Long overdue update!

Aubrey is now in a big girl bed since she decided to take a flying leap out of her crib! Brad and I heard a thud and then a cry and went running into her room. I picked her up and tried to comfort her as she tried to wiggle out of my arms. I let her down and she stopped crying and ran to the living room yelling "Play! Play!". She was un-phased by the fall as I sat stunned with my heart racing on her bedroom floor. Overall, the transition has been great. She had a few nights where she got out of bed to get toys but one stint in time-out and she got over that. She likes to have Paris, our dog, sleeping next to her bed on the floor. Whenever we are done saying prayers, she starts calling for Paris to come. It is really cute.

Aubrey's First night in her Big Girl Bed

We have had an exciting two weeks of vacation. We spent 5 days at a beautiful cottage on Lake Michigan in St Ignace and the next week spent 5 days at the Wolf Lake cottage. Aubrey has gotten to see Mackinaw Island, rode on a boat worth more than my house, and swim in Lake Michigan. She even helped Grandpa drive the pontoon boat! We have had a lot of fun that it seems boring at home now. Though we have enough going on right now to keep us busy. My 30th bday was yesterday and Brad has planned a birthday party for me tomorrow night. It should be a lot of fun. I also need to start planning Aubrey's Elmo-themed 2nd birthday party. It seems like she just turned one! Time goes by way too fast. We actually bought a couple of her birthday presents tonight. She still loves Elmo and is getting back into Dora. Her big gift is going to be a house for the backyard....but shhhhhhh.....dont tell :)

Aubrey sleeping on the boat after a day in the sun!

Our house is still up for sale with no bites yet. We put in an offer on a house in Hudsonville today so we will see what that brings. We would really like to avoid a double mortgage but I know the Lord will guide us through this process and everything will work out the way it is supposed to.

Happy Summer!!!!