flying with papa

one of aubren's new favorite activities

this excitement isn't a good idea right before her nap - it took her an hour to fall asleep!

6am wake up call

aubren decided to wake this morning at 6am. when i told her that it was not time to get up, she had a melt down. trey went in to calm her down and she hugged and held on to him. after only a few words she had calmed down:

t: "who's my girl?"
a: "i am!"

t: "i love you."
a: "i love you."

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since trey was riding his bike today, he went ahead and got up to leave - as he was getting ready to walk out the door, aubs yelled out to him.

a: "i love you daddy!"
t: "i love you, too!"
a: "be careful on bike, ok?"
t: "ok."

cousin kk

our niece, kaitlyn, came over this week and stayed for a few days. aubren is in heaven when she is here - she loves the attention and wants to do everything that kk does. i love it too! kaitlyn is such a big help - i am able to get so much done around the house while she keeps aubs occupied.

i asked aubren what she liked about kk, and she responded that she gave "good kisses and hugs."

thanks katie-kate for coming over! we love you, and are so glad you are aubren's cousin!!

hampton

aubren's friend hampton came over today. they had a lot of fun playing and were really sweet with one another - it's fun to see aubren interact with her friends and actually play and have conversations with them.

when ben and elizabeth dropped off hampton, aubren wanted to reassure him that they would return, saying "it's okay hampton, daddy and bis-beth be back soon."

sleep singing

we were awakened this morning at 6:30am with the "old gadonald" song. aubren sang through the entire song, at least four animals worth, in her sleep.

BEST MOMMY EVER

OMG SHE'S LIKE THE BESTEST EVER
SERIOUSLY

sweet sayings

as trey was leaving for work this morning, aubs said "aubren miss daddy; come home soon and play with aubren?" then, after he left, she informed me that "daddy get home, take aubren, eat ice cream at old macdonalds".

the last time trey took her out, he bought her first ice cream cone. she ate all the ice cream then handed it to trey saying, "i all done". trey informed her that she could eat the cone as well and she said "oohhh". her eyes lit up when she realized how much she had been missing with just ice cream in a cup.

cousins!

logan, audrey, zach, ian, aubs, kenzie, tysen

we met today to celebrate aunt karis and uncle sam's birthday. since trey's family is full of little cousins, we always have to capture a group photo - this is the first one since baby tysen joined the family.

aubren loves visiting all of her cousins - she gets so excited to play with them and wants to do everything the older kids are doing! i love being part of this family, and watching it grow with little ones is so fun.

a special connection

we all have hopes for our child's character - traits that we would like them to have naturally. as aubren gets older, i hope that she will continue to develop her sweet and gentle spirit, her kind heart, and her genuine interest for people she meets.

yesterday, when i picked aubren up from the gym nursery, another mother was picking up her son. i am not sure of his medical condition, but he has some form of developmental disability. when she realized i was aubren's mother, she smiled at me and said that her son, john, really likes aubren. he walked over to aubs and touched her arm and she sweetly told him goodbye.

when i saw the same mother today, she again told me how much john liked aubren. she said that it is unusual for him to gravitate to any one person, and she seemed really excited and encouraged to see him make a connection with aubren.

it makes me so proud to know that my daughter, even though she does not realize it yet, can make a real difference in someone else's life.