Saturday, I hid eggs at our house and Tyler and Aubrey got their Easter baskets. Sunday, we spent the day in Hesston. Sue had an egg hunt ready for Tyler, and of course he really enjoyed that.
Here he is happily opening eggs.
The Stuckeys
Just us. Of the pictures we got, either Tyler or Aubrey had their eyes closed. At least in this one, Aubrey is happy.
A coworker asked me for recent pictures of Aubrey yesterday...and I realized that in the busy-ness of the spring, I have not been taking pictures. So, last night I caught a few...
I have had blogging block, but this is my attempt at a little catch up.
About a month ago, I found Aubrey had happily hoisted herself up onto our stair blockers a.k.a. chairs. Here she is sporting a nah nah nah boo boo look.
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Our little climber happily holding the phone...she holds it behind her head when she is trying to act like she's on the phone.
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Also, nearly a month ago, was Spring Break. We enjoyed seeing friends again after a Winter with lots of illnesses that kept us all apart. I didn't take any pictures, but Lisa did - she posted pics of trips to Exploration Place and the Zoo.
We also purchased a First Team basketball goal. Because of stormy and cold, then windy weather, it took nearly 2 weeks from the digging of the hole until its completion.
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This week, Tyler and Wayne have been playing nearly every evening - this time in their matching KU shirts.
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And Aubrey begs to be outside with them so she's usually running around too.
Aubrey likes to do more and more for herself. A couple of weeks ago, she started reaching for a fork. So...I let her hold it.
Success!
The same evening I took this picture a couple weeks ago, Aubrey started running a fever. Last Monday, we took her to the doctor who said that she has RSV and bronchiolitis. Tyler has been sick a week longer than Aubrey and developed a sinus infection. They are both finally getting back to normal. (Thus, I'm finally getting around to posting again). It's nice to have happy kids again.
Spring - are you there? I'm ready to be done with this cold and flu season.
I've been meaning to write about Aubrey for a couple of weeks now.
I didn't want to forget that at 13 months, we are starting to understand a little more of her babbling. Dada is now specific to Daddy and she is finally saying Mama when she is talking to me...er, crying for me. She says mmmm for moo (the only animal noise she tries to make). She imitates the satisfied "ahhh" after a drink. Uh for uh oh. And her own version of ow, as she kind of demonstrated here: (I really wish I would learn to stop talking on video)! :)
She is waving, giving high 5's, gives hugs to stuffed toys and other toddlers...whether she knows them or not...whether they are interested in reciprocating or not, pointing, reaching, and is more...opinionated about what she wants. :) Daddy has been demonstrating how to give a thumbs up and snapping, and Aubrey has her own versions of both. She also throws up her shoulder like the video below. Sometimes she is being playful, sometimes she is trying to get her big brother out of her space. :)
She loves socks. Waving them around. Chewing on them. Trying to put them on her feet...
She also loves wearing her jacket. She often points to it and gives a little whine, her way of asking to put it on.
Suddenly, when she turned 1, she became very interested in books. She brings books to be read and likes to just look at books. I was feeling guilty because I hadn't read to her nearly as much as I did to Tyler in his first year. So, I'm glad that she brings books to be read and sometimes just enjoys looking through them over and over.
Here she is wearing her hat and being a goofball.
And finally, this morning she was trying on Tyler's jacket.
