Audrey is 2 Years and 8 Months Old!

Our sweet Audrey beans is doing so well.  It's been a wild month so let's get right in it!

-We spent some time in Cincinnati in the middle of the month.  Audrey had an appointment with a renowned pediatric ENT surgeon to repair her laryngeal cleft.  We spent a super fun day exploring the Newport (KY) area and took Audrey to Build A Bear, the Cincinnati Zoo (she got to feed a giraffe-- so much fun!) and then showed up nice and early for her surgery the next day.  She stayed overnight at the hospital and we were discharged the next day.  Now begins the tedious task of weaning down her gel thickener as she learns to drink regular liquids.

 - She has made HUGE strides with potty training this week-- earning lots of Little Debbie cakes (we call them PooPoo Cakes-- she earns one for every time she poops in the potty!)  She is so proud of herself! She is nearly completely potty trained now and we are so happy for her- she is wonderful.

 - We spend lots and lots of time looking out the window for bugs and birds.  She is very interested in birds but the bugs make her scared....either way it's a very dramatic and very entertaining reaction when she sees either one!

 -We have spent a lot of time outside as well- wandering around, dancing, etc.  We are hardly inside at all anymore- so happy for warmer weather!

 - We headed to the beach for a week of vacation- so needed!  The girls LOVED Ripley's Aquarium and getting to swim for hours every day. 

 - We've spent lots of time unclothed as well (well, she has- I like to wear clothes haha).  We find Audrey buck naked more often than not...such a funny kiddo.  :)

Emily is 5.5 Years Old!

Another wild month has passed us by... here's this month in photos!

Lots of playing outside:

 Tball parade- Emily threw lots of candy to sister!

Audrey is 2 Years 7 Months Old!

Playing photo catch-up...enjoy!

-Lots of playing outside.  She can now ride her tricycle with almost no assistance!

 -She can go about this far up the climbing wall. Last year she wouldn't even go near it so this is big!

 -She and Emily posed for me while I was shooting images for a workshop:

 -She loved on her dog, haha!

 -She went to the tball parade and watched for Emily... not very thrilled about the sirens from the fire trucks.

 -But we sat alone so she got TONS of candy...and that made up for it. :)

 - She got her big girl bed and slept in it starting about a week after we put it in- so big!

 -She had her Baptism in early April.

 -With her godparents, Damian and Ashley:

-Our family on the big day:

-We headed to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for her laryngeal cleft surgery (more on that in another post).