Byers Family Blog

2011-04-17T21:22:00.000-07:00

We went on a fabulous trip to Disney World the end of January into February, but it is late and that post will have to wait... If it is hard for me to believe Casen is one....but to see Aubrey all grown up is worse! She doesn't have any "baby" look to her anymore. She is such a beautiful little lady. She is my big 4 year old! This year we had to have a birthday with all the princesses.

She had fun playing at Chuck-E-Cheese, probably her favorite place to go!

Here are a couple of her 4 year old pictures...

On St. Patrick's Day we had a visit from a leprechaun. Aubrey found some gold he dropped, and loved it!

I made her do her hair in a clover...it was cute, but we will probably never attempt that again!

Last 6 months cont.

2011-04-17T21:05:00.000-07:00

We love Christmas time in our family, and had a great one this year. It was fun to have Casen be old enough to enjoy his first Christmas. Aubrey was so cute about everything and how excited she was! We wrote many letters to Santa, and had to visit him a few times as her list would grow and change :)

Here are my beautiful children in their Christmas outfits...

I couldn't believe that a year had came and went so quickly! My sweet boy is already one! We played at Kangaroo Zoo and he loved it!

Here are a couple of his one year pictures, he is so handsome...just look at those eyes!

We had a great time bowling for my birthday...I am getting old. It will be weird being 30 next year!

Valentine's Day. Aub loved making Valentines for all her friends, and even wrote her name on them by herself.

The last...oh let's see...6 months!

2011-04-17T19:33:00.000-07:00

I always see how long it has been since I last updated my blog...post an update...promise to be better...and then it happens again. I am not the best blogger in the world, as you can see. Well the last 6 months...here we go

In September Aubrey started preschool and LOVES it. She is picking up on her letters and number so well. We are proud of her! Plus now she loves doing her homework, I'm sure that will change really fast :)

Aubrey also got her first black eye while playing at a friends house. She was so tough, amazingly...but of course it was the week before pictures!

I LOVED our family pictures! We were able to get Aubrey's eye edited. Here are a few of them...

Halloween was fun dressing up as the Wizard of Oz. Aubrey loved trick-or-treating, but Casen didn't go. It was so cold and rainy. The cool part was that we had a rainbow appear and got to sing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" :)

Aren't they just the cutest!

The end of October and into November was a really rough time for my family. We lost our sweet grandma. I miss her everyday, and still have a hard time believing she is gone.

We were so happy to be able to spend Thanksgiving with my grandpa and his house. There was nowhere I would have rather been.

Saunder's Family Reunion

2010-09-28T14:09:00.000-07:00

This year we were in charge of the reunion as we honored grandpa. It was over Labor Day weekend. The theme was survivor. It was a good time, but a lot of work! The kids loved it though...here they are playing in the RV

The nights and early mornings were SO COLD!!! We ended up all sleeping together sometime during every night. I know we are a little scary...but the kids are cute.

Still trying to warm up!!!

Monday we had games, that we planned. I know Aubrey had fun playing her games, so I think we did a good job.

The classic dig candy out of the sawdust...I played this when I was a kid, oh memories.

Our summer fun!

2010-09-28T13:39:00.000-07:00

First of all...check out this picture. Twiners! Everyone always says how much Casen looks like his daddy...so I had to take this picture the day they dressed the same. So funny!

Our summer was lots of fun...so here it is in a nut shell. Our 4th of July, and 24th of July were nice. We had fun with friends and family. Aubrey can't get enough fireworks...especially the poppers (the ones you throw on the ground). We also went to the Ogden parade, which is where we are here...

Aubrey got to ride in the South Weber parade with her dance group. She liked it, and we all liked it too!! (lots of candy) She is hard to find, but she is the one sitting on the end of the bench on the right side of the picture.

We went to the Davis County Fair and Aubrey's aunt paid for her to go in and pet the baby tiger. It was so cute! Aubrey was scared at first, but she warmed up after a minute. She also rode a pony...she loves that!

Our Little Dancing Queen

2010-09-07T13:29:00.000-07:00

Aubrey just started dancing this spring, and has LOVED it! She looked so cute for her recital...though mom will never get use to seeing her 3 year old with make-up on. Of course she loved every second of it and wanted to wear make-up the next day too.

She did a great job and brought tears to my eyes. Well of course she is three so there was the picking her nose part, and the time when she was the only one standing on the stage because the rest of her class was on their bellies. I got it all recorded so we can look at it in years to come and laugh.

She is the one on the back row, third from the right.

She had so many people come and support her. She got flowers from her Grandma and Grandpa Byers and the Smiths. Brylee danced through the whole thing and wants to dance like Aubrey too.

Fun at the Aquarium

2010-06-01T11:38:00.000-07:00

For our Fuzzy's birthday we went to the Living Planet Aquarium, mostly to see the penguins. Fuzzy loves penguins!

The penguins were so cute. You could see them really well. Parker and Aubrey are watching the penguins here. Amazingly I caught a couple of the penguins swimming by.

Casen liked the Aquarium too. He is so sweet!

Parker and Aubrey are trying to find the Nemo and Dori fish. I thought it was a neat picture.

We had a great time at the Aquarium! Happy Birthday Fuzzy! Thanks for inviting us.

Time Does Fly...

2010-05-01T19:16:00.000-07:00

It has been a few months since I last posted. It has gone by so fast! My sweet baby is already 4 months old! He is such a sweet, smiley baby. We love him so much!

Our March was fun filled. On St. Patrick's Day a leprechaun visited or house leaving a trail of coins that Aubrey followed to a present he left for her. Then we spent the day at the zoo. It was a beautiful day, and we had so much fun!

The end of March was our Uncle Fuzzies wedding. The kids looked so cute all dresses up. The weather was a little crazy, but other than that it was a nice day. I can't believe my little brother is married!

Easter is one of my favorites. Aubrey loves all the egg hunts and dying eggs. The Easter bunny did not disappoint, both kids got a basket full of goodies. Aubrey also got a scooter that she loves to ride. She keeps calling it a bike though.

We blessed Casen the week after Easter. It was a nice day. I think all my family was there to support him. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful family that is so close to us.

Well there is a very quick update...I will try to be better at updating as the time flies by us so quickly.

First smiles

2010-02-11T12:49:00.000-08:00

Casen is just starting to smile at mommy. I tried to get them on camera, but is was difficult. Here are a few of the first smiles I caught on camera.

Here is the biggest smile I got.

Just missed it, but you can see a hint of it still.

Casen is so big!

2010-02-11T11:29:00.000-08:00

Our boy is getting so big! He is 6 weeks old now. He holds his head up really well. He is also starting to sleep better at night. He loves to eat! He still wants to eat every 2 hours...but he will usually go 3 hours at night. He likes to be held, and is usually happy and content if he is being held. He gets really bad gas, like his daddy :) That is usually when he cries, if he has gas, is hungry, or tired. He is a sweet boy and we love him!

I will sometimes lay him on his belly because it helps the gas. He likes his pacifier also!

Such a handsome boy! Everyone keeps saying how much he looks like Dave. I still think he looks like Aubrey did.

Aubrey LOVES her brother!

2010-01-13T10:31:00.000-08:00

Because of the new rules at hospitals, Aubrey could not come to see her new brother until we came home. She had been staying with Grandma Janna. She couldn't get up the stairs fast enough and was all smiles.

She loves him as much today after two weeks as she did that first day. She has been a great big sister and helps her mommy and daddy with everything we will let her do. She mimics everything I do with her own babies, even breast feeding :)

She would hold her brother all day if we would let her. She covers him with kisses and hugs all day long. She doesn't like when he is asleep because we don't let her touch him. I asked her what she loves most about her brother, and she said, "He is sweeeet!"

Casen David Byers

2010-01-13T09:59:00.000-08:00

We want all of you to meet Casen! We are so happy he is here. I had a scheduled C-section for January 9, 2010, but Casen had his own plans. At 1:00 am on December 28, 2009 I was laying in bed when my water broke. I was not prepared to have the baby yet, so you can say we were a little disorganized. We were trying to throw a bag together for us, the new baby, and Aubrey all at one in the morning. We forgot a lot of things, but we were able to get them later. We quickly dropped Aubrey off at my mom's, and we were off to the hospital. We were told that we would be going in for a C-section around 9:00am, so the waiting began. They told us to get some sleep while we waited, but really who would be able to sleep! We actually got pushed back on other time, so we headed to the operating room around 11:00am. It worked out well though because my sister Michelle was able to get off work and make it to the hospital before he was born. Casen was born on December 28, 2009 at 11:54 am. He was 6 lbs. 15 oz. and 19 inches long.

Some people say he looks like his daddy, and most people say he looks like his sister. I see both features in him. Some times I look at him and think he is Aubrey as a baby.

He has been a good baby! The only complaint I have is that he has his nights and days turned around. Many nights he doesn't go to sleep until 2:00-3:00am. It makes for a long night, but since Dave is out of work he has been wonderful at being up with him. We love our sweet angel and are so happy to have him in our family!

Our Amazing Vacation!

2009-10-26T09:29:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our cruise and in Disney World. It was a great vacation until half way through for me. After two weeks we were ready to come home. 16 days of fun and sun left me sick and tired...literally.

Day 1 (Saturday October 10)

We had been waiting so long for this trip, and it was finally here! Today we flew to Orlando and stayed at a hotel because we didn't board the ship until the next morning. We went to dinner and then to bed early.

Day 2 (Sunday October 11)

We got up and all went to breakfast. There were 19 of us all together! Then we got on a bus that was taking us to the ship. The ship was huge! It is the largest ship sailing right now. Aubrey fell asleep during the boarding process, so we went to our room and let her sleep. After she woke up we went in search of food, that is what you do on cruises right, and then up on deck to watch us set sail. We were excited for a great week on board the Freedom of the Seas.

Day 3 (Monday October 12)

Today was a day at sea, and Michelle and Bryce's 5th Anniversary. (Happy Anniversary you two!) Aubrey and Dave did a little swimming and sleeping. It was a nice relaxing day. Tonight was our first formal night. Aubrey loved dressing up in her new dress.

Day 4 (Tuesday October 13)

Today we were in Labadee, Haiti. It is Royal Caribbeans "private island". It was very pretty, but I wasn't prepared for the heat. I have never sweat so much in my life. All I did was stand in one place and I would be sweating. We played in the ocean and shopped a little. Aubrey loved it, and probably still has sand in places I didn't find!

Day 5 (Wednesday October 14)

Today we were in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. We went to Dunn River Falls and on a little tour of some of the rest of the island. Dave was able to climb the falls, and he loved it! Aubrey and I watched him and soaked in the water. It was just as hot today as it was yesterday! I couldn't believe the heat. I went to the Caribbean in June once and it was not even as close to as hot as it was now in October. The island was beautiful and green, but so poor. It was almost unbelievable to see what some of the people lived in as we drove around. It is a real eye opener to how lucky we are to live where we do.

Day 6 (Thursday October 15)

Today we were in Grand Cayman, and of course it was hot, Hot, HOT. I love Grand Cayman! It is such a beautiful little island. Dave got to go swimming with the sting rays. He really loved doing that! Aubrey and I went on a tour of the island. We went to Hell, the turtle farm, saw some dolphins, and to the beach. The little sea turtles were so cute! Aubrey wasn't sure about them at first, but she warmed up to them. Tonight was our other formal night on the ship. We had a family picture taken that turned out nice so we bought it. It was a nice day!

Day 7 (Friday October 16)

Today we were at our last port Cozumel, Mexico. It was probably my favorite day. That may have been because it rained for part of the day and it was cooler, still hot, but bearable. We went snorkeling in the ocean and swimming in a pool. We ate some yummy Mexican food, and went shopping! It was a really fun day and I am glad I was able to enjoy it, because I started feeling sick the next day.

Day 8 (Saturday October 17)

Today was our last day on the ship. It was a day at sea, so we were able to relax and recoup from our days at port. Aubrey went swimming in the morning and we ate at Johnny Rockets for lunch. It was really good! We played some cards while the kids napped. Dave was a few days into his sickness and I started feeling it at dinner time. And that started the downfall of my vacation, but at least I was able to enjoy the cruise.

Day 9 (Sunday October 18)

We had to say goodbye to the cruise today, and to Dave. He was flying home while Aubrey and I stayed for another week in Orlando. We went from the ship to the airport to pick up our rental cars. Once we had said our goodbyes (we went from 19 people to 10 people)we went straight to Epcot. It was a cool day and we were cold going from the heat we had been in. We had a good time and saw a lot of characters, especially princesses. One princess we saw was Belle, but she was in her blue dress not her gold one and Aubrey was very confused by this. She wasn't sure if it was Belle or not. Aubrey loved them, but she was still hesitant on the non people characters, even the main ones like Donald and Daisy who we saw today. We got to our condo late and I went right to bed because I was so tired and not feeling well.

Day 10 (Monday October 19)

Tody we spent the day at the Magic Kingdom. We had a good time riding the rides and seeing characters. We also watched two parades, both were good! Aubrey got to see her favorite, Ariel. She loved seeing her, but was a little upset that Flounder wasn't there. Ariel told her that she was playing hide and seek with him before she left and that he was still hiding. I told Aubrey that Ariel would find him and we would see them in the parade, but she feel asleep before the parade and didn't get to see him. I taped it though so she can watch it at home.

Day 11 (Tuesday October 20)

Today most of the family went to a water park, but we stayed at the condo. I was so happy for the day of rest especially when I saw signs of Aubrey getting sick. Aubrey went swimming with Jenni at our condo and later that night we went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Aubrey was very sick tonight. She pretty much threw up and slept the whole night. So Aubrey did not get to enjoy the party, in fact the next morning she was so sad because she threw up on her Ariel dress. It was fun though. They had characters out that you never get to see and trick-or-treating. If Aubrey was feeling good I know she would have loved the dance parties where you could dance with the Disney characters. There was also almost no waiting for the rides they had open. My only regret is that Aubs didn't get to enjoy it.

Day 12 (Wednesday October 21)

Today we went to Sea World. Aubrey and I still didn't feel well so I was tired and Aubrey was irritable. To top that off I didn't even get to pet the dolphins because they weren't coming close enough while we were there. I love Sea World though, and the shows were really nice. Aubrey loved seeing the shows and Grandma Janna bought her a stuffed Shamu that she loves. She would chant, "Shamu, Shamu" like they do in the show.

Day 13 (Thursday October 22)

Today the family went to Disney's Hollywood Studios, which use to be MGM, but Aubrey and I stayed back at the condo. I thought we both needed a day to sleep and get better. We relaxed and took a nap together. That night we went to Michelle and Bryce's condo for dinner and Aubrey swam for just a few minutes at their pool. I was sad to miss Hollywood Studios, but it was nice not to be on the go all day.

Day 14 (Friday October 23)

Today we went to Animal Kingdom. I think Aubrey is feeling better and I felt better in the morning, probably from my day of rest. We saw the Lion King and Nemo shows there and they were both great! We got to see lots of animals on the safari ride, but I think that is when I started to not feel well from the bumpy ride. We saw Pocahontas there and Aubrey was all smiles over her. We got home early and had pizza together and played Rook. It was a nice day.

Day 15 (Saturday October 24)

Most of the family was going to the water park again today, but we were all tired, so just Jen, Lesha, and Jeff went. We met after naps and went to Magic Kingdom one last time. We were able to ride some rides, watch the parade, and even saw the parade again. I was glad Aubrey got to see it because she was asleep the other day for it. She saw Ariel and Flounder and was happy! Aubrey also got to pick her souvenir and she picked an Ariel doll, not surprising. She loves her! Aubrey had a good time tonight and I was happy she got to leave Disney World with good, happy memories and not sick ones.

Day 16 (Sunday October 25)

Goodbye Orlando and our vacation! I was sad to leave, but more then ready. I still didn't feel well and needed to get home! We went to Downtown Disney to do a little shopping in the morning and went to lunch at a place called T-Rex. It had themed rooms full of dinosaur things, like Rainforest Cafe but with dinosaurs. Then we had our very long plane ride home. It is definitely great to be back. Now I just need to recover from my sickness!

Pioneer Day

2009-08-01T13:54:00.001-07:00

On the 24th of July we went to the parade in Ogden. Aubrey liked the parade and loved collecting the candy they threw out. We then had a BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa Saunders, yummy! Of course dinner wouldn't have been complete without homemade icecream, my favorite. We finished the night with a spectacular firework show at Grandma Janna's :) It was a fun day!

Colorado

2009-08-01T13:35:00.000-07:00

We went to visit Grandpa Mike in Colorado a few weeks ago. We had so much fun spending time together. It could have been a headache of a trip with us all staying in my dad's little house, but not only did we make it work, we had a good time. We had a day by day packed agenda. We were all hot and tired at the end of each day, but we went to some really fun places and had a lot of fun.

Places we went: White Fench Farms, Denver Zoo, grandpa's rec center, Red Rocks, Dinosaur Ridge, Water World, Elithes, Rocky Mountain Arsonal, Hammond Candy Factory, a Rockies game, and a place the kids made art.

Here we go again!!!

2009-06-22T14:57:00.000-07:00

Well I hope I am ready for this, but ready or not baby number 2 is on the way! I am about 10 weeks right now and I am expecting on January 15! Hopefully we can get it here a little early so I don't have to spend my birthday in the hospital. :) We are excited, especially Aubrey. She tells me every day she wants to hold our baby and change it's diaper(well she refers to the baby as she). We have to tell her everyday that we don't know if it is a boy baby or a girl baby yet. We are excited to find out though!

Easter

2009-04-13T10:19:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter filled with exciting activities. Saturday was our annual Saunder's family Easter party. We ate pizza, played Family Feud, and had an Easter egg hunt. It was Aubrey's first hunt, and she loved it!
On Easter morning Aubrey awoke to find what the Easter bunny had brought her. She loved getting the candy and wanted to eat it but we told her she had to eat breakfast first. So of course then she wanted to color with her new princess Color Wonder, but we wouldn't let her do that either. We were just no fun, but she was able to color once we got to church.Aubrey looked beautiful in her new Easter dress with her hair all done, like a "princess" of course.
After church we went to Grandma and Grandpa Byers'. Aubrey was able to hunt for Easter eggs again all over their backyard. They also gave her an Easter basket full of stuff.
After Grandma and Grandpa Byers' we went to Grandma Janna's where we dyed Easter eggs. Aubrey once again just dropped the eggs in the dye as quickly as she could grab them. But I guess that had it so she had colorful eggs. Parker's eggs all turned green, and so did his hands.
We ended the day with one last egg hunt and some pictures with the family. We had a great Easter filled with fun and family!

Easter Eggs!!!

2009-04-13T10:09:00.000-07:00

We went to Shane and Jessica's for a Family Night and dyed Easter eggs. Aubrey loved it, but mom and dad had a hard time because we didn't want her to make a big mess or get dye all over. She just kept picking up the eggs and dropping them in any open dye. After the eggs dried the kids put stickers on their eggs. It was a fun night!

My new bow blog

2009-04-09T13:34:00.000-07:00

Check out my new blog site that shows some of the bows I am selling. I would love you to add it to your list of blogs so others can see it. The address is http://sweetandsassyaccessories.blogspot.com/

Disney On Ice

2009-04-01T12:03:00.000-07:00

Aubrey loves going to Disney On Ice. This is her 2nd time and she loved it more this time! That was in part that her "favorite" was there...Ariel. She always says, "That's Aubreys favorite" She also loves Minnie and Tinkerbell which were all there. Parker had his favorite too...Lion King. We had a great night!

St. Patricks Day

2009-04-01T12:00:00.000-07:00

Aubrey looked so cute in her green. I told her that the leprechauns would come and pinch her if we didn't wear green, and she thought that was so funny!

Aubrey's 2 year pictures

2009-02-19T18:33:00.000-08:00

Her Pictures turned out really cute, here they are...

Aubrey is 2!!!

2009-02-19T17:57:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my girl is two! She has grown up so much. She had a great birthday. It was an all day affair. We started by going to Chuck-E-Cheese for lunch. She loves Chuck-E-Cheese! Later we had dinned at Chili's before going to her birthday party at Classic Fun Center. She has been asking for 6 months to have a Minnie birthday, so that is what we did. She had a blast on the bouncy toys. She loved the huge slide. It was funny to see her little body trying to climb that huge slide. She also tried skating. She didn't like it as well, but she wasn't scared. She is our beautiful princess and she makes us laugh and cherish life everyday!

Valentine's Day

2009-02-19T17:48:00.000-08:00

10 things I love about my girl!!!

1. Her smile

2. Her laugh

3. Her beautiful brown eyes

4. When she sings at the top of her lungs

5. When she says, "Love you mama" and I melt

6. When she wants to "snuggle minute"

7. When she holds my hand

8. Her hugs and kisses

9. When we cuddle in the morning

10. EVERYTHING!!!!

Christmas!!

2009-01-06T11:25:00.000-08:00

Christmas was wonderful! Aubrey loved opening her presents, and was spoiled as usual. It was so fun to see how excited she was when she got something she liked. She wasn't too big on Santa yet. She sat on his lap a couple of times, but it took encouragement and she didn't like it much.

We had a fun Christmas Eve. We all got new PJ's. Aubrey's had a kitty on them and she loved them, even though it doesn't look like it in the picture.

The kids made cookies to leave out for Santa. They had fun putting sprinkels on. Parker had a little too much fun. He dumped the whole bottle on his four cookies. It was the cutest thing! Everyone just grabbed their cameras instead of cleaning up the mess.

Aubrey looked so cute in her Christmas dress!

2008-11-12T12:36:00.000-08:00

Enjoying the Falling Leaves!!!

Aubrey and Parker were playing at the leaves at grandma Janna's house. Parker loved the leaves, but we had to coax Aubrey into them. Mostly they just loved running around outside.

Halloween

2008-11-11T09:29:00.000-08:00

We had a fun Halloween! Aubrey looked adorable as little red riding hood. She LOVED trick-or-treating(well, we actually went trunk-or-treating). She went up to the cars and just held her basket there. I think she got double the candy at some cars, because if I wasn't paying attention she kept standing there holding up her basket. Dave was the big bad wolf, and I was Red's grandma.

Our Vacation To California!!!

2008-10-23T07:44:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our trip! Aubrey was sick about half the trip and she also got a huge bump on her fore head. She was playing on our bed at the hotel and hit the headboard and got a huge gooseegg. It went down by the next morning, but left a huge bruise. Besides all of this she still had a good time and was a happy girl considering she was sick. She loves Disneyland just like her mom!

Day 1-Newport Beach

Aubrey LOVED the beach. She would go up to the water, and then run away when the waves came in. The water was very cold. She would also collect the sea shells and chase the seagulls. Parker shared his sand toys with her and by the end of the day she was covered from head to toe with sand, but she loved every minute of it! After the beach we went swimming at the hotel the Bates were staying. Michelle and Bryce also have a timeshare there. It was a great way to start our trip!

Day 2-Disneyland

We didn't know how Aubrey was going to be with the characters at Disneyland, and she was very hesitant at first. She wanted Dave or me to hold her, and she wouldn't get too close. Mickey was the 2nd character we saw. She had a book for all the characters to sign, so I gave her the book and told her to give it to Mickey. She started walking up to him and got to a point that she thought was close enough and then threw the book at him. It was so funny! She loved the rides and finally at the end of the day we saw Princess Jazmine and she went up to her. It was so sweet. She loved the Dreams Come True Parade. She watched the whole thing without moving.

Day 3-California Adventure

We saw So many characters today. Aubrey was a little better at going up to them today. We went to Playhouse Disney Live. Aubrey and Parker Loved it! She also LOVED the Merry-Go -Round. She would have rode it all day long. She loved the parade today too. We watched the Pixar Parade.

Day 4-Universal Studios

Aubrey loved the Animal Actors show. We got to meet some of the dogs in the show. Other than that there wasn't much for Aubrey to do, but Dave and I loved riding the mummy ride! Aubrey got to meet Dora and she loved her! She has never seen the show so I was really suprised. I lost all of those pictures on my camers though, so I am sad I can't share them.

Day 5-Disneyland(one last time)

I think we finally had a breakthrough with the characters. She would go up on her own, sometimes timidly, but she would do it. She loved Goofy today! She had her turn, took part of Parkers turn, and wanted to go back again. She loved playing around in Toon Town also. Today we won in Disney's Year of a Million Dreams. We didn't get to stay in the Dream suite, or dream Fast Passes(like the Campbells). We got Mickey ear hats...and you can't buy those.(Sorry inside joke)

Day 6-San Diego and the Zoo

We left to San Diego today. We went to the San Diego Zoo, and Aubrey loved it! We went on a bus tour around the zoo which was a good idea because to zoo is huge! They had a children's zoo area that had a petting farm. Aubrey went right up to the goats and sheep to feed them with no fear. I loved seeing the panda. It was a fun day.

Day 7-Sea World

We love Sea World! We loved the animals and the shows. Aubrey touched the dolphins, stingrays, and starfish with no fear at all. Sea World offered trick-or-treating for the kids. They got a lot of candy. Aubrey loved the Sesame Street play area the best. She got to meet Elmo and Big Bird. We had a wonderful time on our trip and like always it went too fast!

24th of July

2008-08-27T09:27:00.000-07:00

We went to the Pioneer Day parade in Odgen on the 24th. I didn't know how Aubrey would do sitting there the whole time, but she loved it! She watched it almost the whole time, and ate lots of treats of course! I was glad we made it to the parade so she could see it.

Aubrey's Pictures

2008-05-30T12:38:00.000-07:00

Aubrey got her pictures taken by her Aunt Jenni. Jenni got a new job at Target Portrait Studios and needed to practice on a real person. Well Aubrey was not the best canidate for anyones first pictures. She would not sit still, and would not look where we wanted her to. I couldn't get her to smile, for the carema anyway. In the end we got some cute pictures, and Aunt Jenni did a good job. Thanks Jenni!

At the Zoo

2008-05-30T12:21:00.000-07:00

The Friday before Memorial Day we went to the zoo. Grandpa Mike was here so he came too, along with Grandma Janna, Aunt Jenni, Aunt Mich, Uncle Bryce, and Parker. Aubrey seemed to really enjoy herself. She would stare at the animals and point. Her favorite thing was playing at the zoo's playgroung though. It was a fun day!