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august for ainsley

It's been quite the month for Ainsley. She has really started showing us her personality, including the "fake smile" as we like to call it. This smile was flashed at different times, including to Charles Gibson at the end of a newscast. We are starting to worry about what her school pictures will be like. And yes, that is her very own chenille sofa that her Grandma bought her.





Ainsley went on a short trip to Wichita to visit her Uncle Jordan and Aunt Casey and to see their new house. Here she is with Aunt Casey before heading out to eat and driving around Wichita in a torrential downpour.





She went on a long road trip to Ohio where she made many new friends, including my girl Courtney. Yes, I used to babysit her and now she's working on a masters degree! Too bad she's not in Oklahoma to babysit Ainsley.





After returning from Ohio, Ainsley participated for the first time in OBU Welcome Week activities. Josiah and Ainsley waited patiently for The Walk to begin.




Ainsley watched the new students pass by in The Walk on their way to Raley Chapel. Maybe that will be her in a beanie one of these days. Ka-rip!

Even though it's been a while since I've posted, life has not slowed down for us. Here's a glimpse of what's been going on in our lives.

Ainsley has been to visit her Great-Grandma...



...and her Grandma.



Despite the look on her face, Ainsley loves to take baths.




Her Fourth of July ensemble was too cute!








Is this the new gerber baby, or what?





Notice where the bow ended up in this one...




She loves to laugh...



...and read...




...and hang out in her new activity center!

workout

Ainsley enjoys spending time playing on her activity mat, or baby gym. The lights, sounds, and objects grab her attention more each day, and she grabs the objects more each day. I took these pics of the two of us and had to share them.

play day

Each Tuesday at UBC, the preschoolers get together for a play day, and as you can see Ainsley had a nap day. We've only made it once, because of nap time, and the activity didn't seem to interfere with her need for sleep. So instead of playing with her buddy Jake, Ainsley took her first nap outside.



Drew just can't resist getting close to Ainsley.



Ainsley hangs with her friend Annie.



The three A's: Ainsley, Audrey, and Annie

quite the talker

We are seeing more of Ainsley's personality each day. She talks, laughs, smiles, frowns, and drools. Her mood swings are frequent and sudden, and we are already concerned about her teenage years. Hopefully the drool will stop by then!

mother's day

For my first Mother's Day, there were gifts, flowers, and a grouchy baby, everything a first time mom could hope for! We spent the day at church, went to lunch with friends, back to church, and made a late night trip to the airport to pick up a friend that had completed a trip around the world.