Congratulations Tonya and Scott!!

Our good friends Tonya nd Scott got engaged last week and I finally got to see the ring today. Isn't it beautiful? Scott did a great job picking it out. They are planning on getting married next fall. I am going to be a bridesmaid and Ainsley is going to be a flower girl! We are so excited. Tomorrow, Tonya, Sara (antoher bridesmaid) and I are going to look at bridesmaids dresses - yea!!

Christmas #? with the Clarks

On the 26th, we went to Aunt Diane's house to celebrate Christmas with Grandad. Grandad gave us some nice presents. For lunch, we had fried oysters, french fries and pie for dessert. It was delicious! It was nice to see my cousins and their kids.

Fun Christmas times at the Hotchkiss house

On Christmas day, we went to Ma's house to see family, eat and open presents. Ainsley decided that she likes seeing her cousins - as you can tell from the pictures. We had a very nice time. We look forward to seeing our family on Christmas day.

Santa Claus Came

We had a special treat on Christmas morning. Santa Claus came!!! Ainsley was sooo excited. My mom and dad stopped by to watch Ainsley open her presents. I think her favorite gift was the disney princess collection. She is so gentle with those dolls and has laid them out several times today. Check out Ainsley's shoes in the last picture. I can't get those high heels off of her.

Christmas Eve with the Williams

We spent Christmas Eve with the Williams family. It was nice because Josh's extended family got together at Uncle Pat's and Aunt Deedee's I wasn't sure who was going to show up but it was a good turn out. I think Jim and Josh liked showing off Ainsley.

Check out Lindsey's ring

My brother has good taste. Check out the ring that Stewart picked out for Lindsey. Looks like they are going to have a November 2011 wedding. I will keep you updated.

Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa

Yesterday we celebrated Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Stewart and Lindsey. Ainsley got a motorized barbie jeep. We haven't been able to get her off of it yet. Uncle Stewart and Lindsey gave her dress up clothes. She has been driving her jeep in her new jeep. For those of you who don't know - Ainsley LOVES shoes. Josh and I got a BBQ pit and a pressure washer. It was a nice surprise.

Christmas with MeeMaw

We celebrated Christmas with Mee Maw on Tuesday. MeeMaw served lots of yummy foods. As you can tell from the pictures, Lilla and Ainsley had a good time. They love being around each other. It is nice that they are only 6 months apart. MeeMaw gave them both pink tricycles.

Making cookies with Grandma

Every year around Christmas time, Grandma comes over and we make cut out Christmas cookies. This year Ainsley was old enough that she really got into it. She loved cutting out the cookies, but her favorite part was putting sprinkles on the cookies. She kind of got carried away and put half a bottle of sprinkles on a few cookies. If you see us at Christmas time, enjoy the cookies and look for the ones that are overloaded with sprinkles.

Christmas with Jim

Last night, we met Josh's brothers at Jana and Daniel's house to celebrate Christmas with Jim. It was nice. Jana made some great food and as always Ainsley loved playing with her cousins. Jim gave Ainsley some jewelry and a tinker bell movie. Ainsley has alreay watched the movie three times. Jim gave me money and Josh tools.

A Christmas visit to Johnson City

Last night we went to Salt lick for dinner and then to Johnson City to see the lights. Ainsley's two best friends went. Her cousin Lilla and Vada's daughter Ella. The girls are all about the same age. We saw lights, went on a horse drawn hayride, saw Santa and drank hot cocoa. Ainsley actually went to Santa. I was surprised. The other girls went first so she followed them. She told Santa that she wanted Christmas presents - but she wan't specific. We had a nice time.