Off Roading

It started out as Aaron and Harvey's "thing", going "off roading" as Aaron calls it. But we have all grown to love going for rides in the Jeep. It's usually on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon (in this picture it was Sunday, 17 August), either before 10am or after 6pm when it's starting to cool off. To the South of our neighborhood before reaching Oso Bay, there are dirt roads made by various 4 x 4 vehicles. There are mounds of dirt deposited by the front end loaders that were used in the development of this area, which make "off roading" all the more fun. Honestly, Audrey and I prefer riding in the Jeep "on road" when we need to fuel up or just to run and grab a snack, as it is quite bumpy in the dirt and she has a hard time seeing out of the Jeep because of her car seat position. Nevertheless, we all love our root beer colored Jeep and the fun times it has brought our family.

The Baker

This past Thursday was our great friends' Ryan and Charity's 9th wedding anniversary. Aaron and I decided to make them a cake. It was a recipe that I'd been holding onto but hadn't tried called the "The Ultimate Moist Chocolate Cake", so I guess they were our guinea pigs. Aaron was quite helpful, especially at cleaning the bowl. In fact, he was insistent upon making sure the bowl was in fact clean :-) Aaron has gotten very interested in the inner workings of everything. He loves to help load the dishwasher, put the soap in and press all the buttons. He keeps asking me when it will be time to replace the refrigerator's water filter as he helped me last time and thought it was a lot of fun. That's our boy!

18 Month Doctor Visit

Audrey had her 18 month check up with Dr. Go this morning. She is 21 lbs 12 oz which is the 12th percentile (tiny girl) and 32.75 inches which is the 80th percentile. Her percentile for height is going up but for weight it's about the same. Dr. Go says that she is healthy and we all know that she's happy :-)
Audrey decided to use her cereal bowl as a hat one recent morning. She had eaten most of the cereal, but still needed a bath to wash out all of the milk. She's also into crawling into things/small spaces. She was playing in the pantry and decided that the case of water bottles was a good place to play. She loves singing "ABC", "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and it seems that her passion lately is dancing. She dances all the time, including most of the sermon in church this Sunday. She's a ham!

Lipstick

I don't know what it is about lipstick, I hardly ever wear it. And if I do wear it, I apply it once and that's it for the day. Yet there is definitely some allure there, something that whispers "pick me up and put me on your face". My children heard said whisperings this week, one on Tuesday and the other on Wednesday, complete separate events each unknowing of the other. Aaron chose to gingerly try it on while Audrey went for the Marilyn Manson look, yet both looked amazingly great in the color.

Pool Parties

We've been in the pool a lot this summer....all of us. The kids have always enjoyed the pool, but it's much more fun when daddy joins them :-) We've also utilized the pool at Mamaw's apartment. The last picture is of Audrey at the apartment pool. We met several of our friends at Mamaw's apartment and had our own little pool party, complete with pizza. The kids had a lot of fun and loved the pizza!