Monday, January 26, 2009

Monkey Cousins




When cousins Henry and Brady get together you never know what will happen. This past weekend we found they had the same monkey PJ's and what a commotion they caused in them!




Ainsley's First Birthday




Completely unbelievable, but Ainsley is now ONE! We had a family celebration for Ainsley the day before her birthday. Ainsley had a grand time, and enjoyed seeing everyone! She took a dainty approach to her cake- eating it bit by bit and even using her spoon. Totally different than Brady's approach on his 1st bday!


On her actual birthday, we just celebrated with the four of us. But we got to eat cake one more time!

While Ainsley isn't close to walking yet, she is getting much better with her standing. She's pulling herself up on things and standing holding on with only one hand. I expect she'll be standing all on her own in a couple weeks, but what do I know? We thought she'd be doing everything early when she sat up at 5 months. One thing we do know is that Ainsley likes to take her time!








HAPPY BIRTHDAY, little girl!

Birthday doughnut.





Birthday hats with cousins (& Uncle Z).

Winter Fun!








While we haven't been able to enjoy our snowy winter as much as we would like due to frigid temps, we have managed to get in some sledding. One Sunday Brady, Jeff and I went to what I now refer to as "Death Valley" to sled. We thought it was a small, safe sledding hill as it is recommended by the county as a safe sledding zone. Ummm NO! Brady and I went down what we thought was the hill, only to come over the hump, and stare down a GIANT hill with moguls on it! We survived and managed to be laughing at the bottom, but I think we both had our hearts stop at some point. After we saw a kid sprain his ankle, and someone else get mowed down by another sledder, we decided to call it a day!


Safe sledding in our front yard: