Once again, time has gotten away from me and I am two months behind in posting. 2011 is flying by!
At the beginning of August Justin went to a golf tournament in Amarillo. This was his first time away from Aubrey. He had a great time with his friends and family, and even played a decent game. We missed him at home but had a fun girls weekend with Bitsy. When Justin made it back to Dallas we decided we would get Aubrey a fish. So, we went to Petsmart and picked out a pretty blue beta and a nice bowl; took him home and set him up and Aubrey couldn't be less interested! We named him fishy and make a production out of feeding him daily but the only one who seems to be interested in him is Gigi the cat. Justin says that Aubrey likes feeding him dinner but I still don't think she'd miss him. Towards the end of the month we went back to Cedar Creek Lake for a long weekend. We were supposed to go to Galveston but there was an impending hurricane so we had a last minute change of plans. I think it actually turned out for the better. We relaxed by the lake, played with the animals, cooked and played games - it was a perfect mini-vacation. We decided that since none of us are big on being IN the ocean, we will go to Galveston sometime in the off-season to walk the beach and the strand.
September was busy as always but who knows what we were doing...Grandma came to Dallas for 2 weeks to celebrate her 80th birthday. She stayed with Bitsy and helped entertain Aubrey during the week. They had a blast having tea parties and playing outside. The last weekend of the month was busy for us. On that Friday Justin and I took Aubrey to the Dallas Greek Food Festival. There was food and music and dancing and shopping - we had so much fun. We got Aubrey a belly dancing skirt which we tied around her multiple times and some wrist bracelets with jingles that we put on her ankles. She was putting on her own musical show in the courtyard while we enjoyed our gyros. The next day we went to the Country Peddler show in Allen with grandma and Bitsy. There were a few cute holiday things but not as much as the show in Arlington. Mom and I each got two turkey decorations, so I guess we did pretty well. After that we went to Octoberfest in downtown Mckinney and met Justin for lunch. We ate on the patio at Sauce while we enjoyed authentic German music and dancing. Aubrey loved watching the people pass by dressed in costume. We left at nap time and went back later that night so I could do some shopping and Aubrey could play in the kids area. It was a festive weekend that was made perfect by the fall weather!
As for Aubrey, she is doing great. She has finally started eating meat, which has made our lives a lot easier. Some of her favorite foods are: chicken tenders, eggplant Parmesan, greek yogurt, and cheese, cheese, and more cheese. Her vocabulary is expanding daily. She can name all the farm animals as well as many zoo animals. She is putting together short sentences and is using correct pronouns (most of the time). She tells us what she wants and what she likes and dislikes. She loves playing with her dolls and has recently enjoyed playing "doctor" with them. She has a clipboard that she carries around and pretends to write on after she checks their heartbeat and temperature. It's adorable. She has become obsessed with asking the animals for hugs and kisses...this works okay with the dogs but not so much with the cat. It hasn't stopped her from trying - she is nothing if not persistent. She goes crazy for anything having to do with animals - toys, songs, iphone apps. She is adorable.
That's all for now, enjoy the pictures!
