Wyoming

We just got back from visiting Josh's brother, Jeremy, his wife, Toni and their cutie pie, Hadley. We had great visit up to Gillette. It was nice to see where they lived and spend some quality time with them!Cousins keepin' cool!

Gillette is named,"The energy capital of the nation" due to all of the coal mining and natural gas wells that can be found there. So we took an afternoon to go out to one of the coal mine overlooks and park. It was very intriguing!
We also took a short day trip over to Buffalo to meet up with the Julsons. Ryan and Josh went to Mesa State College together. We were able to meet their newest addition, Jace...he was adorable! I don't know why I didn't get the camera out, but we met up for lunch and hung out in City Park.
What a nice trip!

It's a bird, it's a plane...

...it's a Superhero! Kyler has been really into superheroes lately. He got a few Spiderman figurines for his birthday and absolutely LOVES them. Just the other day he was pretending to be a superhero, as he usually does, only this time he had on quite the get-up!He had stripped down to his undies (like many superheroes wear) and had his sword (a.k.a the golf club) in it's scabbard (down the side of his underwear)! He was ready for any danger that might come his way! I loved every minute of it!

Fantastic at Four Months

"Mr. Bigeyes"

Blake, that is! He is a pretty fantistic baby, if I don't say so myself! We took him to his four month well-baby check up and he is doing phenomenal. Dr. Ripley said he is thriving...and that's not hard to tell by looking at him; he's my little "Chunky Monkey"!

He weighed in at 14.8 pounds (easily doubling his birthweight) which fell into the 48th percentile. He measured 25.5 inches which is in the 77th percentile (yes, the Urich boys will be tall like their uncles!). And his head circumference was 15.75 inches which is only in the 7th percentile - Blake has always had a small head and for that I am thankful! We were able to say yes to all of the milestone questions that Dr. Ripley asked therefore, Blake is right on track!

He is smiling a TON, laughing out loud, grabbing onto toys, chewing on EVERYTHING, rolling over from front to back (though not for the camera therefore, I have no evidence), and kicking lots! We have had two nights in a row with 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep, so hopefully this becomes a habit. He is a pretty great baby! We LOVE Blake James!

A Night at the Zoo!

Brian (my older brother) was invited to an evening at the zoo through his work. Unfortunately, he, Courtney and the girls had another obligation, so we invited our friends the Ratliffs. It was very nice...not only did we have exclusive access to the zoo after closing time, but we also had a nice dinner, a few drinks (hence, my phone drowning in beer) and a free carosel ride!Kyler and Hailey posing by the elephant.
The mothers!
Watching the Flamingos
Riding "Da cheetah" (something his mother told him he would never be able to do)!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

For the past couple of summers I had wanted to sign Kyler up for swimming lessons but never got around to do it. This summer our friends, the Ratliffs (we met when we were taking child birthing class when I was pregnant with Kyler and Julie was pregnant with Hailey) asked if we were interested in having our kiddos in the same class. So Julie took initiative and signed both kids up - Thank you, Julie!

As we were walking into the Family Fun Plex, Kyler was nervous yet excited. Then when he saw what he was going to do (they had the same level class right before his) his eye grew to the size of saucers. He really wasn't sure what to think of the whole situation. His teacher was really understanding and put him at ease right away. They worked on things like kicking, blowing bubbles, floating, and the doggie paddle. By the end of the class Kyler was having fun, laughing and jumping into the water!

Kyler talked about how much fun he had the entire car ride home. He said his favorite part was jumping into the pool. As the conversation lulled he said, "Today is a beautiful day!" I proceeded to ask why he thought it was so beautiful, and he responded with something to the effect that he was just really happy because he got to go to swim class! Ahhh, how sweet...I don't think he even realizes that we get to go eight more times!

Pool time fun with Lanie!

The Kinyons invited us over for some pool time fun! Kyler taught Lanie how to jump into her pool - very fun!


Say Cheese!Cutie Collin!

Telluride

Josh an I LOVED spending time with each other in Telluride!
Beautiful mountain townAt the top of the GondolaLooking down on the quaint town nestled in the San Juan Mountains - simply breathtaking!

Thanks to Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Jake for watching the boys!

Blake's Jibber Jabber!

Blake has been a lot more aware and alert these days. He has found his voice and LOVES to use it. I don't mind because I LOVE to hear it!