Aubrey is now one! Time goes so fast. At her one year appointment, we learned Aubrey weighs 22 lbs 2 oz (70th percentile) and is 31" in height (90th percentile). She is doing great and has such a fun personality. Her favorite things to do are to be chased, play patty cake (she can do it all by herself), try to move the safety gate so she can reach the stairs and play with the toilet bowl water. She really studies people and objects and is always trying to figure out how to open things or figure out how things work. She seems to be destined to be an enginerd (as I like to call them since I am surrounded by them with my husband, family and friends...hehe).
For her first birthday, we were going to have a big water themed party outside but it just so happen to only rain that one day, so we grilled out and had a party inside. It still was a lot of fun and ended up working out great.
Here I am decorating the cake with my excellent assistants Sarah and Isabella
Wait, how did this picture get in here!? I didn't want anyone to know about this! My artistic brother-in-law Jeff finished decorating the cake and did a thousand times better of a job than me.
Playing with Isabella in the tent Nana gave her
Walking with Craig; she is sooo ready to walk by herself any day now
Birthday Girl!
Thanks to my brother-in-laws Jack and Jeff, the face painting was a HUGE hit. As they said, they had lots of repeat customers (kids came back 6 or 7 times).
This was hilarious. A balloon got loose and Craig stood on a stool and used grilling tongs to reach it.
The obstacle course I made was a surprising hit with the boys at the party
My sister Kim playing with Aubrey and Anna
We had a bean bag toss game and ping pong table set up in the garage for the kids to play with since it was raining. Pictured is my nephew Alex and Avery and Hayden (our friend's Rhys and Bonnie's boys).
Sarah and Elaina
My sister's triplets playing in the ball pit with our neighbor David
Craig's dad and our friend Larry on the grill
Aubrey LOVED it when everyone was singing Happy Birthday to her. She smiled and seemed to look around the room at every person singing.
Aubrey did not dive in to the cake; she had to have it fed to her.
Finally eating the cake by herself
Picture of the damage done to the cake
Opening presents with lots of help. Thanks to everyone!
Our good friend Bonnie holding our niece Elaina
Playing with Kate
Aubrey's cousins Elaina, Grace, Kate and Isabella
Aubrey sure does love ice cream
Standing all by herself
And here's the only picture taken of Craig's sister Michelle who took all of these wonderful birthday pictures for us. Thanks Michelle!
Helping Craig install a new door on the back porch. I have no idea how the other one broke! hehe
Since the beginning of when Aubrey has been able to stand by herself she always claps for herself. It's so cute! I know it's because we always say, "Good job Aubrey; Yeah!"
