More Fun

Without anything really planned this weekend, Josh and I had loads of fun just "flying by the seat of our pants" (no pun intended). Thanks to Jaime, we discovered the website www.yearbookyourself.com, and just look at the fun we've created!
We could have been quite the couple back in the 80's!

"Time flies when you're having fun!"

Today Kyler turned four months old. I guess the old saying, "Time flies when you're having fun!" is true. Time has been flying and I have been having so much fun watching Kyler grow into his own little person. He is now cooing more than ever, rolling over from his front to his back, smiling back (when he is in a good mood of course), holding his head up totally on his own, giggling, pulling away from Lucy when she approaches to kiss him, and most importantly, sleeping through the night! He simply amazes both Josh and I every single day. Kyler goes in for his four month wellness check-up and immunizations on November 13, so we'll post his latest stats then, but sure has grown!

Ahh-mazing!

That is the only word I can use to describe this weekend. Without any obligations to uphold, this weekend has been so refreshing. This is the first weekend since I have been back to work that I didn't HAVE to do anything, an boy did it feel great! Friday night was spectacular due to the fact that I received the greatest compliment about Kyler since he was born. We were out having a few drinks with our friends, the Cransons (who are expecting their first child in March), when Jaime turned to me and said, "I can only hope that my child is as happy as Kyler." This comment made my heart melt. After I got over the emotional part of the compliment, it got me thinking about what someone else told me when I was expecting. Our friend, Lynn, said that Kyler is extremely lucky to have such wonderful parents. I can only hope Kyler does feel lucky to have Josh and I as parents and that is the reason he is such a happy baby. I sure feel lucky to have him as our first child.

Weekend Wonderland

Once again, we have had a fun-filled weekend. We started the weekend a little bit early due to the fact that we didn't have students on Friday. On Thursday night we went out to Old Chicago and met up with some friends after the Greeley West football team beat Longmont. It reminded me of the good ol' college days - drinking on a school night - oohhhhh! Then on Friday night Josh and I stayed up late watching a movie along with some shows that we had recorded eariler in the week but didn't have time to watch. It was nice to kind of relax and enjoy each other's company. Saturday was an extremely busy day. We started out the day by going to the grocery store. It was going to be a quick trip, but we ran into so many people that we know that it ended up taking almost twice as long as we had anticipated. Oh well, it was good to catch up with some people that we haven't seen in a long time. After the grocery store, we headed over to our old stompin' ground - UNC - for a wedding reception. It was neat to be on campus once again and the reception was in the same exact room we had our wedding reception, needless to say, it brought back many extremely fond memeories.

Congratulations Erika and Brandon! (Jeff, Jaime, Erika, Brandon, Me, Kyler and Josh).

After the reception we went home to take a little snoozer and then we were off to Angy and John's for dinner. They made terrific green chile and burritos! It was one of the first times that I could actually drink more than one drink in a sitting due to the fact that I have, unfortunately, given up on breastfeeding - bittersweet. So, I indulged a little. Thanks friends!

Today was just as busy. Josh and I got up around 8:00 and he started in on yard work right away. I baked a lasagna for our pot luck dinner tonight. Then we got Kyler ready and went down to Longmont to hang out with Brian, Jillian, Adam and Crystal. We went to Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Patch to scope out the scene.

Soaking up the sun!

Fabulous Family Photo!

Cool Cousins

After dodging all of the small children at the pumkin patch, we loaded Kyler back into the car for the trek back to Greeley. We had to hurry home to re-heat the lasagna for the pot luck. A quick stop home to feed Kyler, pick up the food and we were off again. This time we were going to hang out with a bunch of kids Kyler's age. We reunited with the folks from our childbirthing class that we had taken in the spring. Kyler was one of two boys - he was set!

Kyler with all the cuties!

Wow! What another amazing weekend!

Coffee Talk

Every morning on my way to take Kyler to the babysitter, he and I "talk" over coffee. My car is usually filled with cooing coming from the back seat, Jack Johnson or Nickel Creek playing in the background, and the aroma of a fresh cup of coffee. Ahhh, life is good on the way to work (it's a different story when I step foot into school). I was telling Josh the other day that I wish my drive to work was a bit longer so that I could spend more time feeling a little more "zen".

...and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over!"

What a great Saturday morning (like I have mentioned before, I live for weekends)! This morning after giving Kyler some "swimming lessons" in our big soaker tub, we were just hanging out on the bed having a little "tummy time". And look, Kyler decided he was going to try rolling over! What an exciting moment!

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Silly Mommy

Now that Kyler is in childcare, we take every opportunity to spend quality time with him. The other night we were getting changed into our pajamas and having some fun.

Family Fun

This weekend we were able to kind of get away. We all (Kyler, Lucy, Josh and I) hopped into the car and went to the western slope of Colorado. We were headed to visit Josh's parents as well as attend his 10 year high school reunion. It was Kyler's first adventure in the car for an extended amount of time and I was a little worried about the drastic change in elevation, but he did wonderfully. After 6 hours in the car, we got there around midnight on Friday night/Saturday morning. The reunion was on Saturday. It was nice to catch up with some of the people that Josh went to high school with and even meet some new faces. Other than the weather (it was cold and rainy), we had a great time. Then on Sunday, we headed over to meet up with some friends that live in Montrose. Lindsay and Ryan graciously fed us lunch and played with Kyler. In our down time, we just hung out on the farm with Mom, Dad and Jake, Josh's brother.


Lucy loves it there too! She plays so much that she tires herself out. When it was time to leave she sat on the couch as if to say, "No I will not!" Just like the defiant teenager that she is.


It was nice to get away and leave all my worries here in Greeley - we need to do that more often! Unfortunately it is now back to reality.