"This is Halloween, this is Halloween."

Wonder Woman!
All the world is waiting for you
and the power you possess
In your satin tights
fighting for your rights
And the old red white and blue
Wonder Woman!

As you can see, Aubrey went as Wonder Woman this year to the trunk-or-treat and was oh, so cute (not to brag on my own daughter or anything). Her Nana took us out and bought Aubrey this sweet little outfit.

Bryan and I got to dress up too (along with our small group at church) as extras from the Richard Simmons workout video, "Sweatin' to the oldies." I thought Bryan looked awesome - straight out of the 80's. Anyway, we had a great time at our church where we passed out candy to all the decorated little boys & girls.

- This is Carmen, me and Melissa gettin' in shape -

I love this picture of Mallory and Aubrey!
One of the cutest things was Aubrey playing with her little friends. We had an excercise ball in the back of the truck so we got it out and it was instant entertainment for the kiddos.

The wonder of the Glow Worm

I had a glow worm as a young child and although I can't recall a whole lot about my experiences with it, I did get a warm fuzzy feeling when my older brother gave one to Aubrey for her 1st birthday. At that time Aubrey didn't think much of it but I am sure glad we kept the little guy out.
Recently, Aubrey has cried when we have put her to sleep. She would usually calm down after 10 minutes or so, but oh, the torture to sit there and just let your sweet little toddler cry for that long.
Bryan had the wonderful suggestion to put her baby glow worm in the crib with her. The first night we did she cried for about a minute and then, to our wonderment, all we heard was the sweet music of the glow worm over and over again until Aubrey went to sleep...Man, that is MUCH better than hearing my child scream; it was so calming for all of us to hear. From that point on we put the little "bebe" (as she calls it) in Aubrey's, NO CRYING! It is a wonder to behold. Thank you makers of the glow warm; you have a great product! Here is proof that it works!

I know this is a simple video with just music coming from the monitor but it is very special to Bryan and I because our baby is peaceful at the other end of that.

Every morning when Aubrey wakes up, she cries for a little while. I go into her room and this is what I see:
She has gathered up all of her things and wants to get out of her crib. I love that she feels she needs to take her pillow, blanket and baby glow worm with her.

Thundering Sneakers 5K

I was so glad to be a part of the Thundering Sneakers 5K run once again with the girls. Beth and Laura (my former roommates) have been such awesome friends! I am so glad they live down the road so we can keep an eye out for each other and take random walks around our little circle every now and again. This was our second year to participate in this event and we have had so much fun both times. This will for sure be a tradition of ours. Bryan and I would love to take the kiddos in the future because there is a 1/2 mile fun run for kids. Proceeds of the race benefit theRuskCounty Library.

THUNDERING SNEAKERS 2007
(Andrea, Laura & Beth)

THUNDERING SNEAKERS 2006
P.S. Congratulations Laura for placing 3rd this year!

Cousin fun on video

This is a continuation of the last blog. I just wanted to show how much fun the cousins had. It was hard to capture all of their cuteness on camera but here is a little glimpse:

Good times, noodle salad

This past week has been pretty awesome because my sister, Amy, and her family came in from Wyoming. We got to meet them in Tyler along with the rest of my family and some friends from old school. It was great to see my siblings and all of our kids (the cousins) together at last. My mom was loving it too! Mind you, all 5 of her grandkids are UNDER the age of two.


(back left to right) Alyse, Alexa, Grammy, Evie, Aubrey
(front) Jack

It was crazy trying to get this picture taken and will get even crazier when there is 6 grandkids (thanks to the Silverthorne addition coming next March)

Here are a few more pictures from our time together: