4 Months Old!

Aubrey turned 4 months old on June 4th! I can't believe how big she is getting!

Scroll down to see pics and fun facts about Aubrey! 

Her fingers are constantly in her mouth! And can now take her pacifier in and out. 

She loves when her Mommy is in the room, If she can't see her she usually fusses until she is! 

When I take a shower she goes into rampage mode!! 

Aubrey loves to kick and play with toys! Her favorite toy is her moose! 

She loves to sing, more like coo along with music!

Aubrey loves reading books! Happy Hippo, Angry Duck is one of her favorites! 

(Ok, sometimes I think she looks like a porcelain doll!) 

Aubrey loves to FaceTime her Daddy, Mimi & Papa, and Grandma & Grandpa. 

She loves to SMILE!!

And when she is really excited you will get a squeal!! 

Aubrey loves when Mommy sings to her! Her favorite song is "You Are My Sunshine!"

Aubrey loves to be tickled and will even giggle! 

She likes to stand up while holding your hands!

Aubrey observes everything and likes to watch everything her mom does while sitting in her Bumbo Chair. 

She loves her tummy time for about 5 minutes and then loves to be flipped over! She just cries and doesn't even try to roll over by herself! 

Aubrey loves her bath time and loves swimming in the pool! 

Aubrey's blue eyes are starting to turn a hazel-ish color in the middle

Aubrey loves to cuddle! Currently she is only taking naps when being held or if she is in her carseat while running errands with Mom. 

Aubrey typically sleeps 8-9 hours at night if she is swaddled tight! 

Aubrey is so fun and keeps me busy all day long! 

On June 4th she was...

12 lbs 12 oz. (10%)

24.25 in. Tall (36%)

15 in. for head (6%)

I am so grateful to be her Mom! Thank you for being as sweet as you are! I love you Aubrey!!

Weekend Fun in California!!

We have lived in California over a month now!! I can't believe how fast time has gone by! 

With Brad being gone during the week for work, we really try to live it up on the weekends!! 

One of our very first weekends here Brad was asked to volunteer at an event his work was hosting for Boy Scouts. He served food for a couple hours and Aubrey and I enjoyed sitting on the grass and visiting with the Foulk Family who was also in attendance. 

Aubrey giving smiles to Kaili

Snuggles with Becky

Aubrey loves to be outside! That is if the wind is not blowing and if the sun isn't in her eyes. 

Several Sundays have been spent with these cuties! Becky's kids, Will and Aubrey, love Aubrey! 

Another weekend we went to Best Buy to "LOOK" at TVs to see what we wanted to spend our graduation money on. After looking for a while we found this 55 inch beauty on sale, so much for just looking! Once we got it home and set up, the first movie we put on was The Avengers!! Brad is definitely in Heaven! 

Thank you to my parents, Grandma & Grandpa Assmus, Rick & Robin, and Janet & Mike

Another weekend we decided to go and check out the Bakersfield Blaze Baseball team. We had such a fun time! Aubrey thought it was pretty cool too! 

We also have made a couple of trips to the swimming pool! Aubrey loves the water! 

We love it when Daddy is home!!

A couple of weeks ago we went and bought this beautiful crib for Aubrey! (A Special Aunt of ours helped immensely on that purchase! Can't Thank You Enough, You know who you are!!)

  Aubrey is so happy to have it and sleeps so soundly, for the most part! The Pack n' Play is retired for now.

Notice those eyes peeking...

We just spent last weekend in Pismo but more to come with that in another post! 

Beach Time

Starting Brad's second week of work, he has had to travel to Pismo Beach for a project he has been assigned to. He loves the job but hates that it is a couple of hours away from Bakersfield. He is gone during the week but gets to come home on Friday around noon. We have lots of FaceTime dates and luckily Aubrey and I are able to go visit quite often!! 

Our first visit out there was a couple of weeks ago! We had to take lots of pictures because it was Aubrey's first time to the BEACH!! 

The first night she slept the whole time we were out! 

We enjoyed long our "long walks on the beach!"

I am so lucky to have this man in my life!! 

The sunset that first night was incredible! 

I'm not much of a photographer but I loved this pic of this paddle surfer!

As I have said in previous posts, We LOVE food! I had this awesome chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries for dinner the first night! 

The next day while Brad was at work Aubrey came with me to get a pedicure! The second part of my Mother's Day gift! Once Brad got off work we were off to the beach again!

Aubrey didn't know what to think of the sand and the cold ocean water!

She was pretty stiff! 

So fun to build these first memories with her! 

It was such a perfect evening! 

This was the cutest little surfer boy! 

We found some sand dollars 

Walked the board walk

Soaked up some sun, with sunscreen on of coarse...

And watched the waves go by!

Needless to say, we love the beach! Many more trips to come, now that we live in California! Brad and I are both California Residents, we have our drivers licenses to prove it!  Crazy, Right?? 

If any of you are visiting close to Bakersfield/Pismo Beach, definitely let us know!! 

My First Mother's Day

Mother's day was so special this year because it was the first Mother's Day I actually got to celebrate while being a Mother! 

Brad made me breakfast and brought it to me in bed! 

I woke up to these beautiful flowers and the most precious card from Brad and Aubrey! 

He was pretty sneaky!! 

Purple is my favorite color!

This flower was my favorite of the bouquet! 

I reminisced a lot on this Mother's Day and just remembered the miracle it is to bring a beautiful baby into this world. We Mother's, have a God like gift to create another human being! I feel honored that I was able to do that and am so blessed to have Aubrey and a supportive husband by my side! 

I also thought of my own mother and now understand a little more of the love she has for me, for I feel it is similar to the love I have for Aubrey! I am so grateful for my mom who is my Best Friend! I don't know what I would do without her in my life! She is such an example to me and continues to show unconditional love to her children, her old seminary students, and young women at church. I can't imagine the sorrow she has gone through in losing a son, but I am grateful for her faithfulness to the gospel, our family, and to her covenants that we will all be a forever family someday! I am so glad Aubrey has you as a Mimi too! 

I am also grateful for my Mother in-law, Heather. She has always treated me like one of her own from the beginning and is such a loving Grandmother to Aubrey. I am grateful for the way she raised Brad and how she taught him to honor and respect women. It definitely shows in the way Brad treats me and Aubrey. 

Motherhood is such an honor and is the best job in the world! I wouldn't trade being a mother for anything! 

I love and cherish all of these precious moments. Thank you Aubrey for letting me be your Mother, I am sure lucky to have you for forever! 

Thank you to all the wonderful women out there who are currently Mother's or who will be, whether it is in this life or the next! You are all examples to me and I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!