Black Island Farms

 

Earlier this week we decided to get out of the house for a bit and go visit Cameron's mom. We got to her house and played for a bit, and she decided that she wanted to treat us all to a trip to Black Island Farms. We didn't really know what to expect, but we had a blast. We only wished we had gone earlier in the day to enjoy all the fun before it got dark. We were also a little unprepared as far as warm clothing went, but Aubrey seemed quite happy in my coat. 

When we first got there we checked out all the animals. They had cows, donkeys, pigs, birds, peacocks, and more. Aubrey always loves animals. 

They had 4 or 5 slides like this on the haybales. Aubrey got brave and did it on her own a couple times.

 

Mommy and Aubrey getting ready to go down. 

 There was a huge gutter slide. Aubrey loved climbing into the 'tree house' and yelling in the tunnel as we went down. 

This little train was one of the favorites (although she really just loved everything). I wasn't sure how she would react once it started moving, but she thought she was so cool riding all by herself. Cam and I went with her the first time, and then she went all by herself. We let her ride it 3 times before we made her move onto something else. 

All by myself!

Going so fast!

Family Picture at the Farm.

Corn Sandbox. Aubrey wasn't quite sure what to think of it. 

 Teeter-totter

 

They had drums made out of garden and tractor tools. You played them with bolts. Aubrey enjoyed banging away. Thanks goodness we don't own these drums. I think we would all go crazy. 

 Kiddie Corn Maze

 Posing in front of the Grain Chute Slide

Thanks Grandma for the fun evening. And for holding Ada so that we could run around and play with Aubrey. In the evening they lit a bonfire and we had hot chocolate and kettle corn and watched a couple pig races.  We will definitely visit again next year!

Looking at the fire. 

 

 What a blast! I think we took about 100 pictures.

Wishing October Would Last Forever

 

October has been a great month for us. We have had our rough days (Aubrey decided she is too old for naps, plus went 3-4 days whining the whole entire day, and Aubrey getting into everything!), but the weather has been so nice, and we have been able to spend a lot of time outdoors and as a family. We set up the trampoline at the beginning of October, and I wish it would have been up all summer. Aubrey is in love. 

 I really should have done this when Aubrey wasn't watching. Whoops! Ada in the baby doll stroller. She is getting so big she barely fit!

 I just can't get enough of her smiles.

Or smiles in general. We love happy girls.

On Saturday we got to go to the Weber State football game as a family. Aubrey loved riding the bus to the game, and the excitement of all the people, noise, band, and cheerleaders. But Waldo was the big hit.

 If Waldo was near us Aubrey would just follow him around. He would walk up and down the track and she would try to chase him. Sometimes yelling, "Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!". We think she is cute- I am sure other found her annoying. At one point during the game, Waldo was throwing out little kitten stuffed animals. Aubrey wasn't interested in anything but being near Waldo. Waldo threw a cat into the crowd, it bounced off 2-3 people and landed right by Aubrey's feet. Kids ran at her from all directions so she picked the cat up and threw it right back to Waldo. She was so excited when Waldo gave it to her to keep. What a spoiled little girl.

Weber's new football field and new track are really nice. We are just upset that we can't go on the track anymore. It is closed to the public at all times.

Daddy and Ada. 

Unfortunately, Weber lost the game. But it was close and we had a blast.

Fall Hike

On Wednesday we decided to drive up towards Snow Basin Ski Resort to see all the colorful leaves. We have had beautiful fall days this month, and we have loved them all. Both girls did so good. Aubrey has wanted me to constantly hold her lately, so it was nice that she could ride in the pack on my hip and be happy.

Daddy and Ada. Ada slept a majority of the time. If you look close in this picture-she is still awake.

Checking it all out!

 Daddy's Girls

The leaves were gorgeous and I was glad we didn't wait any longer to drive and see them. It was a fun morning.

Aubrey's 2 Year Stats

 

Aubrey had her 2 year old doctor's appointment on Monday. She was pretty brave! We were glad that Daddy was able to come and hold Aubrey during the shots and cover her eyes. 

She is growing!

Weight: 23.59 pounds (11 percentile)

Length: 34.8 inches (74 percentile)

Head: 18.5 inches (36 percentile)

 Had to post a couple pictures from Aubrey's friend party. We wanted to have a neighbor get together outside, but the weather definitely wasn't cooperating. It is hard to get pictures in our house when there are more than a few people. Aubrey had 4 friends, Taylor, Adam, Hailey, and Annabelle. We enjoyed chatting and eating more cake and ice cream!

 Stone face and smile. Adalyn smiles all the time! She has her two month appointment on November 3. We know she is growing and doing well. She is such a good baby. I still get up with her just once a night. She likes staying up til 10:30 or 11, but then I get up at 4 and she sleeps til 8:30 or 9 after that. I can't complain! She is a sweetheart and loves to smile and looks like she wants to laugh too. Love to hear her begin to coo.

Getting into Everything

It is hard to get mad at a little girl who is trying to be just like you. Here is Aubrey's first makeup attempt-and probably not her last. She walked into the living room almost in tears-I think she knew there was no way she could hide what she had done (she definitely knew she had done something she wasn't supposed to). Since Ada was born Aubrey has learned how to open doors, and I feel like I have to baby proof my house all over again! She can get into absolutely everything. In the kitchen she pushes around chairs so that she can climb onto the counter and get into the candy drawer. She can push a chair and try to get things off the top shelf of our bookshelf. She still unrolls floss in the bathroom and tries to get into her toothpaste. We have started having to lock doors so that she can't get to everything. She has also learned how to open some child proof containers.

Basically she is your normal 2 year old!

I never know what Cameron and Aubrey are doing when she drags him back to her room and closes the door. I discovered these pictures on the camera. Who knew a humidifier could be so fun?

I like this picture of Ada even though she is closing her eyes. Aubrey thinks it is so fun to 'sleep' in Ada's crib with her.

What a good big sister!

Smiles

Adalyn has been smiling all the time for us. It is so fun to see her happy. She is growing up so fast! Today Aubrey got up from her nap and was standing by Adalyn, and Adalyn was giving her the biggest smiles. It even made sleepy Aubrey smile.

I wanted a couple pictures of Aubrey in her new dress. It told her to smile and this is what I got.

So I asked her to give me a pretty smile. Here is her pretty smile.