Part 2 of Ry's birthday weekend

Saturday we decided to give Rylee one of her gifts early. We dont like to swim on Sundays, so since her gift was a pool we enjoyed it all afternoon Saturday. She was so excited to jump right in. We couldnt get the water in fast enough for her. We also hooked the hose up to the kitchen sink, so the water was nice and warm. She was LOVING being in there splashing and playing with her toys. Of course we had to get drinks.... whats a day outside without drinks from Chevron?! The only problem is that Rylee doesnt want her baby size lemonade. She wants mine and Chaseys 32 ounce Cokes! She knows whats good! After two swim diapers, a regular diaper, one lemonade, countless popcicles, and a few tantrums we were ready to go in! I love being able to go outside and play... its nice to get out in the fresh air and it totally wears Rylee out! She took a nice 3 hour nap!

After her nap Chasey wanted to go golfing. He said he was taking Ry golfing for her birthday. I think it was an excuse to go! We loaded up and hit up Spanish Oaks for the evening! It was still pretty hot, and Ry couldnt really get down and play, but she did good! It was fun riding in the cart. She did fall out once or twice, and SCREAMED. I am suprised the Golf Marshall didnt ask us to leave. It was fun, but we probably wont be golfing with a baby for a long time!!!

The best family pic we could get.

The prettiest, most perfect baby girl EVER!!!

Gosh I just cant get enough of her and her cuteness!

When Chase would get out of the cart to hit balls, Ry wold yell DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD, and hold up the golf balls. It was hillarious!

Patiently waiting

Waiting for dad!

Dads girls

Part 1 of Ry's birthday weekend!

In our family we dont really have a birthday... its more like a birthweek! I dont know why, but it always seems like we celebrate about 10 times for everyones birthday. So, Rylee's wouldnt be any different! I figured instead of doing one HUGE post, I'd break it up into days!

...FRIDAY...

We had big plans to go to the zoo, but we went Tuesday instead. Then we thought we would take her to Seven Peaks Friday afternoon, and go up the canyon Saturday with a picnic. Well, that was a great idea, but it didnt happen. Ry had been fevering all week, but I though it was just teeth. She didnt have anything wrong with her except the fever. Friday she woke up at 5 am and was so miserable that I knew something else was going on. We got into the doctor that morning, and sure enough double ear infections and the start of strep. I was glad we figured out what was wrong, but a little sad we wouldnt get to take her any where fun for her birthday! We settled for some bubble gum flavored medicine, and a new purple pony from Stone Drug instead of a day at Seven Peaks!

We got home from the doctor, and there was a package from Gramdma and Popi Oz waiting for us! Dont mind my sick baby who looks like an orphan in these pics.

Ry loved the dog wrapping paper!


She didnt know what to do at first with all the paper. She figured it out though.


Grandma sent beautiful 14k gold earings, and a singing card. The card was Ry's favorite thing. She hadnt smiled all day cause she was so sick, but when the card opened she was laughing and dancing!

Thanks Grandma and Popi for remembering Ry on her big day!

She sure does love you both!



I dont know why all the videos on my camera sound like we are in a wind tunnel, but they do! I guess maybe its from dropping my camera one too many times?!

Opening her first birthday present.

They're coming!

I know I promised our friends and family birthday pictures today, but my house is in need of a much needed deep clean! Ill get them up in the next day or two!

1 year... where did the time go?

Every person I talked to who had kids told me the same things,

" The time goes by so fast! "

" Enjoy every second with them, cause it somehow just flies by."

" Hold them and love them at first cause they grow up so fast."

I guess I just figured that those were there kids, and that my little girl would stay little FOREVER! That she would always want to be rocked to sleep. That she would just lay on me and cuddle with me until she was 18! I guess I should have listened to everyone!

Has it really already been a year?

I have asked Chasey that question probably 500 times this past weekend. I just cant believe that a year has passed since little miss Rylee Jean was born! It has hands down been the most rewarding and stressful and amazing year of my life. I know I have siad that before, but it has. I cant imagine life without this little bug. She is just the most PERFECT little girl ever, and I cant even begin to describe how much I love her!

Whats new at a year?

Rylee is a walking machine!! She finally got the hang of it, and looks so cute walking around everywhere.

Pushing her doll stroller is her fav thing to do. The stroller has to have a doll in it though. She hasnt quite figured out how to turn it, so when she hits a wall or my flower bed she just sits there and yells until you get her back on track!

She finally has enough hair to put in a teeny tiny pony on her head. It looks about ridiculous though!

Aunt Katie did her first haircut. Over the tops of her ears and in the back her hair was so long. Too bad it wont grow anywhere else like that!

Saying she is a bookworm would be an understatement. Books are her thing, and our lifesaver! It keeps her quiet during church, busy in the car, easy to put her to bed with a book, and such good times reading them to her while she sits on our laps! She loves the books that she can touch and feel.

She still covers her mouth when she coughs. I do not know where she picked that one up from, but its stinkin' cute.

She yells dad all the time. Daaaaaaaad! Its pretty cute!

She is still our little dancing queen. We took her to my neices dance recital and she was shaking it the whole time, and in awe of the girls up there dancing.

We have quite the rambler on our hands. She "talks" all day long!!

Im still the parent of choice these days. I told Chase he will be when she is 16 and wants a car!

She loves babies, well dolls. She hugs them and carries them around all day.

She is a great eater, and loves breakfast bars, corn, pasta, ritz crackers, and the number one item on the menu is Mac and Cheese.

We showed her potato bugs the other night. Now she loves when we put them on her, and let them crawl up her arm. We have to be careful or she tries to eat them!

She is still more Osburn then Larsen, but dang cute none the less!!!

She got one more tooth on the top this week, so a total of 5 teeth. She likes to bite things too... ust ask Chase. She will bite him and then look at me and laugh!

I just cant get over the fact that she ONE!!!

I love her more then I ever thought I would, and am so thankful that she is ours! Its hard to imagine that a year ago I was so nervous to take care of this little baby. I would pass her off to Chasey when she would do something that I wasnt used to. I dont know how I would have done it without Chasey by my side. He was/is always so good to get up with her when I was totally sleep deprived, even if it meant he worked a 12 hour day on 3 hours of sleep! I have loved watching Rylee grow and learn new things. It amazes me how much they do in the first year. Im so thankful I was able to be home for it all!!!

Rylee we love you so much, and couldnt ask for a more perfect daughter. We arent having anymore kids cause they will always hear, " Why cant you be more like Rylee?!" Thats how wonderful you are! Thank you for teaching us so much, and making our lives amazing!

Love, Mom and Dad!

My favorite picture!

She was just a few hours old in this picture.

These are just some funny pictures from when she was newborn and then now!

She still sleeps with one or both arms aboove her head.

The Zoo

Last Tuesday all the girls in Utah County met my Aunt Julie and my sister at Gardner Village for lunch. It was so fun to get together with everyone, and catch up some. We decided that we need to do it more often! All the kids had fun playing with each other, and we all had a great lunch thanks to Julie!

Girl cousins that were there

Kate, Rylee, MaKenna, Sayla


Summer drove up with us, so we squished all the girls in the back of the truck.

We decided that since we were already in Salt Lake that we would go to the zoo. Rylee loves animals, so I was excited to take her! Chasey met us up there after work too. She had been running a fever all day, so she wasnt her normal self. She still got so excited to see the animals though. She loved the elephant and the rhino. I think mostly cause they were big and she could see them really good. She have cared less about the giraffes and the tigers. The weather was perfect and there was NO ONE there. It was the best day to be there. It was a fun day with Summer and her girls!

Summer and her girls

This tiger was so fun to watch, we kept walking back and forth and growling and spraying his territory. I think Chase and I had more fun then Ry.

She saw these "kitties" and started calling them like she does Molly.

The carousal was fun until it started moving. Rylee started crying when the animals went up and down. I think it made her a little dizzy.

After about 5 seconds this is how she rode the rest of the ride!

Our attempt to get a picture by the apes.

Rylee never looks for pictures... it drives me nuts!

Or, we are all talking like this picture!

My SIL and her daughter.

Ry's first trip to the zoo was a success!!!