Meet Bob

Bob is Jose's dream come true. Jose's petunia pickle bottom. Bob is our new stroller.



Before Aubriella was born we went back and forth debating if the Bob's claims were worth the expensive price tag. Could this stroller really be worth the costs of two of our registered stroller, plus a car seat, plus an adapter?? I voted no, Jose voted yes...the decision was made by the generous gift of our registered stroller.



Even with our perfectly decent stroller, Jose has pined for a Bob- going so far as to fake cry every time we saw one. I kid not. He argued that a Bob would last for the remaining children we will someday have, and finally made a deal that he would work on call to earn money to buy the Bob.

A month later after taking a few middle of the night CPS calls, he had earned the money. Thanks to a great deal on Diapers.com, the Bob arrived 2 days later.



Without further ado, meet Bob...







Aubriella was laughing when we pulled her by her toes! That is how light it is!


I'm not gonna lie, Jose was right. This stroller is pretty sweet. If anything, his enthusiasm for the stroller has begun daily family walks- that in itself is worht it. Now if I could only get him to go on call to earn a certain Petunia pickle bottom...

On a walk with her cousins


Sharing a seat with cousin Jesse.

At the mall

Fashionista

If there is anything I hear more than being told Aubriella is beautiful or that she has "so much hair!" it is that she is never seen in the same outfit twice. I'd like to take this moment to thank her very generous Grammy and Nana (and her favorite girl cousins Adriana and Savannah who pick out things for Grammy to be even more generous) who have provided about 95% of her clothes. In stark contrast to her mother who has all of maybe 10 shirts that fit, all over 2 years old, Aubriella has enough clothes to dress an army of beautiful babies.



Here is a sample of some of her recent outfits:

I bought this baby Gap sweatshirt on clearance before I even knew Aubriella was a girl!



We love the tutu and jean jacket!


This is probably the most "boring" outfit she has worn lately, but still looks cute! Her Nana dressed her this day and did her hair (the hair was cuter before her nap!).

She loves to stand on and climb the stairs!!

Too cool for school in this argyle ensemble.



I love her overall dress and white leggings- this outfit has been repeated several times!

Grammy and Adri bought her the cutest Vans shoes and socks! Look at Aubri checking her feet out!

I love her beanie that Shawnee bought her before she was born.

Crazy Hair take two

Deja Vu! I feel like I have done this post before. It seems there are endless pictures of Aubriella's hair on this blog. That is what happens I guess when she has been blessed with such beautiful locks! We had a little fun with the shampoo during one of her recent baths...

She didn't have a clue why we were laughing!



"What is so funny??"

Book Worm

After I got Aubriella dressed the other day I decided to snap a picture.

She smiled for one picture, but decided I wasn't too interesting!


Off she crawled for her books! During nap time she will try to lunge out of my arms for her books if I forget to read to her.

Aubriella LOVES to be read to... as long as she gets to turn the pages and you read her one of her 6 favorite books. She can be a little picky.

She pulled them off the shelf one by one ( I helped put them around her), and picked her favorite book Snuggle Puppy.

I love this picture because it looks like she is really reading!

But really, the best part about books is the way they taste!

Avila Valley Barn

Instead of sorting through the hundreds of pictures we took in August, I'm starting with our most recent of September!

My dad has been working so hard fixing up his backyard. Every chance he gets he is working on the huge project that is coming along nicely! I was pleasantly surprised he and my mom took us up on the offer to go to Avila Valley Barn- he actually took Labor Day weekend seriously! I love Avila Valley Barn and was so happy to take Aubriella with her Nana and Papa (and Uncle Jasen!). Of course this is just the first of many times I plan on going these next few months. We will have to go back in October for pumpkins and hayrides, and probably again in December for Christmas tree pictures!

The day was perfect. It was sunny, only moderately crowded, and I enjoyed eating the roasted corn on the cob, drinking the fresh apple cider, and trying Oatmeal chocolate chip homemade ice cream....yum!

Aubriella couldn't have been in a happier mood. She was so silly all day making funny noises and faces to make us laugh. Most of the time we would sit her for a picture and she would start fake laughing and smiling to show off. This girl already loves the camera (good thing since we shove it in her face everyday!). Aubriella loves to stand all the time now. Her little legs are so strong, and any chance she gets she wants to be showing off her skills! She loved the attention she was

getting!

A rare moment of seriousness!

Look at this goofy smile in between fake laughs and blowing raspberries!

She is Papa's little girl! She knows how to work him too! He was about to fork over some serious dough for overpriced toys in the gift shop, until we convinced him otherwise.
See... She knows just how to do it. Who can resist her after a sweet, slobbery kiss??

She loved staring at the animals- she isn't quite sure what to think of them!

Aubri isn't looking, but I love this picture of her with my parents!

And finally, an adorable series of wagon pictures. I can't get over how beautiful my little girl is!

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pictures I just uploaded to the computer! Once I go through them, there will be plenty of blog posts!

Family Swim Day

A month ago (a little behind on blogging!) I planned a church Family Swim Day at Avila Hot Springs. I was so excited by the feedback I had received before the event and I had my hopes up for a huge turn out. Sadly there was only about 15 who showed up. It was tempting to be disapointed and discouraged (I'll admit I was a bit), but we had a great time and were able to hang out with great friends. That really is all that should matter!

Aubriella and Kai had a good time together in the playpen!

Jake loved the water!

Great daddies