Double Decker

We went to Double Decker this weekend with Taylor and Allison Calhoun and their son Miller. We had a great time! Moss made Lusco's shrimp for dinner on Friday - yum! And Saturday the weather was gorgeous - a perfect day for walking around the square with the kids. They even got their picture with Colonel Reb - although they didn't realize it because they were asleep. I'm sure if they had been awake they would have been super excited and given him a Hotty Toddy. We got to meet one of Ainsley's newest Grove buddies, Caldwell Embry. They will have lots of fun together during football season next year. And to cap off a great day, Moss and Taylor got to go to the baseball game where Ole Miss beat #1 ranked Georgia. What a weekend!

Ainsley and Miller with Colonel Reb

Ainsley and Miller asleep on the square

Moss, Ainsley, Shannon, Allison, Taylor and Miller

The Meltons

Ainsley and her new friend Caldwell Embry

Ainsley and Miller playing

Ainsley

Ainsley and her Great Aunt Ann Butler who came to Oxford from Kansas City

Easter

We had a very nice Easter. We woke up with Ainsley early Sunday and she crawled from her room over to her Easter Basket in the living room. She loved the eggs and toys and the giraffe that Grandma and Grandpa gave her. She was not a big fan of the sunglasses, though. They didn't last very long. Afterwards we got dressed and went to church, then to Floyd and Lisa's for a beautiful Easter lunch with Moss' family.

Easter Egg Hunt

We had a great Easter full of fun festivities. Friday we went to Lisa and Floyd's for the church Easter Egg Hunt. Ainsley got one egg and as you can see, she thoroughly enjoyed it!

Laughing and babbling

This is a video of Ainsley babbling recently. Right now she is able to make one consonant sound, as you can hear in the video. She is getting tubes and her adenoids out on Wednesday of this week so it will be interesting to see if she starts to make even more sounds after that. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. I know it is a very common, standard procedure and that she'll be fine. I just hate the thought of her going under anesthesia. But I've been told she will be an even happier child afterwards (hard to believe because she's already so happy!) Hopefully it will keep her from getting as many ear infections. Our biggest battles are over antibiotics. It seems like we only go a week or two after finishing one antibiotic before we find out she has another ear infection and then we start all over again. Anyway, enjoy the video!

Just a quick sidenote - I showed Ainsley this video of herself after I posted it and she got a big smile on her face and laughed and laughed at herself...too funny!

Ainsley's trip to the park

When my parents were here, we took Ainsley to park for the first time. She wasn't a big fan of the slide but she loved the swing! She has always been a swing baby - she loved her rainforest swings as an infant. She also had a big time on the merry go round. Poor daddy got dizzy and tried to stop spinning but Ainsley started crying! Anyway, we are ready for the nice warm weather to come back so we can have some more fun at the park!

Check out the BIRTHDAYS post below the post about my parents visiting. It is a newer post than the Grandparents one but posted below it.

Grandma and Grandpa visit

My parents came down the first week of March to spend some time with us. It was so great having them here. They had not seen Ainsley since Christmas and had a ball taking care of her all week. Ainsley had lots of exciting changes during that time, too. She started pulling up and standing and she learned her first consonant sound. Now when she talks to us she goes bah bah bah bah...It is so cute! Here are some pics of Ainsley with her Grandma and Grandpa. We just can't stand that they live so far away. We really miss them already and hope to see them again soon!

BIRTHDAYS!

I am so behind! We have had lots going on so watch for several posts....

Well, this post is going to be similar to the one on Lisa's blog but the pics are too cute not to post. February is the birthday month for the Meltons. Elizabeth, Moss and Floyd IV all have birthdays in February, so needless to say we have lots of get-togethers! The first group of pics is from the birthday dinner at the Meltons on Moss' birthday. I was decorating for Cotton Ball and couldn't be there but fortunately they got some good pics.

Anne Craig, Floyd IV, Moss, Ainsley and Moms

Anne Craig, Floyd IV and Ainsley with Mac and Grace

Moss getting his waders and Ainsley enjoying the wrapping paper.

Moms getting her new Viking pot

This pic is from our little birthday party for Moss at our house. Ainsley was so excited about the gift she got her daddy - the One Heartbeat DVD of the Ole Miss 2008 football season! She was her daddy's good luck charm and cheered the Rebels to victory with him in front of the TV for several big games, including the huge Florida upset. So now she and daddy can relive those moments over and over and over...(and believe me, they will)....

Lastly, Floyd and Lisa threw the party of the year for Little Floyd. It was a football theme and of course it rained, which made it fun for the kids who enjoyed getting all muddy. Ainsley had a ball with her cousins, as you can see!

Ainsley excited to go to her cousin's birthday party

Grandaddy and Ainsley watching the fun from inside during the rain.

Ainsley, Mommy and Daddy

Ainsley and Uncle Floyd

Ainsley and the birthday boy!

Ainsley and Anne Craig