World of Wonders

On Monday we went to "World of Wonder" at the Botanical Gardens.  It is a giant play area for kids with the highlight being a water fountain park.  Aubrey loved splashing and running thru all the fountains with the other kids.  I'm always looking for new fun things to do with Aubs and this one definitely ranks at the top of the list.  We had a blast and got a couple good pics of her playing!

Home

Daddy has been gone for three weeks and he came home on Friday! Yippee it is so good to have him back home with us!

Waiting for Daddy on the porch

Welcoming Daddy with kisses and hugs!

Trouble!!

Today I found Aubrey playing with her cell phone while pretending to put on lipstick. This can only mean trouble! Good thing Daddy is coming home soon:)

I caught her red-handed with the cell in one hand and the fake lipstick in the other! She had her little lips pursed it was so cute. 

 She loves to strut around in her new cowgirl boots. Gram told me tha when Nate was her age he had a pair of cowboy boots that he never took off and loved to romp around in. She has always been a Daddys girl!

Oh and I think she was trying to say her name today....I will have to see if it continues but as I was washing her hands in the bathroom she looked in the mirror, smiled big, and said Aubeeee three times. I got really excited and then she stopped saying it, darn it Mom play it cool would ya!

15 months!

Aubrey turned 15 months today. I bought her some cowgirl boots yesterday because she has outgrown all of her shoes. Her 15 month baby well visit is next week and I am anxious to see how much she has grown. I will type more about her development on another post, I am hosting a "Parents Night Out" tonight for some of the kids in our stroller class and need to get the house ready!
Here are some pics of Aubrey in her new boots during playtime today.

Silly girl, she LOVES to brush her teeth. 

I love these baby legs!

Playing grocery store

Aubrey's new talent is going down the stairs. She is so proud of it and does it all day long!

She discovered the light switch and loves to go down the stairs and turn the lights on and off!

New Hairdo!

I have been patiently waiting for the day when Aubrey's hair is long enough for a ponytail or pigtails. I decided to try out pigtails yesterday and it worked! I seriously need to go to a mommy hair school because I am not good at styling hair. I want to learn how to french braid but for now I will be practicing on the tails!

First attempt, before we went to the beach.

Today's attempt, it only took me 3 times:)

Morning at the Pool

Yesterday I got the sweetest note from my neighbor saying they would be gone for the week and we could use their pool whenever we wished! So I took them up on it this morning, I really want this baby to love water, and the more I expose her to it the better. We had such a great time, not to be all cheesy but you know how you have memories of things that were nothing special or out of the ordinary but they stick with you forever. I feel like today at the pool will be one of those memories for me.

At first I put her in this hand-me-down floaty swim suit.  It worked pretty good. Once I felt more comfortable I took it off and she swam in just her diaper. She loved kicking and bouncing in and out of the water with me:)

Testing out the water. This was a big step for her, I think our lake experience helped a lot!

The "Aubrey point" ( she does this ALL the time!)

The Frog that went swimming with us. Aubs loved him and said "frog" after hearing me say it a few times!

We ended with some Cozy Coupe time!

Plum

Have y'all ever heard of Plum Organics baby food?  It looks like this and its fabulous!

When we travel with Aubrey I am always sure to buy a few Plum products (this stuff has saved my life several times on a crowded plane!). They have a squeeze pouch that is perfect for traveling so you are not making a mess and fumbling with a jar or Tupperware of baby food. They are also 100% organic with no added sugar, juice, or flavors.
Aubrey is on table food (she basically eats what we eat now) but today I had the ingredients so I copied one of their mixtures of sweet potato, corn, & apple. I knew it would make a mess but went for it anyways. She had lots of fun at lunch today as you will see below....

I Love Plum!!

She is working on feeding herself with a utensil, its getting there:)

One more for Daddy!

Where we live I have only been able to find them at Target and a few times at Babies R Us. If you have a baby and are traveling this stuff is the way to go! She loved all the fruit and veggie blends, surprisingly the Spinach, Peas, & Pear was her favorite!

When Daddy is gone

Aubrey and I feel like this.....