Ten Months Old

We celebrated today by going to Rita's for some mango italian ice--yum. I let Aubrey have a taste, but she didn't enjoy the coldness of it very much. She loves the balloon she got though!




I also thought this picture was funny. She was sitting and smiling at me when I pushed the button to take it. No sitting still for her!

A Fun and Busy Memorial Day weekend

First we went to Great Falls National Park and looked at the rushing water and then went for a nice long walk in the woods.

Then on Memorial Day we had a picnic at Burke Lake Park with some friends. We hung out and ate on a picnic blanket

Aubrey ate watermellon for the first time and loved it! If you look closely at this picture you can see the juice running down her chin.

Bill hung out with some other dads while they were letting the moms eat and chat.

Then they got to play some volleyball.

Lastly, we went to the pool. Aubrey's first time! She was pretty fascinated by the water and enjoyed kicking in it and splashing. She didn't go all the way in--it was a bit cold!

An Aubrey Moment--I don't want to be here

So here I am sitting on the living room floor. I have plenty of toys in reach, my sippy with water, and some cheerios, but what I really want is Mommy's full attention. But she told me that I need to sit here and play while she drinks her coffee and reads emails. Not cool! Aaaah! AAAAHhhh! WwwweeeHHh! hmmm, that isn't working, she knows it is a fake cry. I know! I'll throw my toy out of reach. Wwaaaahhhh! Bummer. Mommy said that if I want that toy I should go get it myself. What else can I do? (creeps forward with hands, gets up on knees, then flops onto belly). Waaah! Mommy, I fell on my tummy! Humph. Mommy said she saw me do it on purpose. fine. (flips over onto back to think) *cough* Hey, Mommy, just gave me a worried look. Maybe she thinks I am choking on a cheerio or something. *Cough, cough, COUGH* Yay! it worked! Mommy left the computer and her coffee to come make sure I am fine. Oops, as soon as she got over here I gave a big grin and giggled. I couldn't help it, I was so happy to have figured out how to get her attention.

We had a fun weekend of seeing lots of friends and family. First we stopped in New Jersey to visit our friends Jen and Scott and their adorable daughter, Rileigh. She is five and a half months old and has a great personality (look at that grin!) and an awesome head of hair.


We then spent the rest of the weekend in Pennsylvania with Bill's family. Our nephew Peter celebrated his sixth birthday with a big family gathering.

Aubrey and her cousin Kaelin.

Bill and Aubrey playing with second cousin Josiah. He is 18 months old and so cute--his vocabulary is amazing!

The kids (minus Aubrey who was napping) waiting eagerly to dig into the R2D2 cake which Bill's brother Jim created. It was an impressive design and even tastier than it looked.

Tastey Toes

This is one of Aubrey's new games. She bends forward and chews on her toes, then sits up and squeals and "talks" about it while wiggling her feet then bends forward and does it all over again.

It's not all pink, all the time..

Here is Aubrey getting in touch with her masculine side--wearing blue and playing with a truck.

Who me? Masculine? but the blue brings out my eyes so well!

It only took a short time until she turned to a more traditionally feminine pursuit....

Ah, a girl after her mommy's heart--loves shopping. Well, at this point she loves how the bag has handles and the receipt is really crinkly, but we are headed in the right direction.

Happy Mother's Day

My Mom and the little one who made me a mom. :)

my Mom-in-Law (and hubby)



my mommy again--love you!

Aubrey and I today.

(If you click on the picture to make it bigger you can see all the teeth she has now!)

It is amazing what one and a half cups of coffee can do for you.

I am on fire this morning!

During Aubrey's morning nap I have

Put away two loads of clean laundry from yesterday
Put the sheets and towels in the wash
Unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher
Vacuumed the main level
Steamed and pureed carrots
Steamed and pureed broccoli
Trimmed my bangs

and now I am eating my power breakfast of cold oatmeal mixed with yogurt. Sounds gross but it actually is really tasty. It has been almost one hour since I put her down to sleep, I probably have about 10 minutes left, maybe I'll relax. Nah, who am I kidding? The dog needs to be groomed, sheets and towels put in the dryer, highchair scrubbed down...I had better run!