Baking with mom

I decided to make chocolate chip cookies for my mom and Brad's visit to J-town. Aubrey was very interested in helping out and seeing what I was doing. I pulled a chair up to the counter and she was very helpful, as you will see below!

All of the cooking utensils were new and interesting to explore.
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Aubrey enjoyed stirring the flour mixture and addding utensils to it.


The batter was a little hard to stir, but she managed quite well!

Here she is trying out the finished product...not bad, mom! Now we have to hide the cookie container. Not thinking, I put them in a see-through container on the counter. She can see them and is constantly asking for num-nums. Unfortunately, she is usually disappointed with my answer!

New Playtime Activities

Aubrey is a busy lady! As previously noted in our blog, Aubrey likes to adorn herself with accessories. She has recently become fascinated with trying on my shoes and walking around the house. She also likes to sport daddy's old headphones. Sometimes only one shoe makes it on the foot. We're fine with that.

When it comes to accessories, one can't forget the sunglasses, even if they aren't on quite right!

The last weekend in July we went to Decorah, Joe's hometown for Nordic Fest. We took Aubrey to the parade. She loved it! Especially the horses! There were so many interesting things to see. She actually sat still for over an hour to watch it!

Bitty Baby, Aubrey's doll, has become Aubrey's important companion. Aubrey likes to push her around in her stroller and put her in the booster seat so she can feed her. Of course, she needs a bib so she doesn't get dirty! One of her favorite things to say to the doll is, "No baby!" I wonder where she learned that!?!