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November 22, 2011

5 MONTHS

This sweet little bug is 5 months.
She didn't climb up her crib herself (I made her do it).
Her legs are getting strong.
She is starting to sit up on her own - with a little help.
She loves to nurse every 3 hours.
She's good at taking a bottle.
We've introduced rice cereal, veggies, and bananas to her - wasn't interested at first, but she's getting there.
Still sleeps 9 hours every night.
She sucks on her bottom lip.
She says "ba ba ba" all the time.
She sleeps the best when she naps with me - oops!
She gets so much attention at the store.
Little kids can get her to giggle so easily.
She loves interacting with little kids.
She's very photogenic.
She kicks her legs back and forth when she's happy and excited.
She likes to watch the baby mobile app on Daddy's phone.
She can't sit still at church anymore.
Sometimes she'll grab your face and suck on your nose.
She loves the jogging stroller.
She'll take her binkie out of her mouth and put it back in.
She sucks on her toes when on the ground, in her swing, in her carseat, when you hold her...

Aubree is just so dang cute! We are so lucky and grateful to have her in our lives. I seriously can't get enough of her. Our families in Arizona CANNOT wait until we (Aubree) come home for Christmas. She's the only grandkid on both sides, so Rob and I will never see her haha. She is at such a fun stage right now and we are soaking in every minute.

November 21, 2011

her new face.

This new face of Aubree's cracks us up. She makes this face when she says "ba ba ba". We love her...and yes I squeeze her all day long.

November 15, 2011

Keewaydin Camping Trip

Our good friends, Coulton and Lauren, invited us to go camping on an island just off the shore of Naples called Keewaydin. We said yes in a heartbeat! We're so glad we went because it was seriously the best time we've had in a long time. This little island is just sand and seagrass. If you're on one side of the island you can see the waves on the other side, it's not wide at all.

Between 4 couples and 3 kids, we had so much stuff for an overnight trip. It was quite funny actually, but we had to bring everything. We had our tents, sleeping bags, coolers full of food and water, chairs, tons of wood, and of course all of our beach stuff. It was freezing that night, so we had to bundle up...freezing meaning 50 degrees haha, that is cold for us.

This kid is so rad. We love our pal Lennon.
Lauren, Lennon, Pam, Aubree, Sheree, Rachel, Holden
Aubree did amazing on the trip.
Coulton getting extra wood - thank goodness because we needed it!
Holden, B, Coulton, Rob, Niels
Rob cooking some wieners for a snack
Tinfoil dinners
I had to call my dad (mountain man) because he is pro at camping. His tinfoil dinner ideas were a hit! For our tinfoil dinner we had chicken, veggies, and biscuits. For breakfast I had brought raw scrambled eggs in a ziploc, put the bag in hot water, and the eggs cooked beautifully.
I impressed myself.
Could you just die over her sleeping bag?! Haha she loved it and never slept better. She was so warm and cozy.
Lennon would hop into the pack n play with Holden. So cute.
Sipping on some hot coco. It was cold!
Niels and Pam made pancakes and sausage - I helped (because I wanted some)
After breakfast, we went for a little walk.

The tide went down in the morning leaving our boat beached.
It warmed up a lot so we threw our swimsuits on. The water was cold though.
Thanks for such a great time! We hope to do it again.

November 4, 2011

maybe next time...

Well we tried and no success. Maybe it is a little too early, but the doctor said we could try feeding her real food. I got all excited pureeing butternut squash, getting her tiny bowl and spoon out, but she would just spit it back out. Next month we'll try again!



November 1, 2011

Halloween x 3

Rob and I are seriously so lucky to have such great friends. We had so much fun this past Halloween weekend with them all. We had 3 Halloween parties to attend to - one every night!

Party #1: Ward Party
Us: Angry Birds

Lauren and Coulton: Veronica Corningstone and Ron Burgundy

The Millers: always so creative


Party #2: Nate & Maren Broadbent's
B and Rach: Wayne and Garth from Wayne's World - shaaaaaaawwiiinnng

Paul: Tobias from Arrested Development - hilarious.

Jason and Janey: Edward Scissorhands and his bush - creepy!

Nate, Maren, and Vanna: Siegfried and Roy and their tiger - haha no words can explain. Thanks Maren for throwing a memorable party!

Party #3: B & Rachel Nilsson's

Rach making the most delicious doughnuts. Thanks again Rach for a fun party!