Grunewald Family

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!

A few weeks ago, my mom, Aubrey and I drove to Oklahoma to visit my brother, his wife and their two little girls, Sophie and Elsie. We had the best time!

Aubrey talking to daddy while we were on our road trip

My mom and I started singing in the car and I turned around to look at Aubrey and this is what she looked like. I'm sure it was because of my mom's voice, not mine!

Giving Aubrey our improvised bath at the hotel

We made it to my brother's new house and immediately all the girls started playing and laughing with each other. They all crawled under the coffee table and played.

Bath time with everyone was always so fun for Aubrey

We went and got frozen yogurt the first night we were there (all the girls were in their PJ's; don't worry, us adults wore our normal clothes!). We ate lots of frozen yogurt while we were there. I wish we had a place like that here!

Aubrey was shy towards my brother, Mike, at first so he was trying his hardest to get her to laugh. Aubrey never did, but the rest of us were laughing.

Playing on Sophie's bed

Shopping with Elsie at Target

The girls playing in the sandbox my brother built in their backyard. Mike was burying all the girls feet but Aubrey was not a fan of the sand on her feet so it was always funny to watch her lift her feet up every time Mike tried to cover them with sand. Maybe next time Mike!