Summer Parties

July 8th was Kayla's 12th birthday (Joe's little sister). We had a great time being with family.

Josie just couldn't resist hugging Lucas, Joe's cousin. She gave him over 20 hugs throughout the evening. He wasn't big on them.


We had wonderful steak and chicken shihkabobs (I have no idea how to spell that)

Josie with cousin Josh and his wife Jill

Josie was so happy watching everyone, she can finally manage walking on grass

Josie sharing her cookie with Dad

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYLA!

Independence & Birthdays!

We had a great 4th of July weekend with lots of family, fireworks, and birthday cakes.

On the 3rd my brother Rem and his family came and stayed the night with us, as well as my sisters Robin and Kate. That night we watched the Logan fireworks at one of Joe's family parties. Josie loved the fireworks, her cousin Isabel did not. This is Josie clapping for them with Joe's Parents. Josie's first fireworks show. She would say "wow" and clap then turn and give a huge hug and then do it all over again. It was adorable.
And the next morning it was Josie's 1st birthday, and my 23rd. So we had a nice breakfast. (Kate is hiding in the back, and Joe is taking the pic)By the way for those of you who don't know, we are housesitting for one of my friends this summer in Logan. Behind our backyard we have lots of baseball diamonds so we had a rousing game of baseball in the afternoon with family and friends. Joe's mom is in the back, tanning while playing the outfield. And later that evening we had a birthday party at Joe's parents. It was great. We had lots of food, then we opened gifts.

Josie and I got sunglasses, jewelry, books, toys, and many other gifts, including a Disney Princess mobile for Josie. She loves it. We also just played around. Josie and Isabel both love to swing, especially with Grandma Leslie. And my sister-in-law Lea helped me make Josie's very own birthday cake. Unfortunately Josie was only interested in taking little pinches of the frosting. So she ended up sharing.

It was a great birthday for both of us and a great Independence Day.

Our Trip to Michigan

We went to Michigan to visit Logan and Ann-Marie. On the way we spent a night at Grandma and Grandpa Curtis'. That was fun, Josie loved thier dog, Fritz.

The flight went suprisingly well. Josie loved the airports. We had to connect in Denver, but Josie didn't care.

My nephews were so fun to be with. Logan had just built them new bunkbeds and they loved them.

This is Isaac and Josie hanging out in thier diapers.

Logan showed us around the University of Michigan. It's Huge! and he also showed us around his dental school.


We even made a mold of Josies foot with the dentist stuff.

Levi loved Uncle Joe. (He calls me Joe's mom) They wrestled all the time.

We spent lots of time just hanging out, and of course playing the Wii

Logan and Ann-Marie took us to one of thier favorite Chinese restaurants, and thier favorite place for dessert in downtown Ann Arbor. While walking around we ran into a guy playing guitar and singing on the street. After talking to him we found out he was a performer and he was there playing so he could relax before a show. We bought a cd and he signed it "Josie, best wishes princess" it was great.

One day we took the kids to the Hands On Children's Museum. That was fun, I could've spent all day there.

We had a great time and miss them all so much. We love you guys!

1st Time Swimming

I took Josie swimming for her first time. She loved it. She has since been back and she loves it more every time.
Mommy, Josie and Aunt Robin
A suncreen nose

Josie and Aunt Robin

Hiking the Crimson Trail

For family night last night we went hiking with Joe's family. The Crimson Trail is up Logan Canyon and it's about a 5 mile hike. This was Josie's longest hike so far and she was so content, she never fussed once.
The trail goes along the "China Wall" and the white specks on the far side are some of the people we were hiking with.
Josie, Joe and Grandpa Brad

Our Hiking Group: Josie, Joe, Grandpa Brad (Joe's dad), Kevin (Joe's brother), Dave (Joe's brother), Natalie (sister-in-law married to Kevin), Lindsey (family friend), and Jason (Joe's brother) is hiding in back.

It was a beautiful day, but on our way back we got caught in a rainstorm. We were drenched. Luckily though we were able to keep Josie dry.

If you're confused about this next picture, Jason is flexing behind Dave.

Josie and I on our way down.