This Year So Far......

Well, I haven't been very good at posting all of the fun stuff that happens in our family, but I'm making a late New Year's resolution to be better at this. So to catch up on what has been happening with us so far this year... On January 18, 2009 Aubrey had her first birthday! YAY! It was so much fun! All of the family was able to come up and join us in Athens to celebrate. I made a funfetti cake with chocolate icing that didn't turn out so great, but everyone humored me and we all ate it anyway. I think that Aubrey enjoyed it the most! I cut her a piece and she didn't know what to think. She was very careful at first and of course had to squeeze it in her hands before eating it. Too funny! She must have a little bit of her Grandma Carter in her because she wouldn't even touch it with her left hand, she only let the right hand get messy. Grandma Carter hates messy hands too! .........

On January 23. 2009, Ryan had an interview with Nova in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. We made a weekend gettaway out of it and Aubrey stayed with Grandma and Grandpa in Warner Robins. It was a fun trip! Fun to be a couple again but most of the time I still kept thinking, "Where is Aubrey?". Ryan was guilty of it too! We love our little girl! Anyway, it was a long drive but we enjoyed it. Ryan set 2 alarm clocks to make sure that he would be up in time for his interview, but for some reason neither one of them went off. So he was supposed to interview at 8 a.m. and he woke up at 7:51 a.m.! We both rushed to get him ready and out the door and I was left to sit anxiously in the hotel room until he got back at 3 p.m. It went well and on Tuesday evening

we got the good news that he was accepted! YAY! So our next big adventure will be heading to Florida!

Ryan and I on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale. We

sat on the beach and watched the sunrise...

February 2009:

Here is Aubrey after eating her first Oreo. Not to be confused with her "I just ate my first piece of birthday cake" face. They do look similar but how could they not? A good sweet is always messy and is sure to put a smile on your face! We asked her if she liked oreos and she smiled and said her favorite word..."Yeah!"