10 Months...and 1st Thanksgiving!!!

New This Week: Aurelia is now giving (open-mouthed!) kisses and high 5's!

10 months old! Aurelia Vail is in the double digit months! Here she is, waking up from her nap... And watching some Curious George with Mommy, had a nice relaxing first day of her 10th month...
Tuesday, we spent playing...here she is playing with Frida...
And so that her buddies didn't feel sad, she played with Kitty and Piggy too!
Ari had her very first Thankgiving! We spent the day at G-Uncle Tony & G-Aunt Deb's, they had a very nice spread of yummy food and great company with the Wands and the Wuebkers! Afterwards, we drove to Preston and stayed there with Yaya and Papa. We spent the day in Harmony on Friday celebrated Thanksgiving with Grandma Bena and Grandpa Steve. We even got to see Uncle JonJon, who we haven't seen in a couple of months! We ended up driving back to the Cities on Saturday after a nice meal in Preston. It was a nice couple of days and fun to spend time with everyone!
On Sunday, Daddy put up the outside decorations and Mommy put up the inside decorations...including the tree! And then it was time to watch the Vikings with her Daddy...


Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We are truly thankful for our family and feel so blessed to have all that we do!

November Continued...

New This Week: Aurelia now makes fish-lips...on command! Daddy will say "Fish-lips" and she puckers right up! It is so cute!

Monday was Grandma Bena's birthday, so we had a nice lunch in Rochester with her. After lunch, we stopped and visited Auntie Chelsea and got to see Yaya and Papa too! So we had a great day in Rochester! Here is Ari after our little day-trip, enjoying her time out of the carseat!
Tuesday, we did our usual play-thing...Frida must have rubbed her the wrong way...she was just "chewing" her out...Frida = streak at bottom of screen
Wednesday was a PJ day...Mommy was just too busy getting ready for our time in Harmony! But for some reason, I don't think Ari minded!
Thursday, we got packed up and left for Harmony....the day just flew by and we forgot to take a picture!
We spent Friday at Grandma Bena's, with a quick lunch visit with Yaya! Tia Bria joined us after lunch, so we had a great afternoon with the Girls! The day flew and we squeezed in a picture while she took her afternoon nap... GG, Great Grandpa, and the rest of the Cremer gang came over for a nice dinner that night. It was sooooo much fun to watch Aurelia and Chase play together! She just wanted to hug and kiss him, but Chase wanted her to just come after him! It was really great to see them interact! Chase would get the toys out of the toy closet and Ari would go through them...It'll be so much fun at Christmas!!
Mommy had her Pampered Chef booth at the Holiday Festival on Saturday morning, so Aurelia spent the morning with Grandma Bena and Tia Bria...they did some shopping around town and had a fun day! By the time we headed back to the Cities, Ari was so tired, she was crawling into her carseat so that she could go to sleep!
Daddy let Mommy sleep in on Sunday, so he and Ari Vail spent the morning getting ready for a day full of football!

November...

New this week: Aurelia is now saying "baby"! She will look at a baby and say it proudly! Along with Mama, Dada, Baba, she also is saying something that sounds like Gama! We were shopping with Grandma Bena and Tia Bria and she looked at Grandma and pointed and said "Gama"! And then the next morning she said it over and over! We caught it on video! Too cute! Her little photo albums are a hoot...she looks at all the family members and points out the baby (aka, her!)...but I guess saying the family member's titles/names must be paying off, I guess she IS listening/learning!

Monday was a busy day, playing!
Tuesday, Ari decided that she wanted to play in her shoes (thanks, Tio Ramon and Auntie D!!), and chose her fire-fighter boots! And she actually kept them on her feet!!! Okay, so at least one stayed on!
I had to take a picture of her multi-tasking...playing and watching her Sesame Street... I just thought this was too cute...playing so hard and standing alone...
Wednesday...just rolled around...
Thursday, we had a Girl's day with Tia Bria and Grandma Bena...we started the day with some wedding shopping, with a little mall time in the middle...along with some cake-tasting! We had such a full, fun day, that we forgot to take the picture of the day!
She got a couple of treats at the mall on Thursday, that she spent the day on Friday making the intro's to the rest of the gang...Kitty, meet Thanksgiving Puppy...ha ha!

Saturday, Ari spent the day with her Daddy, since Mommy had a Pampered Chef thing at the Convention Center, followed by a fun family night together!
It was a typical relaxing Sunday, Daddy watched football, and Mommy and Ari played...it was a perfect day!

Miss Ari Vail's first illness...

We spent Monday at home, relaxing and playing in our comfy pumpkin outfit! Happy Birthday, Yaya!
Here is Aurelia (and Frida!) trying to figure a way through this gate thing at the bottom of the stairs! Little goofball(s)!
Wednesday was another comfy day...we finally put pictures in her "baby" albums and she LOVES to look at them and point to the family members!

Daddy wasn't feeling so hot on Wednesday and Thursday, so Ari and I tried to give him his space and tried not to share his germs. Thursday, was Mommy's day off, so we did some more relaxing and playing around the house...Here is Ari relaxing in her chair...having her snack!
Thursday night, Daddy ended up in the ER with a very high temp...and by Friday morning Mommy wasn't feeling so well either and had a high temp too! Never the less, Aurelia got our flu and was sick too! As the new parents we are...we tried not to panic, but we did call the nurse line due to her high temp and got some Tamaflu for her. She took it like a champ and by Sunday morning she was feeling fine again. She never really seemed sick, just a high temp and sleepier than normal...not to mention she was very cuddly, which is not normal for her right now! ha ha! Here she is, rocking her flu, like no biggie! Still our happy baby...

1st Halloween!!!

New This Week: Aurelia Vail can climb the stairs!!! She did it all by herself (with Zac behind her of course)! So new in our house is a gate at the bottom of the stairs!
We started our week out by having Aurelia's 9 month check up. Ari now weighs 17.2 pounds (in the 20th percentile) and is 26 3/4 inches long (23rd percentile). She is in the 60th percentile for her head size...which, Daddy is convinced that it's a "Wand" thing, but I'm going with what is inside her little noggin that is making it big! Along with getting current with her size, she also recieved her flu shot. Again, she took it like a champ! Here she is after her appointment...(oh and Frida says hi!)
Her new thing is eating "on her own". She gets soooo excited when she gets to eat her food off her tray, so we try to mix it up...this is Ari Vail, enjoying her scrambled egg yolk, sweet potato puffs, veggie sticks, and shredded cheese...
Wednesday, we spent doing a lot of playing...she has decided that she likes to climb on things and the laundry basket is her number one choice...
Thursday was the start of a series of days off for Mommy, so we celebrated by doing some shopping...Aurelia is a great little shopper!!! Of course her favorite store is Babies R Us...and looking at all the toys!
Friday, we got ready for our first Halloween...a little practice in her Little Nemo costume did us good! Also, on Friday, Mommy and Daddy celebrated the spooky holiday by going on a Ghost, Caves, and Graves bus tour, while Grandma Bena filled in for Tia Bria, watching Miss Ari Vail. We all had a very fun night!
On Saturday, we decided to hit the mall instead of braving the weather outside for some candy that only Mommy and Daddy would enjoy! Ari loved listening and watching the kids at the Radio Disney area at Rosedale and then we did the walk around for treats! I think her balance was a little off at first... Pretty sure she was just showing off her costume... After a while, the fin went "bye-bye" and I do think she was happy with that decision! We think she kind of started to understand the concept of holding out the bag and getting something... A few times she'd check out the bag to see what we got... Almost looks like she was counting the candy! After a while, she was drained and looked like she had had enough! When we got home, she was wide awake and excited to see what she had gotten... Chunky little hand, going through her stash!! Overall it was a very fun 1st Halloween!
We were so excited to see our friends Jake and Melissa and thier new adorable addition, Summer! It was so much fun to get to visit with them and watch the tail end of the Vikings beat the Packers!

9 months!!!

New this week: Aurelia turned 9 months this week! Along with turning another month older, Ari has tried (and LOVED) egg yolks! I scrambled them up and put them on her tray and she went nuts! I think she was so excited because I usually put her "cheetoes or wheels", shredded cheese, or fruit on there and they all seem to be about the same color...so I think she thought it was one of those...after a confused look, she just kept on eating!
Happy Monday! We're always happy, no matter the day of the week!
Ari has become quite the little helper! So glad she was able to help Mommy out with the laundry on Tuesday!
The weather up here has been so gloomy, so we decided to hang out at home on Wednesday...she really loves her new Halloween books! Thanks to the Grandmas!
We decided to get out and enjoy the Children's Museum today. We got pretty lucky, the first 20-30 minutes in the Habitot area had a few kids and then it completely cleared out and it was just Aurelia and another little girl. It was soooo nice to seem them interact and feel free to play without having to worry about the other kids running them over! Either way, though, we always have fun! Here she is practicing her fishing! Look at that big fish! Afterwards, Mommy and Aurelia enjoyed a great little lunch, just "chatting"! She can be quite the little chatterbox! I love it! As always, she was wiped from all the playing!
Auntie Chelsea came over on Thursday night and spent a fun evening with us!
On Friday, Aurelia Vail turned 9 months old! She awoke to see Trevor (who flew in that morning) and Auntie Chelsea for a bit. Then we relaxed and enjoyed Mommy's day off!
Saturday, Daddy was gone for most of the day so we had a girl's day!
Sunday, Mommy enjoyed one of the last weekends at the Farmer's Market and got the rest of our decorative pumpkins! Only to come home to... two couch potatoes, watching the Viking's game!!!

2nd Week in October...

On Monday, we had a very lazy day...Little Miss Aurelia did not get out of her pj's! We figured it was snowing out and what better excuse to stay cozy and warm!!!
Tuesday morning, Ari decided to help feed herself, only the spoon was a little too big.... then we did some grocery shopping, played with her new Halloween buddies (thanks Yaya and Poppa!) and then enjoyed a nice evening at home, while Daddy was out with the boys!
Grandma Bena came to visit on Wednesday...here's Aurelia getting silly...it was so much fun to see her again and to have a sleepover!
Here's Ari on Thursday morning showing off her picture to Grandma Bena... We spent the morning with Grandma Bena and then we joined Tia Bria and Danielle for some wedding shopping! We even got to see Bria in her beautiful wedding dress! We had a great lunch with GG! Here's a picture of Ari trying on a flower girl dress...
Thursday night, we had a fun dinner with GG and Great Grandpa Cremer! It was so much fun to see them! Danielle stayed overnight and we stayed up late watching old movies!
Friday, we went for our pedicure and some shopping! Here she is ready to go...Ari Vail got to spend the evening with her Auntie Chelsea, while Mommy and Daddy went out for a fun dinner with Tia Bria, Charlie, Danielle, Zach, Nicki, and Whitney. We had a great time! And it looked like Ari and Auntie Chels had a good time too...little stinker didn't wake up the next morning until 9:45!!!
Saturday, we had a nice lunch with G-Aunt Janet, G-Uncle Troy, and their crew...it was so nice to be on the U campus and catch some of those rays! We haven't seen the sun a whole lot lately!