Disneyland 2014

 My little water baby enjoyed playing in the warm May weather before we left for California.

 We had a 3 day Disneyland pass and spent the first day at California Adventure.

 I wasn't sure how Aubrie would react to all the characters, but she LOVED seeing them. Her favorite was Minnie Mouse of course.

 Playing at Crystal Cove: Every time a wave would hit Aubrie's feet she would squeal so loud...she loved it and didn't want to leave.

This trip to Disneyland was quite the adventure. I spent the first 4 days with a stomach bug and spent lots of time in the Disneyland bathrooms, needless to say, I didn't ride many rides. On the day before we were leaving, we were driving to Disneyland and got rear-ended in our rental car. The car that hit us from behind hit us so hard we hit into the car in front of us. We were all a little shaken up and still have some back/neck pain. Despite all the craziness, the best part of Disneyland was seeing the excitement on Aubrie's face when she saw all the characters and princesses.

Tulip Festival and Mother's Day

 For Mother's Day weekend, I wanted to spend time as a family and enjoy the unusually warm weather at the Tulip Festival. I really tried hard to get at least one picture of Aubrie in the tulips, but I guess it was wishful thinking that a 20 month old would sit still.  Needless to say, she was a busy and grumpy one (later I found out she had 4 molars coming in at the time).

 Most of my pictures turned out like the one below:

 For Mother's Day, we decided it would be fun to have a 4 generational picture taken for the future. It was fun to spend time together as girls and have lunch.  For Mother's day this year I got new flip flops and a pedicure!

Visit to the Zoo and First Easter Egg Hunt

 We finally had one nice day in March without snow so we decided to visit the zoo.

 I can't believe how much Aubrie has grown in just 8 months!

 Aubrie's first Easter egg hunt was at my dad's fire station egg hunt in Sandy. She loved it and kept saying "more more more" and enjoyed opening each egg and stuffing her mouth full of chocolate.

Getaway weekend at Moab

 We have been needing a vacation to get warm and we decided to go for the weekend to Moab. This was Jeff and Aubrie's first time going there and it was definitely a fun time. We stayed in the cabins at the KOA and spent Saturday at Arches.

 Balanced Rock

 I think she is getting a little too big for this backpack...hehehe

 We hiked up to the "Windows" which was really neat and pretty.

 Of course Aubrie had to walk since she thinks she is so big.

 This was the closest we came to Delicate Arch which was fine with us.

 Aubrie's favorite hike was to the Sand Dune Arch. Underneath this arch is a huge sand hill that kids were climbing up and sliding/rolling down.

March happenings

 Aubrie has become a very, and I mean a VERY busy girl with endless amounts of energy. She loves dumping any baskets/buckets upside down and unloading any drawer she can get her hands on. Needless to say, we call her our "little tornado". It is wonderful when we get an hour every day of peace when she is sleeping.

 This face of Aubrie is what we call "baby Chris Farley" face. Chubby cheeks and all!

 Sterling and Amanda got a puppy this week and of course we had to make a visit. Aubrie was in love with him and they gave eachother lots of kisses/licks.

 Aubrie has discovered how to climb into the fridge to get what snacks she wants... her favorite now is grapes. We catch her with her mouth full and making her cheesy face.

 She helped Grandma make oatmeal cookies on Friday and was too cute in her apron (which I remember wearing).

 My mom celebrated her 50th birthday this year at our house. She looks great!

At the end of February, Jeff purchased his dream truck...a blacked-out Toyota Tundra fully loaded and within a day of posting his Dodge on KSL we sold it! What a blessing! Pictures of the new truck to come.

We went to feed the ducks on Saturday and since Aubs loves animals we thought she would like it....and she sure did...she was quacking and waving at the ducks.

Monster Trucks

 This month we went to 2 Monster Truck shows. One was with my family and Aubrie's first and the other was just a date night for Jeff and I. Aubrie suprisingly loved it and kept her ear protection on the entire time and would watch the trucks and motorcycles drive around. I remember my dad taking me and Sterling every year as little kids and we loved it.

 Grave Digger Truck

What Aubrie is up to these days: (17 1/2 months old)
-She can say many words now and is becoming more clear with her speech. She says: cheese, eggs, mom, dad, and yells daaaadd, yay, baba, bye, hi and many others that I can't think of right now.

-She has unlimited amounts of energy and loves jumping on the couch and kicking all the pillows off
-Loves chasing the kitties and trying to "hug" them
-Loves her family members especially Shannon
-Is becoming picky with foods at times but still loves pasta, pizza, and mac and cheese
-Loves to be chased down the hallway and tickled as she growls at us.
-Still loves going to daycare and runs to Sheena and hugs here as soon as we walk in the door
-Got an ear infection this month :(
-Loves to play dolls and barbies and feeds them bottles and pretend food
-Can count to 2
-Loves music and dancing and has excellent rhythm
-Loves to jump up and down
-Can tell you lots of animal noises including: cat (mean cat growl), dog, cow, owl, duck, bird, bunny (sniffs her nose), chicken, horse, and more than I am forgetting.