Happy Birthday Daddy!

JD finally turned 30 and I took him to Nashville! We (especailly JD) had a great time in Music City. We only had 3 days and 2 nights there but we made the most of every second we had. The main attractions on our agenda were the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium, and open mic at the Bluebird Cafe. Luckily JD was able to do and see everything that he hoped. Odds were against us at the Bluebird but thankfully JD was able to play one of Nashville's most difficult open mic's to get in to. And to top it off, he played while standing on the stage of the Ryman during our tour! Not many people can say they played at the Bluebird and on the Ryman stage in the same night!!

Mom of the Year!

So there are no pics to go along with this story but there is really no need! All I can say is that if there was truly a mom of the year award......I would NOT be getting it! So, Friday starts off like any other day in our little Kesner house. Sesame Street, Sid the Science Kid, nap, lunch, pj's off, out the door. My "incident" occurred once we were out the door. Aubree and I went to do a little shopping in Kingwood and all was well and we even found the cutest Christmas picture dress. I load Aubree in the car as always, give her my keys to hold, shut the car door (do you see where this is going?!), load the stroller in the trunk, and listen as my little girl laughs and locks, unlocks, locks, unlocks, then finally locks the car doors on me. OMG! Did this really just happen to me?! Yes...she locks me out of the car and is laughing at me because I am madly walking in circles around the car to check each door. Panic immediately sets in and I call JD to tell him what a bad thing I have just done (he thinks I am calling to tell him that I spent too much money!). Thankfully, like the wonderful husband he is, JD keeps me calm as I watch Aubree holding the key and pray that she pushes the button just one more time to unlock the door. Well, no luck! She realizes that her mommy is for some reason standing out of the car and she is in the car and proceeds to scream and chunk the keys across the seat! OMG! Now it is official my little girl is locked in the car!! Long story kinda short, I google locksmiths and find one that is less than 10 minutes away. I start crying to the guy because I am worried he will not be able to get into my car and he promises me he will get her out and be there as fast as he can. After Aubree and I shed some tears and a few failed attempts to unlock a door he is successful after only about 7 minutes. Total time locked in the car only about 15 to 20 minutes. Luckily it was not hot that day and when the guy opens the door Aubree chuckles like it was the funniest thing ever. Once the door is open, I go to give Aubree a hug and the guys says "well ok, see you later, have a good day." I yell at him to come back because I forgot to pay him and he says "no ma'am its a free service." I couldn't believe it but I had to give him something for being so nice and saving my day. I highly recommend Lake Lock and Key after all of this!!
Anyway, NOT mom of the year! I gave Aubree the barrette that she swallowed then gave her the keys that she locked herself in the car with! Hopefully I will win the award next year! Unfortunately this year I wasn't even in the running!!

Happy Birthday NaNa!

My mom's birthday was November the 9th but unfortunately Aubree was under the weather that day. Luckily we had her birthday dinner a few days before the 9th and Aubree spent the night before at her NaNa's house. Although Aubree isn't old enough to buy presents, I think my mom got the best gift Aubree could give.....she said "NaNa!" I was there to pick up Aubree from her sleepover and we were just sitting in the living room and just as plain as day Aubree turned around and ever so sweetly said "NaNa" as my mom was walking back into the room. I just assumed they had been working on it all weekend until my mom informed me that it was actually the first time she heard her say it. Luckily, it wasn't a one hit wonder and she has been saying it every since that day!

When I went to pick up Aubree, I found the two of them across the street at the park going down the slide.....multiple times!

Fun at the Farm!

A few weeks ago we took a trip to Dewberry Farms with Ava, Angela, and Jarred. Unfortunately it was a littler hotter than it is now but we still had a good time despite the heat. Aubree and Ava loved the pumpkins (or balls as Ava called them!) and lucky for us it made a wonderful photo opp!

Aubree's New Doo!

So JD and I were at the store the other day and we saw this little girl in a stroller with her hair in a waterfall (thats what GiGi and Leslie call it). Its the little ponytail sticking straight up on the top of the head. I told JD that Aubree's hair would probably be long enough so one day I tried it....and she left it alone. It was super cute!! The pictures don't even do it justice!

Our Punkin was a Pixie!

Halloween scary? Not at our house! We had the cutest little pixie running around in circles! Aubree loved her costume and seeing all the dressed up boys and girls at the door. Surprisingly, she never even tried to take off any of her costume! She was as content as could be in her glitter petals, wings, head band, and the cutest part.....her green pixie shoes! She would walk to the door each and every time the door bell would ring. She would help close the door, make it half way back to the living room, the bell would ring again and she'd turn right around and go right back to the door. She was literally walking in circles for a good 45 minutes! She loved it to put it mildly and so did we! Who needs TV when you have a dressed up Aubree Chelle to keep you entertained?

Halloween jammies...they glowed in the dark!

Too cute!

Helping Mommy give out candy