood and random facts about them too.
12. I can name first, last and middle names in some cases of 13 people that I went to school with from K-12.
13. My parents have had the same phone number since they moved into their house 23 years ago.
14. I can name the majority of the guys that I dated and most of their birthdays, parents names, siblings and other randoms stuff that I am not sure why I remember.
15. I miss the tap water from our house in Sandy, UT.
16. I wish that I was motivated enough to get tone like I used to be.
17. If I could quit my job and cheerlead everyday I would.
18. I am sort of afraid of flying, but I do it all the time.
19. I need to learn to hold my tongue more and let others finish talking.
20. My tummy hurts right now because I ate ice cream on Sunday.
21. I finished filing my taxes on Jan 31st.
22. Mike and I have shared a house with other people 4 out of our 5 years of marriage.
23. I only wear one pair of earrings and they are the ones Mike gave me when we were dating.
24. I once spilled syrup on my parent's carpet and blamed it on my older brother.
25. I need to go tanning. I am feeling pasty.

I am not going to tag anyone because everyone I know has already done this.

Shake, Shake, Shake It

8 Things, See if I tagged you!

8 Shows you watch:

1. The Office
   
2. House
   
3. Heroes
   
4. Lost
   
5. Chuck
6. 30 Rock
   
7. Kath and Kim (Rachael, we love it too)
   
8. My Name is Earl
   

8 Restaurants I love:

1. Red Robin
2. Olive Garden
3. Cheesecake Factory
   
4. Claim Jumper
   
5. Red Lobster
6. Texas Roadhouse
   
7. Melodie Perkins' Kitchen (Not real an official restaurant, but it should be)
   
8. Mimi's Cafe
   

8 Things I did yesterday:

1. Went to work
   
2. Blogged
   
3. Checked email
4. Played with Sophie
   
5. Did a Taebo video with Mike
   
6. Gave some boots to a friend
   
7. Found out about a great new recipe blog (Melodie Perkins has started blogging her fab recipes)
   
8. Thought about being in Hawaii with Sara (Miss you guys)
   

8 things I look forward to:

1. Going to Hawaii
   
2. Mike finishing school
   
3. Buying another house
   
4. The summer time
   
5. My parents and Erik coming to visit
   
6. Cara and Eric coming to visit
   
7. Hanging with all my sister in laws
   
8. Making a big batch of baby food for Sophie
   

8 wishes:

1. That Sophie can always be safe
   
2. I didn't have to worry about money
   
3. That I was always motivated to do what needs to be done
   
4. I could take Mike to Disneyworld
   
5. I could fly
   
6. That I could take trapeze lessons
   
7. I could freeze time
   
8. become a pediatrician
   

8 People I tag:

1. Mommy (Debbie)
   
2. Cara (oh wait, you have to start your blog first)
   
3. Tara
   
4. Juli
   
5. Angie
   
6. Aimee
   
7. Sara
   
8. Tiffany
   

Six Months and Sophie

On the left is me and on the right is Sophie. I don't have a picture of Mike at this age, but I can tell you that Sophie looks a lot like Mike. (and a little like me)

I know that I am little behind the time, but only by a week. Last Monday, Sophie was 6 months old! She is getting to be such a big girl. She can sit up on her own, with a few soft things around her to catch her fall. She can roll over front to back and back to front, but doesn't really seem interested in crawling yet. She prefers to be on her back eating her feet and rolling from side to side. I am actually grateful that she is not going anywhere yet. She is talking like crazy and likes to look at herself in the mirror. In fact there is a mirror in our living room and she will walk in her walker to it and talk to herself. She loves bath time, toys and watching tv. She also really likes to look at books. I think Grandma Olson needs to bring some down with her on her next trip (hint, hint, wink, wink).

Sophie's 6 month appointment went get as usual. She is 16 lbs 2.5 oz and 26" tall. She stayed in the 50% for her weight and 75% for her height, but her head went from 50% to 75%. I think it is because she is getting smarter and smarter and needs more room for her brains. But actually it is just that her body is in the 75% so it only makes sense that her head is part of that. She got a couple more shots and was on her way.
Mike never wants to hold Sophie when she is getting her shots
because he doesn't want to be the bad guy.
Sophie has now tried quite the variety of foods. She has had green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, pears, peaches, banana, apple, rice cereal, oatmeal, and probably a taste of a few other foods. She really loves to eat and is fairly cooperative still. I am trying to be grateful for all of the times that Sophie is so easy to care for because I know that a point is coming where life is going to get must more difficult. Thank you Sophie for being such a good baby and for all the happiness and joy you bring into our little family. (You too Bjorn.)

A cold night in Utah

Yesterday after church Mike said that the house felt cold. I, as always, was wearing

several

layers
of
clothing

and didn't really notice. I looked at the thermostat and it was down to 67 degrees and we normally keep the house about 71. The thermostat said that he heat was on, but there was nothing running. We checked the breaker panel and reset the thermostat, but to no avail. We called the landlord and he said, "this is my worst nightmare," which as a tenant you always love to hear that. He was out of town. He assured me that he would have someone there in the morning. We knew that we would be fine that night because the house is well insulated. We just bundled up and went to bed. By the morning, the temp had only dropped to 62. The repair man came around 11:00am and it is a good thing that he came because by then it was only 58.
Mike and Sophie were starting to get a little chilly.
Fortunately for everyone, especially our landlord, it was just the pilot light. The repair guy showed Mike how to light it and was on his way.

I do need to add right here that Mike thought that it was just the pilot light, but I told him not to mess with it because we didn't know the furnace well enough. I am sure that he would have been just fine and we could have been warm last night. Sorry hun, that is my bad.

Utah Food CO-OP

I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but my sister-in-law Tara introduced me the to Utah Food Co-op. Basically you order once a month and then there is a pick up day for the order. The whole thing is run by volunteers and the food is almost all local Utah products. So this month I ordered a standard share for $23 and an extra meat share for $13. So for $36 I got the following:

• 2lb. Top Sirloin Fajita Strips
• 4 lb. Package of Chicken Drumsticks
• 2 lb. Sirloin Pork Roast
• 2 lb. Lean Ground Beef
• 1 lb. Rice
• 1 loaf Artisan Wheat Bread
• 5 Fuji Apples
• 5 Pears
• 5 Oranges
• 1 Romain Lettuce
• 3 Red Bell Peppers
• 5 Tomatoes
• 2 Avocados
• 1 2lb. Bag of Carrots

You don't know exactly what fruits and veggie you will get before you order that month, it is just a variety of 3-4 fruits and 4-5 veggies. Then about a week before they send an email with the detailed list. I get so excited waiting for the email.

Viva Las Vegas

This past weekend we got to take a mini-vacation and meet my parents and grandma in Las Vegas. We love going to Vegas because Mike's sister lives there with her family and we always have a blast with them. Plus they are get host and let us crash at there house! Thanks again Aimee and Chiz!! Also, Happy Birthday to Kendelle who turned 2 on the 12th. We got to walk around the strip and do the touristy stuff in the beautiful weather. It was between 65 and 70 the whole time we were there.

This is out in from of the Mirage, as you can see Sophie was much more interested in the waterfall then the camera.

Grandpa Olson and Sophie checking out the scenery.

This is my mom and her mom. Grandma is 81 but she is in great shape. She has been a traveling fool the past year and already several more trips planned for this year.

Looking good Grandma!! (Or should I say Great-Grandma)

Proud Grandparents!

Sophie looking as cute as ever in front of the Paris Hotel.

Mom, Me and the Monster Truck

Sophie came with me to work today and we got to hang around with the Maverik Monster Trakker. I don't know if you know, but as part of my job I help in coordinating Maverik's Reality TV Show Kick Start. Kick Start takes average Maverik customers on extreme adventures. Today and tomorrow we are filming a new episode with the Maverik Monster Trakker. The host of our show is Ron and he is a professional Monster Truck driver, so it was obvious that we would do a Monster Truck adventure.


This is Ron and our participant for the adventure.

Family Sledding Day

Here are some shots of us when we went sledding with some family last Saturday. It was really fun and everyone had a great time. Thanks to Rex and Suzy for bringing up some hot chocolate to warm us up. Maybe next time we can talk Suzy in to actually going down.