The Routh Family: 2008

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Thanksgiving

I had a huge post with details about our Thanksgiving trip....but it was deleted. Thats what I get for working at the same time I am trying to update the blog. We went to Crescent City, CA for Thanksgiving. On Friday after, we drove to Redding and spent time with our family and then drove back home on Tuesday. The pictures are NOT in order, a result of almost 2 hours of posting this. We love and miss you all.

Aubrey, Uncle Richard and Laura before we left to come home

Uncle Richard and Aubrey!

Aubrey in her bonnet

Grandma Mary and Aubrey at our birthday dinner

Grandpa Jim and Aubrey at birthday dinner

Cousin Buddy, Aubrey and Uncle Jim

Aubrey ready for lunch at Applebees

All of the grandkids in one place! Tommy, Kristian and Mikey. Teasha holding Evan, Emily and Laura holding Aubrey.

Pile on Tommy! Grandpa on top!

Beautiful Emily!

Jennifer and Evan

Teasha and Laura

The poor babies being dressed up in old Halloween costumes

Aubrey wearing her new outfit from Oma and Opa

Aubrey and Daddy at the doctor's office....getting ready to have shots.

Aubrey in her high chair eating Kix!

New Kids!

Okay, I admit it...I have been really bad about updating our blog lately. We had so many trips go on in such a short period of time that I wanted a break to do nothing. So nothing is over with and I'm going to try and recap the last month or so. For my 31st birthday on November 30th, Philip bought me tickets to go see New Kids on the Block. I was a huge fan back in 1988 on and it was so wonderful to attend their new tour. It really took me back to the carefree days of life and I didn't want the reunion to end. Here are a few pictures, the video aren't that great to see....I LOVE to watch them, but I'm not sure that any readers would be interested. It makes me wish that I was at the AMA awards this year instead of past years....I coulda, shoulda and woulda made some dreams come true!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

More to come....

I'm going to have an early night tonight but I will be back to post pictures of Aubrey on her 6 month old birthday while tomorrow is her 7 month old birthday :( I went to see New Kids on the Block for my birthday at the end of the month and I have pictures and video of that to post also. Thank you for the best birthday gift ever! Be back another day to post more....I will do this before we leave for Thanksgiving!

Long time

It has been awhile since I have updated, it has been a long month! Here goes! At the end of October, Aubrey and I made a trip to Southern California. We haven't been there since my baby shower in March so it was almost everyone's first time meeting her. Grandma Teri met her at birth but no one else had seen her. We spent 10 days there and came home in our own new (but used) vehicle. I can't say I am a fan of driving back and forth to CA. It was long and tedious, but Aubrey made it just fine. We stopped on our way home and stayed in Mesquite, NV because she was screaming and having no more of her car seat. I was glad to be able to visit with my friend Carol and her family in Las Vegas, but wish I had taken some pictures while I was there. Here are a few pictures of our visit.

meeting Grandma Frances for the first time!

Look Mom, no teeth!

Spending time with Grandma Frances

Aubrey, 6 months old with cousin Evan, 11 months old

Aubrey with cousins, Evan, Michael and Tommy

Grandma Teri with Aubrey

Aubrey and Evan in a meeting of the minds

Aubrey on Halloween morning in a walker for the first time...she's concentrating

Aubrey trying out Halloween costumes....should she wear a fro?

Aubrey and cousin Teasha....should she be a mouse for Halloween?

Nope! Shes a Winnie the Pooh...with a pink bow!

Aubrey with Auntie Andi

Aubrey with Papi

Aubrey with Nana

Aubrey with Aunt Lesley

Friday, October 17, 2008

6 months already?

On Sunday, Aubrey is going to be 6 months old. Where has the time gone? Time has flown by so fast, but we are really enjoying every bit of her. She is eating more now. She loves bananas and hates green beans! Her new food is oatmeal cereal with apple juice. She had peaches last night and LOVED them! She is starting to sit up on her own. She needs very little support and she will sit for you for a long time! She can roll all over the place and scoot wherever she wants to go!

Laura is doing well, almost through the first quarter at school. She is making friends and has been really active with her dance team at school. They had their last home game performance today after teaching 48 little kids a new dance. Dad works hard with her on her math homework and she is growing into a great little lady.

Last weekend we got our first snow of the season. We woke up Saturday morning to about 6 inches of snow! It was very nice. Since then the weather has cooled off. Today it was 71* and it felt so HOT! We are planning to go visit our family in California for Thanksgiving so we are working on saving for that. Thats about it here! We miss you all :)

Hotel time

It seems like we took tons of pictures of Aubrey at the hotel and video of Laura and her friends....check it out!

Pretty girl at the hotel in her dress for Laura's party!

Such a good girl!

Wearing her new jammies that Aunt Lesley sent her!

Daddy and Aubrey :)

Aubrey sleeping soundly at Johnny Carinos restaurant!

After LaFiesta restaurant, all the kids were picked up except for Megan and Marina. They were going to stay with us for the "after party." Uncle Richard booked 2 suites at the hotel and the girls stayed in a room with a jacuzzi tub in the room. We stayed across the hall in our own room. On Friday night the girls went into the pool and came out fried by the chlorine. Red eyes all around and so the girls went to bed. Saturday they played in the jacuzzi and we went to see "Beverly Hills Chihuaua". Out to dinner that night and then church the next morning where the girls parents met us to pick them up! What a wonderful birthday weekend Laura had. I doubt she will ever forget her 12th birthday celebration. Uncle Richard left the next day and we really miss him!

La Fiesta Restaurant

Laura chose to have her Birthday party at LaFiesta Restaurant! The limo arrived a bit late, but better late than never! Dad and Uncle Richard were waiting for us and here are a few pictures and video of the end!