-We have been in our new place for about a month and love it! Our neighborhood and ward are amazing. I couldn't ask for better. We have met a lot of people and have lots of playdates and really feel so welcomed. So welcomed, in fact, that our first week of church I was asked to give the lesson in Relief Society the next week... Um, thank you? It went ok, and I've taught RS before, but not knowing anyone and living in Utah County where everyone (in my opinion) are gospel scholars, was so intimidating! I survived and people are still talking to me so that's a good sign :) Anyways, SO happy to be here!
-We have had a lot of visitors and enjoyed every minute! We had Ricky and Kels one weekend, Juli the next week, along with visits from the Losee family, and my family the next weekend. No pictures at all.. lame. But we loved having everyone here, it was so fun!
-Matt has been working a ton this summer and I am so appreciative of him. He works ridiculous hours with crap pay.. another quirk of Utah County... but he has worked enough that we will survive haha. It's paid off though- he got offered a position working with the mechanics at Larry Miller and working a regular 40 hour week with better pay! Once school starts, he can count work as his lab courses and can keep his regular work and school schedule. Man, we have been so blessed. Even though Matt's worked a lot, we still have been able to include him in our summer activities!
-We've been to 7 Peaks a bunch of times and love it. Aubree has a ball! Maybe one of these days I'll take my freakin camera!
-Enjoying lots of family, new friends, BBQ's, staying up late, watching Cinderella III a bajillion times (yep, there are 2 more Cinderella movies), going to parks, swimming and enjoying our simple and awesome summer!
{Lots of baths after playing outside all day}
{Mom's swimsuit.. it looks better on her right now anyways..}
{We went to City Creek when my fam came up- it was my dad's birthday..
Happy Birthday my wonderful dad!!!
The Losee fam met us there and the kids played for awhile. City Creek is the bomb!}
{Potty training... 3rd times the charm right? Don't ever ask me for
help with potty training by the way... I apparently don't know what I'm doing
if I have to say 3rd times the charm}
{Watching Cinderella with Dad}
So I don't forget, here are a few things about Aubree lately:
-She makes up songs all the time. Her latest is about the moon and church. They go a little something like this.. "The moons so bright, in the night!" and "We go to church and takenin the sacrament and nursery and the holy spirit." Oh my it's so cute!
-She copies everything Matt does. If he is wiping off the car, she grabs a rag and helps him. If he's fixing his bike, she gets a screwdriver and pretends to use it. They brush their teeth together, play Xbox together.. it's so fun to watch and Matt loves having a little shadow.
-She has gotten so much better at playing with other kids and her cousins. I guess I've threatened her life enough times :)
-Potty training is still ongoing, but she has done awesome. With having so much family around, it was really hard to keep her from getting distracted, but she still did great. We had a little hiatus for a couple weeks and just got back into it and she's done really well. Please bless this continues!
-She still loves her dress ups, loves playing with her babies and feeding them, has a blast playing with the neighborhood kids, and just enjoys life.
-She wants to see my stomach all the time now. She lifts up my shirt and says "I want to see Mama's big belly." Thank you Aubree.
-Her latest sayings are "For the love!" and "Shut up." Mother of the year, right? We all know where she got "for the love" from, but I have to explain the "shut up" words... I was on the phone with my friend Ashlye and she told me about someone we know passing away. I said, "Oh shut up... that is horrible." Aubree heard me and now we are done for. I guess I need to talk like a grown up and not a 15 year old around my kid.
-We are enjoying Aubree so much-- We love you little girl!!
