Daddy's girl

Hi dudes. I have to tell you about something my daddy taught me. Here is what happened yesterday:

My mommy put on a Tshirt that had lots of letters. I am learning my letters so I started telling mommy what letters I saw. I saw an O, a U, a Y, and a few others. After I named all o them mommy told me that it says "Journey" and I said, "JOURNEY RULES!" Daddy taught me that. Now mommy and Daddy think it is very funny so I say it all the time. Mommy's shirt was really for the Journey of Hope, but thats okay.

Hope everyone is good this busy month! Be good so Santa will bring you presents and cake- just like me!

My Baby Brother!

Hi everyone! I found out today that I am having a baby brother! Here is a picture of him. He is still in mommy's tummy getting big and strong. I can't wait for him to be here. We will have lots of fun playing cars and trains. Mommy and I get to work on his room and do lots of shopping between now and March.

I'm TWO!!!!

From Aubrey's 2nd birthday

Wow, I can't believe that I'm two years old already. Last Saturday, I had a lot of my friends and family over for a party. A party for ME! I opened presents and ate cake. I was looking forward to eating cake all week. It was well worth it. I even blew out my own candles. What a great time. Thanks to everyone who came to visit and thanks so much for the gifts. It was great to see everyone!

What Happened Outside???

From Windstorm 2008

A few days after we got back from vacation, it was really windy outside. As you can see from the picture, my swingset blew over and there were leaves and branches all over the yard. We lost power in our house (along with 750,000 other Greater Cincinnati residents). Thankfully, we were able to get our power back on a little over 24 hours later, but some people still are without power. I hope they are doing alright. There are some more pictures in the photo gallery so that you can see the mess in our yard.

Vacation

Hi everyone! I just got back from vacation, and boy am I tired! We went to Pigeon Forge and Fairfield Glade-- both in TN. It was lots of fun. We went swimming, played on the beach, and I rode some rides at the amusement park. Mommy is putting up the pictures right now, so go check 'em out. See you soon!

I'm a Big Cousin!

I'm a Big Cousin!
Until last week, I was the baby cousin. Now, My Aunt Brandy and Uncle Gary have a baby. She is my little cousin. Her name is Savannah Rae and she was born on Monday, July 21. She weighed 8lbs 4 oz-- almost my size when I was born! She is so cute. I got to hold her, too. Mommy took a few pictures when we went to see her. I am sure more will be to come.

While we were in Columbus, Mommy, Grandpa, and Grandma took me to the zoo. I got to see some animals we don't have in Cincinnati. Mommy put the pictures in my gallery for you. There are some of me being silly at home too.

By the way, I'm a big cousin now and I am going to be a big sister in March. I can't wait!

What's up world?

Hi everyone! Its been an exciting couple of weeks since my last post. I am just so busy having fun that I can't keep up! I am feeling better now, just had a 2 week bug. I am learning to talk better, too. Mommy and I have been very busy this summer. I even got to stay a whole day with my SuperCousin Abby while mommy and daddy worked. (Thanks SuperCuz... I had tons of fun!) So far we have been to the zoo a lot of times, the park, the aquarium, the playground, and the pool. Many more days at all of these will be to come.

I got a swing set in my backyard now. It is so cool. My next door neighboors gave it to me because they are too big now. It has 2 big girl swings, a little swing, and a double swing. I really wish it had a slide, but thats okay. I got it last night and I played on it right away. I played some more today, but then it started to rain.

I get to see my Grandma and Grandpa D this weekend! I can't wait!!! Mommy is putting up some new pictures of me, so check out the gallery. For now, its off to bed!

Night night world!
Aubrey

Check out my new ride!

Hi all! I got some new wheels yesterday. Thought you might like to see. I am not feeling so well today, so I look a little groggy in the picture. I can't wait to take it out in the backyard tonight.

By the way- like my awesome outfit? I picked it out of my closet myself. I have been asking for weeks, and mommy finally put it on today. She said it is not the right season, but let me do it today anyway. Who Dey!

Sorry the picture isn't the best. Mommy got a new "easy-to-use" camera yesterday (big thanks to daddy) so she doesn't have to haul around lots of stuff to take my picture. I'm letting her play for a few days until I show her how to do it right. I think she'll get it soon.

Later Gators!
Aubrey

Boy do I have LOTS to tell you! I have been oh so busy now that the weather is nice. Mommy and I have been doing lots of landscaping and gardening. We are only about half done- if that- so we will take lots of new pictures when things are pretty and done.

I am growing so so fast. At my doctor's appointment last month I weighed 25 pounds 10 ounces, and I was 33 and a half inches tall. That means I am in the 70 and 90th percentiles (whatever that means). Mommy tells me I am growing too fast, but I think it is great.

I am getting so tall that I am too small for my crib. Mommy told me that at 35" I couldn't sleep in it anymore, so I get a big girls bed. I am so ready for it that I am going to be getting it early! Mommy, daddy and I went shopping and I got to pick out my own sheets and blankets. It was a lot of fun. Tonight we are having a big girl party, where we will all set up the bed and I get to sleep in it for the first time!! I think mommy and daddy are a bit nervous, but I know I can do it.

I am big enough to go potty, too. I have been playing around and trying for a few weeks now, but I have gone 3 times in 2 weeks!! I get really excited when I go on the potty, and then mommy lets me wear my new Princess Panties. It is really cool.

Oh, and I am also big enough for a bike- a real bike! Its a Fischer Price 10-inch bike complete with training wheels. I am just a little bit short for the full pedal motion, but it won't be long at all. Until then mommy and I are working on steering and balancing. I love to ride, and my favorite part is my awesome purple helmet. When I came in the other day, I kept it on my head just for fun.

I have really been learning too. I know all the signs and words in my sign language video. I can tell you a lot of animal sounds too. It is still difficult to get my words to come out right, but I am trying really hard. I am working on other stuff too, like puzzles and colors. (By the way- I have "blue" down pat.)

Well, its nap time and mommy has lots to do. I better go sleep so she can do some stuff. I will be taking pictures at my big girl bed party tonight, so check back later.

~Aubrey

Easter Egg Hunt

I know Eater was almost 2 weeks ago, but this is my first chance to tell you about it. My Grandma and Grandpa D came down to see my new house. It was so much fun to have them here to play with. We did lots of fun things like going to Ikea and building with my blocks. Then on Sunday, Grandma and Grandpa K came over with Aunt Brandy and Uncle Gary... wow was that a lot of fun with everyone at my house!! I was so tired when they all left! When I woke up I got to go have Easter dinner and an egg hunt. It was lots of fun. My great uncle Russel and great aunt Kristi had an egg hunt in their back yard for me and my friend Annabelle. You can see the pictures in the gallery. We got lots of candy and coins. I put them all in my piggy bank. Daddy is going to have to empty it soon because it is so full! Grandma D hid some eggs with coins around my house on Saturday, and I put all of those in too! Whew!

After Easter we went to Gatlinburg with my great grandpa Kinsey. I got to meet my great-great aunt Dot and great-great uncle Marion. They came up from Georgia to see us. It was a fun weekend, but Grandpa K and I got sick. Then when we got home mommy got sick too. It has been a tough week, but thanks to Daddy and Grandma we are all feeling better. Hopefully we stay healthy for a long time now.

Now its April, so mommy and I are looking forward to the weather getting warm. Mommy and I have our garden tools and seeds ready, so we will start taking pictures of our gardens and lawn to show you all. Mommy is also going to do some real pictures of me soon- probably at the park. I will show you all soon! Hope you are all doing good too! See you soon!

Aubrey

Slick roads

Level 3 snow emergency means no cars are allowed on the street... but I am just like my Grandpa K and I HAD to go. I was fishtailing and sliding eveyrwhere! It was AWESOME!! I love snow.

Aubrey

It's a Blizzard!

Today was my very first blizzard! The snow fell all day! When I went to bed we had about 4 or 5 inches. The weather man says we could have more than 14 by tomorrow night!!! Thats more than half of me! I hope I can go out and play again... if I can even walk in it! I hope everyone is warm and cozy. Mom posted pictures of me and daddy in the snow, and then us inside being silly. Check out the gallery!

Night night everyone!
Aubrey

It's been a long time...

Okay, okay... so we are the world's worst bloggers. Forgive us.

Our new house is so cool. Mom says I have enough toys to fill up the whole place, but I think I can fit a few more. It is so neat because mom and dad let me explore the place. When mom's doing something, I can go in my room and try on all my shoes (thanks Aunt Hill for all the shoes you sent me!!). As long as mom can hear me and peak in on me, she lets me stay there. Its so cool to be growing up. I am learning to talk, play together, and get dressed. Any day now I will figure out how this whole talking thing works. I am trying really hard to say things but mom and dad have a hard time understanding me. I will keep trying, though.

A few weeks ago mommy took me to play in the snow. It was so much fun! Mom took some pictures (duh!) and put them in our photo gallery. At first I was a bit scared, but then I realized how much fun it could be! I ran around the yard and even touched it with my hands!



Mommy, daddy, and I have been working around the house a lot. You can see pictures of us and our house in the gallery too. Pretty soon it will be time to work on the yard and the gardens. I can't wait!

Mommy's work is going well. She is getting calls all the time. She hasn't had much time to take new pictures of me, but she will be doing some soon. She is trying to get her "work room" together so she can do some cool crafting and stuff. She is going to make some cool things for me and all my cousins soon- even the baby cousin Aunt Brandy has in her tummy. That will be cool.

Daddy is very busy at work. He got to go to Colorado a few weeks ago. He went to visit Uncle Scott while he was there. If you check Aunt Hill's picture gallery you can see daddy. He had fun. Now he is busy here, but he still has time to play with me. He says he really likes his job, though. Daddy spends a lot of time working on the house. He is a real handyman- almost like Handy Manny. He has already fixed a bunch of stuff and has even more on his list.

Hmmm... for three months I think I have updated you pretty well. Mommy says I can get on and blog more, so I hope she is right. I hope everyone is doing alright. See you all soon!

Aubrey