New Cousin - Welcome Kaylee Claire!!

New This Week: Kaylee Claire Hernandez was born on Thursday, July 8th! Aurelia is pretty excited to meet her new little cousin! Congrats to Tio Ramon and Auntie D on thier little bundle of joy!!
Splash Pad! We have discovered the splash pad in St Louis Park and LOVE it! Also, it was Aurelia's first boat ride at the Lake! Unfortunately, she slept through the majority of the ride...something about the wind and sun in her eyes and the lul of the water that kept putting her to sleep!!
Baby #2's eyebrows and lids are present now. And weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot.

We started off the week with some girl time and doing our nails...she was very proud of her piggies!!


On Wednesday, we tried on a new suit and modeled it!

On Thursday, we met Aston, Kingsley, and Jaime at the Splash Pad and AJ and Ari had a blast!
Here she is waiting, patiently to go...
Aurelia had fun waiting at the park for our buddies to arrive!
And here they are, enjoying some cookies and taking a break from the water...


The biggest news this week came today too! Aurelia has a little cousin! Miss Kaylee Claire was born to Tio Ramon and Auntie D, down in Fort Worth! We can't wait to meet the newest little bundle of our family!!!

We left on Friday for the Lake and had a great time over the weekend! We spent plenty of time on the boat and even got to swim in the lake! Aurelia just had a tough time keeping her little eyes open for the ride!


We had a great weekend...thanks Yaya and Papa!

4th of July...Red, White, Blue, and PINK!!!!

New This Week: Start the fireworks, we're having a girl!!! Aurelia Vail is going to have a little sister!!!
Half way mark!!! We are at week 20! Baby #2's permanent teeth are starting to form behind its baby teeth. And Baby seems able to differentiate between morning, afternoon and evening and starts to become more active at certain times than at others. Definately getting used to my late-night schedule; Baby seems to move the most in the evenings when I'm ready for bed! Baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now and is around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — Baby's now the size of a cantaloupe!

Here is Aurelia, reading her book from her Auntie Sassy! She does such a good job of entertaining herself, while mommy is getting things done in the kitchen!
We headed over to Tia Bria and Charlie's house in the evening to start working on their wedding invites!!! Sooooo exciting!
Had some more fun outside on Tuesday...I'm afraid she and Frida are going to have a hard time when the summer is over!

We started out Wednesday with our 20 week check up at OGI and Mommy and Baby are progressing perfectly! We also were told that they are 80% sure that we are going to have a little girl! We tried to explain to Ari about her little sister, but I don't think it did much...Aurelia doesn't really know what's going on, but has been a little champ through all the doctor's visits! Doesn't seem to be phasing her...
We met our buddies, Aston and Kingsley, and thier mommy Jaime at the zoo on Thursday! The kids had soooo much fun!
Here are Ari and AJ, enjoying a little lunch in the wagon...
I don't even think they knew they were on the trailer behind the tractor...on the way to see the farm animals!
The fact that most of the animals were sleeping/hiding, it didn't stop them from having fun!
The day was just perfect for a cool-off at the splash pad too!!!
After our fun day at the Zoo with our friends, we headed to Tia Bria's and Charlie's again to help out with some more invites!! They sure are coming along!

On Friday, we went as a little family and had a fun time at the mall...Here is Ari and Daddy on the merry-go-round! She was just wiped at the end of the night...
On Saturday we decided to bake some brownies...


So glad I had my little helper, I'm afraid we would have had way too much brownie mix if she hadn't helped me! haha!

Hope you all had a wonderful and safe 4th of July!!!

June Cont...

New This Week: Aurelia's pool in our backyard!! She had so much fun down in Texas in the little pool that Wuelo and Grandma Texas bought for her that we figured it was time to get her's out and use it! She, of coursed LOVED it!
Baby #2's hair on its scalp is sprouting and if its anything like Aurelia's was, it's definately sprouting!! Baby's brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Baby now weighs about 8 1/2 ounces, and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a mango!

We started the week off to a lazy start and stayed in our pjs for a bit...

On Tuesday, we decided to head outside and play in the backyard with your bubble bucket...
But we quickly decided it was too hot and absolutely perfect for some pool time!!

On Wednesday, Ari woke up not feeling well again...we're thinking this is a teething pattern...so we woke up to taking a bath and having a relaxing day...kind of a bummer as she turned 17 months old today!
Thursday was another pool day and we are loving the sun!!!

We also were able to celebrate Connor's graduation at G-Uncle Nick's and G-Aunt Kim's house!
The girls were itching to go outside on Friday...
So we put on our new tennis shoes (thanks Grandma Bena!)... And headed to the park!
It sure was a fun week!
We celebrated Frida's 3rd birthday on Sunday with her little twinkie!! Happy Birthday, Little Frida!

Father's Day

New This Week: Aurelia's ever expanding vocabulary!! She has so much to say and it can be quite entertaining to try and figure out her words and what each one means! Luckily she's very persistent as to what she wants and isn't quick to get frustrated!
We're at 18 weeks! Baby #2 has become amazingly mobile passing the hours yawning, hiccupping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking, and swallowing. And baby is finally big enough that I can feel all these movements! Head to rump, Baby is approximately 5 1/2 inches long and almost 7 ounces - now the size of a sweet potato!

We started off the week a little under the weather...Miss Aurelia just didn't feel good on Monday...had a bit of a tummy ache!
Mommy had to work on Tuesday, but Daddy and Ari were able to watch Connor's Graduation! Sounds like they had a good night!
We had a fun day at home on Wednesday...
On Thursday, we spent a fun Girls' Day with mommy's friend Trisha! We hit some rides....

And even introduced Aurelia to Ruby Tuesday's salad bar! An old favorite for us girls!
We used Friday to run some errands and have some Mommy/Ari time!
Mommy took the weekend off to celebrate Father's Day...we spent a little time outside, playing in the dirt!
But after lunch, Miss Aurelia wasn't feeling very well again and we decided to veg indoors...
Even Frida got in on the cuddlying action!

We were feeling much better on Sunday and were ready to wish Daddy a Happy Daddy's Day! We celebrated by going to Red Robin and enjoying some great burgers with Grandma Bena!

June

New This Week: We made it back from our long road trip from Texas. We had a great time and are blessed with awesome little travelers!
Baby #2's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord is growing stronger and thicker. Those little fingers and toes now feature one-of-a-kind prints. Baby weighs 5 ounces now and is around 5 inches long from head to bottom; about the size of an onion!

We started our week in the car, with a stop in Kansas City again! Thanks Trevor!
We celebrated Daddy's birthday on Wednesday! It was a low-key celebration, but it was nice with our little family!
Here she is on Thursday, doing some twirls in her little tutu, as we wait for some shopping with Grandma Bena! She does like to dance (and shop)!
On Friday, we packed up again and headed to the Lake! Aurelia has gotten really good at waiting patiently as we load up the truck!
And we're back on the road again!
We had a good weekend in Okoboji with Yaya and Papa! We were just bummed it was so cold, so we really didn't get any water time, but it was fun all around! So much fun, she was wiped for the ride home!

Texas Time...

New This Week: Aurelia has learned to use the fork!! Wuelo and Grandma Texas were patient enough to sit with her at her highchair and work on this new skill!! She was so excited when she finally got it down!!
Baby #2 is at 16 weeks. Looks like we're getting ready for a growth spurt. Baby will double soon in weight and add inches to its length . Right now, Baby is about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. The legs are much more developed and Baby's eyes have moved closer to the front of its head. The ears are close to their final position, too. Speaking of ears, the tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean she can now pick up your voice. Guess, we'll really have to watch what we say with two little ones listening to our every word!!!

We had a nice visit in Ft Worth with Auntie D (DD) and Tio Ramon (TioTio)! Then we headed to Houston to see Wuelo, Grandma Texas and Tio Cheech!
For some reason, when we got to the heat, Baby #2 had Mommy on a hunt for a snocone!! We could not find one fast enough!! Thanks Auntie D!!
As we were shopping with Wuelo and Grandma Texas, we found a Clifford to ride in!! She LOVED it, as we sometimes watch this in the mornings at home!
Ari sure made herself at home! I think she really enjoyed our time down there!
While we were down in Texas, we got to celebrate Tio Cheech's birthday and his Highschool Graduation!!! We are so proud of him! It was so much fun to see everyone and spend some time with family!!

More pictures of our fun time down there, soon to come!