Hoo rah Jim and Pam!

(Okay, so I apparently don't know how to upload pics very well, but you get the idea!)
Wahoo! Yeah for Jim and Pam being engaged!!!!!!! I am so stoked! I thought they (writers) did a great job...and I for sure thought that Pam was gonna start liking the guy at school...and then there would be drama, because she was sick of waiting for Jim to propose...but no! They just threw it in there, and it was SUPER sweet! I loved it! Great season premiere...don't ya think?

Totally 2...

So, recently, Kaylie has been getting so grown up lately...and really getting into the "terrific 2" mode. The first pic: We're having a playgroup with Eliza and the kids she nanny's for... We're both downstairs (Lize and I), and taking care of the 2 month olds, (I'm feeding, she's bouncing to sleep,) and we're talking about how it would be hard to have 3 kids, because the older two can get into who knows what while you're busy with the baby... we then realize Andrew and Kaylie are being very quiet upstairs, a little too quiet...This is what we found... it's strawberry toothpaste, don't worry, Kaylie had pink and Andrew had blue...all over themselves and the entire bathroom, and Andrew was sitting on the sink with the water running! FUN FUN FUN!!! Ha!

Then, I don't have a pic for this, but we had the tub guy over fixing the bathtub a couple days ago, it was early, and I was feeding Josh, we hadn't even gotten breakfast yet...once again, I can't see Kaylie, and it's a little too quiet... I come into the kitchen to find Kaylie at the counter, with all the cupcakes (that had been leftover from family dinner the night before), she had eaten all the frosting off, and when I asked her what she was doing she said "I want cake for dinner." Well, I guess she had already had frosting for breakfast, so why not the rest of the cupcake for dinner! Ha!

And this last pic is just a fun, cute one, showing how grown up she is getting! We are so lucky, and we get lots of hand-me-downs from family and our neighbor even, and this was when we were trying some of them on, the ballet shoes and hat were apparently her favorite! She is growing sooo fast, I can't believe some of the stuff she is fitting into now, and ballet shoes! Yay, I can't wait til she takes dance classes!!! And at the same time, I can't stand that she's almost old enough to do stuff like that already...

Josh's blessing/Tribute to my dad...

Isn't he so handsome in his little suit!!! Ha, such a mini man! :)

Josh's blessing was this last Sunday. Wow, he is now official! It was such a great experience, and as James blessed him, he said "you are here by God's word, and not by man's word." Sooooo true. Our little Josh is such a little miracle... I still think about that all the time, to think they thought he was an ectopic pregnancy...he sure showed those doctors! He is such a sweet little spirit in our home, and we love him soooo much. It was awesome to have all our family and friends there for this special occasion, and such a blast to have everyone over at our house for a BBQ, even though our backyard still needs some serious work (there's always next year, right!?!)

What hot boys!

4 generations!

See where Josh gets some of his good looks, this is him with Great Grandpa Day

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Tribute to my daddy-o

We blessed Josh 2 days before the year mark of when my dad passed away. It was kind of interesting, because that was the last time that both sides of our families were at the Richards Ward with us...
I love the tribute my sis put on her blog: phillippsfamily.blogspot.com... here's mine:
We miss you dad, and still think about you tons. I wish Josh could've played with you, because you were so great with the grandkids. I also wish you could've been here to stand in the circle to help bless my baby boy... But actually, I know you were there in spirit. I know you are watching over me and all of us, all of the times that we need you. I still want to call and ask you questions because there are things that I know for sure you would know the answers to, you are such a smart guy. I miss your 'people person' personality, everyone smiled when they met you.
I feel lucky to have had such a great dad. Some things I learned from him:

• you can NEVER judge...cause you NEVER know where someone is coming from
• you decide how to react to situations, you choose how to respond
  
• you can never learn enough
• you can never read enough books
• how to launch kids in a swimming pool
• how to really clean a toilet
  
• people can change
• life is good
• hang in there

and you were the ultimate example of endurance, I'm so glad you're not here suffering anymore, but miss you tons! See ya in the next life!!! :)

Happy 25th to Tiff, 2 months to Josh

So, to preface, I am a little embarrassed...1, to post the pics from my bday, because they are not very flattering, and b, because I have lots of pics of Josh, because I haven't posted any for a while, and I am a fanatic picture taker... But you are my friends, so here goes...

James took me to Ruby River! YUM! There is nothing like eating gooooood steak, and the place knows how to cook em right! There is also nothing more cute than my sweet husband surprising me with ice cream...he made it seem like they weren't gonna do anything for my birthday...but they did, and he was so sweet and innocent looking when they brought the awesome dessert out to me... He is such a sweetheart, and I love the times when I get to be with JUST him, and stare at his handsome face, and remember just how much I love him, and being with him, and how lucky I am...I'm sure I was glowing, not just cause I got ice cream, but because of who I got to share it with!!! (Sorry about the cheese, I just love the man!)

And on to the Josh man, he turned 2 months, 2 days before my birthday! Wahoo, he's getting big now!!! Jess asked me today if he was smiling yet...you be the judge, I just can't get enough of this little man too!!!

Kaylie is loving her brother to pieces! Sorry about the blurriness, I just love this pic!!! She always loves to sit or lay by him, and I do too!!! She's actually turning into a great helper!

Funny story: Kaylie, Josh, and I are driving home from the park. Josh is asleep. Kaylie says to me "mommy, baby brother is sad." I say "no sweetie, he's sleeping, I don't hear him. He's okay." She repeats herself. I repeat myself. This happens every couple minutes for a few streets. Then, frustrated with her ignorant mother, she says "mom, Josh's head is broken!" So I look back, throw the carseat top off, and sure enough, his head looks broken, well, his neck anyway, was completely slumped over, and he was actually starting to fuss at this point! So I stopped the car, fixed his head, and thanked my sweet little helper... Josh's head will forever be grateful! Ha~!

Little J's Announcement

Kercher Family Trip

Here are a few pics from our family trip in Park City this last weekend. Kaylie loves playing in the water and with her cousins. It was rainy off an on, and it seemed to get really sunny right when we had to go inside for all the kiddo's nap times... but we managed to still have some fun here and there, and don't worry, I got plenty of shopping done at the outlets which were conveniently right down the street...he he he!!!

Something new...

So, I LOVE digital scrapbooking... but I am now finding myself falling into the same rut that I did with paper... I do the same layouts all the time, and I always use the same colors... so I got this template from a website and thought I'd give it a try...I still don't know if I love it, I can't help but choose bright colors for summer stuff...what do ya think...too much brightness???

Just a little fun in the sun...our poor backyard could use the extra water, eh!