October

Wow, what a crazy month it's been!! Where to start, where to start??

Well, earlier this month we had Aubrey's baby dedication at church. We feel so blessed to have found a church home and friends that we love so much!! There were tons of other kids being dedicated the same day. Some friends and fmaily were able to join us at the church to witness our commitment to raise Aubrey in a Christian home and do everything in our power to make sure she loves the Lord! Here's a picture from that morning.


The day of her dedication when we got home, we realized that Aubrey was running fever. Clint took her to the dr the next day, and he ended up treating her for H1N1. The tamiflu made her feel better quickly, and luckily she didn't get too sick!

Last week I took the girls for their check-ups. Aubrey weighed in at 21 1/2 pounds!! Praise the Lord she is FINALLY back on the charts, and actually came in at 6th percentile for her age!! She is 30 inches tall, which is 12th percentile. Madelyn weighs 31 pounds and is 36 inches tall, so she's at 50th percentile for both height and weight. Aubrey also got her first hair cut last weekend. Her hair had gotten out of control, so I finally broke down and had it cut. It's MUCH shorter and I actually think it's gotten curlier, if that's even possible!!

Last night was Trunk or Treat at Christ the King. We have been lucky enough to borrow several costumes for Madelyn to choose from, and finally convinced her to wear our favorite one - the skunk!! She was quiet for a while, and finally told Clint, "I don't want to be a stinky skunk!!" So on Saturday I guess we'll let her be the kangaroo, which is her favorite! We also borrowed an adorable lion costume for Aubrey. Here are some pics from last night.

Aubrey wasn't too sure at first. But once someone put candy in her bucket - she was ready to go!!


Tonight we got our pumpkin to carve, and the guy at the pumpkin patch gave the girls each a small pumpkin of their own. I thought it would be fun if the girls colored theirs with markers. Boy, it was fun indeed!!


Clint and I went to a Halloween party with some church friends on Saturday night, and Clint wore a mullet. It was hilarious!! Here's Madelyn trying it on....


Well, I'm sure I'll post more pics after Halloween. Everyone have fun and be safe!

All about Aubrey

I can not believe that my baby is 18 months old!! She is showing us more and more personality every day!

Aubrey talks a lot, just like her sister. She can name most animals, the sounds they make, point to different body parts (for some reason she has a hard time remembering where her ears are) and tries to count (although she just says "Five, six" over and over).

Her favorite things to say are
"I'm a mess" - Clint taught her that and it's pretty darn funny
"I want out" - she says that whether she wants down, out or up
"I love you"
"I want Mommy" - "I want Daddy"
"Where's Sissy?" This is usually the first thing she says every morning when she wakes up
"NO!!!" she usually screams this emphatically
"I'm stinky" - which she just told me, and she is!!

She usually goes to bed by 7:15 or so every night. The girls get out of the bathtub about 6:50, and after playing Aubrey will just walk up to me and say "Night night" and walk down the hallway to her bed. She doesn't care if we have people over or what we're doing - she likes her bedtime! She generally is up about 6:30 the next morning and we leave for PawPaw's.

She is obsessed with shoes! Shoe was her first word, and she always points out other people's shoes as well as shows hers off to anyone who will look. I put some boots on her this morning and she pointed them out to everyone at church - she was so proud. She has recently discovered socks and seems to love those too. Sometimes she cries at night because I tell her we can't wear shoes to bed. To that she responds "WHYYYYYYYY?"

Aubrey is a pretty good eater. She'll usually eat whatever we're having for dinner, but would probably live on fruit and fruit snacks if I would let her. She LOVES bananas, apples, cantaloupe, watermelon, blueberries, peaches, pears and any other fruit I can think of. She eats yogurt just about every day, and loves bread. Veggies she'll eat without question include corn, green beans, carrots, peas - and she LOVES any kind of beans. She's still little, but until her check-up later this week I won't know her stats.

My baby loves to dance, and shakes her booty any time she gets a chance. She doesn't let her big sister push her around, and is really starting to stand her ground. More often than not these days, it's Madelyn running to me complaining that her sister pushed her or won't share something.

Aubrey is such a loving and sweet baby. Everyone who has kept her in the nursery at church threatens to take her home with them and goes on and on about how sweet she is. She'll openly say "I love you" and gives kisses freely. She usually makes a fish face to kiss, but at least it cuts back on the slobber. She will also give hugs on command.

We've started weaning Aubrey off the paci, which she calls lala. She still has her bunny, Lolly, that goes wherever she goes. She has an Elmo blanket that her Nana made her that she sleeps with called bobo. So key things in her life are Lala, Lolly and Bobo :)

Aubrey and Madelyn are the best of friends. They cry when they're not together, and look for each other from the second they wake up. They definitely have their moments, but seems to have an unbreakable bond.

Aubrey, I never could have imagined that another baby girl could bring so much love to our lives.. We all love you so much, and couldn't imagine one minute without you!!

Nashville

Last weekend we decided to take a trip to Nashville and spend some time with family. We were able to stay at Sue and BG's house, and Amanda and Houston also came in town. It was such a perfect weekend!! We left Friday night and got in town about 9:00 or so, right when Aunt A pulled in the driveway. She came with gifts for the girls, including some cute new jammies that the girls were thrilled to model for us all!


Saturday morning we lounged around and ate a BIG breakfast, then we went to Opry Mills for a while. The girls had their first Build-A-Bear experience, and loved it!

First walking in and picking out their animals....


Madelyn filling her bear...


Washing her bear...


Dressing her bear....


And finally, Heather was born!!


Aubrey's Kitty....


Carousel ride

After the mall and naps more family came over and we just visited and played. Here are the girls and some of their cousins playing outside.



The boys were playing corn hole and Aubrey wanted to play too!!


Sunday morning we slept in and had lunch with the whole family before coming home. Here's Aubrey trying to wake up in Uncle Houston's lap.


All in all, it was the best weekend I've had in a while. It was so fun to relax and spend time with people we love and don't see nearly enough!!