Thanksgiving at Debbie's House

After going to Grammie's house, we went to Thanksgiving dinner number 4 with Josh's Mom. She had a delicious turkey with dressing and all of the sides. It was nice to visit with Josh's brother and sister - Daniel and Heather. We played mexican train with the dominos and ate more food. In the pictures you will see Daniel and Jana's kids - Bryce and Lilly.

Williams Family Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving dinner number 3 was at Grammie's house with the Williams family. Grammie is Josh's Grandmother. Josh and I have always been very fond of Grammie, so it was nice to see her. For those of you that don't know, Grammie had 9 kids. So, Josh is one of twenty something grandchildren and Ainsley is one of ten great grandchildren. It is always interesting having an event at Grammie's house because it is usually standing room only. This year we were lucky because it was nice outside which allowed a lot of the crowd to filter outside. The video is a short clip of what it is like at Grammie's house on Thanksgiving.

Clark Family Thanksgiving

On Sunday, we had Thanksgiving dinner number 2 at Aunt Diane and Uncle Rocky's house. Instead of the traditional turkey and dressing we had fried oysters with french fries, baked beans and cold slaw. My mouth is watering right now thinking of it. The food was outstanding, but it was even nicer seeing our family. Ainsley got a chance to play with Jennifer and Alan's daughter -Georgia. Since we only see Georgia a few times a year, it is shocking to see how much she has changed since the last time we saw her.

Hotchkiss Family Thanksgiving

Josh, Ainsley and I kicked off our Thanksgiving week by going to Baytown last weekend. We always enjoy hanging out with family. We decided that we should go to Baytoen more often. On Saturday night, we had Thanksgiving dinner at Ma's house. We had Turkey and game night. For those of you that don't know, I love to play games. My favorite is Catch Phrase. It was a great turn out and the food was so yummy!

Holding the Bottle

Ainsley has started holding the bottle by herself. So far, she has just been playing with the bottle in her mouth. I would like to think that she is actually drinking from the bottle.

Ready, Set, Go!

Ainsley is officially crawling! She started crawling a few days ago and has gotten better ever since. Today, she crawled over to me. Check out the video clip below!

Out to eat with Friends

Every once in a while we will go out to eat with our friends - usually on Friday night. We always have a nice time socializing at the end of the week. Ainsley enjoys it because she is passed around.

Ainsley's Art Work

Every week, Ainsley does art work at her school. I have taken a couple of pictures of current art work hanging around the daycare room. I probably looked like a crazy woman taking pictures of baby art work on the walls - oh well. What can I say - I am a first time Mom! Josh likes the Indian babies holding hands (see below).

Family Tree

Native American Ainsley

Feather Painting

Ainsley's Turkey

San Antonio Zoo

Today we took Ainsley to the zoo for the first time. I think she was more interested in the plants closest to her instead of the animal itself. Even though she didn't seem to notice the animals she was content all day as we pushed her around in the stroller. Josh thought it was silly taking her to the zoo considering that she wouldn't remember it. I reminded him that she probably wouldn't remember anything for the next 5 years. If anything - I have the pictures!

Petting Zoo

Looking at the Birds

Riding the Lion

Crawling Position

Ainsley has started pulling up into the crawling position. She has been rocking back and forth on her hands and knees. Josh and I are starting to prepare for the crawling. We aren't exactly sure what to expect. I'm sure like everything else - it will be a big change! Josh came in the house today screwing plexiglass on everything. He saw nothing wrong with it. I told him that I didn't want our house to look like a museum. I guess we will just have to take everything off the bookshelves and end tables.

We Have Teeth!

For the last couple of weeks, Ainsley has been teething. So, we have been using the famous washcloth. We just put the washcloth in the freezer and then give it to her when she is fussy. So far, the washcloth has worked great! Who would of thought - a washcloth!

Pumpkin Carving Night

Last Wednesday, we had Tonya, Barbara, Harry and Stephanie over to carve pumpkins. Uncle Stewart, Grandma and Grandpa surprised us by showing up too. The pumpkin carving was a success. Josh set up a table outside while others were eating beef stroganoff inside. The pumkins all look great!