Monday, January 5, 2009

Spreading Christmas Cheer

Here are some pictures from Ainsley's second Christmas. But first, here is one from last Christmas. Oh what a difference a year makes! This year she loved the wrapping paper, tissue paper, seeing family, and grandma Lilli's macaroni and cheese too!


We hosted our annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party this year with our friends from church and of course, the kids also get decked out in some not-so-cute Christmas gear. Of course Kendall and Ainsley are cute in no matter what they wear!!

Checking out the Christmas tree. The temptation was just too much.


Ainsley loves looking out the window at all the bright snow and ice on the deck.

Hmm.....shiny. I like......

Note my beautiful Christmas sweater as well!

Opening gifts at Grandma and Grandpa Proud's house.

How do you like my bow? Too bad my hair's too thin to keep this one in yet! It matched the outfit though so Mommy said she had to buy it!

Surrounded by new toys and books.

Great Grandma Miller got Ainsley her very first sled. See below for pictures outside!

Presents at Grandma Lilli and Grandpa Don's house.

Little People doll house!


Rocking on "Lulu" the Ladybug. Plays all kinds of music too. She is still getting the hang of how to rock on it!


Outside with Daddy getting ready to break in the new sled!

I'm not so sure about this!

Awwwww......
This isn't so bad.......


So fun!

Grandpa Don, Grandma Lilli and a squirmy Ainsley that wanted to get down and play! Pretty typical for her!


Resting her tired head on Grandpa after a long three days of spreading Christmas cheer!
Waving "Bye bye" to the camera before we left for home.


Touchdown in my mittens!

Ainsley was pretty tuckered out by the time we got around to taking New Year's Eve pictures after dinner, but here is one. She had a good time playing with her friend Kendall. The girls went to bed and the "adults" stayed up late playing Wii games. The girls had a great time playing the next day and watching the Hawkeyes win a bowl game!!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Christmas Video

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

All Toddler!

Here are just some random pictures from the last few weeks. Ainsly is in full toddler mode now getting in to everything, saying more words, getting better with her sippy cup instead of the bottle.....she really is a lot of fun....except for when she's trying to get in to trouble!


Checking out the view from Nick's desk when we went to the Middle School to see Santa!
Hey....she looks familiar!
Hello??



So Ainsley was NOT a fan of me passing her off to some strange Santa. She looked at me, fussed and then got handed right back! I was not surprised! She was more than content to just look at Santa and his beard from afar!

Ainsley went right up to the front of the group of kids when it was Christmas story time. She wanted to help turn the pages in the book I think! That is her favorite thing when we read to her.

Running to Daddy!



Perched up on the new couch! It is Ainsley approved and leather also so now if she spills all over it we can just wipe it up!

Checking out the Christmas tree. We usually say "no touch" a lot around our house and she's pretty good about it, but we made an exception to the rule so we could get a few pictures and quench her curiosity.

Hmmmm...this one looks good!

For all the Hawkeye fans out there it just so happens our Hawkeyes ornament made it front and center for these pictures!

Being a goof ball!