Weekend in Orion

For the first time since Christmas, we made a trip back to Orion to see my family. As always, we had a great time! Friday night, Deanna came over with her family. We were able to meet baby Avery. As Aubrey says, "she is beautiful!" Tyler enjoyed meeting her, too. When I was holding her, he climbed onto my lap to get a closer look. It was so precious.

On Saturday afternoon, we headed up to Denise's house for Deanna's baby shower. She had so many friends and family members there to celebrate her new baby. As a result, she received so many clothes! It appears Avery will have plenty of clothes to wear this summer. But, something tells me, she'll never have a shortage. She's going to be one spoiled little girl! I also had a great time at the shower. It was a good opportunity for Aubrey and Lainey to play together some while I relaxed somewhat kid-free. :)

Then, on Saturday night, everyone came over to my parents house for pizza and to celebrate Aubrey's birthday. She was so excited for her first (of three) birthday celebrations. Her and Lainey ran around, the older cousins played with them some and Tyler got his first black eye (explained in a later post). Aubrey also got a lot of great gifts. She got a new swimming suit from Grandma and Grandpa, a beach towel, and some books, Gator Golf from Aaron's family, new dollhouse furniture from Deanna's family, and Disney potato head accessories from Denise's family. I think her favorite gift of all though was the Littlest Pet Shop houses and pets from Sarah. She shared some of her old ones and Aubrey plays with them almost every day.



We had a wonderful time although the weekend was much too short. We look forward to getting back there this summer so we can use the pool and maybe hit the zoo.