Quick Cali Trip

Like the title of this post says, we (Roxanna, Aimee, and myself) took a quick, last minute trip to California to play with the cousins. The trip almost didn't happen. Aimee had a fever for a few days right before we left, then I was sick... but Saturday night Aimee's fever went down and I felt better, so I thought - why not? It was clear though, once the day got going that Aimee was still feeling super lousy. But we were super excited to spend some time with all the other babies! On Monday we (Me, Roxanna, Carinn - her kids, Laura, Addison, and Debbie Whitaker) went to the LA Zoo. I think all the kids had a good time. Aimee tried to, she really did, but she felt so bad AND rubbed sunscreen into her eye to top it off. I'm glad that we got to go though!

Because of a snow storm in Utah, we ended up staying in California a little longer than we thought we would. Aimee got a few non-sick days in and got to play with her friends a little longer. But of course, Addison and Laura got sick (not from Aimee! We've only shared that virus with baby Bree so far). We get to see the whole gang again in May! This time - no sick babies! And no fighting between Aimee and Addison. (Not likely, but we can hope)

Carinn, Amelia, and bb Bree on the tram.

Neal (the handsome little man), Aimee, and Addison

The "big" girls

The Stroller Gang.

Cool Baby

Florida, Part 2

On our Floridian adventure we went to Universal Studios. Aimee was fascinated, yet terrified by all the characters in the park. But she did love Fievel's playland. We could have stayed there all day if it were up to her. I have a funny video of her at that part of the park that I need to upload.

Dora scared Aimee to death up close. Aimee preferred all the characters from a distance.

Donkey was also terrifying. And we thought she'd be so thrilled too! She LOVES Shrek right now (seriously, she wants to watch it daily).

Aimee was especially scared of the Simpsons.

Finally, Aimee's happy place, at Fievel's playland.

By far, her favorite part of the whole day!

More to come...

Florida, Part 1

Sorry, to my dad especially, for taking so long to get these uploaded! And for those of you who follow, but didn't know, my dad is on the tail end of a year-long tour in Iraq. So, he especially likes it when I update my blog.

Aimee and I got to go out and visit my mom and sister in Florida earlier this month. As always, it's loads of fun. We had an adventure getting out there (flight canceled, rerouted to new airport, bag sent to old airport, etc...) but we made it! It was a bit on the chilly side, as far as Florida is concerned - so no beach this trip. But it was still warmer than Utah! Here are some pictures from the zoo. AND of Aimee pestering Abby (the dog). She is a huge fan of dogs these days. She constantly wanted to hug her, sit on her, and feed her. I think Abby tolerated Aimee so well because she got about half of every meal Aimee ate.

Feeding the ducks! (Probably her favorite thing at the zoo - she threw a royal fit when we left)

Cheesy smile (not you mom)

Giant turtle thing

Pals (I love the slight look of annoyance on Abby's face)

You will be my friend!

More to come!

Some fun news first...

I had my ultrasound today - and if you haven't heard yet, it's a BOY!

We are all really excited. Well, maybe not Aimee so much. But the rest of us - yes, we are really excited! I don't know what it was with this pregnancy, maybe the fact that we will have to move right around the due date is constantly looming over my head. Or maybe because I've done this pregnancy thing before - I just didn't feel super attached to the baby. But something clicked today. Maybe it's knowing the gender (and seeing him yawn during the ultrasound!), it just kind of made it all real for me. I stopped by old navy this afternoon and looked at some newborn sized boy onesies too. It was then I got really excited to hold my little boy!

In other news - I have lots to upload from my recent Florida trip. Unfortunately NO video will play on my mac right now- I will try to get the pictures up soon!

Mom, you're a horrible singer

Yes, I am a horrible singer, this is true. But really, what I think bothered her the most was the fact that I wasn't singing the right song. I couldn't figure out what song she was talking about! 

We figured out later that the song she was so desperately requesting was, "The Big Big Spider." Basically the same thing as the itsy bitsy spider, only sung with a lower voice. Silly me. 

Aquarium

Aquarium Day! We went just earlier this week with Addison, Laura, Hillary and Nora. 

Here are some of the pictures - and a few of Aimee making some random faces! She looks SO old to me!! 

All these girls are within two months of each other and the next batch of siblings will be about the same! (And no - we didn't have a pregnancy pact)