Hoppy Easter

On our way back from Keystone, we stopped in Frederick to have a nice Easter brunch with my family.

Kyler found an Easter egg!

Jillian hunting for more eggs!

Crazy Uncle Adam!

My cutie nieces!

Weekend Get-a-way

Josh and I had our first-ever weekend away from Kyler. We were able to go up to Keystone and hang out with some friends of ours in their parent's condo. It was really hard to leave Kyler, but as Josh and I discussed, it was a much needed get-a-way. It was nice to do grown-up things and not really have to worry about any repercussions that may occur the next day. Thank you Jeff and Jaime!


My mom has been in town since the beginning of the month and was able to watch Kyler for the whole weekend. The sad part was that he finally started to crawl (we'll post a video clip soon) and we weren't home to witness it. Boo Hoo! He and my mom were able to have some quality time together while I had some quality time with my husband. Thank you Mom!

Blogging to Blog

I haven't really had any great ideas for the blog lately, so I am blogging just to blog. My brother, Adam, told me the other day that I have been slackin' on the blog. It is really because our lives has not been that exciting lately (other than the arrival of Madi and my mother being in town - of course). We have been on Spring Break the last week, but it has been filled with appointments, playdates, school work, dinner with friends, and other chores that I would LOVE to stay home and do on a daily basis. Can Spring Break be every week?

Rockin' the hawk during bathtime!

Welcome Madilin Rose!

Kyler is no longer the baby of the family. Today at 9:33 am we welcomed Madilin Rose into this world at 6 pounds 12 ounces and 19 1/2 inches. She is perfect!


Congratulations Brian and Courtney on another BEAUTIFUL baby girl!

The Complete Bickford Family

SNOW DAY!

Spring Blizzard 2009 - This morning as I was dreading getting out of bed, I was thinking about the best way to get Kyler to daycare and myself to work. After a few minutes of comtemplating, I finally brought myself to get up out of bed and into the shower - clearly complaining to Josh that school should have been called off and we should still be in bed. I wasn't even a whole minute into my shower (my hair wasn't even wet), and I received a phone call from my teaching partner that school had been CANCELED! HURRAY! I couldn't have been happier! After yesterday we deserved the whole day off. The majority of yesterday was spent trying to call 24 parents (good thing 8 of my students we absent or else it would have been 32) to tell them that school was going to be dismissed 2 hours early.

So...we took advantage of the day and played outside!



Colorado weather is so very interesting. Last weekend Josh and I were doing some yard work and brought Kyler out to play in the grass. We went from summer-like weather to a blizzard in just 4 short days - I shouldn't forget to mention that mid 50's are forecasted for the weekend! Gotta love Colorado weather - I do!

Who needs fancy toys?

It seems as though the simplest toys create the most fun! The other day when we got home from school/daycare, it was quite warm in our house so I decided to strip Kyler down and take off his socks. I started to wave them in front of his face saying, "Pee ewe!" He thought it was the funniest thing, and was giggling the cutest little "gut-giggle" around. Then I decided to see what he would do if I put his socks on his hands. We had tons of fun, and all it took was just one pair of socks!

Luck 'O the Irish

Going back...to St. Patrick's Day of 2004. My mother called me up and asked me if we would like to join her for the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Denver. At the time I thought this was just another stupid idea that didn't sound like very much fun for me. So we got down to Denver and set up our chairs along the parade route right next to Coors Field. The exciting part thus far, had been watching the street vendors sell things for much more than they had probably purchased them for from "Oriental Trading". My mom needed to use the restroom so she went on a short venture down the street. As she was walking back, we noticed that she had a "spring in her step". She then announced that there was a bar down the street that was selling Irish Red beer, shots of Bailey's and Irish Car Bombs. Maybe this wasn't such a stupid idea after all. We proceeded to get drunk on the patio at Breckenridge Brewery. Since then, it has become tradition to hang out at the brewery during the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Spring is in the air!

With highs in the mid 70s - spring is definitely in the air. Josh and I were just talking about just how much we love this time of year. The days are getting longer, the weather is getting nicer, and plant life is starting to come out of "hibernation". Not only that, but the the school year is coming to a close (that is the part I love the most). I must admit, spring comes in at a close second when talking about my favorite season (duh - summer ranks #1).

This weekend was quite a nice one in the Urich household - and not just because the weather has been phenomenal. The Greeley West boys basketball team made it into the state playoffs this year, and they were playing their first game down in Pueblo, Co. Josh is the team's stat man so he has been traveling around the state with the team. We decided to make a weekend out of it and stay the night down south. On Friday night the boys defeated Falcon and made it to the "Elite 8". We stayed the night in Colorado Springs and went to "The Garden of the Gods" on Saturday morning.

Mommy and Kyler




The basketball team played their next game on Saturday afternoon in Denver, so we headed back up to Denver. Unfortunately they lost, but not by much. All things considered, Kyler did a great job!

Today we have just been hanging out. We took a stroll down to the park and tried out our new baby backpack - we are looking forward to getting more use out of it.



Lucy has been enjoying the weather too!