The time has flown! Can't believe it's been 2 months since I blogged last! Of course, my blog isn't being read by readers dying to know what I've been up to, but rather, more of a journal entry for myself :)
So... I missed her 11 month post in May, but I'll be sure to post for her 1 year birthday on the 21st of June! Can't believe it's already been a year. Auralia & I just returned from a month long trip to Utah and Tyron had burned scented oil all day before we got there. When I got home I was flooded with all of these nostalgic feelings. I couldn't understand why until it hit me that it was the scent that we used when I was birthing Auralia last year. Crazy how scents can trigger feelings and memories.
Anyways, yes! We are home from our long trip. We missed Tyron like crazy, and he missed us like crazy! When I saw him, it felt like we were dating again; like he had just driven 12 hours to visit me and it was all so surreal. It was fun to have a day or two where we felt like young dating kids again :)
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| Auralia helping mom pack by smashing down all the clothes |
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| Excited to kiss the Bronx goodbye for a month!! |
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| We celebrated my 25th birthday! |
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| My awesome ice cream birthday cake!! DE-LISH!! |
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| Merryn
& Jason blessed their new baby boy (Cooper); it was perfect timing
that I'd be there and would be able to spend time with them!! Loved
getting together with the old gang again :) |
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| Don't
you love how our hair goes from light to dark? We're cool like that :)
What's not cool is how pasty I am in this picture! Don't worry, I got
some sun on my vacation! |
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| So excited to be around so many people, new toys, and DOGS! |
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| 4 generation picture with great grandma! |
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| Kisses from great grandma! |
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| Aubrey
was so great with Auralia! We slept in her room with her and Aubrey
never complained about Auralia's middle of the night crying. I have the
best sister!! |
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| She loves her Unky Clint! Clint is here now visiting for 2 weeks! |
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| We
got to go to Lagoon Amusement Park!! I haven't been to one in years,
and we had a wonderful day! The weather was nice and cool and the lines
were short- perfect day :) Here Auralia is on the carousel. |
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| On the train that goes around the park |
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| Clint, his girlfriend Michalla, Mom, and Aub on the Samurai- craziest ride ever! |
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| Clint just had to get a ridiculously big corn dog! |
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| Clint graduated from high school! |
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| And seminary!! Clint is such a solid young man- so proud! |
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| Watched the solar eclipse through a welder's mask |
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| Auralia
bonded with my mom the second mom visited in December and clinged to
her a lot during our visit. My mom was sweet and would get up with her
in the mornings, change poopy diapers, bathe her, and feed her! It was
great getting so much help with Auralia!! |
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| Got
to visit with my long-time friends Natalie & Nichole! We also got
to visit with Abigail- it was nice for the babies to meet & become
friends :) |
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| Auralia
doesn't turn 1 until the 21st, but we wanted to do a little family
celebration while we were in UT. So we BBQ'd and made strawberry
shortcake and just had a low-key but fun time. |
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| Me
earning a "Mom of the Year" award- I put on the hat, the elastic string
snapped a little, she screamed, I felt bad... you get the gist. |
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| Take 2! Much happier birthday girl! |
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| Being way too dainty with the shortcake |
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| As you can see, she finally dug in and got a little dirty. She didn't eat much, but rather squished it in her hands. |
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| I
shouldn't end on this picture, but it probably is the best picture! My
dad and his brother Paul being complete dorks... like usual :) |
