Two cuties and one last day

Kimby and Katherine are growing up so quickly. It is so fun to see them learn so much in such a short amount of time. The fact that kids learn so quickly will never cease to amaze me. It's fun to watch.

(I bought this outfit for Kimby when we went to England 2 years ago--now there's a new England fan in the mix!)
Katherine has recently discovered the "crawl to the stairs" game, where she crawls as fast as she can until someone runs after her. It's fun to watch her smile and giggle, but man is it tiring! :)

Every time I see Katherine she becomes more and more of a toddler. She likes to walk around the room (holding on, of course) and she giggles with every step she takes. What a cutie!

My last day at the mail center was last Friday. It was kind of sad to say goodbye to some of my favorite people in the world. I'm not upset though...I need to move on. I'll visit them too. It's not like I'm going anywhere. :) Here are a few pictures of my last day...

Since it was Amanda's last day as a full-time employee, we both got a cake and presents from Bob and Julie. We both got cheese (yum yum) and I got a crossword book--I've already started using it, but it's hard without Bob-o-pedia :) ) Anyway, about 5 minutes before we shut the window, I was attacked with red ink stamps. Nice. I would have been more upset (as I have in the past) if I didn't know that alcohol takes the ink off pretty easily. Luckily enough for me, we had alcohol wipes at the mail center!

The Olympics and Chesterfield

Most of you are familiar enough with me to know that I am obsessed with the Olympics-- summer, winter, it makes no difference. I think every part of it is amazing (well, except watching the marathon--yawn!!). I have been glued to the tv during the entire 8 days it has been on--cheering on Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak, Aaron Peirsol, Ryan Lochte, Dara Torres, Misty May-Treanor and Keri Walsh, "the thin beast" (Phil Dalhausser) and Todd Rogers, Raj Bhavsar, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson...wow. I could go on and on. What an amazing week!! Who could forget those amazing photo-finishes-- the 100m butterfly...enough to make my heart stop (if I hadn't known already that he had won!). One of the best wins for the Americans had to have been the 4x100 free relay. That was an amazing comeback by Lezak!! (It also doesn't hurt that they beat out the trash-talking Frenchies!!) :) Anyway, I've definitely enjoyed the Olympics so far!


Today I took a break from the Olympics and went to Chesterfield with Jamie, Malorie, Jamison and Becky. We saw some old houses and other buildings restored to their original states. We walked a long way today and my feet are suffering from it! Anyway, I had fun. It's always fun to see how excited Jamie gets when he views any kind of historical artifact. He really is a history buff.

(the old church)

(as you can tell, this is the blacksmith's shop) (this is a house there--it used to belong to the bishop)

I'm sure you all know by now that Michael Phelps has done what no other Olympian has ever done--8 golds in 1 Olympic Games (total gold count- 14 golds and 2 bronzes)! He set 7 world records and won in amazingly dramatic fashion. Hats off to Michael Phelps for being the best Olympian EVER!

My "little appendage" turned one!!

It's hard for me to believe that Katherine is a year old already! We had a party for her the day before her birthday (on Thursday). She was one happy girl!

"I'm cute...and I know it!"

"Ooooh...what is this??"
"I spy Ashee!!"

She had a good time with her cake! Spencer, Spencer, Spencer...that's all I can say about Katherine's cake. Anyway, she was an adorable "birthday girl" (even though she was confused by all the attention!).

"My fingers taste really yummy!!"

Melanie, Spencer and the girls took off to Lava and Bear Lake for a few days so I haven't seen the girls since last Thursday. I'm missing them...especially Katherine's grin when she sees me and Kimby's hugs and "I love you's". They are self-esteem boosters. :) I wish everyone lived closer (Jeff and Jen, Justin and Callie), but I am grateful that we are close enough that we can see each other often.