Weddings and Vampires, oh my!

Shyler really likes to fall asleep during weddings, they must not be happening enough for her... Or maybe it's the fact that they go late into the evening.
Last weekend we got to go to Jon and Holly Deppe's wedding. It was small and simple but very beautiful and it was a great time to show Shyler off to Tim's friends from freshman year. We had fun visiting and Shyler had fun crawling around the hardwood floors in tights and of course making faces at everyone, especially Betty.

The sleeping didn't really last that long, she woke up to "Sweet Home Alabama" with a what'd I miss look on her face.




And then something strange happened....

Shyler got a full mouth of teeth that were slightly green tinted and pointed like Vampire teeth. It must come from the Miller side of the family...

Or does Amanda have a secret she hasn't told anyone about?

7 Months old!!

Tomorrow Shyler is 7 months old and is an expert crawler. Here's a video of her crawling to Amanda and showing off. The only bad thing is, now she is also getting into everything!

Shyler is very excited for the Broncos season. For the last 2 games she has been cheering them on in her cheerleading outfit Grandpa bought her. We just have to be careful how loud we cheer, because she gets scared easily.

The other day I went in to check on Shyler during her nap, and instead of sleeping she was just hanging out. Silly girl! She's really good at sitting up now. Often times we will go in to get her and she will be sitting up in the middle of the crib.


This past Friday we were able to go on another hike. This time Shyler found the backpack quite comfortable and took a little nap on her mommy's back.


On Friday we also got the go the Rockies game, compliments of Tim's work. Since it was fan appreciation night and we were sitting in left field we got to go onto the field and watch the fireworks! Shyler liked them in the beginning, but the finale was pretty loud so she did not like that part.

At least they won! GO ROCKIES!

Some other notable events in our life...meaning shyler's, include Shyler's first cold. Poor girl was stuffed up and had a runny nose with a little cough, but she's better now. Also she has a second tooth! It's very exciting and if she grins at you, you can see two little teeth coming up. Shyler also is crawling around much more. She can get on her hands and knees and cruise around pretty well. Tim and Amanda are doing well too. Tim is working hard at work. He went to the career fair at CSU for work and he took some Indians that were working with him up to Mt. Evans so they could see snow and play in it.

Tooth Eruption

Big day in the world of an infant...

Today when Shyler was giving one of her adorable grins to Amanda, she noticed what looked like a hole in her gums. After sticking a finger on Shyler's gum it turns out the hole was making way for a little tooth to pierce through that we could even feel. It's crazy to see this little hole on a babies gum and know that there are little teeth coming up. This along with a visit to the doctor for shots on Thursday explains a long and cranky weekend we had with Shyler.

Silly Clothes...
This is Shyler today. Amanda put her in this cute outfit that Patti Tucker gave her. Only thing about this outfit is that it is so cute and I didn't think it would fit her because it was a size 6-12 month outfit, so I put it away with 9 month clothes thinking it would be bigger. Well, turns out she could have been enjoying its cuteness a lot earlier because it fits like all of her other 6 month outfits. So for you soon to be first time moms, don't go by what the tags say, they don't always fit the same way as other clothes of that size. Also, if you have a tall skinny baby like Shyler, Carters is one of the best brands, all of the others seem to be made for very fat short babies.

Our Nephew...
Conner Aiden Hansen
Born Sept 4, 2008 6:08 pm
9 lb 1 oz 20 in
We are so excited to have a new addition to the family. For those that don't know, Conner is the son of Amanda's brother Matt and his wife Stephanie and they live in San Antonio, TX.


Growing Girl...
We wanted to see how big Shyler has gotten, so here she is at about 4 weeks and a little more than 6 months. It's crazy how fast they grow when they are this little. FYI, the green pad and the pink flowered pad are the same size.
At her visit Shyler came in at 15 lb 15 oz and was 27 inches, that keeps her in the same percentiles that she has been, 50 for weight and 90 for length.


A hiking we will go...
Even with our cranky baby, we were still able to go on a hike this past Sat. It wasn't super long, but it was still fun to get out and use our cool backpack. She really enjoyed looking around and seeing what was new in the world... for about 45 minutes, and then she was done. We hope to go again this weekend too!

Happy Half a Year Old!

Today Shyler is 6 months old!!! We cannot believe how fast she is growing up. She has developed so many new skills and as always we love to watch her discover them. She's really good at sitting up on her own and she is trying to crawl, but for now it's mostly just a couple little scoots. She also is a sucker for our cell phones, that's how we can get her to move on demand! Our little monkey :-) She was a little grumpy this morning so I couldn't get one of her adorable smiles, maybe later she'll pose for me. We love her so much and she has been such a blessing and joy to have in our lives. Even when she is being cranky or uncooperative she can make my heart melt when she just grins at me and even more so when she giggles.

Shyler also got to have an ear of corn when we had corn on the cob for dinner on Sunday. She loved it and was sad when we took it away because she was actually getting kernels.


Last week we went to Loveland to visit Great Grandma Irwin on Calvin's birthday. She was so happy to see the babies and all of the residents were jealous she had to babies come visit her.

We've been pretty busy lately and Amanda's been slacking on the blogging. Here are some things that we have been up to.

Karen and Andreas got married on Sat. Aug 16, 2008 at the Denver CO Temple

We tried for a family picture

Amanda dancing with our nephew Calvin. Isn't his little suit adorable?


Our brother-in-law , Ninja Walter

Shyler dancing with Tim's cousins, Jessica and Erica

Shyler and her Nana. She was sad she didn't catch the bouquet, but she did find a flower at least

Shyler and her first pea experience. She thought they were ok, but not nearly as good as the sweet potatoes she had last week.

Our nephew Calvin's 1st birthday cake. He had his party on Sunday and turns 1 on the 28th.

At first he wasn't sure what to think of this messy stuff...

...But as you can see he had no problems devouring the cupcake. Much better than the last one year old party we went to. No offense Shelby, but you got to make a mess with your birthday cake.
We also painted last weekend. We have some touch-ups to do and then hang up some pictures and we'll get up the pictures to show off!

Shyler's fun with daddy

Sorry it's sideways, but this is Shyler's newest excitement. She loves acting like a big girl and she will probably make us pay later for letting play on the stairs, but it's so cute to watch her with her daddy, her hero.

A house to call home

Well we finally did it, we closed on our house!!!! We moved in on Sat and we have been trying to get all unpacked and work on the small things that needed help. Tim is excited to be Mr. Fix-it and to mow the lawn, Shyler is getting used to her own room, and Amanda is trying to find a spot for everything. Soon we are going to paint the living room and kitchen area. We are so excited to be home finally. Call us if you are in the Thornton area and want to stop by to see us and the house!



The Front

The Kitchen

The Living Room

The house is a tri-level with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It has a deck and covered patio out back with a fenced in yard. It has newer carpet and a new furnace, that we had to buy. The previous owner took pretty good care of it, so there are only a few things to work on and then painting of course!

rockies, indians, and barbies

So for the past couple of weeks we have been pretty busy. We've gotten to do lots of fun stuff and get ready for our big move into our house! We're still keeping our fingers crossed that everything works out, but hopefully we'll be closing on Monday at 4, finally! Here's a look in picture of some of the things we've done.

We got to babysit Calvin for Sarah and Roger so they could go to the temple. It was a lot of fun and Shyler is playing better with her cousin and other babies. It was also a reminder that we don't want another one yet. She's catching up to him, soon she'll be taller than him! He does have 6 months on her though.

We tried swimming again. This time it was a warm sunny day and Shyler liked the water much better. Here's a tip, don't take a baby straight into the middle of the pool. They like to ease into it.

On Thursday the 17th, Amanda and Shyler drove down to Castle Rock to visit Lexi and Dre Lund and Shannon Read met us there. The little ones had fun playing, but didn't really play with each other. One day they actually will. Lexi is rolling all over and just starting to sit on her own. It was neat to see what Shyler will be doing in just a few weeks.

Last weekend we did a lot of packing, we tried to pack Shyler, but she didn't want to be packed just yet.

On Tuesday the 22, Shyler got to go to her first baseball game. It was a great game to watch because the Rockies beat the Dodgers 10-1. Shyler missed the 6-8th innings while she slept, but we still had a great time.

Then on Thursday we headed up to Cheyenne for Frontier Days. We stayed with Amanda's Friend Becky and her husband Cody. In the morning we got to enjoy the free pancake breakfast along with 10,000 other people. After the breakfast we walked around downtown and even toured the state capital.

We went to the Indian village and watched some traditional Native American dancing, went inside a real tepee and Shyler climbed the tree!
Our week is almost over. On Sat. we went to Tim's little sister's bridal shower. Karen and Andreas are getting married on Aug. 16. One of the games we played was to create a wedding dress for Barbie. Tim's mom, Shyler and I tried, but sadly we were not voted into the top 3, Maybe next time.
So that is some of our crazy life lately. We are excited for tomorrow and as soon as we sign our life away with a house and a mortgage we'll let you all know and even put up some pictures. If you're around and free and want to help, we'll be moving in on Sat. Aug 2!

Swimming

On Friday Shyler went to her first pool party hosted by our ward at church. She had a good time minus the wind and cold weather that crashed the party.

Shyler and her daddy, cold and ready to get out

Mommy keeping Shyler dry and warm

Shyler and her two friends, Hyrum wasn't being very nice, and Wyatt didn't seem too interested.

Hyrum was at least thoughtful enough to apologize

Move over Wyatt there's a new man in town!

messy messy

La la la I can't hear you!


Happy 4th of July! Shyler and Tim at a softball game for Amanda's sister's ex-husband's niece's softball game. (We wanted to see Amanda's niece Tori and Nephew Nickle, and they were coming down to watch their cousin Katrina)

The first messy messy picture. A little gross, but Shyler spit up onto her arm and then touched her forehead with it, and came out with a funny face!

Go RAMS!!! Shyler finaly fits (sort of) into one of the CSU onesies she got at her baby shower.

Messy messy girl! SHyler got to try rice cereal on Sat and really loved making a mess! She likes getting food put into her mouth like mommy and daddy get, and she's still getting used to the idea of taking the bite and swallowing, but ut was a fun experience!

4 months and Canada

Today Shyler had her 4 month check up and will be 4 months tomorrow. She is a chart topping 26 inches long and is well into the 90th % and is 13 lbs 12 oz for the 50th %. She is growing up so fast!

Sleeping with mommy

Attacking mommy's chin, an easy target, but still she got me good


Calgary
This is the river that runs through the city. There is also an island that you can go out on that has all kinds of animals and vegetation.

For example, you might come across a black squirrel.

Since Calgary is so far north, in the summer it stays light very late.
Any guesses on what time this was taken?

8:30 pm!

That is why Tim had a hard time going to sleep it felt like it was 2 hours earlier than it was. Tim had a good time while he was out there. Since he was in a class all day long he didn't get much sightseeing in, but enjoyed the time he did have out there. He said it reminded him a lot of Denver. But now he's home and Amanda and Shyler are so glad to have him back!