TyLerS tWo!

TyLer'S tWo!

For Tyler's 2nd birthday Crystal and Jake had a little family birthday party for him. It was a blast. Everyone got to go enjoy their new house and wonderful backyard. The weather couldn't have been better, it was beautiful!
The cousin's had a blast together, and I think Tyler got spoiled again. It was so fun watching him open his presents. We got so many cute pictures, I thought we'd better share a few. But I hard a hard time deciding which ones to post, because there were so many cute ones.
We love Jake, Crystal, and Tyler! We miss them dearly, but had a blast spending the weekend with them. Enjoy the pictures!

Love Always,

Josie.Taylor.Cruz


Cruz loves his Papa Scott!
I think you could say he liked the cake!

Cruz makes some faces like his mommy!
Isn't he a cutie?

Cruz was content playing with the leftovers.

Tyler is such a cutie! He was so excited when he saw his new bike!
Vroom...vroom...the only words out of his mouth!
Is he a Rasmussen or what? Chocolate licorice, I wanted to steal it later, when he had forgotten about it, but I refrained!

Grandpa was getting a little worried, when Cruz tried to escape from Tyler's new wagon.

After Tyler put his new wagon together the little ones went to work. Cruz loved it, but kept trying to stand up. With Samara driving, it was pretty entertaining.

Happy 50th Grandpa Mark

Happy 50th Birthday Grandpa Mark!

We are so thankful for our grandpa, dad, father-in-law! He is an amazing man! We had so much fun in Park City celebrating GRANDPA!

First, Cruz was lucky enough to get to make the trip with Chelle and Mark. He was in heaven...or was that them...I think they all were! He got spoiled and grandma and grandpa got to see his little temper flare when he wanted some food! He had fun, but mommy and daddy were ready to see him when they arrived.

We had so much fun partying with the family! We are so blessed to have a family that enjoys each others company. Between the Alpine Slides, Rollercoaster, and Zipline...shopping at the outlet malls... playing CATCHPHRASE... eating lots of good food...celebrating Mindy's 21st Birthday...Grandpa's 50th Birthday...Sitting in the hot tub and pool (daddy Tay Tay didn't want to get out)...and family pics, we didn't have much to complain about.

Cruz got spoiled rotten! He loved all of the attention and didn't want to give it up when we got home. He is now going through a little mama's boy stage, but I don't mind it too much! Unfortunately, our camera was out of batteries, so we only got a few pictures. But we did have family pictures!

Cruz was adorable for the pictures. What a little flirt. We didn't have problems getting him to smile, but we did have trouble getting the photographer to focus on anybody besides him, because he was smiling the whole time! And who can forget the annoying chicken the photographer had to get Cruz to smile (you had to be there!) We can't wait to see them.

THanKS grandma Chelle for getting the weekend together. All in all it was a memorable Labor Day weekend. We are so blessed to have such a selfless grandma who is always thinking of everyone else! We love her so much!

We are so blessed to have our family, and to have the knowledge the gospel gives. We know that our family can be together FOREVER! ...That knowledge is priceless!

We love our FamILy!

JosIe.TayLoR.cRuz

Cute Cousin's Cruzin'

We all miss our best friends! Cruz and Tyler always have fun when they are together. Jake and Crystal came down to say goodbye to Jennie when she went to college and we went to Lowe's together. We put the boys in this cute cart and they had a blast the whole time. Cruz acted like he was really driving the cart. I love it when he smiles! He is the cutest little guy and is such a joy in our little family!

Jennie Leaves for College

Jennie left for college yesterday!
I'm really gonna miss that girl! She has become my best friend, I don't know what I am going to do without her. I am really excited for her to go and enjoy her new adventure. She is going to have a lot of fun! I am sure she is going to tear it up on the soccer field as well. She is the best sister anyone could ask for. I will miss her bluntness and her sweet sense of humor. Who am I going to watch my shows with now? I love her so much! I miss her already! Good Luck Jen!

Love you Always!

P.S. Remember who you are and what you stand for...and no kissing or swearing!

Our Summer Vacation

Summer Vacation Begins!!!

While we were packing Cruz was entertaining himself in the boxes to our new sleeping bags. Isn't he so cute?

My sweet husband Taylor thinks he has to shower every day. haha. But I love him anyway.
Our lucky little one had the chance to ride into Dairy Lake and Everson. Eveytime he got on the motorcycle with his daddy he would fall asleep. Watchout motorcycle maniac in the making.
The bravest of us all! Paris was the first one in the lake, and even talked her daddy and Paje and Preston to jump in with her. She is so darling!
Granpa's little boy. Do you think he got spoiled?
Father and Son...Best friends already.
Cruz eating a graham cracker at Everson Lake. 5 minutes later...Cruz eating rocks at Everson Lake.
Daddy's little girl. Left for college just days after vacation. We are all going to miss her!

Josie.Taylor.Cruz.My Mom. My Dad. Jennie. Everson Lake.
Mommy loves Cruz!
Cruz looks like his daddy in this one.
Party.Party.Party. Way past betime, but still partying!
That's right, Cruz now has the crawling down.

Cruz loves his Uncle Teigan. Can't wait till he comes to school.
Beatiful Sunsets every night.

I can't get enough of this beautiful smile!
Driving the boat with grandpa.
Cruz's lifejacket was bigger than he was.
"Get me out of this thing!"
Once the engine roared Cruz would instantly relax and loved every moment of his boat rides. Plus he had some good entertainment watching his daddy, mommy, aunt jennie, and grandma chelle tubing.

On our way home we stopped at a park to let Cruz play around and get some of his wiggles out. He loves to swing.
Cruz loved the swing so much! He didn't want to get off of it when it was time to go.
My amazing husband, twiddling his thumbs, ready to get back on the road. But he sure is cute!
What a hunk.
My boys!

All in all our vacation couldn't have been better, longer, but not better.

We had a blast camping the first half of the week with my family. We had so much fun hanging out with the family and playing games. It was fun to see all of the kids playing together. We missed Judd and his family, and hope they can come next year.

The second half of the week we went to the Lake with Taylor's family. Of course we had fun there too. Jennie and Taylor were tubing maniacs, while Chelle and I relaxed in the sun a lot. It was nice and relaxing and of course there were also some mean games involved. Cruz got spoiled rotten, but loved every minute of it. Taylor and his dad got to go play golf together one morning, just the two of them. Taylor loves his dad so much and definately admires him. They had a blast, but we won't talk about scores.

When the week came to an end we headed for the long 8 hour drive home. On the way poor Jennie got carsick. Then, we were following a semi truck that was hauling a bunch of big rolls of paper. Well, he was going to fast around a tight corner and rolled over right in front of us. It was very scary! Taylor helped care for him and make sure he was okay. Thankfully no one was hurt too badly. However, it was a good reminder to follow the speed limit and to remember we have a loving Heavenly Father who is always watching out for us. We are so blessed to have that knowledge!

Love you always!

Fun and Frustrating

I loved getting my blog together. Of course I got my blog set up and had a mommy-brain moment. I can't figure out my password to get into it again. So, here I am starting all over again.
So, enjoy!