I just had to post these adorable pictures of my kids in their prime! As most of you know, my daughter is a ham and loves shoes. Imagine that!

I guess she was cold??????? Loves her new tap shoes and both of her stocking caps :)

Rylan's first swimming experience! He seems to be enjoying it!

Aaaaaahhhhh! Now this is the life!

Payton being the risk taker that she is in the water. She attempted sitting down in the water. She was tall enough (not usually a problem for Payton) to sit with out getting her face in the water, but it was a little too close for comfort.

This video is absolutely hysterical. She likes to look at the camera after I take a picture of her. I see dance lessons in her near future. I'm sorry that this video is sideways and that you have to listen to her annoying parents voices, but it was so funny that I had to put it on here. It's worth the neck ache.

Welcome to the World!

Yesterday, was yet another day that belongs in the super memorable category in my file. I got to help welcome my sweet nephew, Taylor Kale Oleson, into the world. As nervous as I was for my sister, I had tears to show that this little boy means something very special to me. My sister, Shauna, is by far a woman I have always looked up to and I still hope to some day endure all of the strength and goodness that she shares with every person that crosses her path. My "Marie" had some very strong contractions for about 24 hours and wasn't dialating for actual labor, so she and her husband, Shawn, elected to go the C-section route. Now, I did let my sister know that all my life I have lived and learned through Shauna's choices and sometimes mistakes and just when I think I have blazed a path for the first time for her to learn from me, she decides to take the other path. SHOCKING!! I don't know that I have ever worried about her more than when she was in the OR. I know that the man upstairs was watching over Shawn, Kale, and her the whole time. Her delivery went very well and Kale's stats show that he was 6 pounds 6 ounces and 18 3/4 inches long. He's just a little guy with a big heart. I look forward to holding my nephew within the next 24 hours. Here is a couple of pictures that I managed to get when he came out to meet family and friends.

Taylor Kale Oleson

6 pounds 6 ounces

18 3/4 inches

The one time when Kale will want to weigh as heavy as possible!

A new Daddy observing his good work!

Kale's (otherwise known as Snack Pack) perfect prints!

Happy Birthday to me!

Happy Birthday to me....I wish I were 23! Just kidding. I had a great birthday and celebrated with some friends and kiddos at Guadalajara's Mexican Restaurant. I got the royal treatment which included a margarita, loads of salsa and chips, yummy enchiladas, topped off with some spanish singing, a sombrero and my favorite sopapillas with whipped cream, strawberry sauce, and whipped cream. How could anyone want more than that???? My day was complete with mowing and pulling weeds, playing with my kids, dining with friends and watching a super scary movie with my hubby. I got the best gift in the world which was some quality one on one time with my babies and to remind me that they grow up so very fast and it won't be long and we'll be celebrating their 23rd birthday too! ) I hope that my 29th year of life holds as much joy and accomplishment as the 28 previous years!

Here we are after we enjoyed some icecream cake!

Our walk to Amma's house in the rain! We got out the umbrellas despite the weather and enjoyed the cool temperatures.

She was sooo darn cute with her little umbrella. Cloud 9 (ha ha ha)

Belly Giggles!

Okay, so today our little man decided that his mommy was the funniest thing since sliced bread. I was rolling out our pizza dough and you would have thought I was on stage for Comedy Central. Finally, I couldn't wait any longer and pulled out the camera for some footage of the giggles that I live for. When my children laugh it reminds me of how much I absolutely love being a mom and having the two greatest kids in the whole wide world. I know that seems sort of cheesy, but until you have experienced it you wouldn't understand. So here is the footage I was telling you about only this time I was stomping my feet on the floor and that seemed to tickle his funny bone.

Chillin' on the pool side

So we decided that inspite of this incredible heatwave we would put water in the kids' pool and have some fun outside. Needless to say, we got all dressed for the occasion and it started raining. We waited it out and got about 5 minutes of sun to take some quick pics, before it started sprinkling again. Payton constantly talks about wanting to get in the "big drink" otherwise known as the pool, and all she wanted to do today is play in her sandbox. Whatever suits my 2 year old!

dazed and confused

bribed to smile for the camera

a little grin mixed with some spit bubbles in the "big drink"

all in a days work

4 months already!

I can't believe that my baby boy is already 4 months old. Time is flying by and he is growing up so quickly. Rylan had to see the doc today for his wellness check up and you might say that he is certainly doing well. Here are the stats on our little linebacker:

Name: Rylan William Uhrich
Date of Birth: March 30, 2008
Weight: 16 pounds, 7 ounces (75th %)
Height/Length: 25 inches (75th %)
Skills/Talents: Rylan is very good at smiling, eating his 6 oz. bottle in 6 minutes flat, rolling over unintentionally, scooting on his belly, talking to anyone who will listen to him, attempting to stand on his own, sitting up in his bumbo chair to eat. . .

This is a short clip of Rylan eating rice cereal before bed for one of the first times.

Rub-a-dub-dub

I love that smile!

Alfalfa's sidekick

one goof in the tub

one man in the tub

I love bath time pictures of my kids and got some pretty cute ones the other day. Unfortunately, Rylan decided he didn't want to cooperate and that he would rather cry. Payton happens to love baths and is posing for the camera. Enjoy!

Shakin' it with Sugarland

Brent took me to the Sugarland concert at Cheyenne Frontier Days. This was the first time we had seen them and they WOWed us! I enjoyed every song and Jennifer Nettle's southern accent. Loved it and we will definitely see them again in the future. As you will see, we got a little wet from the rain during the concert but that didn't keep us from having a great time.

Before the rain and after a drink or two!

After the rain and looking as lovely as ever!

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush

Rockin' out at the Rascal Concert

Rascal Flatts Groupies

Rookie Groupies

We look like some hard core partiers don't we! This was our 5th Rascal Flatts Concert on Saturday night at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Going to concerts is something Brent and I love to do together. You can bet that I had to buy a new t-shirt too! Kinda dorky, I know, but it's a good time that's for sure. I'm looking forward to going to the Sugarland Concert on Friday night.

R.I.P. Kodak Easy Share

So, I have some very sad news! While we were on our summer vacation in South Dakota our camera met its very last day! I managed to have one of those typical Amy days where I was rushing to get the stretched limo stroller ready to go. I had set our camera on the bumper of the car and slammed down the tailgate to go view one of the wonders of the world, Mount Rushmore. Unfortunately, I had forgotten about our camera and managed to put a little crease in the camera. I guess I should have looked before I shut the tailgate but you know, this is just how life goes. Our beloved refurbished camera now only shows us an error message. Needless to say I haven't put any more pics up because well, I don't have any way of getting those things taken. I am hoping to get a new camera for my birthday week which is only one week away and then you will get to see my little kidlets!

Here goes nothin'

So here is my first experience with this blogging business. I'm hoping it will be a great way to keep in touch with friends that think it is necessary to move away when they are sooo loved here in CO. I am also thinking my family will stop harassing me about not seeing updated pictures of my kiddos.