green beans anyone?

well....you don't like cereal. no matter what kind of liquid i mix it with. and you don't like sweet potatoes. and you don't like carrots. know what you do like? green beans! the one food your brother wouldn't touch... go figure. we're going to try those other foods again though little lady....and here's hoping you don't end up as picky as your brother. nana says part of it's genetic. i'm still trying to figure out who to thank for that.....

lovin' the baby legs

these are my new favorite things to wear. they keep my knees safe when i'm rolling around (crawling soon???!!)....

they make me smile really big....
and smile some more....

best of all- i can still get to my tootsies....

and they make me look all slim and such....

it's tough to look this good

we took advantage of the really nice weather here yesterday and ventured outside for some fresh air. noah opted out of pants. such is life. so here he is- enjoying some sunchips outside at nana and papa's. he shared those sunchips with his best dog friend there off in the distance, coco. (which, ironically, is what he thought a dog was called- 'a coco'- until very recently) he found a stick too, and while him and nana were outside, papa and i decided from inside observation that noah and a stick will not be a good combo this summer. i may need to put ainsley in a bubble.

sittin pretty

i can sit all by myself now!! just put a few toys in front of me and i am a happy little lady! i am lots happier now that i can play sitting up instead of lying down. next up- i'm working on workin those hands and knees..... watch out big brother!

just a random shot of noah's cheesy smile for fun

strawberry shortcake anyone?

my mom has been perfecting her sewing skills and she made this little number for ains to wear on valentine's day. so sweet.....and much like something out of miss shortcake's closet. anyway, she's got a few more little get-ups set to debut this summer. we can't wait! thanks nana!

visit from grandma and grandpa {much overdue!}

grandma and grandpa k. came to visit us valentine's day weekend and we had a great time. it was a pretty nice weekend, and we did some fun stuff. like......

reading the paper with grandpa k.

grandma k. and daddy
played with the take along thomas that they brought for noah

and all i wanted was a picture with "my little valentine" in the sweet shirt that grandma k. got for noah- and you can see how that turned out. this is how much of my photo taking goes with him these days.....
really- is this necessary? can you hear the screaming?

don't tell my brother.....

..... but sometimes when he's busy destroying something else in the house i play with his trains. they are so fun to chew on- however mommy worries about what's in that paint. i'm not worried though- about that anyway- just about the wrath of my brother if he ever saw me. don't tell!

p.s.- my big brother shared his chicken strip with me yesterday- and mommy didn't like it. she was telling him something about me not being ready for that..... it was delicious though. i got a good taste of the breading. yummy. i hope he shares again soon! she didn't take my picture with that nugget- i think she was too frantic (i know- surprising!)

what an ear infection looks like at our house!

here's what ear infection #4 looks like for us.....poor little gal. doesn't seem to phase her much though {confession- this was after a dose of tylenol and her first dose of abx}.....earlier in the day was a different story!!

my heart hurts

i recently read about this family- http://themcclenahans.blogspot.com/- and their story makes my heart hurt. and makes me love on my kiddos that much more often. and thank god for each and every moment i have with them- tantrums and all. while i don't know that i qualify (let's face it- i can barely keep up!) as being a part of "the blogging community"- i post this on my blog so that you might help them if you can. they're building a playground at their church to honor cora paige....ironically they are from kansas....and many generous people from etsy (if you've never shopped here- you'll be addicted fast!) have donated their amazing handmade items to build just this in memory of their beautiful little girl. so click on the pink button at the top of my blog and get over there and do some shopping.

these hands

these hands are my dads. they helped me learn to walk for the first time. they helped me learn to tie my shoes. they helped me learn to ride my tricycle. they helped me off to school. they held me up when i needed them most. they held my hand as i walked down the aisle. and now they are helping our son learn to ride his bike. what an amazing and blessed live we have. thanks dad, for all you do, and for your strong hands when we need them most.

guess who's eating cereal?

a few weeks shy of your 6 month birthday and we decided to start cereal. you watch intently as we eat. your little friend caroline is eating food now too and you just stare at her and her yummy sweet potatoes while she eats so we decided it must be time. you are even almost sitting up on your own these days! nana fed you for the first time- and you did a pretty good job!

all ready to go

"helping" to hold the spoon

not quite sure about this stuff

you ate almost the whole bowl.....and i think you liked it!

look who got a haircut

the set-up:

one dvd player

one sippy with your favorite 'juice'

HUGE bowl of m&ms

a favorite thomas movie

one very patient nana with pretty scissors that you picked out

nana giving you the run down on how this will work...she cuts one time, you get m&ms, we clap and repeat for as long as it takes so we can see your eyes...

so far.....so good

the new do....that's right. i have 2 very blue eyes that you probably haven't seen for quite some time. they're nice aren't they?

thanks mom for all you do for us. you are an amazing nana and we love you so much! we are so blessed to have you so close! it's no wonder that all we hear is 'i go nana and papa's' all the time!!

i'm hiding from you

here's what i saw when i opened the car door the other day.... this little sweet face all buried in her hat. i love this hat. it's one of my favorites. and she definitely has a collection of hats.

hello, my name is ainsley.....

..... and this is my uncle d.j. we've met several times before, but i think he forgot. all weekend long he kept calling me "baby" or "the baby" and mommy didn't think much of it. until saturday night..... it finally dawned on her. she asked him what my name was and he threw out a few guesses, most started with the letter 'a' so that was a start, but none was right. can you believe my own uncle forgot my name??? even his girlfriend remembered it. we still love you uncle d.j.- but you better remember my name this time!

who could forget this little face?

a new hat

love this new hat!! and for .99 cents at the children's place you can't go wrong, right??

rollin with grandpa

this is my new bike i got for christmas. we brought it with us in hopes for a nice day. grandpa spent a lot of time with me teaching me o how to pedal and steer the handles. it was a lot of fun and i didn't want to go inside. as usual though i was bribed with snacks and then i went right in.

checked out neighborhood puppies.....good thing grandpa is watching for me!

we looked for some airplanes.

i can get there faster if i just push the bike.....