Happy Frontier Days!

Another Frontier Days has come and gone and we have all survived. Andrew partook again this year. His first rodeo was last year with Great-Grandparents Bartels and Oma Sybille. But, this year he intently watched as the horses and cowboys took center stage. The first Saturday we all went to the Parade with Aunt Amy and Andrew's best buddy Jonathan. It was hot to say the least! We even left a little early for fear the two boys were getting too much sun. But, hey it is a very long parade and we saw most of it.

Then Wednesday we went with the rest of Cheyenne to Auntie Dame's and Uncle Troy's for a bbq. Both Tues and Thurs nights Ryan and I got babysitters and went to work/frontier days events to glad hand, but we had a nice time and it was good to get out on our own. Friday we had Wade, his girlfriend Lettie and their friend Chen-Pin stay with us. We all went to the rodeo on Sat. and Chen-Pin enjoyed her first rodeo! I think it was quite the cultural experience for her (she hasn't ventured too much outside San Franciso). Sat. night we got a babysitter again for Andrew and saw Bill Engvall at the night show. He was really funny. Randy Owen was the musical act and the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra was backup. The orchestra was amazing, Randy Owen was a little much, too schmaltzy for my taste. Regardless though we all had a good time.

Sunday was buddy Jonathan's first birthday and he had a good time with his cake! Overall it has been quite the busy week and we are exhausted from all the celebrating, but who can complain about celebrating!

p.s. sorry about the pictures without any captions, they are also in the opposite order I wanted them in...I am still learning how to work this blog...bear with me

We've Got a Biter

So, Andrew has been having a wonderful summer. He has learned to walk and he has begun to talk. He loves all the walks in his stroller and playing in the yard. However, we have been having a new problem with our little Andrew. He has begun to bite, hard and often. He bit me so hard last night it left a mark on my arm. We expect of course that he is teething again. He currently has 4 teeth on top and 2 on bottom. We are giving him plenty of teething toys, but he throws them down immediately. We push him away and tell him "No Biting!" But, he continues to try to bite constantly. Any suggestions? My fear is that he'll bite another child at daycare and we'll really be in trouble.

Another update is that work for me is going really well! I enjoy the cases so far and the amount of travel won't be as bad as they made it out to be. I'll try to post some pictures this week. Our camera battery died, but it should be up and running again today!

What a Weekend!

So, we have all finally recovered from a very fun, but very exhausting weekend. On Thursday night I joined all the girls to go with Ryan's sister out on the town for her Bachelorette party. I haven't drank much at all since I had Andrew last year, not to mention the 9 months before when I was pregnant. So, needless to say it didn't take many drinks and I was having a good time! Then Friday night was the rehersal dinner followed by fireworks and Saturday was the wedding and reception. Thank goodness my dad and his wife Lauren came out to help with Andrew, we couldn't have made it to all this without their help. Haley (Ryan's sister) and her now husband Zac had a gorgeous wedding. I was privileged to stand up for Haley. The wedding was held at St. Albin's chapel in the Snowy Range, it was breathtaking scenery, but the mosquitos were ridiculous. My pictures don't do anybody any justice because they are just a few quick shots of people. I am excited to see what the photographer captured!

Wedding Weekend

We are heading over to Laramie for the 4th of July and for Ryan's sister's wedding on Saturday. I will be a bridesmaid (I've been dieting for several weeks, hopefully I'll look okay in the dress). I will do my best to get some good pictures to share after the long weekend. I love the 4th of July and Laramie puts on a pretty good fireworks show, so, I'm excited! Happy Birthday USA!