Tender Moment

So, Aubrey is very much a mama's girl. If mom is near she pretty much won't go to anyone but her. Well today Aunt Summer came to visit. I was telling her how Aubrey is understanding and responding to a lot of words. I told her that she knows what stories are and hugs and kisses. So, Summer asked her, "Aubrey can I have a hug?" Aubrey reached up to Summer and put her arms around her neck and gave her a hug! It only lasted a few moments - but it was one of the sweetest things I have seen. Summer is a very lucky girl - cause Aubrey has never done that to anyone except Mom and Dad!

Daddy's Girl

Could Aubrey look any more like her dad? Jeff's sister, Tammy, gave us this photo of Jeff when he was around Aubrey's age and I couldn't believe the resemblance!

A Day at the Park

I am so glad that the weather is warming up! Last spring/summer Aubrey and I took walks almost everyday. This week has been warm enough to take walks again and Aubrey loves it! We stopped at a little playground today and Aubrey swung on a swing for the first time. She loved it!

A Mommy Obsession

I don't know why but I am OBSESSED with watching Aubrey feed herself. I think it is just so cute watching her pick up the little finger foods and grabbing the sippy cup and taking a drink when she is thirsty! It must be because not too long ago she was completely dependent on me for everything. Now, she can do so many things on her own. I just love watching all of her new developments! As is evident from this blog!

Primary Activity

We have a Primary Activity coming up and the theme is preparing for General Conference. I had the idea of making a game where the kids could learn about our Prophet and Apostles. I found out a fun interest on each of the apostles. Then I made this wheel to turn it into a game. So, they will spin the arrow. There is a graphic of the apostles interest under the photo of the Apostle and the kids will turn the red circle to reveal it. Anyway, the wheel turned out better than I thought it would so I thought I would share it. (Really I figured we ought to have a post not related to Aubrey on here - otherwise we should rename the blog to "All About Aubrey"!)

Aubrey Points

Aubrey pointed for the first time today. She's been working at it for a while. When we would ask her where things were she would hold her whole hand out in the direction. Today, as Jeff was leaving the room I asked her where her daddy was. First, she held out her whole hand and then slowly and deliberately she pointed her index fingers and curled the other fingers in. It was so cute to see her work so hard. She has pointed out a few more things this evening. I couldn't get a real cute picture. The first one she had just been pointing - but when the camera snapped she had moved her fingers. The second one you can see her pointing at me - but her expression is so serious! Learning all of these new things is such hard work for one so small!

Carson's Baptism

My friend Stacy's son, Carson, was baptized on Saturday. It was a beautiful baptism. He is such a sweet boy. Jeff was asked to be one of the witnesses and to be a part of the confirmation. He really enjoyed that. Here are some pictures of Carson and the party afterwards.