Happy Birthday Aubrey!!

February 28, 2009

Aubrey turned five on Saturday. As I always do with each birthday of each child I reminisce about the day they were born, reflect upon the last year, and sigh and think of how fast time flies.

When I found out my due date with Aubrey (March 10) I thought it would be cool if she was born on February 29th, I mean what are the odds. Looking back it would totally fit her personality as well!! IHowever she came a day earlier, my easiest delivery by far. I remember thinking right after she was born, wow I can't believe she is here already. So tiny and petite with lots of dark hair.

Some funny things she has said recently. . .

1. As I was trying to wake up and get out of bed at 6:30am (on a Saturday)

Aubrey comes to my side of the bed and proclaims "mom aren't you going to come feed the hungriest kids on earth...or what!!" I'm thinking no because there must be hungrier kids on earth somewhere...and it is 6:30!!

2."Mom, Braden just jumped up and hurt his tenders"

(thanks to Kung Fu Panda for the new terminology)

3. When I couldn't get Brinley's big chucky feet in a pair of shoes at Target.

"Mom you should really only have skinny babies cause they are a lot easier to dress and stuff. But don't weary (worry) Brinley will grow out skinny when she gets big.

4. She had some questions about after Jesus comes again. She says from the way back of the van "You know when the lamb and the lion will be friends and they won't eat each other, and we can play with snakes, when exactly is that going to be, when is Jesus going to come again"

I explained to her that nobody knows only Heavenly Father and that we just have to continue being good, and try to do better each day. That we have to be ready when he comes. So she shouts back "I AM READY right now, Today!!

5. When a man at church was teasing her a little she looked him right in the eye and said with gusto "you are a strange, Man!! . . . .just don't like me so much!"

When I took Aubrey and Brinley with me to Utah last spring and called home to see how Cory and the other two kids were doing I talked to Kendal on the phone. She said "well I have discovered that Aubrey is the one that brings a lot of excitement to our home." So true so true....in so many ways!!!!! WE love you Aubrey and glad you joined our family, we would be so BORING without you. I put the song Aubrey on my playlist...in her honor, but it does need to be jazzed up a bit for her personality and all!!