Breanne, Cason, & Aubrey Bush

2009-11-01T13:34:00.000-08:00

BEWARE... PICTURE OVERLOAD! SORRY!

We had a fun week preparing for Halloween this year...

MONDAY we went to the HEE HAW farm in Pleasant Grove. They had so many fun activities for Aubrey. She loved it!

Posing with my cutie pants pumpkin and our pumpkin.

Aubrey, daddy and pumpkin!

Aubrey had fun chasing all the cute little pigs around and snorting with them.

This was my favorite. I'm not sure if He/She (it had both man parts and nipples) truly belonged at this event. It's something you'd see at a circus sideshow or on Ripley's Believe It or Not tv show. Either way, a sight for sore eyes for sure. Maybe this is a side effect of the swine flu. Be careful out there people. Wash your hands really well.

We had a fun ride around the farm. Aubrey was a little small for the ride, I was a little big, and Cason would have been way too big.

They had this interesting swing contraption. Aubrey was in heaven!

Here she is communicating with her animal friends.

TUESDAY we had "craft time"

Aubrey is discovering the magic behind the marker. "UH-OH."

WEDNESDAY- We got to hang with my cousins and their darling kids. I love DannaLee and Terra!! We had fun catching up and reminiscing about our adolescent days.
Now we're all grown up, kinda... :D

Showing off our Halloween Cookies. Aubrey was napping.

THURSDAY we carved our pumpkins.

We can't get Aubrey to enjoy wearing sunglasses in the car, but maybe if we put some lenses in Mr. Potato Heads' glasses, she'd be down.

My silly lil' pumpkin!

Happy Easter?

This was the only way I could get Cason to pose for pictures...

FRIDAY- Aubrey got into character for Halloween while watching 101 Datamations.

"Dog, mama!"

SATURDAY We chilled with Cason's family.

Aubrey with her Auntie Emily and scary grandmother.

Aubrey ended up having more fun sharing her candy then she did eating it. Strange, I know!!

She got the trick or treating thing down real quick. Except for the part where she tried walking right into some of the homes.

We had a frothy witches brew of apple cider.

We finished the night by watching a scary flick... "Where the Wild Things Are." Okay, so it wasn't scary, or cute, or even funny... it was boring! I don't recommend it. We had a fun week and are now looking forward to the holidays.

I have a lot of blogging to catch up on but in the meantime, we've had a blast visiting friends and family over the last few months. I may not have posted the last few months, but thank you to all you dedicated bloggers. I still thoroughly enjoy being clued in on the rest of your busy, fun, eventful lives!

Gluttonous Baby

2009-08-05T12:52:00.000-07:00

I am in the market for a baby doll for Aubrey. I came across this particular doll that comes with a little halter top for a young girl to wear and teaches them to breastfeed. The doll makes sucking noises and cries to alert that she is hungry. Someday in the FAR FAR future I want Aubrey to breastfeed her children. At the ripe age of 18 months she is clearly too young for this doll, but what about when she is 5ish? Maybe it isn't very age appropriate... I never had a doll to tech me and I seemed to have figured it out. Read the article and watch the clip http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,537261,00.html?test=latestnews

What are your thoughts on this controversial doll?

The Apple of my Eye

2009-08-01T16:15:00.000-07:00

Aubrey left a sweet message for me in her snack.

...I love you more Aubrey.♥

firecracker

2009-07-27T11:54:00.000-07:00

I love my little firecracker!!! I have been so overwhelmed with how smart and big my baby girl is becoming! I have been thinking about some things I love about her. Below are some randoms...

* Aubrey is horrible about sharing toys... surprise surprise. However, she definitely is good at sharing her food. It can be frustrating because she isn't the best eater, but I think its sweet she cares enough for others nutritional needs. (:

*I need to make a YouTube video of her when she wakes up in the mornings. It's hilarious! Cason and I sometimes wake up to her sweet giggles and we love it. We have a video baby cam and will sometimes watch her for ten minutes or so before we go in and get her. Her room is pretty much pitch black but she still manages to have a jolly good ole' time giggling, babbling, and playing with her stuffed animal she named "DOG." She really does know how to wake up on the right side of the bed.

* I love the ways she sorts things. I know when I was young I was an organizer. Things have changed but fortunately Aubrey is filling my shoes. When she gets in the tub she lines up all her little bath toys along the tub. Then when its time to get out she puts each of them in the bin.

*"All you independent women... throw your hands up with me." I love her desire to explore and learn new things. She is starting to use her lil' imagination and it excites me. She isn't old enough for nursery, but I've been taking her anyways and she is getting close to being able to stay for the two full hours. I have always considered myself an independent person... i guess she is taking after her momma!

*I love her sleeping habits! I couldn't have asked for a better sleeper. The other day Cason had to wake her up for 11 o'clock church. CRAZINESS! She went down at 930 the night before. I hope all my babies sleep as well as she does!

*Those of you that know me well know that I forget to wear my wedding ring a lot. I know it's bad. Cason hates it! Well Aubrey keeps me on my toes... Whenever she sees it on my night stand she brings it to me. Not only does she bring it to me but she must put it on my finger too. I love that she is looking out for not only me, but daddy too! (: It's like a gentle reminder to me that I need to take good care of her daddy.

There are so many reasons why I love my baby girl. .. but that's enough for today. I can't believe how big she is and how smart she is getting. This morning she said her name for the first time! With her growing up so quickly I have a strong desire to exercise more patience. Patience is a weakness of mine, but I know if I can be more patient I can really cherish each moment with her and have many lasting memories. I just hope and pray that I am being all that she needs as a mother.

Shell Lickin' Good

2009-06-27T12:04:00.000-07:00

One of our favorite restaurants is Joe's Crab Shack. They have the most delicious barbecue flavored crab ever. It is shell lickin' good! So good you will literally lick the shells clean. I am drooling writing about it. For Father's Day I attempted to recreate it... It was pretty dang close and done for a fraction of what we pay when we go to Joe's. If you love crab you will love this recipe and must try it!

INGREDIENTS:

5 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon MSG
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
*this picture does not do the recipe justice!!!

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Stir together all dry ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Add oil and stir well.
3. Brush generously on steamed crab just before serving.
Makes enough for at least 8 servings. (approx 8-10 kind crab legs)

"You're not cool, unless you pee yo' pants!"

2009-06-25T21:55:00.000-07:00

Most parents make many sacrifices when kids come their way. One thing Cason and I have sacrificed is watching movies in the theater. It had been awhile and we wanted to see a flick and decided to just bring Aubrey with us. We still sacrificed... We saw the Pixar movie Up. It was actually pretty cute. Aubrey did very well. Not much of a surprise because if you know my lil' girl you know she loves watching Movies/TV! She was a peach! She stayed very content with popcorn, soda, and treats. She had a whole sippie of milk, a Capri sun, and a ton of Cason's soda.

Surprise, surprise she later peed all over Cason's lap. Cason was all hot and bothered, but I laughed it off and reminded him, "You're not cool, unless you pee yo' pants!"

Wednesday Afternoon

2009-05-27T18:02:00.000-07:00

Every Wednesday Aubrey and I go to story time at the library. She

loves it! If you have children and haven't been to your local library I highly recommend it. They sings songs, read books, play with puppets and all sorts of fun things! I thought she looked so big on her chair. She's getting too big too quick. She'll be reading before we know it.

After story time we hit up Sonic. On Wednesday you can get a wacky pack kids meal for $1.49. Crazy! They have awesome grilled cheese sandwiches and we make it for happy hour too. All drinks are half price from 2-4pm! Aubrey gets a kids meal and mommy gets a mango limeade. Yummyness! We get our food to go and enjoy it at the park. I look forward to Wednesday afternoons because it seems often that I am out

and about running mommy errands. Wednesdays are all about my lil' princess!

Ostrich Farm

2009-05-21T13:25:00.000-07:00

Me and my homegirl Aubrey were fortunate enough to take a trip to an ostrich farm... It was AWESOME! It is the largest ostrich farm in the United States, just 3o minutes north of Tucson. They were very ugly and aggressive lil' buggers, but we were fascinated by them. They are so prehistoric looking it was like we took a trip in a time machine to see them. You could feed them through a little chute in the fence or from your hand. I loved the sign posted all around the fence... "Not Responsible for Accidents." I saw several in the 30 minutes I was there!

Randomly enough there were also Lorikeet birds, deer, and donkeys at the Ostrich farm. Lorikeets are beautiful birds that drink a nectar juice. They gave us a tiny cup of the juice that you hold in your hand and the birds flock to you. I was very tickled by their claws. The deer were very friendly and ate right out of your hand. The donkeys were another story. One ass bit Aubrey and boy did it shake her up! I don't have any pictures of the donkey's... I thought it would be best to not document Aubrey's tragic event. Overall we had a BLAST!

Who "nose" what to do?

2009-04-16T09:57:00.000-07:00

I was looking through the pictures we took on Easter and Aubrey's poor nose is so raw in all of the pictures. She has had a runny raw nose for about 3 weeks. I have been using lots of neosporin and I wipe it all too much, but the darn thing is still running!

I Found this online and I am thinking I might order it for her! Unless one of my dear friends out there "nose" what else to do with my poor child!

Aubrey's One Year Photos

2009-04-04T18:49:00.000-07:00

I know I am a boring blogger... I apologize. More pictures. I feel like all I post is pictures, but sometimes they are my fav to see on ya'lls blogs. Life has been crazy, but we are alive and well in Arizona. Aubrey has been keeping us on her toes. She is such a peach. Tons of fun and has a "bubbly" personality, as my grandpa would say. Her and her best friend, Wyatt had a lil' photo shoot the other day. Jason West, our family photographer, (he can be yours too!) was extremely patient through some wardrobe changes, tantrums, and runny noses but manged to get some really cute shoots. The picture of the two of them together is towards the end of the session when they were both pretty fussy. We calmed them down with baby Einstein... sad, huh? I love their faces though! Too funny! My favorite is the squinty eye shot where you can see all her teeth!

Aubrey's first Birthday - March 2, 2009

2009-03-09T18:18:00.001-07:00

So... My baby girl just turned one years old! It has gone by way too quick! Time flies but SERIOUSLY... it makes me sad to think a year has already passed. Here are some pics to remember Aubrey as a little baby.

For her birthday, we had a few friends over (and Grandma Condietoo) for some cake and ice cream. Aubrey was a little sick, but as you can see from the pictures, she still enjoyed her some cake!

There were three cakes... (i made them!)

Two birthday girls...

But only one messy girl!

Bath time afterwards with her little friend Wyatt who also just turned 1 two weeks ago.

I miss the newborn stage, but not quite enough to have another one yet. Aubrey has become quite the little sass! Her personality is really coming through. However, she still does have a very sweet snuggly side to her. She is becoming more and more playful and shes walking everywhere and getting into everything! It has been a crazy busy year, but we have enjoyed watching our little one throughout all of her many milestones this year. We love you punky! Happy Birthday!

BARRACUDA

2009-01-30T11:30:00.000-08:00

Last Thursday I nursed Aubrey, or should I say the BARRACUDA, five times and cried each time. Her upper teeth were the 'straw that broke the camels back.' I nursed her at 10pm on Thursday, January 22 for the very last time. It has now been over a week! Honestly I do not think I have ever been so dang proud of myself or Aubrey. I thought I would never be able to ween my major momma's girl! HIP HIP HOORAY!
Special thanks for moral suppot and much needed help from Kellene, Chantelle, my Mommy, Cason, Lindsey, and Leslie. I couldn't have done it without you!

Smile, Hug, Look @ the Camera!

2009-01-05T22:55:00.000-08:00

I know I am very behind in the bloggin' world, but I'm going to try to catch up this next week. Our very talented friend Jason West took our Christmas photos for the third time this year. It was extremly cold and Aubrey was a pill! However, Jason was able to pull off what we thought were some incredible shots. I also need to throw in a shout out to Kellene and Linds for their sideline help with Aubrey! :) Here are a few of our favorites...

Check out some more of his work at http://www.jasonwestphotography.com/

A glimpse into the future...

2009-01-07T14:02:00.000-08:00

My little Aubrey is still lacking in the hair department. Cason has been very anxious for her to grow some and his really curious as to what she will look like. Fortunatley my iphone was able to cure his curiosity.

Iphone. Solving lifes dilemmas one APP at a time!

Turkey Week

2008-12-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

We had a lovely Thanksgiving vacation in Utah at Cason's parents place. Our "Little Turkey," Aubrey slept through our turkey dinner. I was a little bummed she wasn't at the large dinner table of 21, but I did get to enjoy a delicious feast without entertaining her.

Here are some fun pics of our week... A reptile show at BYU.. she wasn't shy with that snake!
Aubrey playing the name game. We went to Park City... and went for a dip in the pool!
Bobsledding at Olympic Park!Cheesy Dad and Smiley Aubrey!

Our little Pumpkin and her Pumpkins

2008-10-22T13:09:00.000-07:00

The other night we had a pumpkin filled night! We carved pumpkins, made pumpkin cookies and toasted our pumpkin seeds! It has been years since I have carved a pumpkin so I let Cason do most of the work! He did a dang good job! All the pumpkin carving made me curious to know how such a random Halloween tradition started. I did a little research...

What most people don't know is that Halloween is actually based on an ancient Celtic holiday known as Samhain (pronounced "sow wan"), which means "summer's end".
It was the end of the Celtic year, starting at sundown on October 31st and going through to sundown November 1st. It was a night to honor loved ones that had passed on since the veil between their realm and ours is at it's thinnest on that night.
On this magical night, glowing jack-o-lanterns, carved from turnips or gourds, were set on porches and in windows to welcome deceased loved ones, but also to act as protection against malevolent spirits. Burning lumps of coal were used inside as a source of light, later to be replaced by candles.
When European settlers, particularly the Irish, arrived in American they found the native pumpkin to be larger and easier to carve, it seemed the perfect choice for the jack-o-lanterns. Halloween didn't really catch on big in this country until the late 1800's and has been celebrated in so many ways ever since!

Hope you learned something new!

Here are some fun pictures of our night!
Our spooky ghost!

Aubrey's best friend... Aunt Kellene!

The artists posing next to their work... Two hours later!

Our little pumpkin, Aubrey sittin' pretty!

From Trash to Treasure

2008-10-07T15:33:00.000-07:00

One woman's trash is another woman's Treasure! I found an old dresser at my mom's house. It was the most unfortunate piece of furniture I have ever seen. This is what we started with... Yuck!

I forgot to get a picture of it upright, but I am sure you can see how awful it was. The bottom had a lot of water damage so we hand sawed that off!
Shortly later we noticed there was quite a bit of mold. Considering the dresser was going to be used in Aubrey's room we realized this wasn't good. So we sawed off some more wood. We ended up getting rid of about 6 inches of the bottom of the dresser.

After three grueling days of work and too many trips to walmart we were very satisfied with our work. When everything was all put together it was incredible... Or as Leslie would say Beautiful! We (lindsey, leslie, and I) stared at in awe of our job well done. We were proud! There were so many times when we wanted to quit, but we persisted!

It goes perfectly in Aubrey's room and I still can't believe how much of a transformation we gave this piece. It was once trash, but now it is our Treasure!

***Special thanks to Lindsey and Leslie for all their hard work, clever ideas, and memories!

Last month...

2008-10-02T00:02:00.000-07:00

Gosh I am lame. Over a month and no post!
Ten things we did over the past month . . .

1. Left Albuquerque! Hooray!
It was a long summer, but the best yet!
2. Went to California to visit family and meet Macie!
She's a doll. . . literally she looks like one.

3. Aubrey & I got to witness grape harvest.
Seriously the sweetest thing in the world!
(The grapes were sweet indeed!)

4. Spent a relaxing couple night in island park with some friends.
A very well deserved break!

5. Cason got to fish at Henry's Lake and
caught some big ones!

6. Aubrey finally got a crib! She is no longer sleeping in her little "tent" of a pack and play. Yeahyahh!

7. Had a garage sale! Honestly . . . it was a blast! I would do it every weekend if I had the goods to sale. I provided a service for the community . . . my prices were cheaper then DI!

8. Cason became a wildcat! He is now a
student at Weber state taking online
classes. Go Wildcats!

9. We have enjoyed every minute of the outdoors! Tennis, fishing, walks, the zoo . . . The weather has been fabulous. That won't last too much longer.

10. Last but certainly not least we have settled back into our home in Rexburg, Idaho! We have been busy decorating and getting Aubrey's nursery together. I am so blessed to have such a beautiful home! I missed it so much over the summer. It stinks living in dingy old apartments, sleeping on rented mattresses knowing you actually have a home of your own. However, it is all worth it! I guess Cason does have to work during the summer to pay the mortgage! Haha! I am grateful to my husband and his job so that we can have somewhere to call home. I am working on Aubrey's nursery. So shortly I will have some pictures of the completed project. Hope everyone is doing well and had a fabulous summer! I love you all and I am inspired and blessed by so many wonderful people in my life! Thanks for being you! Sorry for the cheesiness!

Reaching New Heights!

2008-08-26T18:00:00.000-07:00

We had a fun little family outing the other day to the Sandia Mountains. We rode the world's largets aerial tramway to the top of the mountain! I have a fear of heights and had a very difficult time watching Cason hold Aubrey who was level with the big glass windows. I felt as though I was doing sumersaults in the pool the whole way to the top. I am sure you are familar with the feeling! YUCK!

The view was beautiful! We enjoyed dinner at a restaurant up top. All of the food is transported by the tram so was therefore a little expenisive. We weren't very impressed with the food though. Aubrey sat in a high chair for the first time and loved it! (so did I) My biceps are getting a little too large from holding her all the time!

After the sun went down the weather up top was pretty cold. We got a glimpse of what to expect once we get home to Idaho. Cason and I are excited for the cold. The Tucson heat was a bit too much for us and it has been pretty hot here as well. Aubrey kept warm snuggled up in her daddy's coat.After our trip up I asked Aubrey what she thought of our fun adventure to the top of the Sandia mountains. This was her response. . .

I think she liked it!

Blessing Day

2008-03-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

Aubrey was blessed on her four week birthday into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Her daddy gave her a very sweet blessing and she was an angel and slept through it. Right after she was blessed Cason put her in my arms and she smiled at me! It was the sweetest thing! We are so fortunate to be the parents of our new love, Aubrey.

These Days

2008-07-28T10:12:00.000-07:00

My goal for this summer was to have a new blog post every week. I apologize. Life has been crazy busy. I am sure many of you know that we have moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. We moved here in the beginning of July. I love it here! The weather here is much more pleasant then the dreadful Tucson heat. Our apartments are much nicer and Cason is enjoying his work much more here. So I was thinking of a new Blog post, not too sure what to post because there isn't really anything too exciting going on, but HELLO Breanne . . . Aubrey is So exciting! She is getting so big. She isn't really chunking out much, just growing lots in length. She is rolling all over the place, squirming across the room, eating rice cereal, still sleeping through the night, smiling, giggling, and TEETHING! O the joys of teething. Cason is hoping she grows some hair before she grows some teeth.

Cason got Aubrey this awesome little Jungle Jumperoo. She loves it! Here is a little clip of her in action! Plese excuse and ignore my annoying voice.

Introducing . . . Macie Ann Webster

2008-07-30T22:19:00.001-07:00

I am sure many of you know my sister Whitney. She FINALLY had her baby! Her due date was the 23rd. Macie finally decided to grace us with her presence!

Macie Ann Webster came into the world at 5:11pm weighing 7lbs 9oz and 21 inches long! Welcome to Planet Earth Macie! Congratultaions WHITNEY AND JED!

Happy Birthday Cason

2008-07-11T16:26:00.000-07:00

I have always felt that everyone deserves a birthday cake on their birthday. The first year Cason and I were married we celebrated his 24Th birthday. I baked him a cake, though I found out soon enought that Cason doesn't like cake (or any desserts for that matter!) He didnt even eat a single piece of that cake! I know, crazy huh? He always says that he'd rather have chicken more than anything for a dessert. So, last summer we went out to dinner for his birthday and when we came home I surprised him with his own version of a birthday cake. I thought it would be funny to decorate a piece of chicken. This is a picture of last years birthday.

How was I supposed to know that he wanted it cooked? If you cant already tell from the pictures, he was completely grossed out by the raw chicken. So, to make it up to him, this year I think I figured it out! I actually cooked the chicken!

You can tell from the smile on his face, that it was a hit. I wonder what little Aubrey will prefer when she grows up...chicken? or cake?

HAPPY 26TH BIRTHDAY CASON!

California

2008-07-06T15:51:00.000-07:00

Aubrey and I took a trip home to California to visit the family. All of this traveling has been a little rough for her. We went from Tucson to Mexico, Mexico to Tucson, Tucson to San Jose, then San Jose to Albuquerque. She is kind of on a routine and all the traveling seems to throw her off a bit. We went home for a baby shower for my sister and to just hang out with the family. Aubrey got to play with her cousin and meet a lot of my friends from high school. We had a blast and didn't want to leave, but we missed Cason too much! Here are some pictures of our week in San Jose.

Aubrey playing with her Macie, inside of her aunts tummy!

Aubrey and her very happy grandpa Condie

Gotta love the spit up!

Cousins . . . and twinners

At Whit's Shower

Puppy Ride

I am an aunt and a MOM!

Thanks for checking things out!

Puerto Penasco

2008-06-27T22:43:00.000-07:00

So we had one very well needed vacation to Mexico. The drive wasn't too terribly long, but seemed pretty far with Aubrey. She doesn't do too well in the car; This required lots of the "lean and feed." Not the most glamorous or comfortable way to feed, but it hushed her right up. Seeing the beach was well worth our long drive down. It was DEVINE! We went with our friends Daniel and Kaydee and their daughter, Addisen. The beach was beautiful, but laying out on the beach with a baby isn't the easiest thing so we spent most of our time at the pool. You don't have to deal with sand and cold salt water. Aubrey enjoyed herself. She will never remember her trip but I will show her pictures someday and remind her how much she loved it!