Fun at home

Due to being so pregnant, Ainsley and I stayed home from most of the Ole Miss games in November - in fact, I think we may have missed them all! While we were home we had fun playing outside and inside and even had a fun playdate with Miller Calhoun. Enjoy the pictures!

Anne Craig came over to play for a little while. Ainsley just loves her and calls her "Keg." She cried when Anne Craig left that day.

Miller Calhoun came over to play with the hand-me-down slides that Floyd and Lisa gave us. They had so much fun! Here he is giving Ainsley hugs - so cute!

Ainsley outside in her cozy coupe.Ainsley and Miller playing with our "new" toys.

Ainsley used to love macaroni and cheese but I think she may be getting sick of it. she decided she'd rather put it on her head than eat it.

Ainsley started throwing fits when it was time to put her socks and shoes on, so I made up a little song that goes "Let's put on our sockies" which she loves to sing with me. But then she decided that putting on her socks is a game so she likes to carry them around instead of putting them on. Once they are on, she takes them off as soon as her shoes come off. Oh well, I tried! Here are a few pics of her playing with her sockies.

Don't ask me why she likes to tuck articles of clothing under her chin. As you can see, she is doing that with her socks here.

Sweet Ainsley

Happy Halloween!

We had a wonderful Halloween weekend. On Friday we got a few pictures of Ainsley before taking her to school in her Halloween costume for her Halloween party. Moss left after that to go to Jacksonville, FL, for the weekend for his goddaughter's baptism, so Ainsley and I ended up having a girl's weekend. We went trick or treating with Taylor, Allison and Miller Calhoun and she did great in her costume! She never once even tried to take off her piggy hat! We had a wonderful time with the Calhouns! We went to Indywood to visit Taylor's grandmother and Lisa Melton's grandfather. The kids were a huge hit with all of the residents. Then we went to the Meltons and their neighbors Mack and Grace Bain came by. And we ended the night at Taylor's dad's house. Ainsley and Miller were the cutest piggy and duck in town!

Moss, me and Ainsley before school on Friday.

Ainsley's 1 year old class at their Halloween party - from left: Wynn Hardin, Emma, Ainsley, Charlie Kimmel, Izzy Hodges (in the same costume as Ainsley), Benz Porter, Kylee Nix

Ainsley at Indywood Miller the duck and Ainsley the pig at Indywood Miller and Ainsley at the Melton's
Granddaddy, Moms, Great Granddaddy, Ainsley and me

Ainsley eating her Halloween treat at the Meltons - yum, Gerber yogurt bites! Thanks Moms and Granddaddy!

Ainsley and Miller both eating their yogurt bites - they can't get enough! Ainsley playing at the Melton's
Ainsley at Taylor's dad's

Ainsley again at Taylor's dad's

Football Day at daycare

Ainsley is having a great time at St John's Weekday Ministries. They have so many fun activities for the kids and she is learning so much! A few weeks ago on a Friday they had football day where all of the kids got to dress up in outfits for their favortie football teams. Moss was not very happy with Ole Miss at the time and the Browns had beaten Buffalo the Sunday before so he declared that Ainsley needed to wear to her Browns outfit to football day instead of any of her Ole Miss outfits. Ainsley was the only child there in Cleveland Browns apparel! Here are some pics.

Ole Miss Football

We have taken Ainsley to two football games so far this year. The bulk of the pictures were from the Alabama game. It was muddy and cool in the Grove and we swore we wouldn't take Ainsley back to the Grove without a leash because she was everywhere!! She was definitely not content to stay in our tent and kept heading for the busy sidewalk or the muddy walkway. There were so many people in the Grove at the Alabama game - the game itself had the highest attendance of any campus college football game ever played in Mississippi - but Ainsley was not intimidated and is so small that she could squeeze through tiny spaces, making it hard to catch her! She had a good time and had some down time playing in the wagon with Miller Calhoun and Anne Craig. She also had a ball at the Arkansas game. Moss chased her around almost the entire Grove! She just wanted to go, go, go! I forgot my camera that weekend so we only got one picture of her from Moss' phone. She was running down the sidewalk and stopped when she saw two guys playing the guitar. She was completely hypnotized and then she started dancing! Everyone thought she was the cutest little thing and a guy with a large professional camera took several pictures of her that may be in a book they are doing on Ole Miss football. She also loved the open guitar case full of tips in front of the guitar guys. She first tried to climb in the guitar case, but after I put a stop to that, she decided she'd rather take the money out and open and close the lid. Needless to say we gave them a very nice tip! I can't imagine what it will be like next year with an active 2-year-old and a 9-11 month old! Below are pics from the games.

Watching the guys playing guitar at the Arkansas game.

Pics from the Alabama game

Ainsley in her wagon on her way to the Grove

Ainsley and Miller playing in the wagon

Ainsley and Anne Craig hanging out in the wagon
Me and Blewett
Me, Dea Hammett, Blewett, Elizabeth Sherman, Shannon Donald

Ainsley and her Aunt Blewett

Ainsley and Miller exhausted after a fun time in the Grove

Grandma and Grandpa visit

At the end of September my parents came down from Ohio. We had a wonderful time! Ainsley loved seeing them and spending lots of quality time with them. Moss and I did, too. They brought her some presents, including her Brown's cheerleading outfit. We took Ainsley to Larry's Fish House for the first time and she did great! She ate fried catfish, french fries, even fried okra! Despite having a Yankee momma, she's definitely a southern girl! She loved showing off her dancing skills and her toys for her grandparents. She also made grandpa spend lots of time helping her walk up and down the steps by our front door. She loves being outside and had a ball playing with her water table. Moss took her for a ride on the back of his bike for the first time but she seemed pretty nervous and was anxious to get out. I'm sure she'll like it eventually, though. Here are some pics from my parents visit. We can't wait to see them again soon!

At Larry's Fish House

Outdoor fun

Playing with Grandma's cell phone

Showing off her toy for Grandma and Grandpa Ainsley and Grandma

Ainsley loves her daddy!