Swimming with Aunt Amanda

Again back in the end of June

My little Sis Amanda Slept over

My siblings like to take turns sleeping over at our house and playing

with Maddux I think it is just as fun for us as it is for them

I Love living close to Family again

So we decided since it was warm outside

it would be a good day to go swimming

We have Cottonwood Height Rec Center just up the road from us

Maddux and I had been swimming there a few times before

with my friend Amber and her little girl Anna

But we had never been to the outdoor pool

and I was so excited to try it out

There are 2 water slides, 3 different height plat forms, 

a high dive and low dive, a kids area with a little slide 

and lots of fun water falls, a big kids area

and lanes to swim laps

It is awesome

We all had a BLAST!

and Maddux especially loved having his Aunt Manda there with us

We will for sure be going back there very soon

Wheeler Farm Play Date

On Friday June 24th

 Another fun play date we did

was go to Wheeler farm

with my friends Amber and Stephanie from my ward

And their cute little kiddos Anna and Jonathan

It is so fun to have some friends close by with little ones 

close to Maddux's age
(Anna is a few months older and Jonathan is just a few months younger)

Because Amber and I started wanting to hang out more

Maddux and Anna have become such good little friends

We are always trying to do something

whether it be the library story time, swimming or going on walks

we thought wheeler farm would be a fun change 

for the kids

This baby goat was my favorite part of the whole day

He was adorable

I wanted to take it home so bad :)

we walked around to see the animals first and 

then headed over the bridge to eat some lunch

but then had to rush back over because they were having some 

flooding issues during this time

Haha I am lovin this face 

It looks like he is trapped

Sweet little Anna 

just sayin hi

One of M's girlfriends

He is such a lady's man

I am in trouble

There was this really cute play house on the side

of the bridge that we had lunch on

I think Maddux's favorite part was climbing up the stairs 

and just crawlin around like a 

maniac

We were there just watchin the kids play

looking at animals

eatting and chatting

for about 2 hours and it was so fun

I love getting Maddux out of the house

especially in the summer

I think it is so good for him to get out and learn

and he LOVES to be outside

But I am not gonna lie I also do these play dates

for me to get me out of the house and with friends so 

I don't go crazy

If you haven't been to wheeler farm you should for sure go

It is so pretty

(I actually got my bridals taken there)

and it is fun for the kiddos

It is in Murray just FYI

And I'll come with you cuz I love it there

Park Play Date

 I am still trying to get caught up on the family blog

so we are still back in June

We had some fun times this month

and a lot of play dates

I have met a lot of fun people through my blog

A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW

One of my favorites is Hilary 

she is such a inspiration and good mommy 

I just really look up to her

 I love all her ideas

and we found out that we both lived in Salt Lake

and I was so so so excited to finally meet and hang out

with her and her little girl Blayke

We went to the park

fed the kiddos lunch, watched the kids play

and just talked a lot 

it was a lot of fun and I am excited to hang out again

The Swings were their favorite

They had a lot of fun and so did their mommas

Thanks Hilary

Murray High Rugby alumni Game 2011

Let go all the way back to Memorial Weekend

Ty played rugby in high school 

and every year during memorial weekend

they have a alumni rugby game

And this is Ty's second year playing in it

It is so much fun to watch him play

Especially because I didn't know

Ty back in high school

Maddux liked to watch for the first half

but then he started getting restless so we went over on the side of the field

and watched from over there so he could roam around a bit

I love this picture 

They all look so tough

and yes only tough men wear short shorts :)

This is the group hug

Technically called the Scrum

Seriously Isn't he so hot

I think so

On memorial day we went to Ty's parents house

for a BBQ 

and then roasted marshmallows,

and made smores

While everyone was talking and 

huddling around the camp fire 

We decided to give Maddux a run at the tramp

He loved it and so did I

cuz I got really good snuggles and smiles

Our Family Summer Fun List 2011 & Shaved Ice

So My mom has been doing this really fun

Summer fun list idea for a few years now and thought

now that we had our little Maddux 

it would be fun to do our own

So I made an Ulrich Family Summer Fun list for 2011

I didn't start it until last week

I know I know summer started a month ago

but for our family summer didn't start until last week

because that is when Ty took his final

finishing his summer class

So now we get to play
and start summer

yay!

I came across a really fun list idea on this blog 

and pinned it here to remember
(If you don't know what pinterest is read about it here)

They put their list on a chalkboard

and I thought hello that is so cute and fun

and I could totally do that

So I did

I was going to get chalkboard paint and create my own from a frame

but I found this already made one at hobby lobby for $7

for the same price as the paint and

this way I had a lot less work to do

So of course I chose that option

But of course I had to paint it 

It has got to be cute right :)

I painted it red because I am puting it near our

red and black kitchen

and then when our summer fun list is complete 

I am going to put it in Maddux's room

for him to color on

Cute huh?!

And here it is complete 

painted, pretty, with the whole list and all

I put the boxes next to each activity and when

they are completed I color them in

oh and I got the colored chalk for like 88 cents at hobby lobby too

I am going to take pictures of all of our activities

and document about some them

Since this is like a journal for our family

It will be so fun to look back and read all about what we did this summer

So on Thursday July, 14th

(Ty's last day of school) 

to celebrate him being done with his final

we started it off with the first thing on our list

"Family Walk to Italian Ice Shack"

There is a Dans Grocery store just right outside of our neighborhood

And it has a shaved ice shack in the parking lot

so that evening after dinner 

we got Maddux in his stroller and started our walk

got these yummies

and sat on the lawn enjoying every second

of the amazing weather and each other

I got the cheesecake flavor with cream on top

this one does the cream for free

and let me tell you it is AMAZING

you will never want one plain again after you try it I promise 

Ty got the Black Raspberry flavor with Cream on top
This one was super yummy
I tried some too

And we both shared with little Dux :)

Aren't you just loving those lips?!

haha where did he come from?

He cracks me up!

He is totally eye balling my shaved ice

I can see it in his eyes :)

Maddux LOVES to point 

and he loves balls and says ball all the time

What a boy!

In this picture he saw a balloon that was hooked to

the shaved ice shack and he was going crazy he wanted it so bad

I seriously have the cutest baby in the whole world

I mean look at him!

Please mom please can I have the ball

(This is totally what he was thinking I mean look at that face haha)

Sorry baby I cant reach it 

But you can have more treat

Speaking of saying please

Maddux knows the sign language for please and it is adorable

when we say "Maddux say please" he does it

He is so smart

And sometimes if he sees us with something he wants

he will just do the sign on his own

I LOVE watching him learn

Ok I'll take some of that

and i'll have some more and more and more

He loves these

He had so much sugar that night

But he still slept great

I have the best little sleeper 

Man I'm spoiled

and I swear sugar doesn't even affect him

He's got a sweet tooth like him momma

Me and Ty

We have so much fun together

especially on simple evenings

going on walks, sitting on the lawn, chatting and snackin on some icy goodness

Now that is summer right there

Then when we were done hangin out for a while

We walked back home

PERFECT!

Thanks honey for the fun night

Our 4th of July

Ty, Maddux and I headed up to Syracuse on Sunday

to my parents

for our family Sunday dinner, hang out time

and we slept over so we wouldn't have to drive back 

for all the 4th festivities

Sunday night we roasted some marshmallows

and hung out outside 

on the porch in the beautiful weather 

and surrounded by my mom's pretty porch lights

Then of course the next day was the 4th

The fourth is a HUGE deal to our little fam!

I LOVE the fourth it is one of my favorite 

holidays next to Christmas

I love the warmth, the carnivals, parades, 

fireworks, BBQs and family time

I hope to pass along mine and Ty's love of the 4th 

onto Maddux and all our future children

We started the day off with going to the Layton Parade

My dad and the boys went and staked out a spot 

the night before

This parade gets so stinkin crowded you have to or you don't get a spot

and we got a good one :)

Supporting and cheering on our troops

USA

Maddux started off watching the parade in his stroller

but got way too excited and just had to get a little 

closer to the action

It was so fun for me to watch him get so excited 

about EVERYTHING

After the parade my brother Adam 

met up with us 

and we all took a short walk 

from our parade spot to the carnival

looked through all the booths and 

ate some carnival food for lunch

Cute little M kept trying to steal Adams chips

And Adam just loves him so he let him :)

They are great buddies

 Amanda, Emilee, Adam, Chris, Dad, Mom

(Ty, Maddux and the boys were playing off to the side)

Some of the clan eating some lunch

at the Park

Everyone was so into their conversations

my cute mom was the only one ready for the picture 

and so cute she is :)

We played a game and won some cute tiny water frogs

Each of the kids got one

and Ty won one for Maddux :)

This is my cute brother Zach he was very excited

Do you see how stink adorable those froggys are?!

We named ours pistencup (from cars)

(long story...but it is kinda after our nephew Max

that wanted us to name Maddux Pistencup)

And of course I got a glitter tattoo

Cute huh?!
I get an airbrush every carnival 

we go to

After some carnival fun

it was nap time

Maddux was up from 7 am 

(he usually doesn't wake up until 10)

to 2pm and he was exhausted!

1. He fell asleep in the car on the way to my parents

We tried to keep him up because he was poopy but

he was not having it he was soooo tired

So we took him out of the car

Stayed asleep (that never happens)
 2. brought him up stairs 

3. and changed his poopy diaper 

Stayed asleep the whole time

(never happens)

4. laid him down in the port-a-crib

and he slept until about 6ish

Maddux wasn't the only one exhausted 

:)

After some naps, and some preparing

it was time for our yummy 4th 

BBQ dinner

Delish right?!

Hamburgers, fruit, dip, pistachio salad 

(I will share that recipe on here soon)

potato salad and corn on the cob

with some festive cupcakes my mom made

of course :)

mmmm

not to mention my delicious 

pomegranate 7up 

in my red cup with my old fashioned

red and white paper straw :)

PERFECT 

I tell ya!

Maddux loved the food

but his favorite was the corn

And yes this was his very first 

corn on the cob experience 

and he was an absolute PRO at it

First he pretended it was a motorcycle

Like he does with everything 

using it as a throttle 

making the vroom vroom noise

He is such a BOY! 

haha

and then he took a bite and never

looked back 

Ahhh he is just so stinkin cute 

I could squish and kiss those little

cheeks all day long

oh wait!

I do!

I am so LUCKY!

After dinner  we got to see this cute face

and her brother

and mom and dad

My brother, sister in law,

Parker and Ella came over to hang out for a bit

they live in Cedar so we love to 

hang out and see them any chance we get

Ammon

After our tummies settled a bit 

it was time to swim

in the backyard

Maddux is so lucky he gets to 

swim at grandma and grandpas :)

He is so sweet in his little floaty tube

happy as can be

Zach

Emilee and Parker

My boys 

I think they were watching some fire crackers 

the neighbors were doing

Family swim

Yes I am using a kiddy pool as a 

floating device

haha 

don't dis it until you try it!

it was quite relaxing

well until I almost tipped over

and looked like a complete spaz in front of the 

whole fam trying to save my hair from getting wet

(I didn't want to have to redo it haha and we were

leaving for fireworks in like a half hour

you ladies understand right)

Hey but at least they all got a good laugh out of it

I have to admit it was pretty funny

Snuggling my sweet boy

Ulrich Family 

4th of July 2011

Then we were off to Layton Park 

for the firework show

We had saved a spot with our blankets and chairs 

when we were there earlier so we had a preemo 

and comfy spot

Maddux with his Aunt Manda

In his  new toy story jammies and all

We love FIREWORKS!

Cuz baby your a firework

Come on show em what you're worth

Make them go oh, oh, oh

As you shoot across the sky- eye -eye

 There's a little Katy Perry for us all to enjoy :)

Your welcome!

M playing his his aunt Em before the show started

He was having a blast

My little Maddux loved the fireworks!
He wasn't even a tiny bit scared
He kept clapping and pointing 
every time a new one came up

He watched some on mommy's lap
and some on daddy's
loving every second
I wish they could have lasted forever
for him!

I had so much fun watching him
What a fun, little
brave guy Ive got :)

My cute mom and dad

I love them so much!

Me and my honey!

We hope you all had a fun and safe 

fourth of July too!