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May 26, 2010

This beautiful face.


These happy faces.


This I'm-not-quite-awake face.


This goofy face.


This messy face.


This sad face.


This contemplative face.


~Regina

Goofy Girl

May 24, 2010

Aurora makes everything fun. From playing to dinnertime. :)





~Regina
(For those reading on facebook, please visit wilnregina.com to view the videos.)

Flowers for Mommy

May 23, 2010

Aurora has learned how to pick flowers. Dandelions are her favorite--yellow has always been a color she loves.


Sometimes she shares her flowers with me. :)


Other times she just shows them to me.


And then needs help blowing all the little seeds off. :)


~Regina

An Afternoon at the Park

May 20, 2010

We love being outside, especially Aurora. She loves being out in the open, feeling the wind in her hair, and being able to run as fast as she can as far as she can. Here in Dayton, we have a nice little park that is completely cut off from any roads, so she is about as safe as she can be when she runs off. There's also a little toddler play area that we enjoy setting up near, so that she can play on it while Wil and I play with the frisbee--or with her, depending upon if she wants us or not.

This particular Sunday afternoon, we took our lunch to the park for a picnic! Piggies in a blanket: mmmm!


Messy strawberries--her favorite!!


Playing peek-a-boo with the camera...


Goofy girl. :)


She can go down the slide by herself! Wheee!


That's all for now.

~Regina

Breakfast!

May 18, 2010

Ah, that lovely time of morning when we're only half awake and aren't sure we like that half of awakeness anyways. Perhaps this is why our breakfasts are usually something fast and easy. Whatever the case may be, Aurora has decided that her favorite breakfast is the same one I eat: cream of wheat. I'm not sure why she likes it--but probably because she's not fully awake and enjoys messy things.

And so follows an account of our typical breakfast time. I think the video and pictures speak for themselves....

(Nevermind that the video and pictures were taken on different days--most mornings are the same anyways. I blame my lack of creativity on our general sleepiness.)











~Regina
(For those reading on facebook, please visit wilnregina.com to view the video.)

A Walk with Aurora-- Video Edition!

May 16, 2010

After being cooped up for several days due to rainy weather, we venture out into the still damp world. :)



~Regina
(For those reading on Facebook, please visit wilnregina.com to view the video.)

Pool Fun!!

May 14, 2010

The post I promised you at the end of the last one about visiting Momma and Poppa. :)

Testing the water to see if it's warm enough. It wasn't at this point.


All adorable in her swimming suit and hat.


She loved playing with her toys in the water...


...but not actually being in the water with her toys!


All done!! :)


That was a short-lived trip to the pool! Next time the water should be warmer, so she'll hopefully enjoy it more.

~Regina

Visiting Momma and Poppa

May 12, 2010

While Wil was in Ohio interviewing for his new job, Aurora and I went to my parents' house for a visit. We had all sorts of fun.

Looking out the back door (which Aurora loves because it has windows down at her level.)


Playing with bubbles--and Uncle Matthew.


A new sippy cup from Momma and Poppa--Aurora loves it. :)


All sorts of exciting toys and furniture to explore.


Lots of beautiful flowers to touch.


She even got her hair fixed!


Enjoying the wonderful porch and backyard.


But wait....there's more!! Our next post will have pictures from her first dip of the season in the kiddie pool! :)

~Regina

More Adorableness

May 10, 2010

Because sometimes we just need cute pictures of Aurora.



















That is all.

~Regina

A Trip to Pocket

May 7, 2010

Pocket is the name of our local wilderness conservation area. Over our past almost 6 years here, we have enjoyed many adventures there. But Aurora has only been twice--she isn't quite into the the whole 4 mile hike thing. ;)



Aurora likes to walk as much as we let her, but, as with any inquisitive toddler, going is slow if you let her move at her own pace. So there's lots of down...



...up...



...down, run...



...lay down to check out that interesting rock...



...up...



...and more up.



And then there's the river. Doesn't Aurora look thrilled to be that close to it?



Yeah, the water was pretty cold.



Definitely not what she prefers. :)



~Regina

It's Official!

May 5, 2010

We will be saying good-bye to dear old Dayton and our alma mater, Bryan College, at the end of this month. Wil has been offered, and accepted, a job in Wooster, OH. He will be setting up, organizing, managing, and doing analysis on a database belonging to a US Dept. of Agriculture Wheat-testing lab. He's quite excited about it--especially because he gets to be a real scientist! :) He might even get a lab coat!

In reality, he's most looking forward to the challenge of the job. He loves running complicated mathematical stuff on gobs of data and discovering interesting trends and stuff from the raw data. Don't you love my technical explanation? ;)

So, anyways, Aurora and I will be saying good-bye to Dayton on the 18th, when we leave to fly to Washington with my parents to see both sets of my grandparents and many of our relatives up there (none of whom have met Aurora). Wil's last day of work at Bryan is also the 18th, and after dropping me off at my parents' home, he will be returning to Dayton to pack up the house and move while I am gone.

We will miss our friends here in Dayton, but are excited about this new phase in our lives.

Thanks for all the grand times!

~Regina

Escape of the Toddler who Despises Clothing

May 3, 2010

Encountering an unclothed toddler is not a horribly rare occurrence, but when one escapes it is quite an event. They can be inconveniently messy, among other things.


But mostly, they just want to get away--for some reason being in their birthday suit makes them extra flighty.


And so, if one can get out the door (with her sippy cup in hand, too), then they high-tail it out into the world...


Away, away, as fast as she can.


Until a distraction catches her eye...


But not for long.


And away she goes...until I catch her...

~Regina