Happy 7th Birthday Aubrie

Aubrie turned 7 years old this year on September 2nd while we were coming home from the Cabin. 

The week before her real birthday, she wanted to have a friend party that was LOL doll themed at the splash pad. She had about 10 kids attend and had a blast being the center of attention, playing in the water, eating cake and pizza, and opening presents with her friends. 

The friends she invited were mostly from Lotsa Tots and included: Gabe, Harrison, Brody and Taylor Bunker, Izzie, Kaia, Kendra, Allie and Ezra Bush and Addie and Harper as well as Brynnley.
She got spoiled with tons of LOL toys and other fun things.

We celebrated Aubrie's real birthday at the Cabin in Hatch. Grandma Susie made a fun LOL birthday complete with a cake and presents.

                                                                 Mammoth Ice Caves

A few things about Aubrie at age 7:
- Favorite food: Olive garden pasta
- Favorite colors: Teal, Pink, Red, and white
-Favorite tv show: Loud House and Big City Greens on Nickalodeon.
- Favorite movie: Toy Story 4 and Barbie Dreamhouse
- Favorite things to do: She absolutely loves water and if you can't find her....is probably playing in some sort of water or puddle. She loves playing soccer and being competitive as well as swim lessons and playing baseball and riding her bike around the circle. She also loves being outside no matter the weather.
- Funny things she says: Statue of Liverty
- She loves learning and going to school and is a great reader.
- Favorite Toys: She  loves LOL dolls and all the little accessories, Barbies, Super Hero Girls, Legos.

- What do you want to be when you grow up? Hairstylist
- Who do you like to spend time with? My grandma Susie cause she does lots of fun stuff
- What are you afraid of? Haunted House at Lagoon
-What do you like to do with your family? Go camping and Disneyland
-Who are your friends? Charlee, Brexlee, Allie and Ezra and Izzy, Gabe and Harrison
-What do you love to learn about? Cats
-Where do you like to go? Disneyland
-What makes you laugh? When Mom reads "Ten Tiny Tickles" book to me
-What is your favorite book? Pete the Cat and Peppa Pig books
-If you had one wish what would it be? 100 LOLs

August Cancer Update

On July 31st I started a new chemotherapy medication. Dr. Werner wants me to try this new Injection called Faslodex which will replace the Letrozole I have been taking for years. This will hopefully keep the cancer from growing sine the Letrzole and Palbo combination wasn't working as well anymore.

I go into the South Jordan Huntsman every 2 weeks for the first month and then will just have them once a month. The injections are super thick and give the nurses a workout pushing them into my hips. I have to get 1 in each hip. So far the only side effects I have noticed are a nasty chemical smell when I pee for about the first 2 weeks that starts pretty immediatly after the shot and get immediate bloating. I  have noticed that a few days after the injections I am very fatigued and have soreness in my hips.

Since having 3 rounds of injections, I have gained about 10 lbs despite eating clean and exercising. This is very frustrating since being bloated and swollen everywhere is miserable, especially when I am tierd but still try to be as active as possible. I continue to struggle with hot flashes but find they are worse in the mornings around 8-10 AM and caffinne triggers them more.

My hair is still growing and had it cut recently for a little change. As much as I would like to grow it long again, it is so hard getting it past a certain point and with hot flashes the long hair is awful.

August Adventures

The beginning of August we had a surprise birthday party for Grandma P  at Silver Lake by Brighton. My Mom planned a fun picnic and we enjoyed being up in the mountains for the day and seeing all the critters running around. 

Aubrie also played baseball this year and hit 2 home runs in 1 game. She has a good arm and aim too.

Bluffdale Days was the second week of August this year and the girls loved the Monster Truck show, the rodeo, and getting to ride in the parade in the fire truck with Papa.

Since Aubrie played baseball this year, she got some tickets to a Bees game so we decided to pick the "Princess night" and fireworks afterwards.

                                                      

We celebrated Papa P's 79th birthday at their home. 

This year I made a special book for Papa P with pictures and funny stories we remember of Papa as well as a list of the things he has taught us such as using Windex to clean our hands after fishing. 

Back to School

August 21 2019

1st grade Mrs Bruce

Bastian Elementary

Aubrie was most excited for 1st grade because she gets to eat lunch in the cafeteria and go to school ALL day!

Brynnley started Pre-School at Lotsa Tots with her teacher Ms. Sheena and Ms. Autumn. Brynnley was so excited to start pre-school so she can catch up to Aubrie and start reading. Brynnley has started doing the Upstart program daily that helped Aubrie learn to read and Brynn loves to do her "homework" practicing writing her name and letters. Brynnley is able to write the letter B at this time and is working on the rest of her name.

Backstreets Back Alright!!!

 When I heard that Backstreet Boys were going to go on a US Tour I bought tickets the day they went on sale in November 2018.  I previously saw them in Las Vegas a year ago and enjoyed re-living some of my favorite songs and was so excited they were coming to Utah. On August 6th, Shannon, my Mom and I attended their DNA tour at Vivint Arena (Delta Center). It was such a great show and we had good seats at 7th row up from the floor. The tickets were quite pricey but sooooo worth it. I was amazed at how good their concert was, especially since they are a lot older and all have kids, they could still sing and dance like it was still the 2000's! They are just as good as they were 26 years ago!