the princess and the pea green shoes

It's hot outside, and we are searching for new ways to play inside, away from the triple digits. So, we pulled out the basket of dress-up fun that Ainsley received for her birthday. She is finally interested in playing dress-up, so we had fun playing "princess."

The princess receives her crown...




Making sure it's still there...




Putting on her pea green heels...




Blowing a kiss to her adoring public...




Casting a spell with her wand...




Walking in heels...



Due to a nasty fall in the heels on the kitchen tile, wearing of the pea green heels has been suspended. Although, that hasn't stopped Ainsley from carrying them around saying, "shooz."

we all scream for ice cream

a tale of two pools

It was a hot day, so we headed to the backyard to try out Ainsley's two pools. Here she is in her new suit and cover-up. Don't worry, the bear didn't go swimming.



Aunt Carrie bought this pool in the shape of a turtle that has a sprinkler on the top of his head. Ainsley wasn't too sure about the pool at first, but once she got in, she was a fan.



It's fun to splash in, but she's pretty attached to those pool toys.



After giving the turtle pool a try, it was time to try out the other pool. Grandma Linda bought this pool, which Ainsley thought was fun to walk around in, still holding on to those toys.



Yay for swimming pools!

pickle-Oh!

I want that pickle!!!!



Yes! I love it!!!! (notice the death grip on my wrist)

it's not a tumor

What's that on her right temple?



She seems a little worried...



No worries. It's just a cheerio!

crib hijinks

Ainsley loves to hang out in her crib. She will play in there for HOURS instead of taking a nap. One afternoon she had taken a really good nap and woke up babbling and laughing to herself. I left her in there for a few minutes while I finished getting ready to go out that evening. When I finally entered her room, this is what I found.



She had managed to pull off one corner of the crib bumper and step over to the other side, all while wearing her sleep sack (a zip-up blanket).



I'm afraid I'm going to need to invest in a crib net very soon. She'll be jumping out before we know it!

we're in trouble

One afternoon, I went to get Ainsley up after a nap to find her socks on the floor in front of her crib, and her pants...



...in her hand. Yep, she took her pants off.



Showing off her handiwork.



This is the resting place of many socks during the daily fight against naptime. She will take them off and throw them behind her crib, which is out from the wall so she doesn't bang on it. I generally wait a few days to climb back there and pick them all up, because she will just continue the game as long as she has socks on to take off and throw behind the crib.

bad hair days

Ainsley's hair is growing and becoming more and more elusive each day. We are still unsure what her hair is going to be like, but we have experienced multiple bad hair days in recent weeks. Thank goodness for bows!


The Wavy Front



The Alfalfa



The Faux Hawk





The Side Sweeper