Christmas Recap

Yes, I did upload the video of Aimee freaking out, but totally forgot to upload the zillion pictures I have from Christmas-time. Because there are so many, I used a photobucket slideshow. It's lengthy, and there are pictures from both sides of the family mixed in, but my goal was to hurry it up, not to organize it. So in this slideshow, there are pictures of the following:

-Ward Christmas Party (Aimee did NOT like this Santa)

-Mall Santa (Aimee liked this one)

-Presents in Utah with my siblings

-Aimee and California cousins (with Greg's side)

-Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor (in Cali)

-Christmas Eve Extravaganza (these are the pictures of us in our pj's, with lots of freaky mannequins... you'll see)

I think that's the gist of it. 

My Little Tantrum Thrower

love me some bath time

One Month Later...

Sorry to anyone who may actually like to see updates on my blog. (I know there are soooo many of you...) I have lots of videos and pictures to upload. TONS. I will try to pace myself, instead of uploading them all at once. I took this picture this morning. We have our first real snow! Just a few inches, but it's still coming down and forecasted to continue for a few days. Aimee liked it, until she tripped and fell in it. Those gloves are not snow-proof! She kept saying, "Cole! Cole!" We lasted about 10 minutes. (I was trying to get the driveway shoveled) 

So we've been really busy the last few weeks. All of Greg's siblings and their families, and his parents came for Thanksgiving. It was a FULL house! Fun too - don't get me wrong. It's nice having other kids around for Aimee to beat up on, I mean play with. Actually, she was kind of a total crab while everyone was here. Overstimulated? Over tired for sure! She's been staying up SO late and still getting up at her normal time. I'm still trying to fix that! 

My brother and sister and bro-in-law also came down. Drew was kind of in and out visiting throughout the week. Steph and Chris came down Wednesday evening and left late Thursday night. Their coming was a last-minute awesome surprise. Greg used some of his Marriott rewards points from his traveling days to get them a hotel to stay in. Yey!!! Except that I am RETARDED and did not take a picture of all us siblings together while they were here! I am still kicking myself in the pants for that! 

Um... what else? Greg is getting is law school applications in! It's really exciting to think about where we might end up. The list grows ever longer too, with new schools waiving their application fees. Pennsylvania? Michigan? Vermont? Texas? California? Florida? New York? Who knows!!! 

Well, that is about it for the day. Make sure to check back for videos and pictures!

Aimee says Trick or Treat!

This is Aimee right before we went to the ward Trunk-or-Treat. We kept trying to get her to say "trick or treat", she finally did and I got the best one on video! That never happens!! Listen closely, she's says it kind of quietly. 

The Farmer in the Dell

My mom got Aimee a See-n-Say. In addition to saying several farm animal sounds, it sang two songs, "Old McDonald" and "The Farmer in the Dell." Aimee became a HUGE fan of The Dell. She wanted it played over and over. My mom thought I should take it back with us, to play on the airplane to scare away anyone from sitting near us. Even though I thought that was a good idea, I declined. We left the See-n-Say at her house. :) But here is Aimee dancing to it: 

Florida: The Beach and Sea World

I mentioned in my post last night that we got to go to the beach. We went in the evening and it made for some good pictures. Aimee was a little hesitant about the ocean and sand at first, but it didn't take long for her to get into it. 

Mom and Aimee

Whitney and Aimee

And now for Sea World pictures! First of all, we need to give a big thank-you to my dad: Dad, thanks for risking your life in Iraq so we could go to Sea World for free! (Military dependents get to go to the park once a year for free) I'm glad too, so then we didn't feel the need to be there the whole time. We ended up doing that anyway, but it was a close call. When we got to the park, I lathered Aimee down with sun block. I put it too close to her eyes AND on the back of her hands. Sure enough she rubbed it right into her eye. It was terrible!! She had the worst reaction... her eye got red and puffy, she could barely keep it open. I felt so awful. She barely made it through the Shamu show - I know she wanted to enjoy it so badly. She clapped when the audience did and "ooed" and "awed" and "wowed" when the whales did their tricks. Luckily she fell asleep after we were at the park for a while and when she woke up, she was like a new baby! It ended up being a good trip. What I don't understand though, is how people go to this place without kids. It's really geared towards them, I think. My mom and I both thought it was weird when we saw older people walking around the park with a beer in hand. Umm... ok. Especially with it being $75/person to get in! Whatever... 

So here is the first picture of the day. We were waiting for the Shamu show to start. I totally hate my picture, but I wanted to show how sad Aimee's little face was. 

Indoor aquarium. It's actually super tiny and connected to a gift shop. But it was probably Aimee's favorite place in the park. You'll see why in a few more pictures. 

Sting-ray feeding time! You can buy shrimp and have them eat it off your hands. Aimee wanted nothing to do with that. 

Most relaxing part of the trip - the dolphin observation area. They are the coolest animals! This is the part of the trip where Aimee finally went to sleep. 

And Aimee's favorite place of all- the indoor floor aquarium!  It's blurry, but I turned the flash off so you could see the lighting more accurately. At first, Aimee wouldn't walk on it. She stood at the edge and looked down at the fish. It took both me and my mom standing on it for her to venture out. She still got a little nervous when a fish would swim right under her - but all in all was pretty enthusiastic about the whole thing. Thank you mom and Whit for flying us out and playing with us for the week! We want to come back soon!