A great visit with great friends!

While in Quantico, we were able to catch up with some great friends we made in Twentynine Palms, CA. None of us has babies while we lived on base, so it was fun to get all of the girls together. Yes...we ALL have girls. Thank you to Lisa, the Pellerins, the Quinns, and the Katolins for a great visit. We are blessed to have remained friends with you despite us all living across the country. Here's to many more playdates!

Hanging out at the Katolin's house

Ellie, Haven, Aubrie & Elyse

Elyse & Aubrie making some music

Andrea, Elyse, Lisa, Lindsey, Ellie, and Haven

(Aubrie was not very happy about taking this picture, so we are hanging out on the side)

Aubrie & I

The girls playing together


Hanging out at the Pellerin's house

Aubrie, Elyse, and Raegan

Erica tried her best to get their attention for the sake of a good picture,
but they all just laughed at her

Jason, Justin & Dennis

Pizza break

Andrea, me, and Erica with our babies...

Hanging out with Nana and Papa Irv

We had a great visit in Maryland! We definatly don't see Nana, Papa Irv & Lauren enough. I have more pictures from our visit, but I still can't find my cord to download them from our other camera. Hopefully I find it soon. Stay tuned!

Nana & Justin

Aubrie kept pulling Justin & I to her and hugging us both

Watching the ducks

A quick bedtime story with Papa Irv

The National Zoo - DC

Checking out the animals

Signing MONKEY, obviously very excited to see the monkeys

Trying to give the monkeys a smooch. Cute, but kissing zoo windows....gross.

The pigs were sleeping, so she is signing BED

Seeing the cows with mommy. She loved mooing back at them.

Playing in the water

It was hot outside

Close up of "misty" Aubrie

Hanging at the zoo with Nana

"Hi Bear"

Hi fake bear

Another fun zoo activity

Going to get ice cream with Nana

Signing ICE CREAM

Eating her HUGE "children's cone"

Saying "DONE, DONE, DONE"

OK...mommy may have helped her

A perfect ending to a perfect day

Thanks Nana!

Pooped!

33 weeks pregnant

Here we are enjoying the day watching our friends play baseball at Horner Park. A friend of ours took some great pictures without me even knowing. You have to love people with fancy cameras and ninja-like photography skills.

Thanks Lee

My new favorite picture

Small Update

This picture is actually old......but here I am. In this picture I was 30 weeks along and everything is looking great. The baby was butt down at my last appointment but she has turned and is now head down. Yay! I have had some cramps and uncomfortable days, but overall,

besides being tired, I am feeling great.

Chalk and ice pops with daddy

Aubrie is doing great! She is so smart I can't even take it. She amazes me more and more everyday. Justin and I were spending time with her last week when we both looked at each other in disbelief. "Did she just count to 10?" Yes, yes she did, and she has been doing it ever since. I have tried to get it on video a few times, but just like the ASL cards, she seems to know I'm taping and becomes more interested in that. My mom always says as soon as you tell people they can do something, they make a liar out of you. So true... But, I am glad Justin and I experienced it the first time together. It was actually really funny because she did it so perfectly. I guess all the counting I do with her has paid off.

(I'll keep working on those videos)

Until then...he is a video of her dancing to a Butterfly song.
Half way through the song she wants me to take a picture of her baby)

Setting up his gear the night before. Memories....

Targets in the distance

Justin is home from his latest drill weekend. This time he was in Indiana spending four days at the rifle range. I am proud to say he got Expert by shooting 215 on Table 1 and 93 on Table 2. He had a good weekend with the Marines, but is happy to be home and sleep past 4:30 am.

Practicing already....

I have one cabinet set up for Aubrie full of pots, Tupperware, and fake food in a picture that allows her to play in the kitchen while I cook. This way, she can pull it all out on the floor if she chooses. Luckily for me, she enjoys the "Clean Up Song,"

so she usually will put it all back when she is finished playing.

The other day, she got all three of her babies and set them up in the chair.

She sang to them and fed them, and finally gave them a big hug and smooch.

She is going to be a great big sister!

My new creative streak...

Here is a new picture of the girls' room. I decided to tap into my artistic side and paint something for the wall, since I wasn't able to find anything I loved. I was inspired by all of Aubrie's art work. Let's say I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome! As was Justin....

3-16 x 20 canvases

We finally found a new dresser for their room. Thank you Craigslist.com

Aubrie was very interested in the bassinet as I was putting it together. I told her it was the baby's bed, so when I came back in the room after putting the screwdriver away, this is what I found. She said "baby bed." Well, she is right. She has been laying her babies in the bottom of it and covering them with blankets to go to bed.