9 MOnTh's...AlReaDY!

Rosie

Our beauty, our angel, our baby.

She is growing too fast.  Can I say that enough?  

She is doing something new every week.

While on vacation she started eating REAL food and gained a few with the rest of us!

She started to crawl!

She smiles so hard, you are sure it must hurt!

She's stubborn.

She's Cruz's friend and tormentor.

She LOVES to nurse.

I could go on and on.

Our princess is growing up.

After our trip, I decided she was going to go to sleep on her own from now on.

It all started yesterday.

Nap time went pretty good.  It only took about 20 minutes.

Bed time was a different story.

We started at 8:45pm and at 9:30pm we were still going.

We peeked in her room and she was sitting up 

(who knew she could go from laying down to sitting up...another new trick)

with her back against the rails, just looking at the wall, making small whining/moaning noises.

About 5-10 minutes later we peeked again and found her in this position.

So adorable...she fell asleep sitting up!

BUT she did it!  And she slept through the night!!!!!

Love you all!

Independence Day 2010

Thankfully the weather calmed down and warmed up so that we could sit around the fire and laugh together!

Aren't they the cutest great-grandma's ever?!?! They had as much fun as we did! Or more?

A priceless picture of Rosie, Nana Chelle, and 2 Great Grandma's! What a lucky girl!

It took Rosie a minute to warm up, but once she did she melted everyone's heart! Even Grandpa-Great!

Mindy Kay and Rosie became the best of friends by the end of the week. Rosie loved this bear, even though it kept tickling her nose.

Tyson and Rosie bonded...by the end he couldn't put her down. What an uncle.

Cruz woke up after a long nap to a house full of people, but was so excited for some kids to play with! We couldn't get him to come in the house for anything! He was so cute running around like a big kid! He LOVED the fireworks. He could do them for hours! I love this stage! They are so much fun (minus those meltdowns every once in a while!)

Rosie looked so cute in her 4th of July outfit...it was a little cold for the weather, but I left it on hoping that maybe the weather would get better...it didn't! But didn't she look adorable! Papa got her to crawl a couple of steps, chasing the ice cream on his spoon. A girl after my own heart!

We are so thankful for those who serve our country! There is no other nation like our own. I am so thankful for the right to practice my religion. I know this country is watched over by our Heavenly Father! It is a land of the free, something so many of us take for granted. May it continue to be so...God bless the USA!!

Mmmm...Smell that CLEAN Mountain Air!!

Welcome to Montana! It was a great trip home! Full of family and fun! The ONLY downside was the rain that tried to cramp our style...but didn't (well, not too much anyway). It was so nice to go home and spend some overdue time with the fam. Taylor was able to stay with us for the first 10 and we missed him for the next 10. Cruz ate, drank, slept, and played with whatever he wanted. Rosie ate just about everything she wanted, didn't sleep, and is now in the beginning stages of crawling! All in a couple weeks. I had some much overdue alone time, and a whole lot of time to just lay around and enjoy some quality company! We had a blast and it made us realize how much we love our family and how nice it is to return home and sleep in our own beds as well. We wish we could have seen everyone, but were excited to see those we did! We love you all and can't wait until the next party! See you then!

The Loveable Lies Family

8 months and Sassy!

Sweet, Sassy Sister!

Assume the position...this is what Rosie is constantly doing! She loves her little feet and is always plaing with them. But who wouldn't? They're adorable!

Cruz is becoming quite the little fish! It was all we could do to get him to come out of the disgusting water to eat! We are loving how much he is changing and growing! The potty training is under control and we have moved on to the "WHY?" stage!!! Somedays he drives me crazy...but he is sure to make me smile and laugh at the same time! I love him so much!

Rosselyn in 8 months old today! I can't believe it. Time has flown by with this girl, but she keeps us on our toes. She is constantly surprising me. It may come as a surprise, but she is a little spoiled. I was getting a little worried, because she wasn't rolling over. Then, the other day, I was teasing her with a toy, holding it just out of reach and she just rolled right over and grabbed it! You would have thought she'd been rolling over forever!!! What a little stink!
Smiling or Sleeping...that's our girl!

We went up to a nearby lake on Memorial Day this year (unfortunately the lakes out here are nothing like those back home...it was stinkin' dirty!) and Rosie was such a sweetie! She loved it!

Rosie is such a joy to have around. Pretty soon here she is going to give her little brother a run for his money, and he is not going to know what hit him. Rosie is already turning into quite the little sassy mama! If Cruz takes one of "HIS" toys from her, she lets him know it, with her instant high pitched squeal. Seriously, she reaches octaves I didn't know were possible for a baby. We love her little rolls, but especially her smile...it is contagious!

Love you all,

The lies Family

P.S. THe last picture makes it looks like she was a little hot...but it's just the combination of the pink hat and the red swimsuit. (Isn't it cute?!)

Mother's Day



I just wanted everyone to know how happy I am to be a mom! There was a time growing up, that I wasn't sure this was the path for me. It may seem hard to imagine, but there was a time when I envisioned myself as that go getter career woman, who's feelings of accomplishment and recognition came from breaking that so called "glass ceiling", or perhaps becoming the "boss". I envisioned being married and traveling the world together going places children would just make it more difficult to enjoy. But time has a way a changing a person and thankfully, it has done just that.

After spending a little time in the real world, I realized that there was more to life than chasing after that dream job, having my picture taken with some exotic animal in the jungles of Africa, or perhaps climbing Mt. Everest. My dreams and aspirations go more along the lines of having a clean and organized home where my children feel at peace, loved, and learn to become good, wholesome people. I aspire to be that wife that has dinner on the table waiting happily for her husband as he walks in the door from work, and competing with my children for that coveted first kiss from daddy. Instead of staying up late working on the next report needed for work, I want to stay up late planning out the next soccer practice, slumber party, or family camp out. I want my children to look back on their childhood and laugh at all the good times they had with mom, and maybe cry at some of the memories they have of shedding those tears of disappointment into my shoulder. That is the life I want now. I want to inspire young women and women alike to take that leap of faith and become mother's themselves, because nothing brings one more joy and satisfaction.

I am so thankful for my two treasures that bring me more joy and happiness than I ever imagined possible. I am thankful for those moments when my stomach hurts from laughing so hard at them, while they make each other laugh! I look back and realize that in a way I have become that go-getter career woman, I just chose a different career. As everyone knows I have become the "boss" and every day we are breaking the glass ceiling in our home as we each make our own achievements, no matter how small. I am thankful for the blessings that my children are in my life. It truly would not be the same without them!

Motherhood is definitely my calling in life...and I love it!

Happy Mother's Day to you all!

Love Always,

Josie

Home for Ralphy

Well, as most of you know, my Grandpa Ralph passes away and so the kids and I headed for Idaho for the funeral. I didn't take nearly enough photos (hopefully, Jake will send me his. hint hint)! But here are a couple.


We will miss our grandpa Ralph, along with his laugh, smile, soft touch, big hugs, and incredible backbone!

Love you forever Ralphy!!

P.S. This is a short post, because I just burned the rice:(