It's the End of the World As We Know IT...

I was recently thinking that my little Audrey was in the easiest stage. She wasn't moving around too much. She mostly kept to herself and was content to be pulled up at the table watching Julia play with her toys. Well needless to say, those days are behind me. And I must admit it makes me a little sad.
This wild child now has it out for all of us. When she sees Julia playing quietly with her toys she is like an attacker on the prowl. Julia runs in panic as Audrey approaches ready to destroy. When I am cooking or cleaning in the kitchen and Audrey is to be quietly playing with her toys, she is instead finding the stairs and giving me a menacing smile as she attempts to ascend. Whenever we are using the computer she pulls herself up and begins to madly pound at the computer keys while laughing as I tell her "no, no, no!" Destruction is the name of the game and mischief is Audrey's middle name.
Okay, okay she's not that bad. To be honest she has each of us wrapped around her little finger. As you can see with her new found mobility she has a green bruise on either side of her head. Bryan says it's because her forehead is so prominent. Do you like the snot bubbles in these pictures? I have been feeling guilty that I haven't caught enough adorable pictures of her cute little face and I either get her crawling away or snot bubbles.
Audrey also attended her first birthday party this week. I can't believe that my Audrey girl is approaching her one year birthday. Where does the time go. I try so hard to enjoy every cuddle and love I get from her because they just get big so dang fast.

This week is Bryan's birthday so to celebrate a little early we headed to the zoo and then to Bryan's favorite lunch spot, City BBQ. We stuffed ourselves with as much pulled pork and beef that our big bellies could handle. Anyhoo I snapped a few photos at the zoo...Julia with the giant turtle. There were many snakes in the reptile house that made Julia a little leery. There was a plastic snake on display and Julia started touching it. Bryan snuck up behind her and hissed loudly while grabbing her. Let's just say tears were shed and I think daddy felt a little bit guilty.

Lounging on the manta ray.
posing like the flamingos.
Julia's Aunt Jody and her cousins sent her some "I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus" stickers and two dollars to get a treat. So we went and got ice cream which totally made her day. She was a little disappointed that getting the treat meant giving up her precious two dollars. The stickers were also a great bribery tool during my solo sacrament meeting today. Thanks again Jody!