From The Anderson's

Excuse our informal Christmas card. I never got around to actually making our cards until today. So its safe to say, these won't be printed and sent out this year. Next year is sounding more doable.  We have a teething one year old (all four molars at the same time.) On top of that, she had shots on Monday. Its been an emotional week for the babes.  Wish us luck that we will survive. Its testing all our patience.

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Under the Sink

Aubri is what we like to call a professional mess maker. She can take a perfectly clean room, drawer or cabinet and make it look like a hurricane has it. He place of choice lately has been the cabinet under the sink in our bathroom. She clean it out enough just so she can go sit inside--Indian style.  Good thing we love her more than she can imagine, or we wouldn't let her do it. She babbles up a storm, laughing and giggling her way through. She is hilarious to watch and listen to at all times of the day. But she just seems to come to life while making a mess.  I'll trade her happiness for cleanliness any day.

One Year Older

This beautiful girl turned one yesterday! Its hard to believe that it has already been a year. We have truly enjoyed this fun-loving, energetic, happy , sweet girl!  The day was very enjoyable for all three of us. We started the day off by singing happy birthday to her--multiple times, I might add. After her morning nap, we decked her out head to toe for her birthday lunch at the Nordstrom Bistro.(She loves their fries and olive-yogurt dip. We like to say she has mature taste buds.) She munched on all our dishes and ventured out to the fish tank, which she loved!

As far as what she is doing now....

She is pretty much walking. She walks to and from things that are no less than 10 steps away. But while doing so, she much be carrying at least two things in her hands. She loves stuffed animals and her baby more than anything else. She now says Dad, Daddy, No, Ya, and Shh. She loves to play hide and seek, peek-a-boo, and chase.  And most of all, she loves to go to Target. (I honestly can say we go everyday.) She loves, loves, loves clothes and gets excited when we buy new ones. So excited that she carries them around and tries to put them on for a good hour afterwards.  She has grown so much in the last year and we just fall more in love with this sweet, quirky girl everyday. We are excited and nervous for what the next year will bring us with her! (We are dreading the tantrum stage--hopefully we skip it!) We love you Aubri Roo, and hope you had a wonderful birthday! 

11 Months

We have been going non-stop the last few weeks. And it doesn't look like it will be stoping anytime soon. In addition to that, our laptop crashed so I snagged my Dad's laptop to just give everyone a quick update on Roo.

-She is so close to walking! She has taken 6 steps at most so far. She just doesn't want to get off those tip toes of hers.

-She is a babbling, talking little girl and goes non-stop. I like to call her hurricane Aubri because she can make the biggest mess in a matter of seconds.

-She claps, smacks her lips, raises the roof, plays catch, loves to play hide and seek.

-As far as talking goes, she says Mama, Dada, Ma (Austins main name she calls him, so funny.) More, and she has started to sign more, Mom and Dad. Just this morning she was working the the J and G sound...maybe she is getting ready to say Jenni? Or Grandma?

We just adore our little peanut. She has finally gained back her weight (She lost 2 pounds while she was sick for a while. Broke my heart.) She is becoming more and more alive.  We love her funny personality.. We are celebrating her first thanksgiving this week and her first birthday party on Sunday! We know it early, but December is just too busy with all the parties going on. Wish us luck that we surivie. We have some great things planned and can't wait to share!

Halloween 2012

Halloween was a busy one this year.   All of our friends are avid Halloween lovers.  This year was the first time we have ever  dressed up.  Neither are into it.  So we dressed up as a herd of cows. Pretty classic, right? 

Aubri made the cutest calf ever! I couldn't resist putting a pink bow on her costume.  

Aubri, Bre and Braylee. These girlies are BFF's and love playing with eachother.

Checking out eachothers costumes. Aubri was very skeptical of all the costumes.

Yesteryday, we had to take Aubri to the doctor. She got her second flu booster and was being checked because she has nothing but the runs lately (3-4 times a day.) Turns out she has lost 2 pounds, in two weeks and we put her on lactose formula for the next week or so. Thankfully, our wonderful pediatrician loaded us up on formula so we won't have to buy any for a while. Thank you Dr. Johnson!!  But between her stomach and the shot, she was a emotional and exhausted. So she was down for bed at 6:30.  At least she got to go to trick-or-treating at Austin's work party.

Aubri and Bray experienced their first bounce house party. And they loved it!! Aubri is a thrill seeker and this is her kind of "toy".  We hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween! Because we sure did. (We watched the Jazz game, GO JAZZ!!)

Jazz & Phil

Last Thursday my sister, Jenni, invited Austin and I to go to the Jazz game. Thanks to her and her hubby, Cordell, we scored lower bowl tickets--row 19! This was pretty much our few just a few seats higher. It was such a good game. Cantor was on fire!  It got us all pumped for the season. According to Cordell, this is the year baby.  Let's hope!

To my surprise, Phil was there from Modern Family.  I got so excited, we love to watch Modern Family, and Austin loves Phil. He's a hoot! Turns out he actually lives here half the year with his family. I so badly wanted to take a picture just of him, but my phone died (I always feel bad with how swarmed they get everywhere they go. I just wanted proof he was there.)  But there he is. 

Probably the highlight of my week, just below Aubri taking 3 STEPS! She is dying to walk. I am thinking definitely by the time she turns 1--scary to think that.  She is such a peanut.