Esta!

We all know that Auburn LOVES Veggie Tales. She has now started identifying which particular veggie that she wants to watch. Last night and this morning it was Esta, Esta! (Esther) A little bit ago she said,

Esta! Cars!
Do you want to watch Cars?
NO!
Do you want to watch Esther?
O-K, cars.
Esther or cars?
Silence.
Cars?
NO!
Esther?
Yeah.

So we are watching Esther. (Geez, interpretation is difficult)

Thanksgiving!

What a week! Thanksgiving has come and gone and I'm incredibly grateful for the family that I married into. They are loving, fun, and it is a joy to be called one of them. Thanksgiving day was spent at the Walker home (thanks Sharen and Jerry) eating and eating and then we went to the movies and then we ate some more. Friday was a VERY good time. We watched our Alma Mater take home a last minute football victory over rival CSU. We got the BOOT! Westen Johnson was the hometown hero to root for, thanks Jill for procuring the tickets. Auburn fought the good fight but her eyelids slammed shut with about 5 minutes left to go in the 4th quarter. How she slept through all of that screaming I'll never know. Today we got together one last time to take family pictures and eat some more. We ate at Joe's Crab Shack. May I just say that crab legs are my Nirvana? They are; I love them. In between all of that Cody figured out a way to continue finishing the basement project. As of now it is textured, painted, baseboard is down and he has meticulously cleaned. Tomorrow we'll move all of the junk back down and I'll have my house back. Anyway enough talk, here are the photos.

Auburn isms

We counted last night an Auburn has about 150ish words that she uses herself. Below are the more distorted ones. :)

Fewwa, Come Om! (to be yelled at Fella)
Bwess you mommydaddy! (for sneezes or coughs)
In-de-pen-dent (repeated after daddy)
Granmamommy (to name grandmas)
beets (blanket)
moos (more)
nilk (milk)
Pinin (Panda from Kung Fu Panda)
Taya (friend Mateah)
sisen (friend Tristan)
ewwa (friend Gabrella)
punch (crystal light fruit punch)
rice (french fries) confusing I know
beeps (grapes)
beep-beep (sound that the key fob makes or an emergency vehicle)
Shrek! (it is what it is)
sing (turn on the birdy music box)
di dit go?! (missing where...)
holdju (pick me up)
wap! (I want to sit in your lap)

I'm sure there are more but that seems enough.

Disaster Area

The house is a disaster area. No lie. Junk upon junk piled up about my house. In theory it will be worth it. Cody is finishing the basement, finishing the ceiling, retexturing the walls, and painting it all. The only thing we aren't doing right now is new carpet. Studio 8.18 has been in the office for almost 3 years now. Thought it was time to make it look like an office. Cody is covered in white drywall dust, Fella has drywall mud on his paws and Auburn turned over the bucket full of wash water. A nice large puddle on the carpet. Joy. To illustrate the chaos I should tell you that we ate in our bedroom on the floor. McDonald's of course because I'm not cooking in that mess. Allie asked why we didn't eat on the bed. I asked if he would let a 2 year old eat McD's on his bed. Nope. Me either. We had to put up a baby gate so Fella wouldn't eat everything while we were on his level.

Pictures to come when the work is done!

Fish in the Car

Someone (me I think) gave Cody a model of a 1957 Chevrolet for his 18th ish birthday. We found it a few weeks ago and it has become a source of much fun for Auburn. The doors open and close as does the hood and trunk. The wheels turn too when you turn the steering wheel. All in all a good time. Auburn has taken to putting her goldfish crackers (pronounced "poosh" although we are now getting closer to the correct pronounciation)in the trunk and in the seats. Fella likes to steal them out of the car when she isn't looking. This causes distress at times. :)

Pictures below.

Munch = Lunch

I took Auburn to the mall after our chiropracter appointment to play on the dinosaurs. She ran around, climbed, slid and twirled to her heart's content. When we were done we were puting shoes and coat on and I asked if she wanted lunch.

"Yeah, munch, munch."
"Is macaroni & cheese ok?"
"Yeah, munch."

So we had mac & cheese in the food court for "munch". Mmmm good.

We are there already...

I was at a mission team meeting last night when Cody put Auburn to bed but here is what he told me this morning while we were making breakfast. He took Auburn up to put her to bed and was going to read her a book.

Auburn sit down please.
Why?
Daddy wants to read you a book.
Why?
Sit down.
Why?
Because I asked you to.
Why?

Yes, we are there already.

The Morning Routine

Our day every day starts at 6am sharp. This is when Auburn's internal clock decides to go off. She starts with a wall kick, a soft cry, and then waits. If we don't respond right away the crys get louder. I walk into her room where she is sitting up in her big girl bed (yes she could get out by herself if she really wanted) and she says "Hi Mommydaddy!". About half of the time Cody and I both are called Mommydaddy. I pick her up, grab a diaper, a beets (blaket), and haul everything down to the couch or beanbag chair to watch Shrek 1,2 or 3. It must be Shrek though. I get her milk and some ohs and settle her down for the morning routine. I go back up to bed for 30-45 minutes. About 6:30 or 6:45 she and Fella climb the stairs to wake us up for good. I love her!

Goggly Eyes

Last night Auburn and Cody were working on putting together the puzzels that Dad made us back in the 80s. One of the puzzels is an owl with BIG eyes. Auburn decided to put them over her eyes and over Cody's eyes too. After that it was pretty much just running around and jumping on and off stuff. :)

Halloween in Wray

We took Auburn back to Wray for Halloween so that the Grandmas could visit with her and take her trick-or-treating. We had to change the Auntie Kati costume as it only makes sense when Kati is standing right next to her. With the addition of a bandana and Cody's childhood gunbelt she was a right cute cowgirl!

Broncos Halloween

For the Broncos Halloween event Auburn was dressed as Auntie Kati. Flannel shirt, requisite black leggings, boots, purse and pony tail. Kati and Grandma Patti took the punkin to Invesco. They even got to tour the Broncos locker room. Apparently it is BIG.