birthday month.

Recap of January

Rob turned 27.

I turned 26.

Aubree's crawling, everywhere.

We started playing tennis, a lot - Rob is good, I'm not.

We love the beach.

Are you wondering if I squeeze and kiss her all day long? Well I do and I love it so so much.

Aubree has mucho friends.

7 Months

Aubree is 7 months old and I have to say, I LOVE this age!

The day after we got home from our long trip in Arizona, Aubree decides to start crawling....everywhere. It is hilarious!! She is still kind of robotic, but crawls fast. Another exciting thing happened the week we got back, her two bottom teeth popped through. Cutest little chompers!

So here are some facts about Aubree at 7 months:

She crawls.

Sits up.

Has two bottom teeth.

Pulls herself up - in her crib, the couch, the tub.

Obsessed with solid food.

Nurses every 3 hours.

Sleeps 10 hours, eats real fast, then sleeps for another hour.

Likes sitting in the grocery cart like a big girl.

Is still obsessed with other kids.

Loves walking around in the kiddie pool with her floatie.

Enjoys eating sand at the beach - no stopping it.

Still taking 3 naps a day.

Likes to be rocked to sleep.

Can push doors open.

Likes to knock down block towers.

Plays peek a boo.

Obsessed with the Xbox controller.

Super ticklish...all over.

Follows me around the house.

Likes to give kisses.

Starting to have a mind of her own.

Getting into things.

California after Christmas

The entire Stapley family headed to San Juan Capistrano for Fern's (Elissa) wedding. It was a fun quick trip!

Fern and Trevor got married on December 28 which is a very special day that is well known within the Stapley family. Grandpa and Grandma Stapley got married on that day in 1951, Amamda Stapley and Mark Earnest got married on that day in 2002, Rob and I got married on that day in 2007, and now Elissa Stapley and Trevor Bruce. It is especially special to me and Rob because his parents also got married on that day in 1982.

During our stay in California we visited the Frey's, Rob's grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins. It was great for them to see baby Aubree at a fun age.

Rob, Aubree, and I were lucky enough to stay the night at cousin Becca and Steve's house. Danny and Aubree loved playing with each other every morning.

Fern and Trevor got married in the Newport temple. Oh I love that temple! Rob and I were grateful to attend the beautiful ceremony.

The reception was held at the Stapley's home. It was amazing! So was the food (I had thirds)!!

Oh and Happy 4 year Anniversary to me and Rob! Yahoo!

bottle duty.

cute daddy.

Aubree is obsessed with cousin Danny.

love this munchkin.

we love and miss these guys.

cousins.

Christmas Day

This was the best present under the tree on Christmas day!

Christmas was the best this year! We spent the morning with the Laney's and the afternoon with the Stapley's, and that night with both families. We are so lucky!

Christmas Eve

For Christmas Eve the Stapley family tradition is to have Jordan's Mexican food. We grew up on the stuff, it is our favorite!! We held this special occasion at the farm where we had a hayride, rode horses, and had a bonfire. It was so great to spend time with our family! Afterwards, we put together a bunch of gifts to give to a few families in need. What a touching experience that was for everyone! I love doing that every year.

Aubree's first time on her horse, Trigger.

Aubree is obsessed with all her boy cousins.

Love these two.

Aubree loves her Uncle B.

Santa & Horses

Aubree loved Santa! She was more interested in his beard.

We took Aubree to the farm to see our horses. She loved them. She would pull on their whiskers and put her fingers in their nose.

Aubree was excited to meet A.J.

Aubree loved Trigger's nostrils.

Half a Year

Happy 6 months to our sweet baby Aubree! Can you believe it?! Every day she learns something new and it brings a tear to my eye because she's growing up so fast (I say that every month). It was fun to be home (in AZ) while she turned 6 months because our family and friends got to see how fun and cute she's become (compared to when they saw her last - she was 2 weeks old). We love this gal so much!

Aubree's stats

HEAD: 17 in

HEIGHT: 25 in

WEIGHT: 14 lb 10 oz

Aubree is mobile now - she scoots backwards/takes 5 crawls forward.

She sits up on her own.

She is teething - her 2 bottom teeth are almost popping through.

She always sleeps on her stomach with her legs tucked up.

She still has to have her blankie and binkie when she goes to sleep.

She is obsessed with doing the Indian noise with her mouth.

She loves to chew on a toothbrush.

She will mimic you - clap hands, wiggle lips with fingers.

She eats food now and nurses every 3 hours.

She loves loves water out of a cup/sippy.

She always kicks off her shoes.

She wears size 3 diapers.

Because she's teething, she wakes up a few times in the night and I give her medicine.

She likes her bouncy jungle gym thing.

She is obsessed with being outside.

When she's cranky, she'll look at me and make a bitter beer face and fuss.

She loves loves loves her grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

She likes to grab your face and kiss you.

She is a wiggle worm.

She likes to face forward when holding her.

She tries to get people's attention and smiles at them.

She takes 3 naps a day.

Aubree's Instafriends

While we were in Arizona we got to meet up with some of my best friends who also had babies this year. It was fun to put the babies together for a group photo.

Brody Ortega, Bennett Dickson, Jonah Niu, Aubree

And then there is cute little Cecilia Rose Riter. BFF from the start!

Thanks Dave and Amy for being such great friends.

sick baby

We've got a sick baby in the house, so sad. This is Aubree's first cold. Her nose is so stuffed, she can't breath and suck on her binkie at the same time...well she'll try to suck for a few seconds, then take a deep breath. The snot bubbles are the funniest, but it is still sad. We hope she gets better before we leave to Arizona.

still eating leftovers

Thanksgiving Day: I made my first turkey and let me tell you....I was sweating bullets the entire process! It was stressful. But now that I know what to do and what not to do, I wouldn't mind doing it again. I have to admit, the bird turned out perfectly and was so delicious!

We were lucky enough to spend Thanksgiving with our good pals the Nilssons. Because it was just us 4 adults, we had SO MUCH FOOD LEFTOVER, but we didn't care because leftovers are the best part.

Ooooh how I love Thanksgiving food. Rach made the most mouth-watering yams and cranberry sauce. Everything we made was amazing! I think we did great for making our first Thanksgiving meal. The only thing we were missing was my Grandma Stapley's sauerkraut - it is to.die.for

Black Friday: I still can't believe we had enough energy to wait in line at Target. By the time I went to bed that night, I had been up for 21 hours. When that happens: me=grouchy.

Look at us gems.

Saturday: Rob, Aubree, and I went to the beach and relaxed the rest of the day. We were still so full of food!

Sunday: Rob and Aubree couldn't go to church because they got a cold :(

All in all, it was a great Thanksgiving weekend. Even though we really missed our families, it is great to have wonderful friends here who we consider family.