Shreveport Boys

Ainsley and I have had fun in Shreveport while Dustin is in Texarkana hunting. She's run around Nana's house playing with Nana's toys, taken Christmas pictures, watched TV with Charlie, and been out socializing with boys. Tonight we went to dinner with my friends Catherine and Chris and we met their son Marshall for the first time. Marshall is about 4 months younger than Ainsley and pretty darn cute. Ainsley's not use to hanging out with boys. We definitely will be getting together again at Christmas so they can play together outside the confines of high chairs.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! We spent the day at Dustin's grandparent's house and ate too much at lunch. Ainsley explored the backyard and then sat on the porch swing with Dustin and Granny Doe. Then we hit the road for Texarkana and the duck camp. Here are a couple of pictures from the day. The second picture is of Ainsley on the drive to Texarkana. She only napped a whopping thirty minutes the entire day.

Bedtime

Bedtime is pretty easy around our house. It helps that Ainsley loves sleeping as much as I do. When I tell her it's bedtime, she will stop what she's doing, come to the kitchen, get her pacifier and head down the hall. Then when I put her in her crib, her knees buckle and she immediately goes into her sleeping position.

Favorite Spot

Ainsley's new favorite spot is on the fireplace. Our fireplace is only about two bricks high...so not horribly high. We tried to keep her off, but now we are just trying to make sure she sits when she's up there (which she doesn't always do just yet) and that she knows how to get down (which she learned tonight). She loves sitting on the edge with toys, books, stuffed animals or pots and spoons.

Who needs toys?

Bottoms Up

If you know me, you know I'm the last person who should get a laugh out of how someone else sleeps, but for that very reason I get a kick out of how Ainsley sleeps. I use to sleep with my legs in the air (Dustin says I sometimes still do) and Ainsley likes to sleep with her rear up in the air. The way she doesn't support herself with her arms and keeps them by her side makes it look painful, but she does it frequently so it must not hurt too much.

Bath Time

Ainsley has a new, and quite odd, bath time habit. She has to have her own wash cloth, which usually is in her mouth where she can suck on it. I know...it's odd.

Nana's Knitting

Nana has been knitting sweaters for Ainsley this past year and we finally had a morning cold enough to wear one. It fit perfectly and her ears stayed warm!

Puh Puh

I've been trying so hard to get some decent pictures of Ainsley and Charlie (puh puh...her version of puppy), but with a fast moving child, a slow camera, and a black dog who doesn't photograph well, its hard. I finally got some. She really loves Charlie and lights up when she hugs on him. She loves Gabe too, but he doesn't let her love on him. Evidenced in the last picture, Gabe might be the smarter dog for not allowing her to. That is Charlie's nose barely showing between Ainsley's leg...that's her idea of a hug.

Happy Halloween...

...from one very cute pink flamingo!