Hello Again

Yes, We are still here, just too busy to sit inside at the computer to post on the blog! It has been a fun few weeks with lots of exciting news...Beckett got two teeth in one day right after I posted last time, and he is very close to crawling now. I thought he might go straight to walking because he stands up so well, but it looks like all that time spent crying on his tummy in crawl position may actually pay off. He's just a bit "relaxed" about the whole thing...not like his go-getter sister was. He had his 9 month checkup and is 19 pounds and only grew 1 inch in the last 2 months, so he's slowing down a bit. He is still in about the 80th percentile for height. Hard to believe he'll be a year old in not too long.

Aunt Karrie and Madison came back last week for Grandma and Grandpa Tharp's 60th anniversary party, which was a lot of fun. We got to see a lot of family from near and far and we had a big BBQ at the hot springs park in Thermopolis. I had my first double-header softball game Tuesday, and Karrie and Grandpa Guy came in to watch the kids since Kyle was one of our umpires! We are a pretty inexperienced team, but we had a blast...though I'm a little sore. It is definitely a game I wish I had gotten into earlier. I even made it to second base! I wasn't quite sure what to do when I got there, but luckily you're allowed to have people yell at you from the sidelines to tell me when to run! I've had 4 games now and haven't struck out yet! Anyway, here are some snapshots of the last 3 weeks...


Our attempt at having a family photo of grandparents with the grandkids at the anniversary party. Little Madison didn't really think it was a good idea at the time...

Here are Phyllis and Eddie with their five children (Pam, Jeff, Steve, Guy, Terry)

Adorable baby boy...

And adventurous big sister...notice how high the river is. It was all the way into the parking lot and grass lawn at the park.

Aunt Karrie and Aunt Teresa (Jeff's wife. They live in Colorado)

Our little family photo...

And I just love this one!


For Father's Day we headed to the lake after church to do some fishing and a BBQ. It was a great day to be outside and we all had a lot of fun. This one is definitely a framer of Daddy and Nattie in our new boat. Yes, we've been storing a boat for more than 7 years for a friend of Kyle's who ended up not moving back here. He signed over the title to us last week! Needless to say, Kyle is pretty excited.


Our little fisherwoman...she caught quite a few that day. She just loves it and wants to do it all herself. It was fun to have Madison join in this time. I took Beckett home after a few pictures...too much fun in the sun and he was ready to be done.

Kyle got some new weed spray this week to take care of our "jungle," and some of the dye is still there with the morning dew, which of course makes Bella look like a complete freak! It doesn't show on Katie nearly as much, and it is harmless at this point.


Nattie and her waffle this morning. She was jellous that I took a picture of the dog and wanted one of her.

She and Beckett will head to a sitter's house tonight while we go to the Big and Ritch concert! It's our anniversary celebration, and it should be a lot of fun. We're gonig with Guy, Jill and Karrie. Not much else is new...Natalie is done with her music class and will start swimming in a few weeks, and I'm trying to get some more jewelry done for a show in mid July. I had one a few weeks ago that didn't go very well. Kyle was gone so I had both kids, which was not ideal. I wasn't selling much so I packed up early and headed home. That was good because I missed the downpour about an hour later! We'll see how the next one goes. I'm doing some custom jewelry for a wedding that Mandy is in next month, and I'm really excited about that.

My cousin Rene and her family are driving through this weekend, so we'll have dinner and visit for a while Sunday. We have not seen them in a few years and are looking forward to catching up. I may try to make a trip to Pinedale to see a sick friend sometime next week, which I desperately need to do. He has been sick for a long time and I didn't make it down there last summer. I also have to congratulate my dear friend Emi in Pinedale who just got engaged! We've been friends/penpals for 20 years now. Another congrats to my beautiful friends Karen and Seth on the news they are expecting a baby girl in November! Karen and I went to high school together and she is one of the few that I still keep in touch with! Can't wait to see all of you Portland crowd when we visit next month!!! We are also very proud of Auntie Hannah and her STELLAR test scores to end her first year of nursing school. I know you will be a fabulous nurse.

Hope you all have had a great June and are planning a fun 4th of July! Hugs to all.