Aubrey is learning lots of new tricks..."So Big!", patting her mouth like an Indian, blowing kisses (which she does but sticking one finger in her mouth and sucking as well as waving "Bye, Bye!"
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
New swingset
We recently decided it was time to get a little swingset for Aubrey. After watching Craigslist and Ebay for a while, I finally found one up for auction on Ebay that was in Plainfield. I sent the seller an email asking if she'd take a lower price than the starting bid if it did not sell and she agreed. All worked out in our favor and we got a bargain. Jeff drove to pick it up and Aubrey started playing on as soon as he got home with it. She loves to swing and slide!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Fastners' visit
This past weekend, the Fastners came to visit. We had such a great time. Aubrey and Tanner were able to spend some time playing together while the Mommies got to play, too. :)
On Saturday, we went to a BBQ/pool party at the Mariniers' house. It was so much fun. The little ones were able to play in the kiddie pool while the adults were able to relax in the big pool. All three of the kids even went down for naps around the same time! Aubrey loves to play with Tanner and Anna. We wish we could see them more often. They are all growing up so quickly and their little personalities are cute to watch. We look forward to their next visit! (originally posted on Babysites)
On Saturday, we went to a BBQ/pool party at the Mariniers' house. It was so much fun. The little ones were able to play in the kiddie pool while the adults were able to relax in the big pool. All three of the kids even went down for naps around the same time! Aubrey loves to play with Tanner and Anna. We wish we could see them more often. They are all growing up so quickly and their little personalities are cute to watch. We look forward to their next visit! (originally posted on Babysites)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Crazy girl
I've uploaded some more photos of our beautiful little girl. As she gets older, we swear she just gets crazier! With the warm weather, we've pulled out some of her new toys but for some reason, she usually prefers the lava rocks. :) She is still a big helper as she loves to help with watering the flowers. What a sweetheart! (originally posted on Babysites)
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Atlanta, here we come!
We just returned from vacation in Atlanta. Aubrey and I went with Jeff to watch him play USAV Nationals. The trip included many firsts for Aubrey... first plane ride, first overnight in a hotel, first volleyball Nationals (hopefully more to come)... We are proud to say she did incredibly well.
The trip started out at O'Hare with our flight being delayed over an hour. After many trips back and forth on the moving walkway, we managed to keep Aubrey awake until we got on the plane. Luckily, she fell asleep right before takeoff and woke up as we were unloading. Phew!
The next few days were spent in the Atlanta World Congress Center where Nationals were held. Aubrey made many friends there and even had a couple of people offer to babysit her. She was such a good girl the whole time. She gave me a run for Summit's #1 fan. (We may have to settle on a tie. :) Summit played well and won AA Nationals. We are so proud of Jeff and his team. They had a tough battle but played extremely well.
While we were there we also were able to go to Centennial Olympic Park. This park was built for the 1996 Summer Olympic games. It is absolutely beautiful and was a great place for Aubrey to run around.
It was nice to get away for a few days but is even nicer to be back home in our daily routine. We look forward to our summer days ahead and more outings with our little peanut! (originally posted on Babysites)
The trip started out at O'Hare with our flight being delayed over an hour. After many trips back and forth on the moving walkway, we managed to keep Aubrey awake until we got on the plane. Luckily, she fell asleep right before takeoff and woke up as we were unloading. Phew!
The next few days were spent in the Atlanta World Congress Center where Nationals were held. Aubrey made many friends there and even had a couple of people offer to babysit her. She was such a good girl the whole time. She gave me a run for Summit's #1 fan. (We may have to settle on a tie. :) Summit played well and won AA Nationals. We are so proud of Jeff and his team. They had a tough battle but played extremely well.
While we were there we also were able to go to Centennial Olympic Park. This park was built for the 1996 Summer Olympic games. It is absolutely beautiful and was a great place for Aubrey to run around.
We returned back home on Sunday. The return flight wasn't as easy as the flight there but she did sleep half of the way. The other half was spent tearing up the SkyMall shopping magazine. Who really buys things from there anyway?
It was nice to get away for a few days but is even nicer to be back home in our daily routine. We look forward to our summer days ahead and more outings with our little peanut! (originally posted on Babysites)
Friday, May 23, 2008
May photos
Here are some favories taken recently...
eating a cookie
cheese!
trying on a swimsuit
hanging with Lainey
eating a cookie
cheese!
trying on a swimsuit
hanging with Lainey
Sunday, May 11, 2008
1st Birthday
It's hard to believe our little peanut has turned one!!! She is such a joy in our lives. I know I say that all of the time but I truly feel that way. Even though she is only one, I feel as if she has been around forever. It seems so long ago that she was a little baby in my arms... I can barely remember the day when she first learned to roll over... crawling is a distant memory... even her first step seems like it was months ago. Yet, she is only one!
Aubrey continues to amaze us every day. She is learning things so quickly and her smile makes us smile even bigger. She is a bright, shining star! Her newest 'tricks' are waving and sometimes saying bye-bye, so big!, blowing kisses and most recently giving high-five. We try to teach her something new every couple of days and she seems to learn quicker and quicker each time. It's incredible!
This past weekend we celebrated Aubrey's birthday with a party at our house with all of our relatives. She was such a well-behaved, adorable little girl. She woke from her morning nap around 11:30am and the party began at 1:00pm. Normally, she'd be ready for another nap around 2:30pm, but she lasted until 5:30pm!!! At that point, she was so exhausted that we laid her down for about 30 minutes just to recharge. Never once during the party did she show any signs of really getting overtired or crabby. It was almost as if she really knew everyone was there for her and it was her time to shine!!
Thanks to all of our family for celebrating her big day with us. She received a lot of lovely gifts including a sand/water activity table, a picnic table, swimming pool, a rocking chair, doll, and a lot of adorable clothes. We can't wait for her to be able to play with everything in the summer! Thanks again! We love her so much and know she loves us, too!
Also, this past week, I took Aubrey for her one-year checkup. She is developing very well and her growth is just as expected. She currently weights 23 pounds (80th percentile) and is 32 inches tall (>95th percentile ~ average height of a 19-month old). We can now turn her car seat around to face forward, start giving her whole milk and continue to feed her more and more table foods. Our little girl is getting so big!!!
Aubrey continues to amaze us every day. She is learning things so quickly and her smile makes us smile even bigger. She is a bright, shining star! Her newest 'tricks' are waving and sometimes saying bye-bye, so big!, blowing kisses and most recently giving high-five. We try to teach her something new every couple of days and she seems to learn quicker and quicker each time. It's incredible!
This past weekend we celebrated Aubrey's birthday with a party at our house with all of our relatives. She was such a well-behaved, adorable little girl. She woke from her morning nap around 11:30am and the party began at 1:00pm. Normally, she'd be ready for another nap around 2:30pm, but she lasted until 5:30pm!!! At that point, she was so exhausted that we laid her down for about 30 minutes just to recharge. Never once during the party did she show any signs of really getting overtired or crabby. It was almost as if she really knew everyone was there for her and it was her time to shine!!
Thanks to all of our family for celebrating her big day with us. She received a lot of lovely gifts including a sand/water activity table, a picnic table, swimming pool, a rocking chair, doll, and a lot of adorable clothes. We can't wait for her to be able to play with everything in the summer! Thanks again! We love her so much and know she loves us, too!
Also, this past week, I took Aubrey for her one-year checkup. She is developing very well and her growth is just as expected. She currently weights 23 pounds (80th percentile) and is 32 inches tall (>95th percentile ~ average height of a 19-month old). We can now turn her car seat around to face forward, start giving her whole milk and continue to feed her more and more table foods. Our little girl is getting so big!!!
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