Wednesday, September 30, 2015

4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

On September 10, 2015, Brad and I celebrated our 4th Wedding Anniversary! 
Brad without a doubt spoiled me! 
I woke up to new workout pants and a new water bottle and got roses and a box of chocolates delivered to me throughout the day! We just joined a gym and so I have been wanting some new workout clothes! 
Brad got spoiled as well! I used my Rodan+Fields paycheck to buy Brad a sweet new GPS Watch! He has been wanting one for a long time and I kept telling him they were way too expensive! He was in shock!

After work Brad and I went to Red Lobster to have ENDLESS Shrimp! We both had at least 5 servings! We were so full leaving! 
We decided to go work it off at Rush Air Sports! It is a trampoline place! We had a blast!! We felt like little kids again! Thank you Van Tassell's for watching Aubrey for us Last minute! 

I am so glad I have this sweet guy by my side these last 4 years! Can't wait to spend all eternity with you! I Love you Brad! 

SEPTEMBER 2 0 1 5

September has been a wonderful month! Here are some of the highlights but a few more posts will follow with the big events! These are just everyday pictures that are taken from this month. 
Aubery getting up from a nap! She usually says, "Head!" when she wakes up. We have been singing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes! She loves it and is loving nursery now! She turned 19 months on September 4th! 

Then we also play peek-a-boo. She usually calls it where'd it go! 
Funny story at church.... she was peeking over the pew to some nice old ladies and they love her so they all are waving and blowing her kisses. When all of a sudden Aubrey ducks her head and says, "Where'd it GO?? Where'd it GO! Where'd it Go?"
She then lifted up her head and would ROAR!!! LOL We couldn't stop laughing, but were trying to be reverent too! haha 
There she is! 

We all had dentists appointments in September. Aubrey wasn't a fan, but she is obsessed with toothbrushes so we took a couple of those! 
We got the chance to talk to a few cousins in September. Layton turned one of August 30th. 

And this handsome guy turned one on September 4th. 
Although we couldn't be with them to celebrate we celebrated from afar! 

We went to a Centennial Football Game in September! We love Football! 
Aubrey watching the cheerleaders! 
She was singing and dancing during the fight song! She would also yell every time the crowd would. She was more entertainment to everyone there instead of the football team half of the time! We love her! 

Over Labor Day weekend we went to the Movies! 
We watched Inside Out! It was cute and was a fun family outing! 
Then went to Johnny Rocket's for dinner/dessert! 

Aubrey of course had to play in the fountains at the Marketplace! 

On Monday, we went shopping! Aubrey was a pretty good sport that we decided to go to the BIG Fountain!! Saying she had a BLAST is an understatement! She was having the time of her life! 

It didn't take long before she was soaked! 
Love that smile! 


Later that night we went on a walk around our complex! Aubrey had to try out her new tennis shoes! 

On Tuesday mornings we go to the Gym. I go to Zumba and Aubrey hangs out at Kid's Camp. She is learning to love it! The first time she cried the whole time but now is a champ! 
She loves yogurt covered raisins.
Aubrey's hair is finally long enough for me to put some pigtails in it! Everyone stops and compliments them, some even take pictures of the back of her head! lol
She loves playing in her room and taking everything out of their drawers, bins, and shelves. 

We found one of the greatest things on Netflix this month. If Aubrey needs to get some energy out or needs something to keep her entertained, we just search Puppy Party or Kitty Party and it is a full 45 minutes of puppies and kitties playing and running around! This girls loves animals! 

Facebook Notified us that it was Grandparents day in September! Aubrey has so many grandparents that love her so much! 

Aubrey is getting very sneaky with knowing how to open doors, climbing on chairs, and even getting on the table. 
This is when she got into our closet! I could hear her nestling around and snuck up on her with my phone camera open and said, "What are you doing?" she turned quickly and said, "Uh OH!!"

Sunday Afternoons we have the new tradition of making treats! We have made cookies, brownies, and we made a cake this last week! Aubrey likes to help and eat chocolate chips while doing so! 

Aubrey and I were heading to the ZOO and I remembered that our tire was flat on our stroller. So we got to stop by Brad's office to help us fix it. Brad got all of his safety gear on and when to the back shop to get it taken care of! Aubrey loved seeing her Daddy like that! 

The last couple of months I have been a part of this Mom Club on Facebook. My new friend MaLyn gives out giveaways all the time, and we all love Chick-Fil-A, so we treated ourselves to some lunch. Aubrey was asleep so we went through the drive thru! Thank you MaLyn!! 

So back in June Brad and I went to the doctor for annual physicals and we both had elevated cholesterol. We decided to change our diet, join a gym, and work hard to be healthier! It was convenient that Brad's work was doing a weight loss challenge. I am so proud of him! He lost 30 lbs. in 12 weeks!  
Even though we have changed our diets, doesn't mean we don't eat out every no and then! We went our to Thai food and Aubrey loved Pad Thai! YUM! 

Sunday Baking Party! Love this smile! I think it is safe to say we have the same eyes and nose! 
I love her so much!!
She is at such a fun age! 
Aubrey is getting into fashion! This is her latest ensemble! Pool ring on her head and Mrs. Potato head lips in her mouth!
She is getting to be a little stinker too! She now knows how to get the things she wants by moving chairs and climbing! 

She is becoming quite the spitfire and throwing tantrums but we definitely love her more than anything!! 

AUGUST 2015

August was kind of a blur! I know it was just last month but time is just flying by! 
Aubrey turned 18 months old! She broke all of her canine teeth that month and went into Nursery! 
She had her 18 month appointment and is right on track for everything! She was 22 lbs and 31 1/2 inches long! 
But since she was teething a lot, every time she would wake up she would have dried snot all over her face. I would have to basically give her a bath every time to get it all off and out of her hair! Often times it led to me getting in the bath with her! 




Family Date night to Moo Creamery! It is one of our favorite places for burgers! Aubrey loves it because there are cows everywhere! She just Moos the whole time we are in there! 

We went to a fun Birthday party for a friend of Aubrey's. This was in the pool! 
After a long day! Aubrey loves her Daddy! 

Aubrey's personality is so funny! She was acting pretty gangster with palming her basketball and having her shades on! She is so funny! 

Aubrey's new obsession is Shoes! She loves pulling them out and showing me saying, "Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, SHOOOOES! 


Her hair is finally getting long enough that I can put little piggy tails in! 
I can't get enough of her! 

Two of my closest friends in Bakersfield are Tina and Whitney! We have so much fun together! We had a little girls night to celebrate Whitney's belated birthday! I am so blessed to have great friends like them! 


Aubrey and I met Brad for lunch one day at Chipotle. We sat outside and Aubrey loved watching all the cars go by! 

She was saying WOAH! in this picture! 

In August we were able to take a trip to the temple! It was a nice getaway! Our old Bishop and his wife stayed at our house and watched Aubrey! They were so sweet to do so and Aubrey had a great time with them! Thank you McArthurs!!! 
Such a beautiful place! 

Aubrey is a total Mommas girl! We get to have cuddles every morning! 
When did she get so big?
Playing around with her hair! lol 
Aubrey had her first friend come over for a little play date! This is Aly! She is 2 months older than Aubrey and they had so much fun together! It was interesting seeing Aubrey share her toys! 


Haha! I was getting the bath ready and Aubrey decided to take her diaper off and play with her dolls! I love that naked bum! 
I am going to miss these days! I wish time could just stand still! 

The last weekend in August we went to the Outlet Malls just south of us about 30 minutes! We got some pretty good deals and had a fun outing! 

Later that night Brad let me pick the movie and we had sushi and ice cream after Aubrey went to bed! You can't really see it but I got this cute sweater at the Columbia outlet! It is so comfy and I am looking forward to cooler weather to wear it ALL the time! 

We had Sunday Dinner at the Foulk's house! We love the Foulks! Kaili had just gotten back from Korea so we got to learn some new things! We filled our bellies and relaxed on the Hammock outside! 

We also had the missionaries over! Aubrey tries to snuggle with them! 
We said Goodbye to Elder Carper! He is now up at BYU-Idaho! We are so proud of him for working so hard on his mission! We have had some wonderful missionaries in our ward recently! We love them all! 

Crazy that the summer came to a close so quickly! School started here in California in the Middle of August! It is so strange for me to still have 100 degree weather and have the kids in school. The holidays will be here before we know it!