On Friday, July 3rd, our Grandpa Joseph passed away due to kidney failure. Please see the letter below from my father:
Joyce's father of 59 years, Joseph Xavier Vukovich, "JX" as we was commonly known, age 88, passed into Heaven this morning, July 3rd, about 9:30 a.m. after a short, but intense hospitalization for kidney failure. In short, he was "just too tired to go on"...especially now that he was having to undergo dialysis 4 times a week. Needless to say his immediate survivors, Joyce, Joyce's sister Mary Jane Corpuz and her family and I are completely heartbroken but inspired by his courageous efforts to live the highest quality of life possible while dealing with old age and kidney failure.
We would like to request that no flowers or other gifts be sent (as I know is the tradition in some families), but we would like it if the next time you consider a charitable contribution, that you consider the Kidney Foundation as one of your options on behalf of or in tribute to "J.X. Vukovich." They do great work and further research toward the underlying causes of kidney failure and continue to reach out to the community at large to seek donors for the millions of people on transplant waiting lists.
Thanks to each of you for your kindness to Joe over the years. He had a wonderful memory and every time your name would come up in a casual conversation, Joe would always share an experience that he held dear from meeting and being with you, even if it was just a short time. He lived a good life, provided for his family, was a caring and loving father and he was an honorable man as well. I feel fortunate to have been his son-in-law and I learned many of life's lessons from him as his his friend over the last 37 years that I've known Joyce.
We all will miss him terribly. Best wishes to each of you and May God Bless You! On behalf of Joyce, Jackie, Jody & Jessica, Mary Jane and her husband Ron and their daughters Chloe and Ali, & myself.
She makes this same face every time you tell her to say "cheese" when taking a picture!
Mmm, it's so good! 
Recently Lilah has really started to enjoy mac n' cheese (thank goodness! It's mommy's favorite!). I gave it to her the other night and she just looked so silly and cute with her cheesy face... I had to share! 
Getting hit by a wave!
Putting Uncle Rob's jersey on.
Carter Moe... with his usual silly face!
Heading out to the water...
Playing in the water with Uncle Rob
Drinking the salt water...
Goofy cousin!
Watching the parade on Auntie Arica's shoulders!
It's a Small World...
Lilah with Grandma
Eating some apple slices...
Hanging with Cruela DeVille...
Lilah had her 15 month check-up on Monday! She weighs 21lbs and 13oz (putting her in the 30th percentile) and she's 31 and 1/2 inches tall (putting her in the 70th percentile). So, once again, she's tall and skinny! She had her 4 shots (3 boosters and 1 chicken pox vaccine) and she was not a happy camper! But she received a clean-bill-of-health! 
Watching the fireworks with such intense concentration...
Mommy, Lilah and Grandma
Auntie Jackie, Carter, Grandma, Lilah, Rob, Mandee and Adam
Watching fireworks...
Auntie Jackie showing the kids The Wiggles
Silly little girl...
Auntie Jackie, Lilah and The Wiggles
Uncle Rob sharing his cupcake...
Happy as can be...
Showing off my bikini bod! 
Playing with the water spout that comes out of the dolphin nose...
Yay... having fun!
Adam and Mandee (Chris's cousin and girlfriend - and our part-time babysitters) bought Lilah a pool for her birthday and we finally blew it up. She loves that the hose connects to the dolphin... I think she could play with that all day. Here are some pictures of her enjoying herself in the pool, in her teenie weenie bikini! 
