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Rockin' the Fire Engine

Grandma and Grandpa Parkin gave Audrey a fire engine bike that plays some pretty fun sounds and Audrey LOVES it. She has long since figured out how to push the buttons and has a great time pushing them OVER and OVER. One of the buttons plays a melody that the BM books can be sung to, so Holly always sings them to Audrey when she pushes the button. She pushes the buttons in rapid succession which restarts the sounds. As you might have guessed, we hear the sounds plenty. We've tried to get a video of her doing this, but it is hard to really capture her in action because she notices the camera. In this video, she decided to perform a little, only pushing the button six times, and she does a little prance that is so cute.
Audrey says, "Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!"

Trip to the Coast

This last week we took our first trip to the coast since Audrey was born. It was a little breezy, but we had tons of fun. Audrey was fascinated by the ocean.


We met up with Grandma and Grandpa Parkin in Newport, OR. We went to the Newport Aquarium, walked around town, and just got caught up while hanging out in their new R.V. We had a wonderful time and it was so good to see Audrey get to know them better. Here is a little video of Audrey playing a little game with them.



Here are a few more great pictures. I'll put us some more video later.

A couple more short videos.

Our friends, the Millimans, stopped by yesterday. Audrey loves their three kids. We've known them for almost seven years since they moved to Portland at the same time as us and we were all in the same ward. About a month ago, they moved just three blocks away from us. I also play in a band with Eli, the dad. Well, since they have moved so close, Holly and Audrey play with them almost daily in the park. Their son Moses, can get some pretty good laughs out of Audrey. I think she might have her first little crush.



Grandma Hill has been asking to see more of Audrey crawling. Here you go. She's getting pretty fast.

Crawling up some stairs.

We've had a really hard time catching the cutest things Audrey does on camera. Not only do we not have it around at the right time, but she always knows when it is on and gets a little camera shy. She's crawling really fast now, and just this last Sunday at church she cruised up the flight of stairs. We were surprised since we have no stairs around the house except for the back deck. She's pretty smart and talented.

Virtuoso!

Swinging Time