Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Easter and Beyond

This is one of those pictures that is worth a thousand words, but it may need a bit of explaining. Only in LA...our neighbors own the green truck and park it everyday on the street between our houses. Ben parks his truck on the other side of our driveway. We had some friends staying with us for a few days (he owns the gray truck), and he parked on the other side of our driveway. Apparently our neighbor didn't appreciate having his "spot" taken so he decided to just park on the sidewalk! Matt and I couldn't believe it! One of those things that warranted a picture.

"Nah-Nah", Grandpa, and Uncle Jonah came down to visit for a week over spring break and we had a little mini birthday party for Aubrey since she was turning 1 in a few weeks. It was a little early, but they had fun watching her open her presents! Little does Aubrey know she is going to be getting three parties! Grandma and Grandpa Kempen are coming to visit next weekend so we will probably have some cake then too! Her "real" birthday party will be the day after her birthday with some of our friends in the area. Here are a few pics of her first bite of cake! She didn't get an afternoon nap that afternoon since she was shopping with mom and grandma all day, so she was really tired!

mmmmmm.......strawberry

"I'm listing to the left mom...must be bedtime."

Easter morning Aubrey came out to find that the Easter Bunny visited and left her an Elmo basket with some toys in it! She wasn't sure at first, but she soon figured out it was full of goodies for her!

Cookie Monster and Abby Cadaby were just two of the characters in her basket. We spent the morning lounging in our jammies before we had to get ready for church. If you look at the post before this one you can see some pics of her in her Easter outfit!

My parents bought Aubrey this walker for Christmas knowing she would grow into it. The front detaches and makes all kinds of noise (her favorite, not mine). She has recently been figuring out how to pull herself up on it and even walk across the living room! I figured it was kind of a big thing and was worth posting a video on the blog so I could brag about my little genius!

Enjoy the video! Sorry it cuts off so quick...the battery on my camera died.

Recovery Room...

This post is dedicated to the crew of the Recovery Room at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. A little birdie told me that the current picture gracing the screen of your computer is "old". This is a picture of our little bug from Easter in her sailor outfit. I swore I would never put my daughter in clothes like this, but what can I say...like mother, like daughter. Hope y'all enjoy!