It's March!

New This Week: Big-girl carseat!! Aurelia has finally hit that 20lb mark and is riding in a new carseat!! She loves it! Also new, Miss Vail likes to have her nail (I say nail, because she only has patience for one nail on each hand!) done. I was sitting on the floor painting my nails and she insisted on sitting next to me (almost on top of me) and I thought okay...I asked for her hand and she gave it to me, so I painted her nail! She was so proud! She also likes to hide...she crawls under her Daddy's desk and waits for us to say, "where's Aurelia?" and then she crawls out with a big ol' grin! She's just so much fun right now!!!

We started out the week, getting things organized for Mommy's Pampered Chef show...I'm so lucky to have quite the helper!!
Too bad she has a short attention span and got bored...or distracted!

On Tuesday, we attended a Potty Dance Party at the Mall of America. It was a sponsored toddler concert put on by Huggies. The music was live by Ralph's World, which I guess are pretty popular...we are such newbies!!! It was so much fun, though! There were sooo many little kids! Here she is rocking out in her tutu and moracca (that they handed out there)...


After the concert, we had enough energy to do a couple of rides...all still in her tutu, of course!


Wednesday, was just a relaxing day at home (you know how it is the day after a concert...haha!)
On Thursday, we joined our friends Aston and Jaime at Kyle and Baily's home and got to play with Dexter and meet their newest family member, Rowan! What a sweetie! And the boys sure kept Aurelia entertained...she just enjoyed watching them run circles. It was a really fun playdate! When we got home, Ari just sat in the sun and played with Frida for a bit, before naptime...

It was soooo nice out on Friday, we went out for our first walk of the season in the morning...
We headed to Harmony on Friday evening to get ready for Mommy's Pampered Chef show in the morning...and on the way home, Aurelia got to ride in her big-girl car seat!!! She was so happy!! I think she was just excited to see everything that was going on!
We came back home on Saturday evening and I think the poor little thing couldn't quite fall asleep...but after some fighting it, she finally fell asleep in her new seat...
On Sunday, we visited Great Grandpa Doc in the hospital...he looks to be doing much better and hopes to go home this week! Here's Ari Vail and her Daddy, walking the halls...

End of February...and 13 months!!

New This Week: Aside from taking more and more steps on her own, Aurelia Vail has a few more items on the "new" list...she now thinks that anything with a zippered pocket must have treats in it! She digs in my pockets or even my sweatshirts with zippers! The little smartie pants has figured out that I keep treats in my purse and it has a zipper and every once in a while, I'll stick some treats in my zippered pockets of my vest and coats, so now she thinks everything like that has treats!
We started out the week in Harmony for our dear friend, Mary Scrabeck's funeral. It was a very nice memorial of her life and family. She will be missed...
On Tuesday, Aurelia Vail turned 13 months!! Another month flew by!! Daddy got camara happy with some shots of Aurelia's sleepy do...I'm sure she'll love these when she gets older!

On Wednesday, we were anxiously waiting by the phone to see if Tio Ramon and Auntie D are having a boy or girl... They're having a little GIRL!!! So we are soooo happy for them and can't wait to have a little cousin to play with!
Aurelia has gotten to be so sweet lately, she sometimes just wants to sit on your lap, or she'll grab your face and kiss you, or she just cuddles...kind of like this...
On Friday, we were at Target and got a little silly, trying on hats!
On Saturday, we visited Great Grandpa Doc in his new place and really enjoyed the Open House! He has such a nice place! They even had a little play area for Aurelia to play in...she had a blast!
It was a nice, short week!

We are mobile!!!

New This Week: Walking!! Miss Aurelia Vail Wand is officially a toddler!! And is on the move! Look out world, here she comes!

We started out the week by doing a little light cleaning...starting with the kitchen...it's a good thing I had help!
On Tuesday, we decided to go to the Children's Museum...She was soooo excited to be there, she just loves it there!
She started out in the little crawler's area...

And then moved to the old stomping grounds of ice fishing...

Aurelia even made a little friend...
Then we discovered buttons...
And she had to push EVERY button we could find...
We did a little shopping...
And enjoyed the scenery...
We had so much fun that she just zonked out on the way home!
Wednesday...drumroll please...she's walking!!! Miss Aurelia Vail is walking...she just stood by the couch for a minute and decided to take a few steps...no hesitation! She still needs a person to catch her on the landing, but she's moving!
On Thursday Ari had so much fun in the highchair, singing songs and watching Mommy make lunch...

Mommy had to work on Friday, so Aurelia spent the day at the MOA with Grandma Bena and Grandpa Steve! They did some shopping, lunch, and the rides! Then we all met Tia Bria and Charlie for a nice dinner. It must have been a blast, because she chatted all the way home!
We ended the week with a nice family day on Saturday and then Ari and Mommy headed to Harmony on Sunday, for the night.

Valentine's Day!!

New This Week: Miss Aurelia Vail now "helps" getting dressed! When asked, she will put her hand through the sleeve...and then she's so excited when her hand pops out! She also likes to help do her hair...she knows that she uses the comb for her hair and she even shows me where she wants her barretts to go! She also really (really, really!!!) loves "If You're Happy and You Know It"...she claps her little hands and gets so excited the minute she hears the song! Daddy will just whistle it and she stops whatever she's doing and starts clapping her little chubby hands!

We started off the week with a fun day with Yaya!! Mommy had to work on Monday and Miss Aurelia got to spend the day with Yaya. Here she is making some music!
Those teeth are coming in and Grandma Bena suggested a popsicle to help with the pain...sure did the trick!
I think we may have a little musician on our hands...
On Thursday, we met Mommy's friend, Christie at MOA and had a nice little walk around the mall, people watching! Afterwards, we took a little break and enjoyed an Orange Julius...I hadn't realized this wasn't a first for her...ahem...Grandma Bena!

We celebrated Valentine's Day early, since it was a work weekend for Mommy. Tia Bria came over and spent the evening with Ari Vail, while Mommy and Daddy had a wonderful night on the town!
Aurelia helped Mommy bake over 150 little brownie bites on Saturday, getting ready for a PC fundraiser event on Sunday. I think she liked tasting the "not-so-nice" ones! And as a true little multitasker, here she is playing AND watching Elmo!

This was the view on Sunday morning...gotta love the hair!!!
It was a quick week, but a good one!

February!

New This Week: Aurelia can now point to her eyes and nose, along with her head! She also likes to point to your eyes, nose, and head! She's also getting good at recognizing her hands and feet when we say "where's your hand/feet?", especially when getting her dressed! And most exciting this week...Miss Aurelia Vail took her first steps!!! She is now taking about 3-4 steps on her own, between a solid object and a person...she still is pretty wobbly and prefers to crawl from place to place, but she's getting braver!!

We were a bit bored after her bath on Monday and we just had fun trying on onesies...this one was so funny because it was a 12 month onesie from Uncle Jonjon but her little belly was full of milk that it wouldn't snap!!
This one (from her Tio Ramon and Auntie D in Ft Worth) fit just right and she was being so silly in it!
On Tuesday, Mommy had a day long meeting and so Grandma Bena was over to spend the day with her Aurelia! Here is Ari, showing off her dance and singing moves!
Here is Ari, relaxing in her bouncer, and watching Elmo's World...
Hello, this is Crazy Hair, waiting for her breakfast! I guess she got tired of waiting and decided to check out her choices! She pulled out a can of pop and ricotta cheese...don't worry, I convinced her that that was not quite the breakfast I had in mind! She was quite thirsty after lunch taht she couldn't decide between her milk or water! Of course she didn't want to put her drinks down to eat, so it was quite entertaining to see her try and pick up her food with her mouth! Goofball!
On Saturday, we stopped at our friends' home and Aurelia had fun tormenting their dog...sorry Tofte! It was fun to see Elaine, Georgia, and Josh! Sorry we missed Dick! After our visit, we headed to MOA and had a fun little family afternoon! Ari got so excited when she saw the rides, so we decided to try the little merry-go-round first and she loved it!

But after the little one, she still wanted to get near the BIG merry-go-round! So she and her Daddy had a good time on there...unfortunately it was moving too fast to get a good picture...