My mom keeps bugging me to put more pictures of Aubrey on here so she can see how she has changed. So here are some pictures of Aubrey from the last month.

Wow! Five kids, seven in our family. It sure seems like a lot. I look at this family picture and see a big family. I never really thought I would have a big family (I guess I never really thought about it much), but here I am with a big family. I wouldn't change a thing. I love it! Aubrey has been such a fun addition to our family. She is such a good baby, and she just belongs. All the kids just love her to death (a little too much sometimes). And everyone is so helpful (well, most of the time). Everyone keeps asking how it is to have 5 kids, and really it has been pretty good. I really think the adjustment to 3 or 4 kids was harder than 5 has been. I think maybe it's because my kids are older and pretty helpful. Plus they are in school most of the day. The fact that Wyatt is no longer the bishop and is home most nights to help is great. And Aubrey is such a good baby. I'm pretty a little more relaxed myself. Maybe the fact that we are in a bigger house and not on top of each other is helpful too. We love our big family, and are all doing great!

When we started building our house back in April we were expecting it to be finished by the end of the year. This summer, things were moving along really well and they told us it might be finished be the end of October. At that point we thought "If we could just be in by Thanksgiving that would be great". Well October came and went, and we were still waiting on the house. We were still hoping by Thanksgiving but that reality seemed less and less possible. After Thanksgiving passed we were hoping by Christmas and before the baby came. We didn't put up a tree or any Christmas decorations at our house, we were waiting to be in the new house. As Christmas drew closer we knew things would be close, but we were determined to stay the night at our new house on Christmas Eve even if it wasn't finished. The night before Christmas Eve we finally got the go ahead to move into our new house. We moved all of our essentials in on Christmas Eve, set up a Christmas tree, and hoped Santa would find as at our new address. We were so excited to finally be in our house. What a great Christmas present for us.

Our little Aubrey came into the world this past week. She was my biggest baby weighing in at 8 lbs. 11 oz. She was about a pound bigger than any of my other kids. She also has more hair than any of my other kids have had. Her hair is dark, but the tips are light, they even look a little red in the right light. It will take mom a little practice knowing how to make it cute. Mom is doing great and baby too. We are so thankful for a healthy baby. Welcome to this world little Aubrey! We are so glad to have you as part of our family!

Here are some pictures of my sweet baby at the hospital!

One of the nurses did her hair really cute.

Daddy playing pat-a-cake with her.

Mommy and Aubrey.

Daddy and Aubrey. (big yawn)

Getting ready to go home. Look at that double chin.