Ainsley's Birthday Party

Ainsley is turning 2 on April the 1st. I can't believe it has already been two years. We had Ainsley's Dora birthday party last weekend. I think everyone had a great time. Many of her friends from class, neighbors, and cousins came to help celebrate. We had a jumpy house, an easter egg hunt, a pinata and we decorated funny glasses. It was definitley more oriented to children than last year.

Crawfish Broil

Last weekend we went to a crawfish broil at the Sharp's Santa house (April and Sam's parents). There was crawfish, shrimp, sausage, potatoes, corn and delicious desserts. Ainsley had a great time as always. Mrs. Sharp let her wear a cute apron that says "Diva in Training." She also got to play in the kitchen with pans. Ainsley's cousins were there too - Lilly, Bryce and Owen. Ainsley likes playing with her cousins. As you can tell from Ainsley's mouth, there was fruit punch. She was trying to drink it from a glass instead of her sippy cup. She did pretty well until she spilt it on the floor - opps - luckily it wiped up easily.

Ainsley's Hair

I have been having so much fun fixing Ainsley's hair. I wasn't really fixing it for a while because she would pull it down the minute I would fix it. Now that it is longer - I am needing to pull it back to get her hair out of her eyes. Today's hairstyle is two pigtails.

Copy Cat

Ainsley has been copying EVERYTHING that we do. This morning, Josh was wearing his cowboy hat around the house, so Ainsley went and put hers on. We had fajitas on Friday night, and Ainsley saw us putting the meat and fixings into the tortilla. Then, she had to make her own fajita just like we were doing. Everytime we say something, she usually repeats it - like "SHHH Mommy is sleeping." Everyday, she is talking more and more. She will be two soon.

Tricycle

Ainsley got a tricycle for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa. At first, she wasn't too sure about it, but now she seems to really like it. She doesn't know how to push the pedals yet, so we have been pushing her around. Now, when we take the dogs on a walk, she rides her tricycle instead of us pushing the stroller. She sure is getting big. She will be 2 soon. Notice: she still hasn't taken off the black sparkly shoes. They are starting to look really worn.

Snow Skiing

We went to Brenkenridge, Colorado! It was a blast! We went with Harry, Stephanie, and Tonya. The first day we got there, we went dog sledding. That was probably my favorite part. One person was the driver and the other person was the passenger. The tourguide rode in the snowmobile in front of us calling out commands. The second day, Tonya and I took ski lessons. I sure am happy we did. Snow skiing is a lot harder than it looks. It is not nearly as easy as water skiing. We skiied for 3 days. I finally started getting the hang of it the last day we were there. On the final day, we went snowmobilling. It was beautiful driving through the mountains. Oh - and I forgot to mention the sledding. We had so much fun sledding down the hills at night. I guess it is called sledding - we went down the hills on the orange disks that we were holding. It was a fun vacation that I will always remember.

San Antonio Zoo

Yesterday we took Ainsley to the San Antonio Zoo. It was a beautiful day - perfect for going to the zoo. I think Ainsley enjoyed it. It was pretty crowded. I think a lot people had the same idea as us. Ainsley liked the elephant the best. I think it will be even more fun to go when she gets a little older.