we did AWESOME!!!

I just want to say, Me and Tyler ran a great race on Saturday, it was the best feeling!

Happy b-day

Happy Birthday Ma!
You're the bestest. Thanks for always worrying about me (even though I'm pretty sure I'll be alright) and always being willing to help out!
Josh

DeaR MaMa KaCHeR

We LOVE our...

adVenTuRouS

fuN-LoViNg

eXpReSSiVe

wiLLiNg to SeRVe

aThLeTic, aCTiVe & HeaLTHy

HaPPY

iNSPiRiNG

GRaNDMa PoLLY!

THaNKs for raising a PeRFeCTLy aMaZiNg SoN!

I HoPE I can follow in your footsteps:>

HaPPY BiRTHDaY!!

We LOVE you!

Happy Birthday to MOM

I thought I'd compile a little photo montage of mom being a mom through the years. I think the thing we all are so proud of is to have such a fun mom. Mom would drop whatever she's doing in order to have a good time. Even now, when we're all together staying up till late hours talking, mom just can't miss out and is right there with us. Even if she is half asleep on the couch. She's got the best laugh, the most interesting conversations, the best listening ear, she's tough, she can figure anything out, and she can hike any mountain. Mom never sits around letting things happen around her, she makes sure to be a part of everything! I think she'd be happy to know that she has helped me strive to live life to its fullest.

I LOVE YOU MOM! Happy birthday

love Amelia, Tyler, Mikaela & Kacher

i love you mom!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM youre the bomb, even more than our uncle tom. even though girls dont say im cute you always do so they can have my boot! it may sound a little shallow but for your sticky buns.. id go to the gallows. i miss you so much, here at school, i wish i had spent more time with you because you rule!!!! everyone wants to be my friend cuz of you, all i have to say is "my mom teaches dance" its true!! you always love me even when, i have a mullet or im bald or i have stripes in my hair or my hairs orange or the cops called because i jumped off a bridge or i didnt do well on a test or i didnt want to go to work or i was tired or i was in a bad mood or i was rude to you or anyone else in the family i could list more things again and again! and another thing thats very special, you saw me have a seizure (i dont show that to any old seashell) dear mom i love you a lot, you have all the love that i got!!!!!!!!

love zachary

Memories

Here we present our proud purchase.....
a trampoline!!! Thanks to craigs list... we sure did have a great childhood- growing up on a trampoline, I couldn't let Mikaela and Kacher miss out!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER!!!!

TYLER'S TOP 30..... 1. strikingly handsome
2. a wild rockclimber

3. Everyone's favorite doctor

4. Tall

5. Dark

6. Handsome

7. Long Toes

8. Big hands

9. Nicest guy around

10. Wise

11. Pensive

12. kinda a lot of leg hair

13. avid reader

14. opinionated

15. amiable

16. likes everyone

17. doesn't not like anyone

18. up for anything

19. never not up for anything

20. avid hiker

21. has good taste in women

22. handy around the house

23. hard worker

24. has a sweet tooth

25. can eat up a storm

26. can put up a good wrestle

27. patient

28. humble

29. is very clean

30. voted as america's #1 all around best husband

Our TRiP to THuNDeRBiRD, AZ!

The drive was so beautiful that it didn't seem like 10 hours - maybe that's because Ryan did most of the driving:> More pictures of that at the end...but one crazy story - there were two cops that were totally slowing down traffic, and we wondered what they were up to. A few minutes later we saw them pull a truck over, and in the bed of the big truck was a tarp - no bungies, no back bar or anything on the truck, the tarp was just tucked under on the sides. While we passed, we saw PEOPLE jumping under the tarp! Busted.

So we checked into the 'Thunderbird Executive Inn' (such a nice hotel-bath and body works shampoo) right in time to give Ry a haircut and go to the opening reception for the weekend program. Doesn't Ryan look snazzy in his business casual attire?

We were able to talk to several Campus Ambassadors, who are basically students there to talk to us, answer questions, etc. We were surprised at how many students and prospective students there were from Utah. A few administrators came and gave inspiring presentations about the school. The night ended with an India Festival outside on campus - authentic food, and Indian dancing.

Day 2: Thunderbird had so much planned for the prospective students today. Ryan had seminars about his program, financial aide, recruiting season, international experiences, a professor even came to lead a mock class about a business case everyone read ahead of time, lunch with professors, alumni spoke. I went to some of the classes, but spent a lot of the day trying to find us housing: it's looking pretty expensive! There are some really trashy and really nice places - I haven't yet found a tweener place right inbetween or in the middle.

The day ended with an Asian festival - HUGE event that happens once a semester - with great ethnic food and entertainment, and TONS of students and members of the community. I was able to meet with several of the wives of current students which was great. We even went to one of their apartments to check it out later that night. The students were so willing to tell us about life on loans. We also discovered that there's a wives group that meets for swimming everyday at 3pm, and there's a thunderkids club who plan activities weekly.

Although we learned a few things that were a surprise to us about starting the program in January - with Ryan's internship, international experience he needs to go on, and the big fall recruiting season - We have decided that Ryan is going to become a t-bird! As you can see:

which means little Poppy will become a thunderKID!

Anyway - that's our trip in a nutsheLL! Hope everyone's HaPPy and doing weLL! We LoVe you and are thinking about you! Here are some extra pics from our drive home - beautiful!

PS - Bonnie Craigslist IS amazing! We've been collecting baby gear thanks to craigslist.

Here's the view from the bridge - it doesn't do it justice! It was STRAIGHT down!