Double Digits!

10 months! I can't believe it! Aubree is just growing like a weed. We can really see so many changes in her over the last few months. For one, her personality is just bursting from her fingertips. She is so curious and does not miss a thing!! She LOVES music and absolutely LOVES to dance. Some of her favorite songs include Soul Sister by Train, Whip It by Devo, and Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet. Soul Sister is by far her fave. Aubree also loves to wave. She will wave at people clear across the room after staring them down so that they look at her.

She is not crawling yet but does scoot on her belly when there is something she really, really wants. We have decided that she is just going to walk. I actually think that she will talk before she walks based on all of her jibber jabbering. Whichever order she chooses will be just fine with us!!

The Best Birthday to Date!

I had the best birthday while in Gulf Shores. All I kept thinking about was what a difference a year actually makes!! Last year I was about 7 months pregnant and anxiously awaiting the arrival of Aubree Michelle. This year was so different than last and even more wonderful as I sat in front of the cake holding my 10 month old baby girl. Who could ask for anything more?! Great family, great friends, and of course....great cake!

JD found the best little bakery in Gulf Shores and got the most delish cake!

2009....notice the belly2010....Dream come true!
I will share my cake with this little one any day!!

Our 1st Family Vacation!

We had the most wonderful first family vacation ever! We are super lucky to have such great friends as Angela and Jarred that would invite us to join their family vacation. Thanks guys!!
Despite the tropical storm warnings, we had the most wonderful time together. The girls loved the pool, I had a wonderful 29th birthday (despite the cancelled hot air balloon ride), the outlet mall was amazing (Aubree made out like a bandit), and most important was the great family time we had! Even the middle of the night road trip was memorable! Aubree had it made in the back seat with her DVD player/foot rest combo and her neck pillow!

Here are some of my favorite pics. The song playing to the slide show is Aubree's favorite so I had to use it! She will immediately drop whatever it is she is playing with so that she can throw her hands in the air and dance (all with the biggest grin on her face) as soon as she hears it.

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The Sweetest Thing

I have discovered the second sweetest thing ever (first is definitely baby kisses!). This is what Aubree does every night before I lay her down in her crib. I think it's a stall tactic that she discovered because she knows how much I absolutely LOVE it when she puts

her head on my shoulder. If so.....it works! I usually stand there until my arms just can't take

it any longer!

Fun at the Splash Pad

What a fun Friday we had! Angela, Ava, and Lauriss joined me and Aubree for a late afternoon trip to the Splash Pad in the neighborhood. Ava runs around like she has been walking for 3 years so unfortunately, we were not able to get any pictures of the two little ones together. Aubree is still more interested in the people around her but there were a few moments were she actually enjoyed being in the water! Let me re-phrase......she enjoyed sitting in the water for sure, but she people watched the entire time!! It is so fun to just sit and watch her watching other people, go figure! I can't wait to know what is going on in that little head of hers when she starts talking. BUT......guess what Aubree says????? She says mama (the two best syllables in the world)!!!! Most of the time it comes out as mamamama but who cares!! And, most of the time she is crying when she says it but who cares!! I love it no matter how she says it because she knows that I am "mama." Oh how I love being a mom!!! And yes...she says dadadada too : )

Do you love the kitty glam swimsuit?! Too bad I lost the sunglasses that matched!