Cooper's First Birthday!

We celebrated Cooper's 1st birthday with a small party at our house with some friends.  We had fun, and Cooper got a collection of things to push, from a fire truck to a tractor to an ice cream truck to a train. 

The birthday boy, and no, he didn't get an iPhone for his birthday! :)

His fire truck and 1 cakes

Singing Happy Birthday

Aubrey helped blow out his candle.

Looks yummy!

He was a little hesitant to try the cake.  I've honestly never seen him eat something so slowly, but he normally gets food in bite size pieces.

Finally getting a taste

He figured it out!

Aubrey enjoying her cake

Opening presents

Aubrey helping with the big one

Cooper and Cooper the Bear

Enjoying his birthday gift

His legs don't quite reach yet, so Aubrey likes to push him.

Going for a ride in his wagon

Aubrey's 4th Birthday

I still can't my believe my sweet girl is already 4!  After school and work, we had dinner at home together (steak - Aubrey's choice) and then birthday cake!  She was so surprised to receive her gifts, she thought her trip to Sea World was her present. 

The birthday girl, ready for her cake.

Blowing out the candles...

First time didn't work, making it count this time!

Cooper got a little taste of cake, too.  Can't wait to see what he does when it's time for his birthday cake!

Cooper had a great time with the wrapping paper!

Mommy and Aubrey

Daddy and Aubrey

Aubrey and Cooper, who was DONE!

The Birthday Girl

December Birthdays, Parties, and Dancing!

It's been a busy December and we haven't even gotten to Christmas yet! Aubrey turned 3! We've also had Christmas parties, birthday parties, family visits, and a dance recital. I have a lot of pictures from the past few weeks and couldn't pick my favorites, so here they all are...

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Aubrey's Birthday at School

I'm still a little behind, but this should be my last post from things that happened in 2009. Aubrey celebrated her 2nd birthday at school the Friday before we left for Disney World. Thanks to my new much closer to home job, I was able to go for the celebration and spend some time in her class. We brought juice and muffins for the kids and everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to Aubrey.

After she finished her snack, she raced around the room to show me all of her different "work". Aubrey goes to a Montessori School, where they emphasize individual work. Each child gets a mat or goes to a station and does their own activity (which they call their work) at their own pace. In Aubrey's class the work consist of lots of matching and sorting work (shapes, colors, the same object in different sizes) and also various activities that helps develop their motor skills (using tongs and spoons to move small objects or threading pipe cleaners through holes). It was so fun to see Aubrey in her school environement. Her teacher referred to her as her "Student Teacher". She always seemed to be listening to what was going on around her as she was doing her own work and assisted Ms. Dixie with correcting the other children in the room. (I wonder where she gets that from...)

Disney Day One and Aubrey's 2nd Birthday!

Our day started off early in order to catch our flight to Orlando. Our plane coming in got delayed a bit, so we spent some time waiting in the airport, which Aubrey is not good at. Once we finally made it to Orlando, we had to stand in a very long line to catch the Disney Express to the hotel. It was a Disney line, so it moved very quickly, and we were on a bus in no time. Aubrey was so excited to have her own seat!!

We checked into our beautiful resort, The Animal Kingdom Lodge, and enjoyed the view from Nana and Pops room.

Nana and Pops gave Aubrey a special birthday hat, and we headed out to our first park, Hollywood Studios.

After making our way into the park and picking up Aubrey's birthday button, Aubrey decided it was a good time for a quick nap. My poor baby was exhausted. There was already so much excitement and so many things to see, and we'd only just arrived!

After Aubrey's nap we went to see the Playhouse Disney show with all of her favorite shows (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Little Einsteins, and Tigger and Pooh).

We also saw The Little Mermaid show, the Muppets 3D show, rode the Toy Story ride, and got to see the amazing Osborne Christmas lights and snow. It was a great first day!

Almost 2!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family in Louisiana. We got to spend 4 nights there and Aubrey went to the park and playground everyday we were there. (My dad was the photographer for that fun, so I don't have those pictures yet.)

We also celebrated Aubrey's 2nd birthday a little early with my family since it's now less than 2 weeks away. She had a great time and got lots of fun stuff. She was a pro at unwrapping the presents and even blew out her candles by herself. I know I say it alot, but what a difference a year makes! Here's some of her fun...

Grace was all smiles!

Aubrey and all of her gifts


She got a pretty shirt and a new book from Uncle Drew....

...and pretty pink boots from Nana and Pops...

...and books and a tea set from Aunt, Meg, Uncle Bran, and Grace...

...and a birthday shirt and desk from Nana and Pops.

Happy Birthday Dear Aubrey!

Enjoying her new desk at home!