1st Birthday Party - Part 2

We spent a few days of our Spring Break up in NW Iowa to spend time with family and have another birthday party, too for Aubrey. The weather was  BEAUTIFUL!

Aubrey and Camryn are really starting to play together :)

Grandma Van Grouw reading to her two girlies 

We got to have lots of fun together this trip!

Going for a walk around the farm on a gorgeous afternoon. 

Two girls posing nicely :)

Grandma enjoying the nice weather and Aubrey, too.

Playing with Grandma's outside toys. 

Playing inside with Grandpa.

All the girls eating pizza for supper before the party.

Time for party number two!

"Oohhhh....what is it?!"

A swing from Grandpa and Grandma VG

an oldie but goodie from G and G VG

More presents to open!

Thanks for the cute outfit Uncle Josh and Aunt Jessica!

Another cute outfit from they Wynia family!

We used some birthday money to get her some Fridge Phonics

alphabet magnets.

The cake Grandma VG had decorated from Casey's Bakery.

family photo op

another photo op

Grandma VG feeding Aubrey birthday cake 

Grandpa VG with the birthday girl

Uncle Curt with the birthday girl

Grandma VG reading bedtime stories together 

1st Birthday Party - Part 1

We celebrated Aubrey's 1st birthday at our house on Monday, March 12 with Steve's side of the family.  We had a good time with supper, presents, dessert, and of course a smash cake.  Unfortunately we must have spread the flu bug, too since about 3/4 of the people there were struck down with sickness within a few days!

Aubrey the morning of the party in her jammies

I found this idea on Pinterest too make a collage of each of her pictures 

from 0-12 months and displayed it along the food line.

Aubrey's free Smash Cake (from Hy-Vee)

These were cupcakes arranged in a flower shape! (from Hy-Vee, too)

Aubrey ready to dig into her cake NOW! 

She's "ONEderful"

Mommy and Aubrey checking out the decorations.

Waiting for the guests to arrive.

Grandma Char, Aubrey, and Kailey

eating her birthday supper before presents 

the party table

"I'm ready to open presents!"

"Yay, I already know what I'm spending this money on!"

digging right into the presents 

people at the party (left side) 

people at the party (right side) 

Time to dig into the smash cake!

She acted like such a little girl and only stuck a 

few fingers in at a time and carefully licked each one off. 

Mommy thought that was no fun so she 

shoved her hands in to get her really into it.

Now we added a chunk of cake onto the fork and she got more excited.  

"So BIG!"

All done with the cake and ready for a bath.

Nice pink highlights there, Aubrey. 

1 year photo shoot

Aubrey did a pretty good job cooperating for pictures again.  We definitely had the most "good ones" to choose from.  Here are just some of our favorites :)

Aubrey's 1 year pictures

For those of you who do not have Facebook, here is a link to some of Aubrey's 1 year pictures we took Saturday.  We thought they turned out great :) Enjoy!

http://animoto.com/play/dN965bZ9A45M8uCsxW1eAw?utm_content=main_link

Getting into Trouble...I Mean "Exploring"

Apparently yesterday the "planets aligned" and you could 

stand a broom up on its end so I have it a try and it worked :)

 I have been blocking the kitchen with the chair 

and the high chair and she doesn't like it.

How did you get under there little girl?

Blocked in again...still smiles

"I can almost get through, Mommy!"

"Okay, maybe I can't!"

"Thanks for saving me, Mommy!"

Tyler Sash at Oskaloosa Christian

All right, I just have to share!!! Oskaloosa Christian School just had the opportunity to have Tyler Sash come for our Reading Month Finale and it was AWESOME!  First we had him help pull out a name from each class for a free T-shirt.  Then he read the book "T is for Touchdown."  We then had a Q and A time with him followed by class pictures, a school picture, and high fives for all the kids as they left.  What a great witness and role model for our young kids.  I know I had a blast and I think the kids did too.  Since I was helping with a lot of it, I didn't get a lot of pictures but here are a couple that I did.  The Osky News was there and hopefully they will post a story with some pics, too! Is it bad, but I am giddy right now with excitement! So much fun! I am glad we did it at the end of the day and could send the hyper kids home:)

Osky Christian with Tyler Sash

Tyler giving high fives to the kids as they left

I had to have my photo op too :) :)