Aurora's One Year Appointment

Ignore the fact that the picture is in the wrong direction. :D

We had Aurora's one year appointment and she is doing really well! The doctor loved that she has three words and two signs to communicate and said her growth looks great (even though her head is giant (and always has been)).

Also, everyone we've seen has commented on the cut on her nose: the top half was from wrestling with her sisters, the bottom half was from the next day and falling while wearing a mask.

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium

Grandma and Grandpa Earley gifted us a family pass to the local (to them) aquarium. The girls LOVED their first visit! They watched the penguins, stared at the giant river fish, pet a snake, and played for well over an hour at the indoor playground. They are so, so happy about the "fish zoo"!

Provo City Center Temple Open House

We were lucky enough to get tickets to the Provo City Center Temple Open House. Dad and Edgar didn't have school and Mom didn't have work, so we got tickets for them and our family and headed to Provo. The structure is beautiful. I'm amazed at all they were able to preserve and include in this temple. Clark and I had many, many conferences and meetings in the building. My favorite part was going up the spiral staircase on the west end and suddenly realizing I was in what used to be the choir loft but it had been transitioned to the veil room.

The girls, of course, really enjoyed being at the temple. They love temples. We have been blessed to be able to attend several open houses with them, so their love of these special buildings has been able to grow with each visit.

 

Aurora Turns One!

Happy birthday, baby girl! We are so excited you joined our family one year ago.

You have five teeth. You have orange streaks in the back of your hair. You say three words: "dada," "mama," and "ish" (which means "this").

You love bananas. I have no idea why. You will take bananas over anything else. You still like a range of other foods, but your preference is definitely bananas. You will look for them and bring them to me to feed to you.

You love your daddy most. If I happen to be holding you when your daddy comes home, you will push away from me and focus all of your attention on him--grabbing, calling, staring, EVERYTHING until he holds you. If I'm not holding you, you will run to him and reach up and insist you be held by him. You love him so much!

 Your brand new birthday Sunday dress.

 Birthday outfit from Grandma.

 You were so happy seeing the cake coming toward you. Then we placed it on your high chair and you could not care less. Sorry it was so disappointing! :D

It took a full minute before you would touch it, then you would barely poke it, then you were upset that you had sticky frosting on your hands, so you tried to use your clean hand to figure out what was going on and get the M&Ms off of the top.