We had a blast! Aubrey just loved it. Most of the time she was content to just walk around the pool and repeat, "Aubrey swimming." It was really cute. The water is just deep enough for her to feel like she is covered in water, but shallow enough to walk around with ease. Brooke was perfectly happy in the wrap for most of the time. She slept in it, even though we were constantly getting sprayed with water! It was nice having two moms for the slides. Rachel would take Aubrey and Zoe up to the slide and I would stay below to catch. The girls did the slide many many times and I loved to see their big smiles and giggles at the bottom.
I kept Aubrey in a swim vest in case she went under and I couldn't get there quickly. It made me feel much more comfortable.
While we were going down the slide Rachel & Heather gave Brooke a little dip in the pool and they said that she really enjoyed it. I am glad my girls like water - cause it is certainly one of my favorite places to be!
I am so glad that I braved taking my two girls to the pool! Thanks Rachel for all of your help. It would not have been anywhere near as fun without you!
Brooke getting ready to go swimming for the first time. Doesn't she look adorable in her swim suit?!
Lately, every time we go to the car to go somewhere, Aubrey has to run and get her baby car seat, put a stuffed animal in it and carry it out to the car with us. So off we go with both of us carrying a car seat out the door. It's pretty cute! In the picture below, she had to bring a sippy cup for her and one for her lamb. What a little mommy.
Aubrey loves to fill up her doll stroller with as many of her toys as possible and then try to stroll it around the house. She's not too happy when she can't fit in as many as she wants. The other day when I went into the garage, Aubrey ran in after me and strolled in the umbrella stroller. She proceeded to fill it to the brim. I think she was so happy that she could fill it up with so many more things than her baby stroller. She not only filled up the seat, but the bag in the back and both handles had bags of things hanging from them. It was too funny. It was not fun to clean up afterward however. She had collected things from all over the house.
Aubrey is still enjoying "Making a Party" as she says. Her parties consist of making a huge pile of her things somewhere and then singing "Happy Birthday to you, Aubrey's animals".
In just the time it took for me to bathe, Aubrey had managed to completely fill up the floor in my bedroom! What a messy phase we are in! Although I am glad that she will play on her own now!
The other day Aubrey sat by Brooke's bouncy chair and said, "Mommy take a picture of Aubrey and Brookey bug." (Brookey bug is one of our nicknames for Brooke. The other one is Brookie Cookie. It's cute to hear Aubrey calling Brooke by her nicknames. She does still call her Baby Brooke and Aubrey's baby sissy sometimes.)
Aubrey still loves to hold Brooke any opportunity she has. And don't worry, Aubrey was not strangling Brooke although it appears that way from Brooke's expression!
Brooke has been a little angel these days. She still loves her bouncy chair and will sit contentedly in it most of the time. Whenever any of us walk by and talk to her - she will just light all up with smiles. She is starting to coo just a little bit. I love baby babble - so I hope it will start increasing soon. She also has found her hands and will suck on them quite a bit.
If Brooke is hungry she will suck on Jeff's face. It's pretty funny - we pretend she is giving him kisses!
2 comments:
Oh, good old seven peaks! I miss that place...especially now that it's hitting summer. You're getting this two little kids thing down pretty good now, huh?
I remember seeing pics of Aubrey in that striped outfit! Brooke looks so much like Jeff.
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