Elvis Mania

On Saturday Jeremy, Rachel, Autumn, Adleigh, Jeremy, me, Kingston, Solomon, Ben, Lacy and Twyla all headed to Memphis for the day. We went to Graceland and then to Rendezvous to eat ribs. While at Graceland, Lacy asked Autumn and Kingston to give her their best Elvis pose. She said that Kingston thought hard about what to do and then swung his arms around and did this: Look how serious!! Anyway, apparently he thanked God for Elvis when he prayed at his grandparents house last night. Elvis mania has apparently hit the Pharr house!

God talks to Kingston

Kingston never wants to pray, not when we eat, not at bedtime, not when something is bothering him...never! We were reading a book about Daniel and the Lions Den and there was a picture of Daniel praying and I said, "Look, Kingston! Daniel is praying like you do!".
Kingston: "But I don't like to"
Me: "Why not, Kingston?"
Kingston: "Because I can't"
Me: "Why?"
Kingston: "Because God told me I can't pray"
I give up. He is clearly acting on a higher authority.

Kingston is 3!!

Kingston turned 3 on July 5th and we had a party at our house complete with hot dogs, a blow up pool and a Bob the Builder cake. Kingston had a great time. I think this was the first time that he really understood that there was a party for him, and he enjoyed every minute of it.
The Pharr Family

Me and Solomon

Maddox Sharpe

Kingston and Caleb (Shane and Amanda's son) ride his new "Arctic Cat"

Maymie Pharr and Caden Pharr

Mom and Dad with Solomon

Will Flanigan and Kingston...I love how they're both tired of smiling so they're giving me their fake smiles

Kingston enjoys his cake. I think this was his favorite part. Anytime someone has asked "What did you get for your birthday?", he replies, "A Bob the Builder cake".

Caleb

Kingston, Will and Sophie in the pool

Paisley and Xander enjoy the riding toys

Me and Caden...His middle name is Wyatt and Kingston calls him "Caden Quiet"

Jeremy manning the grill

Happy Father's Day!

We had a great Father's Day. The Pharr Clan came over and we grilled out, the kids played outside, and the guys watched golf on tv, of course.

This is Pappy Pharr with all 6 of his grandchildren, Xander Layton (2), Paisley Layton (3), Solomon Pharr (10 months), Caden Pharr (6 months), Kingston Pharr (2), and Caleb Pharr (1). Aren't they all beautiful? Aren't we going to have fun when all of those boys are about 10 years old?

Solomon says "that's enough".


Pappy is making Solomon feel better and Solomon is considering it. I had to wake him up from his nap for pictures.

Here is all the dads! Brian Layton with Xander, Jeremy with Paisley and Kingston, Pappy with Solomon, and Shane with Caleb and Caden......

and then there's Zach.

San Francisco

Jeremy and I spent a long Memorial Day weekend in San Francisco. We had a great time and it was good to be away from home and along for a while.San Francisco skyline - I took this picture from a boat headed to Alcatraz

The Golden Gate Bridge

Jeremy at Alcatraz in solitary confinement

Alcatraz

Jeremy and I took in an Oakland A's baseball game on Sunday.

I thought this picture was so pretty and it shows how gorgeous the Muir Wood Forest was.

This is a hollowed out Red Wood tree at Muir Wood. This shows how enormous the trees were!

Bridge at the Japanese Tea Garden

We thought the weather would be pleasant, but it ended up being quite chilly in the evenings, down in the 40's.

at the entrance to Chinatown

riding a cable car

These Sea Lions all gather and lay around at Pier 39. They were really entertaining to watch, but they sure smelled bad.

Golden Gate Bridge

Jeremy in front of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Square

Jeremy's first view of the Pacific Ocean

Cool Guys

Kingston and his cousin, Xander Layton play on Kingston's new swingset. This picture will be priceless when they get older.

I got my paper and I was free!

Yay!! I graduated Saturday with my Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy! Jeremy, me and the boys
This is my dear Aunt Twyla. She supports me and inspires me.

Dad with Solomon, me and Kingston

Mom, me, Kingston, Solomon, and Dad. My parents have been so supportive. My mom babysat for me every Monday for 3 years so I could go to class!