It's Friday! (Check out these Dancing Queens)

Can you say DANCE PARTY! Dancing parties put everyone in a good mood! (Except Maggie! Check out the second video!) Happy Friday!

Ryleigh put these necklaces on herself!

A Few More Memorable June Moments

Ryleigh starting drinking from a straw! I couldn't believe how easy it was for her to do it! She even will drink the yogurt smoothies that Aubrey loves so much!
Happy 17 Months today Ryleigh!

This was a day in June that Aubrey's cousins (The Jacksons) came over to play at our house. The girls loved it! They had lots of playmates, and lots of giggles!

Everyone eating lunch!

Aubrey loves playing at Kate's house. It usually includes playing in the backyard, and getting very dirty. We let the girls get cleaned up in a big bubble bath!

We love Aunt Tami's neighborhood park too!

Aubrey got to experience her first boat ride in the month of June. Some friends of ours invited us out on their boat. Aubrey was not sure about it at first, but then she loved it! We had a great day just the three of us! We decided it was best to leave Ryleigh with her Aunt Sheri on such a hot day.

Rod and Aubrey

Aubrey also loved getting out on the lake with her Daddy!

We had such a fun day!

Ryleigh loved spending time at her Nana and Papa's house on Father's Day! She was a big fan of Mexican Stack Ups!

Aubrey was so sweet! She got up in Papa's lap and let him read book after book.

Nana and Ryleigh

I love this Father's Day pic! It's  so perfectly represents how full our hands are right now with our two girls! Rod is an incredible, loving Father to Aubrey and Ryleigh.

Aubrey helping Papa read cards and open presents.

I have found that grocery store trips are way easier if I let Aubrey carry a basket, and let her help take things off the shelf. She loves to be a helper.

The girls experienced  their first VBS in June! Here are the girls dressed before our first day. I ended up getting to teach, it was a great week for me too!

My friend Tracy was one of the people that helped take care of Ryleigh that week. It was so comforting to know that Ryleigh was in such good hands! Of course Ryleigh has her lovie too!

Here was another one of her teachers.

Where is your smile Aubrey? Don't you like VBS?

Here she is with some of her classmates.

I love the rope idea!

Aubrey's Class

She is still not sure how she feels about it.

Aubrey loves playing in our little play pool, as well as anyone else's play pool! She loves to be in the water!

Or, playing in it!

You can't tell in this picture, but Ryleigh hit her eye on our red table while playing with Aubrey.

Here is a closer look! Poor girl!

The other big thing that happened in June was....We started taking Ryleigh to the NURSERY! Our friends Brent and Erika took some pictures of Ryleigh on her second day there. It was Harper's last day (their daughter) before moving up to the next class. I love these pictures!

July Moments will be coming soon!

I Love This Video of my Fun, Silly Girls!

I have many June Moments to blog about! However, I captured the girls on video today, and I had to share! I love Aubrey's messy, nap hair in the video! It's classic Aubrey hair! Her hair gets so crazy after she has been sleeping! Ryleigh's laugh is adorable, and Aubrey is just so sweet!

Oh, and it has been so much fun watching Aubrey play with my old Cabbage Patch Dolls, stuffed animals, and doll clothes! Tami and I went through some of our old stuff last weekend. It's neat to watch Aubrey take joy in some of the same things I did as a little girl! Great Memories!

Aubrey is 3!

I can't believe my little girl is now 3! Aubrey is one of a kind, and I love every part of her. I can't believe how fast these past 3 years have gone.

Aubrey is so sweet natured, and so tender hearted. She is so quiet in big group settings, but we see such a different side of her at home. She loves dance parties, Cailou, playing with her baby, snacks, playing outside and swimming. Aubrey loves to pretend to talk on the phone too! She always ends her conversations with "Talka bye." That's what she hears when she hears me say, "Talk to you later, bye."

Aubrey has started making bottles for her baby with an empty formula container, and bottle I gave her. It's the cutest thing. She will say things like, "Baby is hungry," or "I am making baby a bottle Mommy." Sometimes when I am holding Aubrey and Ryleigh at the same time I will say, "I got my two pickles." I got it from the movie Little Rascals. Now Aubrey will hold one baby on each hip and say, "Look Mommy, I got my two pickles". Aubrey also tries to help keep Ryleigh happy while I am changing her diaper. She will step up on her stool and say, "It's okay sweetie".

I hear Aubrey say lots of things to her baby, that I say to her or Ryleigh. Here are just a few....

"When you wake up, we will play, okay?"

"That's a Mommy job, okay?"

"It's okay sweetie."

"Baby is sleeping"

"We go pee pee on the potty, we don't go pee pee in our diaper".

Aubrey has even learned my bad habit of getting Sonic everyday! When I roll down the window to order, she wants to order too. So, I roll down her window and we order at the same time.

If you read this blog often, you know that Aubrey and her cousin Kate are close. We decided to do a joint party for the two of them this year, since their birthday is just three weeks apart. We couldn't invite many people outside of family, however I wish we could of had everyone there! We had a great celebration at one of their favorite parks! Check out Aubrey and Kate blowing out the candles!

This was right before the party started, the girls are ready!

They did not hold back on donuts!

Decorations consisted of lots of pictures of Kate and Aubrey growing up together.

We included lots of fun breakfast foods too!

When can we explore?

My friend Erika took this sweet picture of the two of us while we were having a prayer for the girls.

Family Pic

Group Shots

A fun day for Aubrey!

The girls got to blow out their candles on a bunny rabbit donut!

Good job Aubrey!

Aubrey was real embarrassed about the fact that she thought the candle was edible!

Tam and I taking a silly shot!

The kids had fun hitting the pinatas!

Ryleigh wanted to help!

Aubrey was not interested in doing anything to the pinata. She did enjoy holding the bat though.

Opening gifts

Aubrey with Mimi and Papi

Aubrey loves to hit Papa

Aubrey with Nana and Papa

Eating her birthday donut

Ryleigh didn't hold back either!

Aubrey and Ryleigh love the new tent that got from their Aunt KK! Check them out!

Moving onto to Aubrey's actual birthday, June 25

I wanted to make Aubrey's day a special one. We started out the day by letting her pick out a donut of her choice. Which one will she choose?

Then, as we were about to leave the parking lot, (I had not even started the car) a man backed into us. Luckily, the damage was not too bad, but everything comes with a price. I am happy to say, it was not my fault!

I was determined to look past it, and for Aubrey to have a fun day! So, we went to her favorite neighborhood park to eat donuts.

I painted her nails!

She helped me make her birthday cake!

Rod and I took the girls to Gatti Town for lunch. Since it was Aubrey's birthday, we let her have her own Dr. Pepper. She loved it!

Aubrey also enjoyed playing games with Daddy!

Ryleigh enjoyed the pizza too!

Ryleigh wants to know when she can start playing games!

We had time at home for Aubrey to open presents, and eat cake!

 Aubrey got to blow out the candles a second time.

 Our friends Micheal and Jilinda invited us over to swim in their community pool. Aubrey loves swimming, and she loves Lydia, so it was a perfect way to end her birthday.

 These girls are so much fun!

Aubrey,

 I still remember  the first time I saw you. I was instantly a different person. You changed me for the better. You taught me to love in a way that I did not know existed.

Aubrey, there are so many things I love about you. You are so in touch with people's emotions. You have such a tender, compassionate heart. You love to help others, and you are so clean for a three year old! You are such a great big sister to Ryleigh. You play with her all the time! You have already learned so many things about taking care of a baby. I have no doubt that some day you are going to be an incredible Mommy.

I love that I have the priviledge to know things about you that nobody else does. You are quiet in big crowds, but at home you are our little outgoing, dancing queen. You love to eat Mexican food , just like your Mommy does.  You are so beautiful on the inside and out. I love your dark eyes, and your long eyelashes. You are my favorite three your old in the whole world! I love being your Mommy Aubrey! I can't wait to spend a lifetime of birthdays with you!

I love you, Mom