Our Happenings: Happy Birthday Audrey!

Monday, January 5, 2009

Happy Birthday Audrey!

On December 30th Audrey turned five. I can't believe I have a five year old! It seems like yesterday I was bringing her home from the hospital, and I was scared to death. We lived in Oklahoma and I was pretty anxious about being so far from home with my first baby. Luckily she was a good baby and I had no problems. I can't believe it has been five years since then, my how the time flies. It makes me sad to think that the next five years will probably go by even faster. I need to cherish every little moment because I know that all to soon those little moments will disappear. I guess that's where grand kids come it right?!?

For Audrey's birthday she wanted to get her ears pierced and go to Chuck-E-Cheese (arguable the worst place on earth). Her friend Katie got her ears pierced when she turned five so Audrey thought she needed to too. I was fine with it, but was a little nervous about how she would react when it actually came down to it. She was so brave and didn't even tear up. I was amazed at how well she did. She didn't even admit that it hurt until later that day.

After she got her ears pierced, we headed to Chuck-E-Cheese. It was an absolute zoo in there, but the kids loved it. Audrey took a couple of friends and they had a blast. It's not exactly a "fun" place for adults or anyone who wants to have a conversation without yelling. Both of our families were very good sports and stuck it out for two hours. It was awful and the food was awful too. The things we do for our kids! Jeff and I ended up staying for about 4 hours because the kids didn't want to leave. By the time we finally convinced them to leave, I was ready to rip my hair out. Audrey and the other kids had fun and I guess that's all that matters. Happy Birthday to Audrey! We sure love her.

2 comments:

Angie said...: I agree that it isn't all that fun. And yes, you have to SHOUT at someone standing right next to you in order for them to hear it. Also, when you leave, you feel like you want to throw yourself and your family into a giant tub of antibacterial gel!! Kids like it though!!; January 9, 2009 at 4:18 PM
cjanddiane said...: I know about the 5 thing. It's like they go from being 2 to 5 all of a sudden and then they seem so much older. I'll have a 7 year old this year and I feel like he just turned 5...weird?; January 13, 2009 at 3:38 PM

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Audrey Funnies

Lately Audrey has been curious about the Freeway. Every time we are getting on the Freeway she asks, "Mommy, is this the Freeway?" The other day we were on our way to my mom's house. We exited the Freeway and got on the Highway. Audrey asked, "Mommy, are we still on the Freeway?" I said, "No, now we are on the Highway." As we exited, the ramp went up a small hill. When we came down off the hill Audrey asked, "Mommy, is this the Low-way?" I chuckled to myself. Kids say the darndest things!

I was getting Audrey ready for bed the other night. She looked at me and said, "Mommy, my back has a headache." I laughed.

The other day Audrey and Alex were playing with an air pump they had found in my Grandpa's shed. I walked into the room and said, "What are you guys doing?" Audrey said, "We're just blowin' ourselves up!"

Lately Alex has been obsessed with Toy Story & Toy Story 2. When we went to Disneyland we bought him a Buzz Lightyear toy. When Jeff and I came home from our cruise I noticed that Buzz had "Alex" written on the bottom of his foot. If you've ever seen the movie you'll know that the little boy, Andy, writes his name on the foot of all his favorite toys. Audrey had helped Alex write his name on Buzz. I thought it was so cute!

Alex Funnies

The other night Jeff was changing Alex's diaper. He said to him, "When are we going to get you potty trained, Bud?" Alex looked at him and said, "Potty twain....Choo Choo!" It is so funny how their little minds see the most simple things completely different than we do. I had never even grouped the phrase "potty train" with the phrase "freight train" before...go figure!

I had just started to sing "Rock-a-bye baby" to Alex the other night when he looked up at me and said, "I not a baby". It made me laugh. From then on he made me sing, "Rock-a-bye big boy"!

Last week we went to church with my mom because the boys were at the U.S. Open. As we walked into Sacrament Meeting, a man on a motorized wheelchair rode by. Alex pointed to it and yelled, "Tractor". Alex LOVES tractor rides with Grandpa Dean. He gets so excited when he sees a tractor or anything that slightly resembles one. We all got quite a kick out of it!

Last week the kids and I went in to get our annual flu shot. Audrey decided she wanted to go first and get it over with. Alex watched the whole process take place. Audrey cried a little bit. When it was Alex's turn, I stood him up on the table to pull his pants down. He looked at the nurse and said, "Don't hurt me!" Needless to say he was pretty heartbroken when she hurt him anyway!

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4/1/10-The other day I told Alex, "I love you to pieces". He lauged and said, "No, you love me together".

4/1/10-On Tuesday we found out we are going to have a baby girl. Audrey was so excited, but when I told Alex, he cried. He told me he wanted a brother and not another sister. I felt bad and told him I didn't get to choose and that Heavenly Father got to decide. That night Jeff was putting him to bed and he said,"Boys are the best. Except mom. She's the best too." I thought it was cute. Hopefully he will be able to love another sister :)