Miss Priss

I got this cute picture of Ainsley while we were at a stop light this morning on the way to school...just cracked me up to see her sitting there with her legs crossed, watching a movie and flipping through a catalog...is she a girl, or what!!??

Big Sister Reads to Little Sister

Ainsley is so proud of herself that she can read now. So, she's taken to reading to Addison, who cannot get enough of books. Mommy and Daddy are thrilled, because it relieves them from the hours of book duty we've been taking on since Miss Addison discovered books. Don't get me wrong, we read to her plenty, but this child is insatiable...seriously...

Ainsley Turns Five

Ainsley turned five this week. I still cannot believe she's already five years old. It seems like just yesterday I thought she'd never get to two!

We talked a lot about what she wanted to do for her party, and this was the first year I agreed to invite classmates...I just thought it was too much in the past. So, since school just started and didn't know all the kids yet, we decided to invite all the kids who had returned from the previous year. Don't kid yourself that I got off easy...this was still something like 12 kids not including family!

We decided to have her party at Clay Casa here in San Antonio. It's a really cute little art studio where you pick a piece of pottery and paint it with colors you pick yourself. You then give it back to them to be fired and come back to pick it up in a week or so when it's ready.

Here is the birthday girl in the car right before we went inside for her party. She was soooooo excited!

We started with pizza, but here are the kids getting into their painting...they were all so cute about choosing the item to paint. Each had their own particular reason for picking what they did.

Here in Ainsley painting her snail.

Here is little sister Addison with Pawpaw...her favorite person in the whole world.

Here are the girls with Gram. Ainsley LOVES her Gram!

Ainsley decided on a Hello Kitty party, so here is her adorable cake, made by Cathy Young here in San Antonio. She makes the BEST cakes!

Here is my super sweet sister, Lauren, and her awesome hubby, Don. They have come to EVERY birthday party my kids have had. How cool is that?!

The kids had a blast painting and didn't want to leave their stuff there at the end until I assured them I would get it to them! Then Clay Casa gave us a tile for everyone to sign at the party to give Ainsley as a keepsake. Too bad Mommy won't let her keep it in her room on account of fear that she'll break it by trying to keep it in her bed with her.

Ah, well...another year come and gone. And she's already planning Birthday #6. I think I heard something about ice sculptures...

They're Getting SO Big...

Nothing much to say today...just can't believe how big they're both getting. Ainsley started back to school today and is the "big kid" in class since she's one of the older students. She's very excited about getting to teach "the little kids" and help them learn the rules. And she said she knows Mrs. Hinson (her teacher) missed her very much over the summer. This kid definitely doesn't suffer from lack of confidence!

Ainsley Painting Pottery

Just a couple shots from the afternoon Ainsley and I spent at Clay Casa, where you pick a figurine and paint it. They then glaze and fire it for you. Ainsley had a ball, and we've decided to have her birthday party there next month!

Ainsley is just getting started on her fairy princess...

Here she is before the painting starts...

Just getting started on some pink paint. Shock...pink.

Now she's really getting into it and has painted the entire front. I reminded her that she needs to paint the back also...

Here is her project after she's done...she got really adventerous and started mixing colors...so much fun!

Pawpaw's Birthday

We celebrated Pawpaw's birthday on August 10 with the whole family. We gathered at Jeff's house to have pizza and birthday cake. The kids ran around like maniacs and the babies tried to keep up.

The kids decorated Pawpaw's birthday cake with Spider Man decorations and only ate a few of them.


They did a fabulous job decorating the cake!


Pawpaw with all his grandkids. From left to right: Ainsley, Carter, Addison, Pawpaw, Sawyer and Lorynn.


The kids watching old-school cartoons...while wearing their birthday party hats.

Addison with Uncle Jeff. So sweet.

Princess Addison

Ainsley won this little princess crown at the family reunion for winning the Golf Ball Toss. Ainsley and her cousin Lauren wore these on Saturday night to roaring applause. Since then Miss Addison has comandeered it for her own use.

Princess Addison makes her appearances for her adoring crowds a few times DAILY. Here are some (not so) hard to obtain photos of one of her recent appearances...


Princess Addison entertaining on the lawn...



Princess Addison posing for a rare paprazzi shot...we are never without our brush in case we have a hair emergency.