BFF's

Here are the best buddies!  They were getting married this day-- not to each other!  Catrece was marrying her little bub Tristan, and after giving it a little thought, Aubree decided she was gong to marry Rick (Catrece's daddy!)  lol.  I think he's taken, Aubree!

I'm so thankful for this special little friendship, and just as thankful for the friendship I have with Christy (Catrece's mommy!)  This family is such a blessing in our lives!

More Halloween Pics

Love this pic of Jada and Aubree with Gma and Gpa Cain!

Oh, Tigger, you melt my heart!

So cute!

Catrece, Zoe-Grace, Aubree & Aliza

Jada, Tristan & Aubree

Happy Halloween

Jada's costume makes her look huge!

Best Buddies!

Their almost matching red shoes had these two completely over-the-top excited!

The Cowardly Lion and Dorothy! Very cute, but a little disappointed that the Scarecrow and Tin Man did not make an appearance. C'mon Rick and Christy! I was looking forward to seeing that!

Tristan (thinking "What in the world?")

This Halloween was a blast! It's the greatest day to live in a neighborhood! This was the first year that Aubree was REALLY excited about her costume and trick-or-treating, and to add to her enthusiasm, she got a surprise visit from Grandma and Grandpa Cain and got to go door to door with her favorite buddies, Catrece, Zoe-Grace, and Aliza.

Jada had a great time too! She figured things out after the first house when someone put candy in her basket. Her eyes lit up and she got a lot more "pep in her step." You could just see the light bulb moment. She was her typical happy self most of the night and actually walked/ran for about 45 minutes of the hour we spent trick-or-treating! She was happy to have Grandma and Grandpa along to keep pace with her while Mommy was making sure Aubree stayed out of the street.

We were quite a parade with Catrece, Aubree, and Zoe-Grace in the lead racing to the doors with moms trying to keep up; Aliza about 3 steps behind them; Jada next, trucking along with my mom and dad, and the guys straggling behind with Rick pushing Tristan in the stroller. Very fun!

** More pictures to follow! These are Christy's. Chris took his to work. My camera is broken.

We "Heart" Our Library

Here we are a the Teddy Bear Picnic sponsored by our super library. We had a Teddy Bear parade, snack, story and craft. We also got to see our buds. Here's Jada's little buddy Tristan. He looks pretty intrigued by what's going on.

Here's Jada, providing rhythm for the parade and having lots of fun!

Catrece loves her little pal Jada. She even loaned her a Teddy Bear for the picnic.

Aubree, Fifi, Doc, Catrece, and Pooh Bear-- camped out and ready to have a good time.

Not sure what Catrece is up to in this picture, but I love their little personalities!!

We had a great time as we always do at our library!!

Trick-or-Treat

Here are buds Catrece and Aubree hanging out in their costumes.

Nice doggie!

Do you think Becki's corsage is too big?

Such a pretty flower.

Look at these two cuties...

Friends

Whether they are hugging, kissing, tackling, tickling, kicking or shoving, Aubree and Catrece are good little buddies. Tuesdays in October have been fun around here. Some fun facts, Aubree calls Catrece her "Trece-y Cup" (from Christy who sometimes calls her "Reese Cup"), and Catrece sings the "Aubree Rose" song for Aubree. Today she did it to cheer Aubree up after a time-out. It seems like just yesterday that we were trying to encourage them to sit up by themselves, which is what I was doing with Jada this afternoon. Now they carry on complete conversations with each other about everything. Today it was favorite colors. They were also sitting side-by-side playing the piano and singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" today. It was great!

"Weeee" with Catrece

We recently got a second swing for our swingset so Catrece could come over and play! Here are the girls having a grand time together.

Summer fun!

Here is Aubree in her new swing. We got ambitious over Memorial Day weekend and constructed a pretty nifty little swing-n-slide (with the help of mis padres and Rick!

Thanks, guys!)

She loves her swing. She goes to the back door and says "Wee!" It's pretty irresistible. She also babbles non-stop while she swings. The swing set was definitely worth the investment!

She also got to take her first swim at Rick and Christy's this weekend. Here she is with Catrece taking a dip.

It's good to be one!

Tis' the season of first birthdays.

Here are some pictures of Aubree's little cousin Vivian's first party and her pal Catrece's first party.

Hey Catrece, show us how old you are!! Here's Vivi and her first birthday cake!
At Vivi's party, Aubree mostly looked on with interest while presents were being opened...

The next week at Catrece's party, she jumped right in to help.

She's so lucky to have a buddy and a cousin less than a month younger than her!

We love you guys!

Aubree's pals

Here's a couple of pictures of Aubree and her pal, Catrece. Aubree & Catrece in their matching PJ's. Super cute (even though they were not into the photo session)!

This is Aubree Rose's pal, Zoe-Grace. I love this picture of her. She and Aubree were chatting (yelling at each other) and chasing each other around the kitchen table last week. We were all cracking up. It's fun to watch our girls!

Just sitting around

Aubree can pretty much sit up all on her own for an indefinite length of time. Every now and then she'll tip over, but for the most part doesn't need any help staying up.
Not sure what she's looking at, but most likely it's the person not taking the picture!






Here's Aubree with her friend Catrece before our Bible study tonight. Catrece can sit up too, but is still a bit tipsy. I think she fell over about 3 times in the course of a few minutes while we were trying to get pictures!

Friends...

Aubree got to spend the day yesterday (and half of today) with her friend Catrece. You can check out some pics from Catrece's blog!