Drool on my shoulder...

So, as of late, I have been noticing how big my little girl is getting. She is no longer the baby that we brought home from the hospital 18 months ago today. We are so close to having another little one join us in our crazy, busy life...I want to make sure that I don't miss the moments that are given to us now. Aaralyn is getting older, and I know that when the new little one gets here, she will seem even older than she does now. I am sad to see this time in our family pass. But at the same time, I could not be more excited about Elise's arrival and all the wonderful changes that will occur in this new season.
But for now...in the few short days left before my little baby becomes my little girl...I am relishing in the times I get to put her to bed... holding her close for our night-night hug, rocking her, praying for her, getting drool on my shoulder, laying her to bed.
It won't be long before these things will be a thing of the past. I will miss this...

Family Day at the Park

Friday, we went to Tom Brown Park and enjoyed the really great playground. We had been before on a Saturday, but there were so many kids there, it was hard to really let Aaralyn play. So going on a Friday morning was a great idea. We practically had the place to ourselves. It was great!
We, of course, started on the swings, Aaralyn's favorite!
She and Donny had fun making faces at each other.


Then on to the jungle gym area that is full of fun things, like the mirror, to play with.


We headed over the the slide, which she was excited about in theory, but once she got close, she wasn't so sure.





She made it down, but not too thrilled about it. On to something else...

...like this climbing thing that Aaralyn kept calling a slide. I think she thought she was supposed to go down it...she liked hanging on it, but didn't quite understand that she was supposed to climb up.


So, here we are trying the next slide. This time her DaDa was on the receiving end. Things went MUCH better this time.



So the funniest part of this is my face. It was pretty difficult for me to get down to help Aaralyn get on the slide. I had no idea how funny I looked.


"Ok, Momma. I'm ready!"



"Here we go!!"


As Aaralyn says, "Yea! Yea!"


"ooossssi-ck" (aka music)

Peek-a-Boo, DaDa!


Then, we rounded out the day with a trip to the see-saw. Donny got on one end, and we got on the other.

Aaralyn calls it, "saw-soo, saw-soo." She LOVED it.

It was a great morning. I'm glad we were able to go.

My Girl loves her bath!!

This was our little cutie tonight. She really loves her bath. Like, REALLY LOVES her bath!! Tonight she tried to climb into the bathtub.



So Cute.

Labor Day

As a family tradition, lots of Donny's family and family-friends get together in Daytona for a reunion each year. This was Aaralyn's first year and her first time at the beach (well, first time as a walking interactive kid...)

Here is her first walk to the water


Whoa...that's cold!!


Ok, this little girl was FEARLESS and would run all the way to Europe if she could!



She is loving this...




This marks the last trip before Baby Girl arrives. We are glad we were able to get away one last time, but are looking forward to getting ready for her arrival. Only 8 more weeks!!!