Happy 2015!

What We've Been Up To:

 Visiting Pop

 On a walk with Gpa and Melissa

 Sun Set on Big Bear Lake

 Golden Glow on the Lake

 Fall 2014

 Sunset at Palm Springs

 In the Monkey cage on the Casey Jr. Train Ride

Our Little Family at Disneyland

• Aurora's 2nd trip to Disneyland
• Aurora has adjusted well to her new school.
• Dave and I have been helping with our youth group at church as well as Dave helping with sound, video and lighting and my helping the first grade Sunday School class and worship team at church.
• Aurora had her first play date with a school friend from her new preschool and it went splendidly. We have another play date with her next week.
• Aurora has been practicing tracing letters and connecting dots
• Aurora's drawings have moved from quick scribbles to actual drawings of suns, rocks, water, etc.

Top Aurora Quotes from 2014

• Aurora Quotes:
• "Mommy.  You're my BFF!"
• "I'm going to marry Charlie" - Charlie is a statue of a man in Pop's back yard :-)
• "You've gotta believe me!"
• "Mommy, don't forget to buckle Gilly & Penny in." (2 of her imaginary friends)
• "Mommy, can you sing to me on the couch?"
• "Why do my babies have to be opened?" (referring to her cans of tomatoes that Daddy needed to be opened to make spaghetti with.. she was busy stacking them & babysitting them earlier)
• "Get off of me you hairy hair." 
• As were being Disney characters- "Mommy, that's not how Gaston talks." 
• "Mommy, can I honk your belly?" (referring to blowing a raspberries on my belly. :-)