Let's Go Fly a Kite

At the end of February, when Audra was sick, we let her watch some of the musical numbers in Mary Poppins.  Since that time "Let's Go Fly a Kite" has been one of her favorite songs!  She will sing it to herself many times during the day and almost always request that Daddy sing it to her before she goes to bed.

Happy Birthday Messages

A few months ago Audra received a video for her birthday from two very sweet boys.  (Thank you, Trey and Roman!!)  Ever since then, mostly due to watching the video over 20 times, Audra enjoys making her own video's for other people's birthdays.  Here's video's that she made for her cousin, Jake, and her Great Uncle Danny.

Inexpensive Entertainments

We have bought many toys for Audra over the last 2 years... and many other generous family/friends have done the same.  But it's the cheap toys (little animal figurines, buttons, bells and pipe cleaners!) that have held her attention a lot in the recent months.  Proof that expensive toys are not needed!

Preparing for Baby #2

We got out Audra's old infant carseat this past week, and our little QA girl checked to make sure it was safe for her and her baby doll.  Now we just need the real baby to fill that spot!

New Vehicle

After 7 months of knowing we are going to need a bigger vehicle, we finally made the decision to get rid of the Rav4 (a vehicle I've had for the past 7 1/2 years!) and purchase a Ford Explorer.  We're excited about our new ride!  And Audra is excited about it, too.  The first time she saw it she said, "ohhh... shiny!"  Now we have plenty of room for 2 carseats and Sophie.

36 Weeks

Comments I've received:

"Wow... any day now, right?"  (I actually started getting comments like this in January.  Then people give me wide-eyed stares when I tell them that the baby isn't due until April 7th!)

"Are you sure there's only 1 baby in there?"  (Answer: YES)

"You know, some babies get so big that they can't come out."  (Well, I've never heard of someone being permanently pregnant... so one way or another this baby is going to come out!  Besides, I have a short torso and I know Audra looked like she was a big baby when she was inside me, too.  I'm not worried.)

I've got 4 weeks until my due date, but if the baby wants to come a little early, that's fine with me!

More Winter Photos

Here's some more pictures of Audra enjoying the snow this winter!

Best Buddies

These two love hanging out together!  Notice in the picture below that Audra even decided to use her "Ba ba" (lamb from Aunt Jayne) to cover Sophie.

In this one Audra crawled under the coffee table to snuggle with Sophie before bedtime.

It's always a fun car ride when Sophie joins us!  Sometime Sophie will lay down with her head resting on the side of Audra's carseat.

Celebrating a 2-Year-Old!

Tomorrow (Jan. 28th) our little girl will be turning 2!  Oh, how the past couple years have flown.

This past weekend we celebrated by taking her to Sahara Sam's, a nearby indoor water park.  We enjoyed having Mom and Dad Cundey, Marney, Julian, (Big) Josh, Ave and (Tiny) Josh join us there. The water park had a great section for toddlers and Audra and Tiny Josh had a good time riding on the water slides and hanging in the swings.

Everyone except for Mom and I (she was helping me watch the little ones) enjoyed the water slides for the "big kids".  I hear that they were a lot of fun!  So I guess we'll have to come again when I'm able to ride on the slides.

After the water park closed we went to Marney's house for dinner together and Audra received some very nice toys and clothes!  It was a great afternoon spent with family!

Dancing Baby