Fun with the Attridge's

We had a fun evening with Esther & Bryan yesterday. I had bought Jeff a tri-tip to celebrate his citizenship, so we invited the Attridge's to come for dinner. Aubrey, actually warmed up to them pretty quickly! At one point she even crawled off of my lap and onto Esther's lap to play with her necklace. I don't think that has ever happened! Maybe her clingy days are coming to a close! That would be such a relief for me! She also played ball with Bryan and Esther for awhile. Esther even got a kiss from Aubrey towards the end of the evening.

I also made star shaped sugar cookies and frosted them red and blue for the celebration. The stars didn't hold there shape very well when they were cooked - because these cookies are so light and fluffy and melt in your mouth type of sugar cookies! Thanks Keri for the amazing recipe. You may be appalled to know that your Canadian sugar cookies were used to celebrate Jeff becoming an American!! :)

BBQ in the Canyon

Last Sunday Elliot & Katie invited us all to a BBQ in Provo Canyon. Elliot made us some yummy chicken topped with Wingers amazing sauce. After dinner we were all going to take a short walk and then head home. Well, we ended up getting stuck in the canyon for a few hours because there was a terrible fatal accident right at the entrance to the park we were at. So, we took a long stroll instead and the boys even started a fire in a fire pit without any matches. They were our "Survivor Men".

Walker

So, I have heard from many moms that their babies stopped being clingy once they learned to walk. I really want Aubrey to go to Grandma & Grandpa Buell, when we visit them next month. So, I have been really working with her. She can stand alone, she can push herself to standing just using the floor, she can even dance while standing - but she is too chicken to take a step! So, I bought her a cheap walker to try and help her take some steps. Just after a few tries she was walking like a pro. with it. But, she still won't attempt any steps on her own. If a move away from her as she is standing and call for her, she will bend over as far as she can until she reaches me. That little stinker! Oh well, we might not make walking by the Canada trip, but I still hope she will play with them and not be clinging on to me the whole time!