Jen's Birthday!

Since Grandma and Grandpa were at our house for

Jen's birthday - that meant extra pictures and a birthday dessert!

Peanut Buster Ice Cream dessert for Mom!

Girls helping me blow out the candles in the dark, 

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Aubrey wrote Mommy lots of nice notes :)

Thanks, sweet girl!

Grandparent's Day at Osky Christian!

This year, Grandpa and Grandma Van Grouw

came down for Grandparents Day at Osky Christian. 

They came at 9:30, had coffee time in the gym

and was in Aubrey's room from 10-11.

Mommy got a sneak peek of things since she was helping

in the Kindergarten room that morning! 

(sorry for the crooked pics)

They had to use molding clay to make a picture together. 

the final product :)

Walking down the hall to lunch in the gym.

Lunchtime!

Aubrey showing off her work in the hallway.

K-4 program in the gym at 12:45 for Grandparents

Then parents and families were invited to the night program! 

Iowa City Children's Museum

Saturday was a very cold and rainy day, 

so we decided to head to Iowa City to the Children's

and turns out it was a FREE day - bonus!

It was an event in support of the child so there were a lot of 

extra events for the kids to do. 

 Avery was shopping with Grandpa

cheese :)

Aubrey making pizza for Grandma 

Avery giving Josh the dog a checkup 

Aubrey's turn for the puppy checkup 

Avery could have played with the babies all day long! 

Avery getting the baby things ready. 

Aubrey made a friend at the Doctor center 

Aubrey driving the ambulance 

Mommy and Avery making music together!

Aubrey putting on a show at the stage. 

Aubrey could have spent her whole time at the art center. 

Building racing cars with Dad

Grandpa making one with Avery 

Ready, Set, Go!

Wall climbing!

Weeeeee!

Watch out for the pilot, Avery!

The snackers...

the builders....

Avery liked to give this little guy a hug :)

Since we got into the museum for FREE,

we allowed the girls to go on the mall carousel! 

Mommy's birthday dinner at Chili's

Aubrey and Grandma making Mommy's birthday dessert!

T-Ball Begins!

Aubrey's first time playing T-ball started tonight!

There are about 10 kids on her team, 6 boys and 4 girls.

She knows one girl from school, one boy from church,

and one boy from the babysitter - so she was very excited!

posing before practice 

(with her own pink bat from Grandma and Grandpa VG)

practicing ground balls 

They get to hit off a pitching machine, but if they can't

then they try off the T.

Aubrey had about 8 pitches from the machine

and she hit it 3 times!

WAY TO GO, Aubrey!

(all that practice with Daddy is paying off!)