Halloween is here!

Today was Halloween and we dressed Aubrey up as a chicken. The costume was adorable on her...even though she didn't want to hear the head part. Aubrey and I played in the front yard until Daddy home and she ran to greet him. After waiting around the house for some trick-or-treaters to come, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house to surprise them. It's a good thing we did as we were the only ones to stop by. Jeff and I got a "treat," too, as we ordered Turnabout Pizza. Yummy!!

Weekend in Orion

This past weekend we went back to Orion. We had a great time there, and as usual, the weekend was jam-packed with activities. On Friday night, we went to watch Caleb play football. He did really well and his team won! It was pretty cold out, but Aubrey was a trooper through the whole game. Maybe the hot chocolate and hot dog helped a little.

Saturday morning, we went to the u-pick pumpkin patch in Alpha with Grandma and Grandpa. The weather was much warmer out and we had a great time. We found three pumpkins... a tall skinny one for Daddy, a short chubby one for Mommy and a cute little one for Aubrey. :) While we were there, we also went to the petting zoo. Aubrey loved the little goats, llamas, pigs and chickens. She was giggling the whole time. At first, she wasn't sure if she should pet them, too. But after offering Daddy's hand to them and seeing he was safe, she felt it was okay to pet them herself. Then before we left, we went on the cow train. Aubrey rode with Mommy and we were in the car behind Daddy. It was a fun, but very bumpy ride. Aubrey wasn't sure what to think and held on tight.

That afternoon we had family pictures taken at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We took a lot of different poses outside. Luckily, the weather was perfect. Hopefully the pictures turn out nicely! After pictures, Jeff introduced Aubrey to the game of football. Looks like she's a natural!

Sunday morning we headed back home. Daddy wanted to get back to see the Bears win! (originally posted on Babysites)

Family pictures

entire family missing 2 (Lissy and I are pregnant)

the Seys family (Joe, Deanna, Caleb, Kyle and Jared)

the Jacobsen family (Jake, Denise, Evan and Sarah)

our family (Jeff, Kristy, Aubrey and +1)

the Kunert family (Aaron, Lissy, Lainey and +1)

My birthday weekend

This past weekend was so much fun! I celebrated my birthday and wanted to spend as much time together doing family activities as possible. Saturday afternoon, we went to Johansen's Farm. We got to look at all of the pumpkins. Aubrey enjoyed them even though they are so big compared to her...she even tried to lift a few on her own. We took a lot of pictures of me. Aubrey we even sat still to pose for a few. :)

The pumpkin patch must have been extremely tiring for Aubrey as she fell asleep in her high chair mid lunch.

On Sunday afternoon, we went to the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville. Aubrey is still pretty small for a lot of the activities but there was plenty for her to do. First, we went to the bubble area. It was so cool! Some of the bubbles were huge. You could also make a bubble around you...but when Jeff tried to do it with Aubrey, she didn't want to cooperate. Next we went to play with the air tubes. Aubrey enjoyed watching the orange balls float in the air. Her pinwheel kept spinning like crazy, too. Then we went to her favorite area...the air tunnel!!! It was very windy...so much so that her hair and dress were blowing all over! We played with balls, Frisbees, and streamers in there. Jeff and I felt like we were getting blown over but it didn't even phase Aubrey. She went as close to the fan as she could. She also went up into the sky tunnel with Daddy, played in the reflective mirrors and drew pictures with glow sticks. It was so much. She had a smile on my face nonstop...well, up until that we had to carry her out to go home. We are hoping to bring her back when she's a little older...maybe when she's 2?

This weekend we are going back to Orion to visit. Aubrey can't wait to play with all of her cousins. We are going to go to a big pumpkin patch there, Caleb's football game and then on Saturday we are taking family pictures. It should be fun, too!