Keepin' up with the Kolberg's

FINALLY!

2011-04-14T13:17:00.002-04:00

Soooo maybe its been more then a week before I got to updating ;) But I have good reason.. I've been feeling like COMPLETE crap thanks to this little nugget growing inside me. Last Monday I had an appointment to go in to hear nuggets little heartbeat and they couldn't find it. I wasn't worried because they had trouble finding Aubreys heartbeat too (thanks to my tilted uterus). SO, no heart tones means ultrasound. And SEEING my little nugget..ever so small (only about an 1.5 inches right now) flailing its little arms around was SO cool. Being that I was only 11 weeks it was hard to distinguish any parts besides the head, body and arms..which seemed to be waving at me saying "HI MOM! everythings going according to plan in here and I'm OK!" :) Its getting a bit more exciting for me.. it'll be even better once I have some energy back and stop feeling sick all the time. Oh and I guess I should include nuggets due date.. its October 30th. WooT! The doctor said since this is my second they won't let me go 10 days over like they did with Aubrey. (THANK GOD!) And as long as I make it to the last week of October.. we can negotiate on inducing that week. :D So this year I'll get to spend all the holidays with 2 little sweet peas. Aubrey knows, and she is insistent on having a baby brother and naming him Tuscan. lol She's gonna be so disappointed if it is a boy that he will not be named after her favorite horse. :) When asked if she wanted a little sister she said "I don't need on of those" lol So honest :) But I know she'll be a great big sister either way.

UPDATES COMING!

2011-02-11T10:39:00.003-05:00

Happy Halloween, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

(since I missed them all ;)

Specifically geared for my Auntie.. I will make it my mission to get something new up soon. Most of you know (if anyone besides Auntie reads this lol) I have taken up photography and it takes up a considerable amount of my spare time... well, the spare time I had. :) SO.. I know I have personal pictures that I need to post.. I'ma photo junkie and I haven't posted much personal stuff on facebook either. So look for updates within the next week.. thats my goal anyway. :)

Memorial Weekend

2010-05-30T22:25:00.004-04:00

We have had an event filled weekend so far... and we still have one day to go! :)

Here's a little peak into our day today...or Aubreys day today :)

She swam in her pool..

built her princess puzzle with Uncle Pete..

Got back in the pool...with daddy this time :)

then got to eat one of the most sugar filled cookies ever.. :)

One Small Child....One Giant Disaster

2010-05-30T22:01:00.002-04:00

I'm not even sure what this was about now.. But Aubrey got told to go to her room, she usually goes in there and sits on the floor and cries if she's gotten herself into trouble. Well, not this time. She got mad and decided to turn her room into a disaster area. She threw everything she could find...into the doorway of her room. And this is the result...

and yes....she put everything back where she got it before she came out

Mommy - Daughter Day

2010-05-30T20:29:00.009-04:00

Last weekend Cris went on a fishing weekend with his buddies and so it was just me and my lil chickadee all weekend. I took Monday off work and we headed down to the Detroit Zoo. It was HOT but Aubrey still loved it. Then we came home, and played outside some more. I dont get days like that very often...which makes me love them that much more :)

She actually asked me if she could pet the crocodile.. haha!

last year when we went she was too afraid to get next to the glass to look at the seals.. not this year :)

LOVED the lil baby prarie dogs. SO cute! :)

Aubrey loves the bald eagle because of Little Einsteins of course

Ended the day learning to blow bubbles.. it was perfect :)

Cashed..

2010-05-30T20:21:00.002-04:00

I love this.. it was after a long day of watching one of my soccer games and then playing outside, hence her pink cheeks (mom forgot the sunscreen..Oops!) She was SO tired, she was laying next to me on the couch watching a movie...didn't want to go to bed but finally said.."Momma, I wanna close my eyes..." within minutes of me telling her it was ok, she was out....

Big Girl Swing

2010-05-30T20:05:00.002-04:00

One of Aubreys most favorite things, from the first time she got on one, has been swinging. This year we upgraded her from her "baby swing" to a "big girl swing". Now not only does she love swinging but she loves leaning way back and swinging "upside down". She just laughs and laughs. Which is one of the best sounds in the world :)

A Bunch of Randomness

2010-05-29T22:44:00.009-04:00

I decided on a bunch of randomness because frankly, I didn't know where to start. I haven't put anything on here since the begining of the year...which is crazy. Part of the reason is, well...I'm a facebook addict (news flash, right? ha!) and I put most of my pictures on there. Well, I've been trying not to to do that so much so I can finally update this. Some of these will be repeats but I think for the most part they aren't.. or my memory is just failing me in my old age ;) Also with the photography class I was taking, the format we had to use isn't compatable with blogger for some reason. And a bunch of my pictures won't post. I could change it, but I'm kinda too lazy...or maybe its too time consuming and I'm too busy. Either way, I've got lots more to put up but atleast this is a start.. Hopefully the next post will be up in the next day or so... no promises though :)

"I see you!"

She LOVES Sandy the horse at Meijer.. but then again, what kid doesn't? :)

A few weeks ago she fell and bonked her head on the wall while I was on the treadmill. It wasn't anything serious but she had a little red spot so she went into the bathroom and patched it up all by herself. THEN came out and showed me. She was SO proud :)

I just like this one..

She got a big girl bike for Christmas. I think this was the first time she was on it.

But she still loves her tricyle, which she's almost too big for. I love the look on her face too...totally annoyed that I'm taking her picture yet again..

FINALLY able to wear the shirt we bought in NY 2 years ago.. Time to go back so we can get another one! :)

One of the only times she lets me take her picture is when she's making silly faces :)

Lovin on her puppy :)

I promise I wasn't smushing her. We were playin out in the yard and I was her "tent".. She barely fit between me and the ground..but she woulda laid there all day had I let her.

My lil Princess :)

Aubrey's 3rd Birthday

2010-01-08T09:40:00.005-05:00

My independent, stubborn, outgoing, hilarious, strong-willed and Oh so beautiful little girl turned 3 on January 5th. I can't believe how fast time goes! She's the most amazing little person I know! She talks...NON stop most of the time. Her vocabulary is ridiculous! And the things that come out of her mouth...I wish I could record every moment and every word because she is so funny and only wish I could share it all....not to mention, I don't ever want to forget.

She doesn't listen very well, she does what she wants, she is THE pickiest eater (worse then me even!), she lacks patience, she has a terrible temper... but she is the best snuggler, gives the most awesome hugs, has the craziest imagination, and Loves so Big....I couldn't imagine changing one thing about her. I'm blessed...and am SO lucky that I get to be her Momma

I had to throw this in ...I bought Aubs balloons on her birthday, cause she LOVES balloons. Well....ha! As you can see...I picked up a couple of NON Birthday balloons and didn't even realize it until I'd been home for over an hour and Cris got home and pointed it out to me. Oops! Guess its a good thing she can't read yet! :)

The Improved Me :)

2010-01-08T09:28:00.003-05:00

If you keep up with facebook at all you've seen these pictures, and know that I've been running...ALOT. November 1st was the beginning of the end for the old...chunky Megan. When people start referring to you as "the big girl" or ..I actually overheard someone talking and she said.."You should have seen this girl...she was big..like..2 of Megan and 3 of Me" I thought...Excuse Me!! How Rude! And so it began. I stopped eating so much crap and started running, for 45 minutes to an hour at a time 5-6 days a week. And Playing soccer too. I've found soccer again and love it. I don't know how I survived without it for 13 years! Anyway...I didn't really SEE myself as I was...until just recently. Everyone knows I love taking pictures...and so these are a before and after of my face...Holy Smoke! What a difference 20 lbs makes! And to think I've got more to go! But, with the motivation I've discovered and with how amazing I feel, not to mention its TOTALLY improved my soccer game as well...I know I'll reach my goal..And I will get that bikini this summer!

November 1st, 2009

January 6th, 2010

FINALLY ~ Winter Randomness

2010-01-08T07:33:00.017-05:00

WheW! It's only been a couple months since I've posted anything and with all the pictures I take I had to get kinda choosy on what I wanted to put up. But here's a mixture of a the past couple months...

We got a little bit of snow finally so Aubrey, Oscar and I went out and played in it. We have a little hill in our backyard but Aubrey slid down it at least a dozen times as if it was the biggest hill she's ever seen. Actually I think she was calling it a mountain ;)

She was having tons of fun, especially once she started chucking snow at Oscar and I. That was just the funniest thing.

Playing on her very own computer that Poppy Harry and Grammy Barb got her for Christmas.

On her new bike Christmas morning! Although she said she didn't like it because it wasn't a Peter Pan bicycle. Maybe she'll forget about that eventually..

At Poppy and Grammy's waiting to get a present...trying to keep her eyes closed tight..

Dad still has his closed tight...Aubrey just couldn't help but peek haha!

YaY for Pony's!

Beautiful Girls.

Peyton wanted to sit with me, so of course Aubrey had to also. Love these girls!

Kolberg Family picture time!

Jason, Jen, Kristen, Nathan, Me, Crisopher,

Barb and Peyton, Grandma Kolberg, Harry and Aubrey

We took Aubrey to Jumpin' Jax in the begining of December. It's a place that has all these inflatable jumping things that you see at carnivals. Aubrey LOVED it. Especially the slides. We'll for sure be taking her back! Especially because she burns off alot of energy and crashed on the way home ;)

She doesn't look like she's having alot of fun, but she loves 4 wheeler rides! She practically begged for her daddy to take her on one.

Lovin' her swing.

Cris shot an 8 point durning gun season this year. Biggest deer he's gotten and he couldn't have been happier.

All curled up and fast alseep :)

Zonked!

Fall Randoms

2009-11-08T13:57:00.012-05:00

Just because everybody should have a little randomness every now and again..

My beautiful girl

My obnoxious dog :)

Aubrey wanted to "play soccer ball". She'd kick the ball...and Oscar would actually chase it down and run around with it, kicking it along the way. Pretty entertaining!

Playin with daddy in the leaves

she was jumping on our bed...she stopped while I took this, kinda like "I'm not doing anything.."

Giving Oskie some love (although I dont think he appreciates it so much)

Aubrey and Peyton at Uncle Nathan and Aunt Kristens Halloween party

(thanks to Cris' mom for this picture - I missed out because I was sick)

I went to Aubreys daycare to take some pictures of the kids and give myself some more practice. She is always so excited when we get there to pick her up. I think she was rather disappointed to find out we weren't leaving right away....

Bustin' a move at Cris' buddy's wedding. She sure loves to dance!

Halloween!!

2009-11-08T13:19:00.008-05:00

We've been going over to the Fry's the last couple years for Halloween, since we all have kids about the same age. Julie does a create job of making it fun for the kids too. She bought little pumpkins for them to make faces on, bought little goodie bags, and their favorite part I'm sure...decorate and EAT their own cupcake. :) It was super cold that day and since everybody is still pretty little, we went up one side of the block and down the other and called it quits. Although I think Aubrey would have kept going if we let her. Apparently when she'd get candy from each house, she'd ask people "Can I have one more piece?" And the little stinker would get it! Thankfully with all the candy she brought home, she doesn't really ask for it at all. She sure did love dressing up in her "Scooby Doo Halloween Treat" as she called it. :)

~The trick-r-treat gang~

Evie, Mikey, Ashley, Adrianna, Aubrey, and Lexi

Ready to go!

And the dogs got to join in on the fun too!

Cooper the pumpkin

Hunter the Super Dog

And Oscar...the jailbird :)

My little non-Ballerina

2009-11-08T11:43:00.005-05:00

My friend Katy's mom, Rosanne, teaches ballet class and as soon as Aubrey was born, she let us know Aubrey would be more than welcome to join one of the classes when she was old enough. I've been looking forward to it. The only requirements...she has to be 3 years old and potty trained. Well, we got the potty trained part down....but when they said they were starting a class a couple weeks ago and wanted to know if Aubrey wanted to join, I was all about it. I mean, she's almost 3 sooo I didn't think it would be that big of deal to start her a little early. And she was excited when we got her new dance clothes. She cried when I made her take them off! Well, the 1st class was a different story.. I had to sit there with her because she didn't want me out of her sight. Even though Katys little girl, Adrianna, is in the class with her. She was SO naughty! Not listening or anything. The 2nd class, she did MUCH better. I didn't have to sit there with her AND she participated! Except she apparently spent 15 minutes in the bathroom and wouldn't come out. The 3rd class, she had a complete meltdown. Bawling her eyes out hysterically. Needless to say, we left early. :( We didn't go to the last class because she was adamant about not going. I didn't want a repeat of the last time and I don't want to force her to do things she doesn't want to. Later that night though...."Momma, I wanna go to dance class" and she told Cris the same thing the next day! So maybe we'll try one more time?? Kids I tell ya! Gotta love em! ;)

October Field Trip

2009-11-08T11:07:00.012-05:00

I thought the days of field trips were long gone for me, but I was wrong. My photography class took a trip down to MSU Hidden Lake Gardens. It's no wonder its called "Hidden"...I'd never even heard of it before...and it certainly is hidden! It's in Tipton Michigan, I actually drove right past MIS on my way down there. It's basically in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful though! I certainly recommend make the trip if you like this sorta place. And its an excellent spot for taking pictures!

"Cheese!"

These paths go all over the park. They are not only for walking but also for driving...so you kinda have to be careful. Although they are all only one way, not very wide. There are also hiking trails throughout the park.

Enjoying the view

There is also a conservatory with lots of interesting looking plants and flowers

She got tired of riding around and decided she wanted to help push instead :)

visit http://www.hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu/ for more information :)

An Apple a Day....

2009-11-08T10:12:00.014-05:00

Whenever we go over to my dad and Karen's, Aubrey loves feeding the horses apples. We have to remind her that she can't give them too many cause they'll get sick, otherwise she'd gather apples and feed them all day!

Pickin' up some apples that fell out of the tree

"Did somebody say apples??"

"these are good ones!"

waiting patiently...

only problem is she doesn't like to get close to them so she just throws the apples...usually just out of reach for them. Notice the one on the ground that Kate is staring at.

I finally got her to realize they aren't so scarey up close...until next time anyway

Spirit - she's the "baby"

Kate - Spirits Momma

Toby - the old guy in the bunch

I didn't get a shot of Tucson by himself, but he's the one in the pictures above with white on his face.

Me and Ms. Aubs after all that hard work :)

ShutterBug

2009-10-02T21:51:00.005-04:00

For as long as I can remember I've had a camera of some sort, I love pictures, I love capturing life on film...or...on memory card now I guess you could say :) I love it. You could even say I have a passion for it. I have boxes upon boxes of photos of my life up to until now. I take my camera just about every where with me...just in case.

Recently I've been thinking more seriously about taking this passion and turning into something I can share with other people and eventually... make some extra money doing something I really love.

Most of my photos are just point and shoot shots, I've got some work ahead of me and I definitely will be needing some practice....which is where you all come in. :) Lucky You! I need volunteers that would be willing to let me photograph them. Adults, Children, Babies, Pets...whatever, I'm up for it and I need the practice! If you like the pictures I take I would even be willing to put them on a disk for you to keep, so long as you let me use those images to sort of, promote myself. If you are a willing participant, you can just email or call me and we can set something up. I know I can turn this into something wonderful, I just need a little faith in myself, a lot of practice and some open minded and willing subjects! :)

September in West Branch

2009-10-02T21:26:00.007-04:00

We were up in West Branch last weekend for the wedding of one of Cris' good friends, and of course to visit with the rest of the Kolberg family. The tree's were starting to change a bit more up there then they had here, and it wasn't too cold outside yet so it was perfect weather to run around and play...and of course...take pictures. :)

My Beautiful Girl

My CraZy Dog :)

My Fantabulous Family :)

a cool ol' tree

and best friends...

life is good :)

The Woods

2009-09-18T20:21:00.015-04:00

My posts are a little out of order but these pictures are from Labor Day weekend back at Cris' family's cabin. Every year (almost anyway) we head up there to camp in the woods. It's alot of fun, and now Aubrey and the girls get to enjoy it too. :)

This is Gus, Nathan and Kristens new little guy. Isn't he adorable??

Aubrey, pouting for one reason or another

bein' so helpful and walking Gus

Uncle Nathan taking Gus and Aubrey for a walk

pouting...again, I said her name so she picked her head up to look at me. Otherwise, picture her with her head hanging down.

Peyton Readin' some books

Aubrey and Peyton were fighting over these...

but we got em to share :)

and they're so cute when they aren't fighting

We took the girls over to Uncle Kenny's farm to see some cows, and these few pigs that were there

some of the baby cows

it was apparently dinner time, they were trying to get milk from my finger. Got some slobber on Aubrey, she wasn't a big fan..."Mommy!! What did it do!?!"

Another thing Aubrey didn't like about the farm..."There's ALOT of flies!" as she's waving her arms all around. :)

Mini Vacation in Manistee

2009-09-18T08:30:00.060-04:00

Cris and I haven't really had a "vacation" in forever. I searched and searched for different places we could go. I thought it would be really cool if we could find somewhere..anywhere to stay on Lake Michigan. Most houses were SUPER expensive and required one week minimum stay. I found one in Manistee that was resonable...and huge. So The Krysiak, The Wallers, and The Kolbergs all headed out for a long weekend in Manistee. I'm so greatful that Matt and Katy went because...well...Matt is FROM Manistee, so when they go to visit his family, guess where they go?? But they went with us anyway..and we had a nice relaxing weekend. It was awesome.

The boys and their girls on the pier

The Kolbergs

The Krysiaks

Matt and Michael

Katy and the girls

awwwww!

Katy and her kids

The view of the beach from a little wooden patio in the back of the house

Mikey goin for a stroll on the beach :)

Brrrrr!!!

Matt and Ad swimmin in Lake Michigan

takin' a break for a drink

playin in the sand

Mikey gettin sleepy

sippin' on his mixer and enjoyin the beautiful weather

The back of the house from the beach

snoozin'

kinda looks like shag carpet doesn't it? Well, its my husbands hairy, sand covered leg

even playing in the sand takes concentration

smooches

Me and Ms. Aubs

The water wasn't too cold, and of course she loved it and didn't want to get out. Even when her teeth were chattering and her lips were turning blue..

Me!

The little wooden patio, love this picture. It was so peaceful.

sooo....there's a trend in some of my pictures. I love Lake Michigan sunsets.

Adrianna enjoying the view :)

Michael and Adrianna

Aubrey Morgan

It might look like Adrianna is crying, and thats because she was. Aubrey was rocking in the chair and bonked Ad in the face just before this picture. Oops!

This cracks me up. We took so many pictures trying to get a good one...and here I am laughing at us because, it just didn't "feel" right. Thank you to Katy for taking so many for me :)

Thats better :)

Coloring

what a cutie!!

My beach Babe

Amy helpin the kids build a sand castle

Aubrey thought sittin on the drift wood was the coolest thing. She was crackin up...untill I got out my camera of course

Love them :)

This little guy musta been out for his daily run :)

Sexy isn't he :)

Aubs footprint about to get washed away

The three amigos

Back to the pier...it was beautiful

a ol' fisherman on the pier

Just as we were leaving, the Light came on. :)

Eagle Shores

2009-09-17T20:57:00.010-04:00

Here's a few pictures of the house we stayed at, it's called "Eagle Shores". It was awesome, beautiful, huge, and for sale! If anyone is on the market for some lake front property, it was only listed at $1.2 million. ;) The couple that own this house, have 2 other ones on the lake too. One of which happens to be right next door to this one, they even share a driveway. I didn't get any pictures of the master bedroom because Aubrey was taking a nap while I was taking these. We had an awesome view of the lake from our room and the bathroom...

H-O-L-Y C-R-A-P!

It was Huge, there was a ginormous shower that had two shower heads and the floor was stone. It was too cool. :) If your interested in checking out the website, which also shows the other houses... http://www.relaxonlakemichigan.com/

I hope we can go back next year! :)

The front view from the road.

Back view that faces the lake

one of the bedrooms upstairs, has a queen bed and a twin and each bedroom had its own full bath :)

Other bedroom upstairs

The landing between the two rooms

Looking out over the lake from the landing

a pullout couch (which we didn't use) on the landing

kinda dark because of the big window, but this is the livingroom part of the Great Room

A view of the Kitchen, dining room and living room from the stairs

The kitchen and dining room from the living room

Randomn (fabulous) Information

2009-08-29T23:52:00.003-04:00

No pictures for this post (suprise, suprise). Just thought I'd share some of our adventures with Ms. Aubs as of recent. It's amazing how much she is talking! She seems to be ahead of alot of other kids her age in this area. The tantrums are actually becoming less of a norm around our house (knock on wood). It's fabulous! She still isn't the best eater. She will sit at the table, stare at her food and then declare "I done" If I could force feed her I would because I can barely get pants to stay on her (she's only 29 lbs!!) Speaking of pants, she's growing like a weed, and we had to buy some new jeans for her (especially with this unseasonably cold weather..love it though!). She must have heard me telling Cris that we had to get her some new ones because her 2T ones are too short (she's all legs!). She now will tell me "Mommy, I can't wear these! They are too short!" :) Little Ms. Fashion police apparently. Auntie Kristen will be proud! She has been doing pretty good for quite some time with the potty training at daycare. Hasn't wore pull ups there in at least a month. At home though, that was another story. She would have a complete fit if I tried to get her in her big girl underpants. Meltdown city! A couple days ago I finally told her the pull ups were gone so she had to wear big girl underpants and she said "ok, I want Ariel ones" Well if I had known it was gonna be that easy I'da done it forever ago! She hasn't had an accident (knock on wood again) since either! I also have a few cute video's of her (I'll get these up some day) singing when she's suppose to be napping or in bed for the night (video monitors are the shiznit!). She loves "muse-nick" and tells me every time we are in the car that I have to turn it on and turn it up. Beyonce's Halo is her favorite as of now (Mom's heard it one too many times!) "Momma, turn the muse-nick on! Momma, turn the muse-nick up!" :) She loves her Grammie Barb and Poppy Harry and would probably trade Mommy and Daddy in for them any day! She is always on her phone pretending she's talking to them and telling them "I have to see you two-morrow". She's also been introducing Cris and I as her "friend Mommy" and her "friend Daddy". It's just too funny! And, she if she likes you, she will let you know! "Mommy, I LIKE you!" Good to know! She loves to be tickled, will do and say anything she can to prolong me leaving her at bedtime, loves being outside, loves Little Einsteins (especially Leo), loves water,will remind me that she needs to brush her "darby teeth" (Darby is from Tigger and Pooh and she's on Aubs toothbrush), doesn't like jello or chocolate pudding and loves going for stroller rides. But actually her new thing is riding her tricycle around the block. It takes a little while, and sometimes she needs help getting up the "Big Hills", but its the best thing, watching her grow and learn and become such a fantabulous little person. I love her with every piece of me and I couldn't be more proud to be her mommy. :)

It's all happenin' at the Zoo! (Sheri said so!)

2009-08-29T23:13:00.018-04:00

Cris' parents were down last weekend with his cousin's Megan and Cameron. They actually came down on Thursday night, hung out with Aubs all day Friday while Cris and I worked, and then we all went to the zoo on Saturday. It was a pretty relaxing weekend and the weather was prefect for a trip to the zoo. Not to mention, you get a few perks when your hubby works there. ;)

Aubrey didn't want to ride the camel at 1st, then she saw Cam and Grammie on it and she decided it was ok. Then she didn't want to get off!

Cam feeding a bird in the "Birds from Down Under" exhibit.

Megan and her birdie

Aubrey wasn't so sure about it...

Anybody seen Pumba??

Apparently this little lady didn't want to be caged. She jumped up on a tiny ledge, standing on her hind legs and could have pulled herself out of her exhibit had she really wanted too. Gave a man and his son a semi heart attack as they sat on the bench in front of her, I'm sure. (no that didn't happen while we were there, heard it from Cris)

riding the Giraffe she wasn't suppose too (per her daddy)

yet he held her up on it anyway :)

Raaarrr!!

"I wanna see!"

Tucker

2009-08-29T23:02:00.007-04:00

My brother, Justin and his girlfriend Jessica have 2 babies now, Molly their cat and the newest edition is Tucker. Their most adorable little yellow lab! They brought him over to visit once Aubs was feeling a little better. He's so stinkin cute!

he likes sidewalk chalk almost as much as Aubs

My Sick Baby

2009-08-29T22:58:00.001-04:00

This is how she was for just over a week. :(

Daniels Family Reunion

2009-08-29T22:20:00.009-04:00

The middle of the month we headed north for The Daniels family reunion (Cris' side). It would have been a good weekend, if lil Ms. Aubs hadn't come down with some gunk that she just couldn't shake. She was put on antibiotics and we were told she'd be fine to go to the reunion, well, they were wrong. Needless to say we left the family reunion early, figured we'd be a little more comfortable at the Kolberg house then camping back at the woods. She still got worse as the weekend progressed, between her doses of Tylenol (which she hated) she seemed to be ok. That would last about 4 hours and she'd crash again. Fever, dry heaves, not eating or drinking...not fun. During her medicated periods though, I got a couple of goods pictures. (In hindsight..that just seems so wrong)

Peyton LOVES Oscar...actually I think she just loves all dogs. How cute is she though??

Can't keep the girls off Oscars bed

Cris and I drove around looking for deer, and we came across this momma and her two babies :)

Aubs and the tractor

on the tire swing..

walkin with Peyt (and Grammie and Poppy)

and on a wagon ride

and look who's the sleeping one! :)

Summer Fun

2009-08-12T23:03:00.000-04:00

Sand Anyone??? :)

For Abby

2009-08-12T22:37:00.013-04:00

Aubs and I headed up to Cedar Elementary to play on the playground with Ad, Mikey, Aunt Katy and Uncle Matt...who happen to head up there to get their sweet Abby out for one of her last trips to the park. The kids are too young to really know what is going on so it didn't really phase them. Abby walked around, but most of the time just preferred to lay there and watch the kids play. Katy and Matt adopted her about 5 years ago I believe, and she was old then. She's had a good life as a member of the Krysiak family, and I know she will be missed dearly.

Mikey took a face plant after tripping over the hose at his Nana and Puppa's (he wouldn't let Katy wipe all the blood off his nose) but that didn't slow him down one bit at the park! He's a little monster! :)

Of course she had to go down the slide a cagillion times

Just hangin' out

this...really made me nervous!

she swung on a big kid swing! But she wouldn't keep her bottom ON the seat no matter how many times I'd try and move her, she'd slide ride back down..

Ad bein' silly

The Krysiaks!

Abby... rest in Peace ol' girl

Campin' n stuff

2009-08-12T21:52:00.018-04:00

Aubrey spent the last weekend of July campin' with Cris' parents at Sleepy Hollow State Park (she loved it). We actually took her up there Wednesday evening, Cris went up Friday after work and stayed and then I headed up after work Saturday. Aubrey didn't really miss us at all, she had so much fun and loves her Grammie Barb and Poppy Harry to pieces...forget the rest of us. (atleast for that weekend ;)

One of the million times she went through the tunnel on the playground

Oscar wanted to try too

They also have a nice little beach there, although it was a bit chilly for that when we were out there

love her!

Reachin' for the stars!

she's bein' an airplane in this one...and I'm making sound affects, hence the look on my face

She loves being twirled around, but mom got dizzy too fast!

face plant??

Tickle Time!

Aubrey spies....

Momma's glasses!

She got em...and then went in for the open mouth kiss. :)

thanks to my hubby for taking these pictures, its not often I am on the other end of the camera like this. :)

Family Visit

2009-08-12T21:29:00.006-04:00

In the middle of July some of my family (my mom's side) from Georgia came up for a visit. We all got together at my Grandmas in Dearborn Heights. I only see them once every couple years, if I'm lucky. So it's always nice when we can get everyone together. My cousin Jordan and my brother Justin were the only 2 not there, besides all the wives, kids and my hubby. ;)

(clockwise) Aubrey, Me, my mom, Grandma Shirley, Auntie Diane, Michael, Renee, Freddie, BJ, Uncle Gary, Auntie Sharon, Aaron, and my brother Jon

Yes, I have all boy cousins on this side. Fun growing up around them, let me tell ya! ;)

Couldn't tell ya the last time we got a picture with the 4 kids and their momma :)

I had to post this because I thought it was funny...my Auntie Sharon in the grape leaves (getting swarmed by 'squitos)

My beat up kid

2009-08-12T21:19:00.002-04:00

You really have to click on this picture and make it bigger to get the full affect. My poor kiddo has a horrible reaction to 'squito bites...hence her swollen left eye. She also was twirling around in circles at daycare, got dizzy and fell and whacked her head on the wall..hence the yellow bruise on her forehead (amongst the other, not quite so swollen, 'squito bites). But do you think that's going to stop her?

Yeah, not so much. :)

Pouting

2009-07-12T14:41:00.003-04:00

Aubrey's new thing is Pouting. She started this about a week or so ago. And I'm almost grateful for it, because at least with this she doesn't make any noise (unlike the whining we are use to). It is really kinda pathetic though, she'll drop her head and hang her shoulders and boy can she stick that bottom lip out! OR..she'll lay on the floor like she is in the picture below..and not make a peep. She is constantly playing in our curtains and I'm constantly telling her not too. Well, after about a half a dozen times of telling her to get out of the curtains I finally had to get a little loud. And this is the result.....

Goofing around with the Webcam

2009-07-12T14:16:00.005-04:00

She loved seeing herself on the computer screen, and of course, had to cheese it up. :)

Who is this little girl? She looks so grown up, I hardly recognize her!

Independence Day :)

2009-07-12T12:34:00.012-04:00

We started the 4th with a car show around the courthouse in Mason (didn't take pictures), had a BBQ with my best buds and their families, went to the parade in Mason and then the fireworks after. This was Aubrey's 1st time seeing fireworks, and she isn't a fan. As soon as they started she covered her mouth as if to say "Oh...My...Gosh....What the heck is that!?!?" She clung to me and buried her face into my shirt and covered her head with her blankie. She told me "It's not too loud...It hurts my eyes". She's still telling everybody how "I don't whike fireworks...I don't whike em." We asked her if she wanted to leave, but she didn't..she would peek out from under her blankie so she could watch....but only for a second. Maybe next year she'll enjoy it more.

Misty, Amy, Me and Kate

Adrianna and Aubrey patiently waiting for the parade to start

My little Flag :)

Aubrey loved the all the horses and these little ponies

Interesting trike

Motor Boat on Wheels

We got up town before the parade started, had our spot all picked out on the curb..and some people came and plopped their chairs down right in front of us (annoying much!) But Aubrey still managed to get some candy :)

The sunset from the fairgrounds

Full Moon - couldn't get any firework shots because of the cling-on I had that night ;)

Fun in the Sun

2009-07-12T11:19:00.007-04:00

Those few hot days we've had this year, we actually were able to get out Aubrey's pool so she could jump in and cool off (and Daddy could too). She just loves her pool. Every day she would come home and tell me "Momma, I have to get in my pool now". She's a little fish, we just can't keep her out of the water :)

takin' a break from playin with her daddy

Don't mess with them!

after the weather cooled off, we drained the pool and hung it over the line to dry out. Aubrey thought it made a pretty cool tunnel to run through. I'm surprised she didn't get dizzy from runnin in circles through it.

Playin' catch...all I can say is, good thing the ball is soft because she isn't the best catcher :)

My mom went to my grandma's for a while and left her plants with us to take care of while she was gone. Aubrey loved helping take care of them.

Growin' too fast

The Detroit Zoo!!

2009-07-11T14:58:00.051-04:00

On June 20th we, along with our good friends the Krysiak's, went to the Detroit Zoo. It was such a nice day and the kids loved it (almost as much as Katy and I did ;). We saw lots of neat things and new animals. They even had a dinosaur exhibit going on, which was pretty cool. Some of the exhibits were more exciting then others, such as the Arctic Ring of Life, which was probably my favorite. Other things were ok, only because I've also been to the Bronx Zoo and the exhibits there were phenomenal (such as their Congo Gorilla Forrest...Awesome!). The Detroit Zoo's paled in comparison. BUT, since I was the only one to know the difference, we all had a good time. I know Aubrey loved it. Although when someone asked her what was her favorite animal that she saw and she replied "the Elephants!"....(there are no elephants at the Detroit Zoo :) It was a good yet tiring day and of course I took LOTS of pictures. :)

In the Butterfly House

Examining the butterfly

Buddies :)

This is in the Penguin house, which I was disappointed with. Most of the glass was fogged up so you couldn't see much.

One of the only open spots to get a good view

Turtle

Hipatapotomus as Aubrey calls them :)

Zebra

Aardvark

Peacock

We got to feed the Giraffe's...Aubrey wasn't so sure about it. (She actually took a bite of the cracker before we got up to the Giraffe :)

He was trying so hard to get to those leaves :)

Adrianna and Aubrey had so much fun pulling the wagon up this "Big Hill". Until Aubrey tried bringing the wagon back down the hill...and it rolled a little too fast, almost ran her over. That was enough of the wagon for the day.

The Kangaroo's. Like the one in the back loungin' with it's feet in the air? :)

Baby Prairie Dog

Kissin' Prairie Dogs

Aubrey and Ad in the Prairie Dog exhibit (not as big as the one at the Bronx Zoo)

Mikey and Katy

Asian Wild Horse

Wolverine

"daddy, what doin'?"

Notice the Polar Bear in the upper left of the picture. The seals and Bears are seperated (for good reason) but the seals can obviously torment the Bears as this one was doing.

Goin' for an upside down swim

Katy, Mikey, Matt and Adrianna

Cristopher, Me and Ms. Aubs

This Bear just sat on top of the "Ring" the whole time we were in there. People were pickin their kids up and takin' pictures while they "touched" the Bears Bottom.

I'm surprised Aubrey was actually smiling here, because she was freaking out about standing by the glass (with the seal right there) while I wasn't holding on to her.

Rhinos!

Kids are gettin tired

One of the only good shots I could get of the Gorilla's. They sat next to the building (out of view)we were in, I'm assuming because it was the only place the could find shade.

Tigers

A T-Rex!

Aubrey and Daddy in the Dinosaur Ribs

the Gang

The Camels were the last thing we saw on the way out

A very tired little girl. that's her shoe resting on..?? As if riding in a stroller wasn't enough, she just had to put her feet up too. :)

Tired Baby

2009-07-11T14:51:00.003-04:00

This was back in June, we had alot of busy weekends. This one in particular little Ms. Aubs didn't take a nap, went to bed late, woke up early and ran around like a 2 year old with ADD at a birthday party. I don't even think we made it much past the driveway when we left before she fell asleep. And she was zonked. Didn't even wake up when I took her out of her carseat. :)

Happy Birthday Mikey!!

2009-06-07T15:05:00.021-04:00

My Godson, Michael, turns one today. His birthday party was yesterday at Rayner Park. They were calling for rain in the afternoon, so I'm glad it held off and the day was actually beautiful. Perfect for a party in the park especially since Aubrey loves the park and loves Mikey's big sister Adrianna even more, so she was happy as can be...not to mention she got to have some cake. :)

"Aunt Megan and that darn camera.."

"maybe if I ignore her she'll go away...."

"or maybe I'll smile for her instead"

Happy Birthday Mikey!

it's like they stopped dead in their tracks once they saw the playground

these stairs are wobbly and Aubrey went up them at least a dozen times (she had to in order to get to the slide), and every time she'd say "Whoooa Mommy....Whoa!"

Down she goes!

The shoeless Ad. She'd rather go barefoot :)

Mikey and his Papa

About to open presents

"Mmmmm....cake!"

of course Aubrey had to have BOTH balls, couldn't just settle for one

it was hard to hold on to em though

My O-So Sexy Hubby :)

Mikey's Birthday was farm themed

Daddy playin' keep away from Aubs

Mikey and his new furreal Dog. This thing was pretty cool. It barks, lays down, begs...Aubrey was in love, of course Mikey liked it too. :)

Visiting Poppy-Bob

2009-05-25T16:32:00.020-04:00

Cris went out to help my dad pick-up and then unload some hay for their horses..so Aubrey and I decided to head on over so we could see them once they got back (and of course we had see the horses while we were there). While we were waiting for them to get back, my sister Nicole's boyfriend was doing some yard work for my dad and step-mom, of course Aubs didn't recognize him and had to ask all kinds of questions. "Who's that...what's he doin'? He's sooo cute" No joke...she said he was cute, right in front of him. Boy we're in trouble when she gets older! Anyway...once Poppy and Daddy got back and finished unloading and stacking the hay, we walked around the property a bit...and got bit, by lots of bugs! It was fun though, and I got some pretty good pictures out of it. :)

She was petting Kate until she lost sight of mom... "where's mommy..what's mommy doin?"

Love this one

Kate, and Tucson...and you can barely see Toby pullin up the rear

My Daddy and My Baby :)

Poppy showin' Aubrey the flowers "hiding underneath" these plants

There's one! Aubrey thought it was pretty cool. :)

We turned the hot wire off before we started out on our walk :)

Picked some "flowers" along the way

We also saw a bunch of tadpole's splashin' in some very shallow water

Kitty just chillin', and another reason Aubs loves going over there....ALL the cats!

MSU and the Childrens Garden

2009-05-25T16:13:00.002-04:00

Last weekend was our first weekend to hang out, just the 3 of us, in over a month. So we headed up to MSU to walk around campus, let Aubs feed the ducks (although we only found 2), the Art Festival was going on so we checked that out and then took Aubrey over to the Children's Garden to play. Which she loved, but Cris and I were quickly annoyed with all the prom goers around. It almost seemed like Prom was happening AT the children's garden, because there was SO many of them there. Not to mention Aubs couldn't play on half the things she wanted because all the high schoolers were "playing" there themselves. So we made that stop, short and sweet and then headed home to enjoy the rest of our evening...in peace and quite. :)

Feedin' what seemed to be the only 2 ducks on campus that day

Mr. Mallard

Daddy and Aubs with Spartan Stadium in the background

Havin' fun on the train at the Gardens

Jumpin' on the musical squares

Be Specticled!

2009-04-30T15:39:00.005-04:00

So I've never had my eyes checked, except for when they come to school to do it and when I got my license. We have vision coverage now, so I decided it was time to take advantage. I have a slight prescription. The doctor actually said that glasses weren't a necessity but I could get them if I wanted because they might help somewhat with my headaches. So I figured, what the hay. And so here they are....

And, when I first looked at this picture all I could see was a fake little mustache and some bushy eyebrows....for the fabulous Groucho look below. hahaha! :)

More Randomness :)

2009-04-30T14:19:00.010-04:00

Yes I am terrible at duplication, and I'm sure I've said this before, but not everyone (the few of you that there are) that reads my blog, is on Facebook and therfor, don't get to see these fab pictures. I couldn't resist postin' my cutie patootie Godson and of course my beautiful Aubs. :)

Such a silly goose!

"Whatchu lookin' at?"

awwww!

Aubrey was teachin' Mikey all about the whistle

We Love Bubbles!

Beautiful Blues

Oskie

Ms. Independent

2009-04-23T15:58:00.004-04:00

We finally did it. Aubrey is officially in her big girl bed. I think we're the last of our friends to put their toddler into a big bed, but thats ok with me. As much as I want her to be a big girl, it makes me so sad that she's not my little baby anymore. She's so independent. Has to do everything by herself. She's constantly telling me "momma...Aubie do it". The things that come outta that little girls mouth, I tell ya.. She's histerical and I love her too pieces. How did I get by before she came along? How did I have so much room inside me to love one little person so much? It's crazy! She was sitting on the floor with me the other day brushing my hair and she said.."Momma...your soo beautiful". Made my heart melt. :) She's growing up. And there isn't a single thing I can do about it...except enjoy the ride along the way.

Can ya see her?? She was so tired she didn't even hear me come into her room. And yes...she sleeps with all those animals every night...and yes she does know if even ONE of them is missing :)

Soccer Star

2009-04-23T15:28:00.002-04:00

I started playing soccer again this past weekend. I haven't played since....mmmm...about 11 or 12 years ago. So I'm a little rusty (and alot out of shape!), but it was SO much fun. I of course had to defend the rudest player on the other team. Sooo, I might have accidentally taken her out once (I even apologized) but the second time totally wasn't my fault! She got in my face and was cussin' and bein' all dramatic...that part...I didn't miss. It's a game for cryin out loud! Your bound to get knocked down, but ya get back up and keep playin. Don't whine about it....or maybe you should take your whinny butt off the field for good if you can't handle a couple bruises. Everyone that knows me, know's that I'm pretty laid back and pretty much just let stuff roll off my shoulders. So I guess that's good because if I wasn't, I probably woulda got right back in that lady's face...and it wouldn't have been so pretty.

Anyway, after the game (we lost 2-1 btw) I took my sore, bruised, and outta shape butt home to just relax. I took off my sweaty socks and shinguards and Aubrey apparently thought they were pretty cool. She put em on and kept em on until we made her take them off about an hour later. Perhaps I have a future soccer star on my hands?? ;) She isn't quite as laid back as her momma though, so if she decideds it's something she'd like to try, she could be a force to be reckond with on the field! :)

so stylish :)

Easter..and the Egg Hunt

2009-04-23T14:45:00.017-04:00

We headed up to Cris' parents for Easter weekend, as usual, it's always nice to get away. Being that it was Easter, Aubrey got to color Easter eggs for the 1st time, do her first Easter egg hunt (it was actually more like a Egg Gathering because they weren't really hidden) and Sunday morning we went to church before making the trip back home. And as usual...I took tons of pictures...

Coloring eggs takes lots of concentration...

"Ut-O....."

"Look at my hands!" she got as much dye on them as she did on the eggs!

Just before the egg hunt. Notice the annoyed look on her face.. :)

I posted this picture because if you click on it, you can see some of the eggs just laying out in the yard. And Aubs was oblivious, as you can see. She obviously had more important things on her mind. :)

"Finding" her first eggs!

Peyton got one too!

At one point she got so many she had to empty her bucket into a plastic bag. She was runnin' around like a girl on a mission pickin' all those eggs up :)

Great Grandma Kolberg helping Peyton

"I found another one!"

All done!

Aubrey had to make sure that she got them all. Cris actually had to run and get her because she just took off.... like I said....a girl on a mission...

and a beautiful one at that :)

takin' a break from all that egg hunting

All dressed up in her Easter Dress

March Random's

2009-04-23T13:41:00.011-04:00

I've become a bloggin' slacker and I'll be the first to admit it. It's not that I take any less pictures, it's that my "free" time seems to slowly be disappearing. At least I keep myself busy I suppose. But here are some random pictures of my little rug-rat from back in March. :)

Bein' a stinker and not eating her dinner

The weather finally got nice enough to spend some time outside...Aubrey loves being outside riding her bikes...

Her new tricycle...don't quite get the whole point of pedals yet, but we'll get there...

and there's nothing better then spending some time on the swing...

Aubrey started potty training this month. She wears pull-ups all day and is in a diaper at night. She tells us if she has to go potty, but not always, and sometimes it's after the fact. We'll get there though. Anyway, she found some little swimmers in her room and got all excited (I'm assuming because they look alot like her pull-ups). So she put them on herself...one for each leg. :)

She's a big girl and has to do everything herself.

Takin' a bath with some fun bath soap from Aunt KK and Uncle NaNa, kinda looks like she needs a bath after her bath, huh? ;)

Playhouse Disney

2009-03-15T10:30:00.009-04:00

I realized once I already had 4 pictures posted, that I started posted backwards. I like to put the 1st pictures...well...1st. This time will be the exception just because I didn't feel like starting over...so this is a little backwards, but you'll still get the jist. :) I heard a commercial on the radio a few weeks ago that Playhouse Disney Live was coming to the Breslin Center. I instantly knew we'd be going because Aubrey would just LOVE LOVE LOVE it. After all, it's Pooh, Tigger, Darby, Micky, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, The Little Einsteins and Handy Manny...what more could a 2 year old ask for??? Not much really. :) They offered 2 different shows..the later 1 was pretty much sold out by the time I checked. But the 3:30 show had FRONT ROW seats available! Mind you this is 3:30 on a Friday....so you guessed it, I snagged those puppies up! Cris' sister, her hubby and Peyton came down along with Cris' mom to all attend the show with us. And just as I guessed...Aubrey loved it. She sat in a trance the whole time, well..until the intermission..then she ran around like a wild child. Once the show started again..it was back to the trance. She only really spoke a couple times during the show...the 1st was when Pooh came out.. "Uhhhh....MOMMA! That's Winnie PooH!! I wanna touch it!" And then there was Peyton...the poor little thing wasn't a big fan of the costumes. She sat with her mom the whole time with a death hold on her, and her head buried in Jenny's neck. She wanted to watch because she kept twisting her around to watch, but if Jennifer tried turning her to face the stage...nope..Peyton wouldn't have it. It was fun though, and I'm glad we got to go. Best front row seats ever. :)

Mickey

Aubrey waving Bye to everyone

The whole gang

Peyton not wanting to look

The Little Einsteins (June, Quincy, Leo and Annie) with Rocket

Goofy, Mickey, Minnie and Donald

Handy Manny and his tools

Tigger, Darby and Pooh

Fun in West Branch

2009-03-15T08:56:00.012-04:00

We headed up to West Branch a few weeks ago to celebrate birthdays and Cris' parents 32nd anniversary. His brother and sisters birthdays are just a few days apart at the end of February, our niece Peyton turned 2 on March 7th and then of course my birthday is...today. :) So we have lots of birthdays within a short time. And its not often that the 10 of us all get together at the same time anymore. So it's nice when we do.

The girls watching Barney on "Oskie's" bed

Peyton LOVES Oskie

How cute is she??

The girls kept fighting over the baby stroller, so finally Aubrey sat it in while Peyton pushed her around...and they were both happy.

They decided it was time to get the giggles...

Aubrey kept throwing her baby bottle and Peyton kept going to get it for her. They were crackin' up like it was the best thing ever. Silly girls

They also got to help Grammie make brownies. They took turns stirring..

and they each got a spoon to lick..

messy face

and then clean up time. :)

This is breakfast. Cris' brother Nathan is in the very left of this picture and notice the highchair off to the right...facing the opposite direction. Peyton, for whatever reason, does not like her Uncle Nathan. She didn't want to be in the same room with him...let alone look at him while she was eating. She was freaking out....until the chair got turned around. Then the world was a better place and she could eat her breakfast in peace. hahaha Silly kids.

The Diaper Box

2009-03-15T08:51:00.001-04:00

Where's Aubrey?????

There she is!

Our little Picasso

2009-03-15T08:09:00.003-04:00

We got Aubs an art easel for her birthday, and she LOVES it. Painting, drawing, coloring...is one of her favorite things to do. Takin' after her momma :)

Painting with a brush...

or just your fingers...

Either way makes a BIG mess so we have to clean up really good when we're all done :)

Aubrey's Friends TiGGer & PoOh

2009-03-15T07:57:00.003-04:00

I thought these were kinda cute. Aubrey is totally into Winnie Pooh and Tigger. She has a couple of little stuffed versions of them, and here she is showing them to me. I suppose there's nothing like and up close personal view. :)

"Dis is TiGGer"

"n dis is PoOh"

My new ride :)

2009-01-20T13:05:00.003-05:00

So we broke down and got a new car. Basically because we had too. Our 93 Lumina was on the verge of death, the tranny was going, it had major oil leaks, it needed breaks, there was NO rear suspension...I mean, the struts were poking through the trunk! It was not the smoothest ride. Anyway...we got a 2008 Ford Edge. It's pretty cool...especially since it was made in this decade and I've never owned a car this new! Yeah..I'm a tad excited about it. :)

Oscar's exercise

2009-01-20T12:56:00.004-05:00

Everytime I get on the treadmill Oscar sits right next to me staring at me as if he's waiting his turn. Sometimes he even tries to get on it while I'm running. So he usually does get his turn after I'm done...this time Cris snapped a few pictures. :)

Just Aubs

2009-01-20T12:40:00.008-05:00

I caught Aubs snugglin' with her "teddy bear bear" as she calls it, eatin' some raisins and watchin' Little Einstein. It was the cutest....and then I got her crackin' up. She can be so cute sometimes. :)

Stylin' in her new shades

Snow Snow and More Snow

2009-01-20T12:09:00.010-05:00

Aubs loves being outside and trudgin through the snow...and eatin' a little along the way. :) We got her outside to play for a bit before the temperatures plummeted the next week. So here's a few pictures..

So loves eating snow...every chance she gets.

Dipped her face in the snow a tad too far..Oops!

makin' a Snow Angel...or tryin anyway

goin for a sled ride

and eatin a little snow along the way :)

she had to go play in her house while we were outside

Oscar loves the snow too...well, as long as we're outside with him

trudgin' through the backyard

2 year Pictures

2009-01-10T15:56:00.007-05:00

We went to Portrait Innovations last Thursday to get Aubs 2 year pictures taken, and I have to say, although I'm not as happy with the pictures as the previous times we've been there, they always manage to get Aubrey to smile. I think it's luck of the draw with the photographers you get there and their skill/creativity level. The girl we had this time wasn't all that creative but I suppose I'll let that slide. Maybe next time I'll just have to request a photographer from our past sessions. Or...I'll take suggestions on new places to go?? Anyway, here's a few of the shots we got.

Two Little Monkey's!

2009-01-10T15:30:00.010-05:00

Below you will see a picture of two cute innocent looking little girls. Well you see, the thing is...we went into Aubs room and they both were in her crib..and how exactly did those two not so innocent looking little girls get there you ask? Well, they showed us. And then they were "Jumpin' Jumpin' Jumpin" as Aubrey put it. Good thing those little monkeys didn't fall and break their heads. Silly silly girls.

I thought for sure that Aubs would be climbing in AND OUT of her crib from then on out but I am happy to report...she isn't. I can keep her contained for a tad bit longer. =)

My baby turns 2!!

2009-01-10T15:09:00.008-05:00

Aubs turned 2 on January 5th! I can hardly believe it! Anyway, Cris' parents we're down the weekend before and we celebrated Aubs birthday a little early with them. I tried getting her to say "It's my birthday!" all day..up until her birthday and of course she wouldn't say it. And then...this past Thursday she started saying "Happy Birthday to you Aubrey!" lol That girl is a crack up!

Cheesin' it up with Poppy and Daddy in their My little Pony Birthday hats

She LOVES balloons..especialy when it's a Winnie the Pooh Balloon

Blowin out the candles (with a little help from mom)

She of course had to play with the Pooh hiding in the Honey Pot

She had a little frosting on her arm =)

Style Maven

2009-01-10T15:04:00.002-05:00

Aubrey loves wearing her boots around the house for whatever reason. This fabulous look is topped off with her jammies, a dress-up skirt, and some fab bedhead!

Pouty Face

2009-01-10T15:02:00.002-05:00

Sometimes, she's just to much! haha!

"Pack Packs"

2009-01-10T14:52:00.003-05:00

Aubs got a couple of back packs for Christmas, one came filled with supplies for her babies but Aubrey loves them. So much in fact that she wanted to wear them both at the same time. Oh..and she calls them "Pack Packs". She's just too funny. =)

Up North Collage

2008-12-26T17:18:00.002-05:00

I'm having so much fun with this whole collage thing, I did another one. This is sorta a repeat because it's with pictures I took this summer of Aubs and Oscar running around up at Grammie and Popie's in West Branch. =) Next I just gotta figure out the whole collage video with music thing...

Santa Clause is Comin' To Town..!

2008-12-25T20:47:00.019-05:00

Our tree after Santa's visit

Aubs couldn't open her presents fast enough. I think she loved unwrapping the toys as much as she loves the toys themselves.

Cris playin with Aubs new mixer for her new kitchen

she LOVES her babies

Wearin' a bow for his baby...such a good daddy.

Cris picked this present out for Aubs...so he saved it for last...

Because he knew how much she'd love it when she saw it...

just look at that face =)

she got "the biggest Pooh" and Tigger!

Cris was so proud and Aubs loves them SO much..she actually wanted them both to sleep in her bed with her! Actually we don't call it a bed anymore...it's more like Noahs Ark with all the animals she has in there. Any how...now she has two more Giant sized ones to add to the bunch.

I think daddy did a pretty good job pickin out this gift

playin with the box her gift game in from Uncle Pete and Jess. (A care bear was in the box but I guess that wasn't as much fun)

PeeK~A~BoO!!

My Bro's

Justin and Jess

Cousins

2008-12-25T20:38:00.003-05:00

Tryin on Auntie Kristens Shoes

Aubs of course had to join in...the girl loves shoes, what can I say

I love this picture. I told them to hug and Peyton listened...of course Aubs was like..."umm..I think not". But Peyt's face is just priceless...like she really truly loves her cousin. It's so sweet!

Spinnin' around in Auntie Kristen's chair. Pey with her bunny and Aubs with her....foam?? not sure what's up with that.

A Winter Wedding

2008-12-25T20:12:00.012-05:00

We had a wedding to go to on the 20th, which is always fun...I mean..who doesn't love a wedding? Anyway...here's just a few pics from the occasion. Although it doesn't just take an "occasion" for me to have my camera out snappin pictures. =)

My baby concentrating on her coloring. She is doing a pretty good job of stayin in the lines too actually. Looks as though she's takin after her mommy in this department. =)

She loves her Uncle Na-Na

The Whole Bunch of us. This was the best shot...the girls weren't being very cooperative.

Nathan and Kristen

Jason, Jen and Peyton..not wanting to have her picture taken

Not a bad looking family if I do say so myself =)

Me and Peyt. For whatever reason she choose me as her favorite for the weekend, but can ya blame her really?? =)

She was a dancing queen that night

Cristopher and the newly engaged Wade (Congratulations!!)

I snapped this picture and then they tumbled to the floor...Aubs right on top of Peyt

Aubs was getting tired, and surely not wanting her mother or anyone else pointing a camera in her face anymore.

Potty Time!

2008-12-25T20:06:00.002-05:00

Although we aren't pushing the issue...I totally can't wait for Aubs to be potty trained. She rarely wants anything to do with her potty but on occasion she decides she wants to give it a whirl. This time just happend to be in the middle of her bath (better that then in the tub!). So we wrapped her in a towel because she was dripping wet and shivering. This is one of the only pictures I have where she is actually smiling for the camera so you really know just how proud of herself she is. =)

Daniels family Christmas

2008-12-25T19:42:00.009-05:00

We had Cris' family party on the 13th of the month. Having 12 Aunts and Uncles the party was actually quite small this year because not everyone could make it. But it was still fun and the kids all had a good time. Santa came and Aubrey actually sat on his lap (long enough to get her gift and then want "down...down..". Regardless of size, it's always good to get together with family, especially around the holidays.

Aubrey and Natalie (Who belongs to Cris' cousin and is 2 days older than Aubs) sneakin some snacks

everybody waitin to get their turn with Santa

Natalie playin with her Seasame Street finger puppets

I'm suprised she actually sat on his lap...but I suppose it was because he had a present for her

Maybe this will be in Kristens near future??? =)

Aubs wanted to show Santa Mr. Kitty...but wouldn't get any closer to him than she had to (he didn't have anything to give her this time)

The girls coloring (is't that some fabulous carpet??)

Christmas Collage

2008-12-25T19:18:00.004-05:00

My cousin inspired me to do this because he made a fabulous "Nates first Year" collage of his son. I loved it and just had to try my hand at my own collage. It's pretty fun and actually not that hard to do...when doing one collage. I can only image the time it took to make a whole years worth. But anyway, I made one with all the pictures I took during our "Christmas card photo shoot" and this is what I came up with. Enjoy!

(just an FYI in case you need it...click on the collage to make it bigger) =)

Winter '08 Randoms

2008-12-04T22:14:00.015-05:00

It's been a while since I've posted anything...but Aubrey continues to grow by leaps and bounds (although I'm not sure how because she eats less than a bird). My baby is going to turn 2 in a month from tomorrow! I can hardly believe it....it only seems like yesterday that we brought her home. She is talking up a storm! I can't even begin to tell you...she cracks us up and keeps us at wits end all within a minutes time. She is the definition of a drama Queen. but its amazing the power she seems to have over us. =) We can hardly wait to add to our family...but...we are. Hopefully sooner than later though...she'll be a big sister. We'll keep you posted.... =)

My Godson Michael....how freakin cute is he?? =)

Adrianna and Aubs watching a movie
Lovin' on Oskie
She's really into her movie

this is a daily thing for her..

she was so proud of herself for getting her coat on all by herself..didn't even notice it was upside down! :)

We went to Kean's to see the Reindeer "Noel" and her baby...of course she loved them....Santa was there too...but she didn't want anything to do with him.

Me and Aubs at Silver Bells in the City

Me n my Hubby

of course Kitty had to tag along...heaven forbid we leave him home =)

I love this picture just because you can tell from her face how much she loves her Uncle Pete

"Cheese!"

HalloWeeN and TriCk oR TreaTinG

2008-11-04T11:46:00.005-05:00

We headed over to the Fry's house for Halloween, ate a little, tricked and treated a little, and then headed home once our little Bee decided she had had enough. We went about a block before she wanted to open every piece of candy she got in her hot little hand. She even tried the barter method.. Someone gave her some crackers and she just stood there staring at them like.."what the heck...this isn't candy" And so at one of the next houses we went too, she tried giving them her crackers and taking some extra candy! She finally just got so tired she sat down in someones driveway and dumped out her bucket. Like she was taking inventory. I heard alot of "mommy..open" "daddy...open" And when we wouldn't...it was meltdown city. But it was fun other than that. She did pretty good for her first trick or treating experience. Can't wait till next year!

Gettin' ready to go get some candy!

Aren't these three the cutest??

They had to hold hands too

"Trick or Treat!"

Time to take inventory..

2nd Annual Kolberg/Schlicker Halloween Party

2008-11-04T11:12:00.002-05:00

She was suppose to be decorating cookies, but I think she ate most of the frosting

My little Bumble Bee with her Poodle Cousin

She loved painting so much..she even tried eating it!

"Auntie Kay Kay" set her oven mitt on the hot stove...Oops!

Peyton kept trying to "sneak" some M&M's..dontcha just love her jewlery?

October Randomness

2008-11-04T10:48:00.003-05:00

Cris' mom was down a few weekends ago and while she was here we took a trip to Uncle Johns Cider Mill. Can we say...BUSY! That place is a zoo! But...I got some good pictures and it was nice to get out of the house. So here's a few pictures from the Cider Mill and a couple other randoms from the month.

Aubs and Her Grammie

Watchin' the apples get turned into Cider

She loved running through the Pumpkin Patch

Trying on her Halloween Costume for the 1st time

I thought this picture was funny because she picked up those pinecones and said "Mommy ewwww" Wonder what she thought those were!? haha

She loves her Poppy

2008-10-23T14:44:00.005-04:00

I know I need to stop posting so many pictures on facebook or myspace because it seems like I keep repeating what I post. BUT, I know you don't all have facebook or myspace so...I will try and post more on here...not so much on the others then I won't have so many repeats. =) But what can I say...I like sharing the pictures of my little cutie patootie!

Anyway, my dad stopped by a couple weekends ago for a quick visit. Aubrey sure loves her Poppy (both of them quite equally). So when it was time for my dad to leave, she did not want him to go....

"read book Poppy"

Kisses

when she realized he was actually leaving she turned to me and said "Bye mommy" like she was going with him.

watchin him drive away

Such a sad sad little girl

Extreme Makeover Home Edition

2008-10-11T21:28:00.002-04:00

I think most of you already knew that Extreme Makeover Home Edition was coming to the Lansing area. As soon as I heard that it would be within an hour from Lansing I told Cris we were going. It's a once in a lifetime thing...not to mention I watch the show and just couldn't let this opportunity pass me by. So on Friday September 26th, when they surprised the family and I found out they were in Holt...I was ecstatic! It was less than 10 miles from our house! There was no way I was going to miss this! So it turned out Monday was the best day for us to go out there. We got a sitter for Aubrey and took off for Kmart. We waited in line to get on the shuttle for about an hour. So we didn't even get to the site until just after 7pm. As soon as we got there we knew it was going to rain on us...and we had no umbrellas. And rain it did...and thunder...and lightning. So we were there for less than a half an hour...but it was still worth it in my opinion. I was just glad we opted for the sitter instead of taking Aubs with us. Anyway, I got a few shots but not many good ones. With the rain and all...it wasn't the best conditions for...well..anything really.

This was the day after they Demolitished the other house.

Not a very big crowd that night

Cris was more than thrilled to be getting rained on

When we were waiting in line to get back on the shuttle to head home, Ed..one of the designers on the show, came out to thank everyone for hangin' out in the rain. Which was pretty cool.

More Randoms

2008-09-23T12:02:00.002-04:00

From the looks of this...you might think I'm a terrible mom. My child is stuck in her babies bed ..crying..and I got out the camera. But this is exactly why I get out the camera...she's stuck in her babies bed! Silly girl. But right after she got unstuck...she climbed right back in it!

She's getting better at sitting still for a very brief second so her camera obsessed mother can take pictures of her. And she's even trying to smile a little for me. (even if it's the fakest smile you ever did see.)

My Strawberry Diva

PeeK~A~BoO!!

I See You~!!

Randoms from the Past 2 months

2008-09-23T11:18:00.002-04:00

Who wants to stop and smell the roses when there's plenty of weeds to sniff??? :)

Standing on the bottom of Popies boat lookin' at the pond

Helpin' Auntie Kristen eat her birthday cake. Peyton REALLY got into it. :)

She loves her pool (actually it's the water she loves)

Coloring takes lots of concentration..and look...she's a lefty!

"Muscles!"

2008-09-23T10:43:00.003-04:00

Yes Yes...I am a slacker. I can't believe it's been almost 2 months since I posted anything. Just goes to show how fast time goes....or how busy I've been. Lot's has been going on and keeping us busy. School..work...homework...family...a very busy, independent, drama queen, socialite named Aubrey... :) Who by the way is becoming a little girl right before my eyes. My "baby" is a baby no more. :( Which only means it's time for another!! (Well...hopefully sometime in the near future.) Ms. Aubrey is growing with leaps and bounds. She is talking SO much and her vocabulary is growing daily. She is also repeating just about everything, so we have to watch what we say around her. She is also talking in 2 and 3 word sentences. "Daddy Coluur" "Momma Coluur" She loves coloring..in fact she loves it so much she colored all over our window sill, screen, windows, and yesterday..it was my couch. The lil stinker! Lucky for me we have fabric protection and it came right out. :) As you can see from the picture she's also moved out of her highchair and into a booster at the table. She eats with the bigger kids now at daycare and does better with that. And as picky of an eater as she is, we're hoping that it helps with that at home too.

She loves dancing, music, swinging, reading (if you come over..theres a good chance she'll bring you a book), and of course coloring. Oh..and her baby Einstein movies. Her Grammie Kolberg bought her a Christmas one last year and she's obsessed with it now. "Momma...Santa" "Daddy....Santa" She'd watch it all day every day if we let her. Her daddy also taught her to make a muscle like he does. It's the funnies thing (and it's what the picture above is of her doing). She puts her arms out, holds her breath, her face turns bright red and she grunts the whole time she's gritting her teeth and smiling as we're laughing at her. She loves making her mommy and daddy smile. As drama filled as she is, I wouldn't change her one little bit. I don't even know how I got along before she was born...because I certainly can't imagine life without her.

"Cheese"

2008-08-03T21:43:00.002-04:00

Just to give a quick update...we skipped Aubs 18 month appointment basically because we have insurance through my work...and it sucks. It covers only $500 in well baby visits and immunizations per year, and anyone with kids knows that isn't very much. So instead of paying for her 18 month all out of pocket, we are waiting to take her until she's 2...when it'll be covered again. I, on the other hand go to the doctors way too much for allergy shots (fun stuff), and so I had her weighed last time I was in. She was at about 23.5 lbs. Still a little skinny thing. It would help if she wasn't so picky about what goes in her mouth. She is talking up a storm, knows most all of her body parts...just learned "arm" and "elbow" so those are the new fun ones. She even told her daddy "Daddy..Pew" after he let something loose that made her diaper pale smell like roses. (ok little exaggeration...some of you know it isn't far off base). She loves reading too, and now she will get a book and say "read book". Which we don't always know if she wants us to read to her, or if she wants to read to us. In either case, Cris' parents were down this weekend and Aubrey was "reading" to her Grandma Kolberg so I had to (of course) get out the camera. At this point she has also been saying "Cheese" when I do so. So she takes a brief pause from her reading to peek up at me and say it. It's TOO Funny! Then because we started laughing she looks at us like we're crazy....but keeps reading. She is so entertaining...I love it! :)

Day 6 ~ Coming Home :)

2008-08-03T18:11:00.004-04:00

We had an awesome time in New York with Chris, Sheri and Nate but it was time to come home. This was the longest Cris and I had been apart since we started dating, and Aubrey missed her daddy tons. But we still had a plane ride ahead of us... Aubrey was a bit of a terror on the airplane...shaking my can of pop everywhere, smacking the girl next to us in the face with her travel doodle board....well, just being a toddler, so I was pretty thankful when the plane finally landed. No matter how wonderful of a vacation one might have, notice how much nicer it is to just get home?? :)

New York from the plane

38,000 feet up

Me and My little terror

Finally on the ground....and she was behaving the best she had all day because she had that seatbelt to play with

Day 5 ~ Central Park...yes again :)

2008-08-03T17:35:00.004-04:00

After Ground Zero my Aunt Gloria decided to head back to Chris and Sheri's and Aubs and I walked around the city for a few hours by ourselves. It was pretty nice...and I'm pretty proud of myself that I did it...without getting lost. :) Of course I made my way back to the Central Park to walk around for a little while before I had to walk back to Grand Central TERMINAL (it's not called Grand Central Station I learned). It's a pretty far walk...and my feet were black as black when we got back to their house. But it was so worth it...and so much fun. :)

Belvedere Castle

Turtle Pond...if you click on the picture and make it larger, all the little black spots in the water are little turtle heads! :)

"Cow....cow.." we walked along side this one for quite a while...calling it a cow the whole way.

Day 5 ~ Ground Zero

2008-08-03T17:27:00.005-04:00

After we left the Islands we headed to Ground Zero. It wasn't far from where we were and I don't think it'd be right to not stop and pay respects to all those that lost their lives that day. Not only that, I don't think it actually hits you (at least it didn't for me), the magnitude of the whole thing unless your actually there and see it.

This plaque is in Battery Park..I woulda walked right by had my Aunt not said something about it

This is the sculpture and the eternal flame

Day 5 ~ Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

2008-08-03T17:18:00.003-04:00

Monday, our last full day in New York, my Aunt, Aubs and I braved the city on our own. We went to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (my Auntie was in heaven). Aubrey of course loved the water and the Boats, which sounds almost like buuutt, when she says it. :)

Aubs was getting a little tired of posing for pictures

Ellis Island from Liberty Island

The City Skyline from Liberty Island

And she finally crashed...

Day 4 ~ Central Park Continued

2008-08-03T17:05:00.002-04:00

Central Park was my absolute favorite place in New York. Not sure why...but anyway..here's more pictures.. :) (And thanks to Chris and Sheri for lots of these pictures...I downloaded them to my laptop from their camera)

I believe they call this "The Mall"...and yes it's in many movies

Day 4 ~ Central Park

2008-08-03T15:31:00.002-04:00

We actually had planned to head to Coney Island Sunday, but the wonderful weather had other ideas for us. I guess Coney Island is like a 2 hour trip from my cousins, and had it stormed..it would have been a wasted day traveling. So we headed into the city again. Stopped at FAO Schwarz, bought Aubs a new baby..which she loves. Got some lunch and went to Central Park for a bit. There is an outside amphitheatre thing and a bunch of people swing dancing, which was pretty cool. We also headed over to the Bethesda Fountain, until it started raining. There was an interesting man under the terrace, dancing and singing for the rather large audience that had gathered to get out of the rain. As most tourists were probably disappointed by the rain...I'm sure it made this guys day because he actually had an audience..and probably made some money to boot.

The Bethesda Fountain and Terrace

The singing, dancing, violin playin...almost nekkid man (there wasn't much on under that lil flap)

all she kept sayin was "waatur...waatur.."

Sheri and Nate dancin' ...cant really tell he liked it can ya :)

New York ~ Day 3 ~ The Bronx Zoo

2008-08-02T17:31:00.003-04:00

We spent Saturday at the Bronx Zoo, which is so huge we couldn't even get through all the amazing exhibits. If you ever are in New York....you should go here. It's fantastic!

My Auntie, Chris, Nate, Me and Aubs

Chris and Nate bein' Foxy

lookin' at the Lemurs

Don't remember the name of this one....

How freakin' cute is this???

New York ~ Day 3 continued...

2008-08-02T17:17:00.004-04:00

I liked the zoo alot...and we had alot of good pictures...so here's some more..

Aubs and I in the GroundHog exhibit

Don't Sheri and I make the perties turtles??

Aubs usin' her "foxy" ears

Auntie, Sheri, Nate and "Budget" :)

New York ~ Day 2

2008-08-02T17:00:00.003-04:00

Friday we went into the city, went to the Top of the Rock, walked through Time Square, went to a Port my cousin really likes (it was pretty..and nice and cool too), and spent a little time in Central Park.

The City and Central Park from the Top of the Rock

Aubs and I at the Top

Me and My Auntie in Time Square

The Brooklyn Bridge

Aubs got to ride the carousel in Central Park

New York ~ Day 1

2008-08-02T16:37:00.002-04:00

So we our trip to New York ALMOST didn't happen. I was about to start pouting in the airport because they had cancelled our flight thanks to the weather in New York, next available would have been Friday morning. Mind you we were suppose to be leaving Wednesday evening. Anyway, we made it...thanks to my cousin for driving to Newark at 2 am to pick us up! We had a blast though (atleast I did). The first day it rained in the morning, and our luggage was at LaGuardia airport. So we just hung out around Chris and Sheri's that day and went to a cute little park by their house. Oh, and by the way...Aubs decided to call my cousin Chris, "Budget" the whole week we were there....no idea why but it was pretty funny.

Auntie and My cousin Chris, reliving the old days.. :)

Aubs in the tunnel at Bryant Park

"Budget....get the ball already!"

Nana and her lil Nate

Nate and Aubs

My Fav so Far

2008-07-17T20:24:00.003-04:00

I just love this picture. She's smiling...she's beautiful....and I still can't believe she's mine :)

A few Randoms

2008-07-17T20:10:00.003-04:00

waitin to get squirted with the hose

we went over to Doug and Stacys to visit after Ellie was born, and Aubs of course had to put on Stacys shoes. I think she has a early shoe obsession...this could be trouble

Diggin in Liz's purse at the Lodge.."what?? I'm not stealin' anything.."

she also has a fascination with buckles. At one point she was even sitting...buckled.. in this car seat...mind you it isn't hers..

Aubs getting reacquainted with Uncle Jon (he just moved back from Florida at the beginning of this month)

Hangin' out at The Krysiaks

2008-07-17T19:55:00.003-04:00

I just had to put some of these up because, well..I have new pictures of Michael (born 6-7-08) and I loved playing with Aubs and Adrianna...and of course hangin out with the girls and their guys. We don't all get to see each other as much as we like, so it's nice when the opportunity presents itself. :)

I'm not quite sure what Cristopher is doing here...but Michael is lookin' pretty dapper :)

Aubs loved the singing gerbil at Aunt Katys

Me with Aubs, Katy with Ad and Misty with Michael

some of the best friends a girl could have

Me and Ad lookin' fashionable :)

Fourth of July

2008-07-06T20:02:00.002-04:00

We decided last minute to head up to Harrison where Cris' family was camping for the weekend for the 4th. We headed up Friday morning, got there in time for Breakfast, and came home Saturday afternoon. It was a nice little get away, I'm glad we decided to go.

Looks like Peyton is really enjoying those glasses doesn't it?? :)

My little Diva

Aubrey and Daddy out at the beach

Aunt Kristen teaching the girls about gossip magazines

Nathan and Cris tubin'. Cris went out both days we were there...he's a little sore now.

A few randoms...

2008-07-06T19:42:00.003-04:00

Aubrey has a stroller for her baby, but lately she's the one that wants to be pushed around in it. So of course her daddy is happy to oblige.

She's also obsessed with shoes...always wants to put them on. But I think thats because she thinks if she has them on she gets to go outside. Silly girl

Cris playin' "Horsey" for his little girl. She loved it if you couldn't tell. :)

I love these pictures! Aubs was eating breakfast, I walk out of the room for a minute and when I come back...she dumped her cereal out and is slurping the milk off of her tray....

Got Milk? :)