Lots to Blog About

For starters, Ryleigh is 7 Months Old! Go Ryleigh! I think she is going to out grow her little bassinet soon, which makes me sad. We really would like to move her to her crib soon, but  we haven't bought an extra monitor yet. Ryleigh is so much fun. She laughs when we bounce her on the bed. She smiles often, even when she is hungry. She is getting better and better with her neck control. When she wakes up from a nap, I can see her head peeking up above the bassinet as she tries to look around. I have been impressed with that. We are still not sitting up on our yet, but that is okay. She hates tummy time. It often just turns into her sleeping on her tummy. 
  Aubrey is no longer sleeping in her crib! We are so proud of her! She is actually taking longer naps, and sleeping later now. Aubrey makes us laugh all the time. Sometimes when she hugs us, she will say, "Ahh cute." I guess we say that a lot. She will actually tell us now when she doesn't like something by simply saying, "I don't like it." I guess that can be good and bad. She is definitely at that stage of repeating things over and over. For example, if we are going to see Kate she will say over and over, "Going to Kate's house." Then she will go through everyone's name, Kate, Carly, Dixie, Aunt Tam, Zack. She will say it over and over. If I don't respond by saying something like, "Yes, we are going to see Kate." She gets louder and louder.  She is also very into doing everything herself. She is great at putting things exactly where they go. I love that about her.
  We took our first trip to Longview with Ryleigh. It was really a lot of fun. I love Longview. We had such a great time with family, and Aubrey even got to have her first Butcher Shop burger. I seriously think they have the best burgers in the world. It was wonderful getting to take her to church at Alpine for the first time too. There have been many people there who have reached out to us, encouraged us, and prayed for us.  Aubrey loved spending time with her Mimi and Papi, and her Auntie and Tido(Aunt Candice and Uncle Jose).  We had some great food while we were there!
  We also had a fun weekend in Grapevine while the boys went hunting. It was nice spending a couple of days at home. My mom cooked us up some great meals.  Kate and Aubrey had a lot of play time together. Tam and I got to spend time with my mom and sisters. It was nice getting to take her to church in Grapevine too. She has had a lot of people praying for her there as well. We felt very loved.
   Enjoy the pics!

I couldn't resist posting this pic! Aubrey loves Maggie!

Aubrey thought Ryleigh was in need of company

She wanted to take a picture too

This was on the way to Longview. Aubrey got real happy when she realized Maggie was behind her.

Aubrey loves her bear

Mimi made Candice's old room into a fun room for Aubrey

It didn't take Aubrey long to find the stroller and baby doll

Ryleigh and Mimi

Isn't the view amazing? Maggie loves her Mimi too!

I love this pic of Granny Cox with the Girls

Tido was great and pushed Aubrey as long as she wanted

Auntie and Tido were great playmates over the weekend

This was Aubrey saying "Cheese"

Aubrey never gets tired of swinging!

Ryleigh's first time in the crib

Aubrey loves Butcher Shop too!

Family Pic (Aubrey was scared the bugs were going to get her)

This was my attempt at getting a pic of Aubrey in Candice's bed

We are finally toddler bed trained!

What? You mean I am not supposed to wear foundation on my lips? These are the kinds of things that happen while I am nursing!

This was a sweet pic of Aubrey and my Mom on her birthday. Happy birthday Mom!

Tummy Time!

While we were in Grapevine, Aubrey and Kate loved sitting at the bar. Aubrey kept going to my old spot, and Kate kept going to Tam's old spot.

Aubrey had lots of fun with the cousins!

Aubrey and Kate love reading books together

This is one of my favorite pictures ever! (Thank you Tam!) These were old chairs of Tam and I's. Donuts always make Aubrey happy!

Aubrey loves the trampoline! It cracks me up that she has a leaf by her mouth.

Nana with the girls!

Another sweet 7 Month pic