Along Came Aubrey: Fine Dining and Tummy Sleeping

We survived the few days Daddy was gone! Actually, Aubrey was a perfect angel...sleeping through the night, taking naps and being the happiest girl ever. Daddy even surprised us by coming back early just so he could be home on our anniversary. He is such a sweetheart! August 22nd marked Daddy and my 3rd anniversary. We were a little bit nervous about going out to eat to celebrate, but we didn't want to break our tradition of going to Charleston's. So, I made a call to Charleston's asking if it was okay to bring a baby, they said "sure", and off we went. Aubrey did so well! She even ate a little bit of cereal while we were there. I think she felt like a big girl eating dinner at the table with mom and dad. Hopefully we didn't set Aubrey's expectations of going out to dinner too high! But, as daddy says, she better expect her dates to be bringing her places like that and never settle for anything less. Sure, dad. :)

We hosted a BBQ at our place Saturday night with some of mommy's friends. Tim, Lindsay and Cale came from Sergeant Bluff, IA and stayed the night. Erica, Jeff, Ethan and Lily came over and Kate, Marc and Charlie stopped by as well. It was our first time meeting Charlie and what a precious baby he is!! Lily and Aubrey played together and it was so much fun seeing them interact. It makes me even more excited for the future and wondering how close of friends they will be since they are only 5 weeks apart. It was so fun to have all the girls back together again since it had been awhile since the last time. I hope we can get together again soon!

Grandma Cave and Great Grandma Kuta surprised us on Sunday and stopped by for a bit. We love surprise visitors!!! It truly made our day to see them even if it was just for a short time.

Oh, and Aubrey is officially a tummy sleeper. She used to sleep on her side, but now she really likes to roll over to her tummy as soon as she goes in her crib and sleeps that way most of the night. She is like her mommy! I know they say tummy sleeping is bad for babies, but she is most comfortable that way so I don't want to make her move. They used to say that was the best way to sleep, so hopefully I am not causing harm to our baby!