31 weeks plus

Well, here I am, feeling a little more pregnant and a little more excited with each passing day. Only 58 days until my due date! It seems like 58 days is a long time but then again, it seems like not enough time for me to prepare for a totally dependent newborn. I have really taken the time and enjoyed each day I have with JUST Aubrey. I know my attention will be shared soon. It is really hard to imagine what it will be like to have a second child in the house; it will definitely take a little adjusting. I have become accustomed to Aubrey doing most everything on her own. She feeds herself, brings me the comb and spray to fix her hair, tells me what she wants instead of just crying, she brings me diapers and wipes so I can change her and pretty much puts herself to sleep. That girl is very low maintenance.

I had sweet Bryan get all of Aubrey's baby clothes out of the attic and I sorted through them. Now there is a bin for girl clothes and one for neutral clothes. So now we are prepared for which ever gender baby God decided to give us. The Tuesday before last I had my 30 week checkup and Dr. Mauldin says everything is right on track. I told Bryan that even though I hear that every time I go to the Dr., I just praise God. I don't want to ever take that for granted! Anyway, this was my update. Hope you enjoyed it!
(Here is a picture of Bryan and I last Thursday at the ARC of Gregg County for a Project Star Dance.)

Baby it's cold outside

This past week it has been pretty cold here in Longview. In fact, we actually got snow at one point; granted, it only lasted about an hour AND it melted once it hit the ground BUT it was fun to see. Anyway, I haven't been able to take Aubrey out to the park (which I have been spoiled because there is one right down from our house) So what do us Texans with toddlers do inside when it is cold outside? Well, here are a few things us Silverthornes came up with:
Feed all dolls, bears, chickens and things.
Aubrey loved feeding Hope "chips" and "peppa" (Dr. Pepper) Aubrey got to eat all of the leftovers so she thoroughly enjoyed that.

Play like you're a super hero
Aubrey had a good time dressing up in her headband and wristbands, putting one hand on her hip, one fist to the sky and yelling "superman!" as she ran through the house.

Make them earn their keep.
We made Aubrey clean all of the dishes before she could have dessert! (not really, we just let her play like she was washing the dishes and let her splash in the water) It really seemed to entertain her.

Pitch a tent over all of the toys
Aubrey loved this tent! She wanted me to read a book to her under the tent so I kind of slid halfway out so the lighting would be better but she made sure we were ALL the way under. It really was a cool place to hang out.

Run & slide with Daddy
Aubrey would run down the hall as fast as she could and Bryan would come up from behind her and help her to slide on her feet for part of the way down the hall. Aubrey LOVED going fast. Also, the first time she did it, we put on her Dora socks (which her Aunt Nee' got her) so now she thinks she HAS to have her Dora socks on in order to slide.

Rollin' with my homie

A little over a week ago, Aubrey and I stayed in Tyler a couple of nights to let Bryan get some stuff done here at the house. We missed him but had fun with family. Before we headed back to Longview, we enjoyed the great weather by calling up the cousins to come over and play in Grammy's front yard for a little while. Unky Drew, Aunt Charlotte, Alexa, Alyse, Aubrey, Grammy and I ate some Purple Pig BBQ then played outside. Good times! --(Cousin Alexa pictured right)-->
Here are some pictures of Aubrey and cousin Alyse (just 14 days older than Aubs) playing in Grammy's front yard.
They are so cute together!

Little People Slide

Yesterday evening, Bryan had the great idea to build a slide out of cardboard for Aubrey so she could slide some of her little toys down. Naturally, it became the "Little People Slide." It was fun making it and Aubrey had lots of fun shooting her little people down the shoot. I think we had as much fun as she did! Who knew that cardboard and duct tape could create such fun.
Check it out:

Happy New Year!

I hope all of you had a great time New Year's Eve. Aubrey has been getting over a cold and coughed all night the night before New Year's Eve so we decided mainly for her sake not to make the trip over to Tyler for a big shindig over at my brother's place. Instead, we celebrated here at the house. It was really relaxing! We put Aubrey to bed around 9pm (she slept great praise God) and then stayed up watching The Star of Bethlehem (really pretty interesting - I recommend it) and then Spider-man 3 (it was pretty good) - Also, we had Sparkling Cider & Starbucks Serena Organic blend coffee (Bryan's favorite) to bring in the New Year. Bryan and I just had a great time together. I am so thankful for our little family and I look forward to this coming year as we have our second child and embark on a new journey together.

Christmas with the family

I wanted to post this sooner but we have been busy, busy having a great time with our loved ones! The Saturday before last we made our way to Tyler to have Christmas with my side of the family and then headed back to Longview to hang out with Bryan's side. That Thursday we went to Houston to see my sister and her family. We came back Friday night and just spent some family time here with just me, Bryan, Aubrey and Buck. We are so blessed to celebrate the birth of our Savior with family members who are so loving, supportive and like to have a good time. I would go into great detail about the good times we had with our families but I think these pictures say it all!

CHRISTMAS IN LONGVIEW









CHRISTMAS IN TYLER










CHRISTMAS IN HOUSTON