Gingerbread Festival 2011

 O, how I love the gingerbread festival! We started going last year and enjoy looking at all the gingerbread houses that everyone makes! This year Zach and I volunteered to help get the gingerbread kits ready and make frosting! Zach's mom and grandma came after we were done volunteering to decorate our own house! Ansley of course thought she would rather eat the candy than actually build, but we still had a great time! Thanks Teresa and Carolyn for going with us.

Santa 2011

A couple of weeks ago, we went to visit Santa in Ark City! My dad works at GE and every year they have Santa make an appearance at the Ag building. Ansley was so excited and talked about Santa the entire way down their and while standing in line, but Zach and I both knew when it came time to sit on his lap, the tears would start to flow and sure enough they did! Scared to death! Poor girl! This was our third year taking Ansley to see him and Karson's first year. Karson our fat and happy baby even started to cry when we sat him on his lap! lol. Ansley even got a balloon from the clowns and played a few games! Thanks dad for taking us! :)

butterfly face paint

I should send this to Ellen she does horrible pics with Santa! I think this one will work! lol

such a cute pic with Santa lol! jk

Ansley 2: Part 2

Thank's everyone for making Ansley's Birthday so special

Birthday Party: Part 1

Since, I'm of course behind again! Here is a recap of Ansley's 2nd Birthday party! She had a great time and thanks to everyone that came!!! She is one spoiled little girl!

Party favor table. Mini magnet boards with minnie or mickey mouse magnets!

The bounce house! The best idea ever!! :) The kids jumped and jumped!!

 A litle pre jumping before the party started with her BFF!! :)

 Zach made the cupcakes, Greg and Teresa made the delicious pretzels! Thanks to Brenda for letting me use her Circut cartridge! Thanks Carolyn for all you help!!!

 She hated the tutu!!

Hopefully more to come tomorrow!



Aunt B Photography!!!!

 I truely have a great best friend!! Its no secret that Brandy loves to takes pictures and has been taking beautiful pictures of Mya and Macy for quite some time! These were taken at Cumbernauld! I love them and these are just the few that I picked out to put on here!! Thanks again B!! Hopefully, next time Ansley acts better! We should do a photo shoot with all the girls!?! :)

She did tell me that she would take my beautiful blue eyed children's pics anytime! Just wish I had something to do with those blue eyes and blonde hair! :) At least my husband is good at producing beautiful children!! lol!! jk honey!

Aunt B Photography is officially in business!! :) Just kidding, don't kill me B!

Baptism

On Ansley's Birthday Karson was Baptized at the First United Methodist Chruch by the wonderful Beth Wilke. Of course Zach's grandma Carolyn made his christening gown! It was beautiful! Thank you so much Carolyn! Karson is so fat that he was unable to wear the socks and hat! lol! This kid is a chunk! Thank you again Carolyn! I will be taking it to the cleaners to be put in a keep sake box, so he will forever know that you made it! :)

This is truely the sweetest gma!!

Ansley: 2

Ansley turned 2 on Sunday! I can't believe my little baby is already 2! :( It seems like just yesterday we were up for hours at night walking the house, trying to get her to sleep and now she is so grown up. She is a bossy, sassy, full of spunk, loving, hitting and fighting two year old with a mind of her own. Miss independent without a doubt. It seems impossible to believe all the things she has learned over these two years.

She had a Minnie Mouse birthday party this year and had a blast. We rented a bounce house for her and all her friends and they all loved it! :) Here is what this smart little cookie is up to:

• Can say her first and middle name when you ask her "what is your name?" Needs help with her last name, but can repeat it back to you as cCaslin. :) too funny
• Loves story time at the library
• Loves to read books in general and every night read at least one book before bed
• Can count to 10 by herself
• Can count to 5 in spanish with VERY little help
• Can talk like its no one's business :)
• Loves to play outside, especially with Mya and Macy
• Loves to play with her babies
• Is a very good big sister that is a little too rough sometimes with him, but always wants to hold him
• Is a big helper when is comes to taking care of her brother, cooking and cleaning
• loves Barney, falls asleep to that dumb show everyday
• Like to watch "mouse" every morning (mickey mouse)
• Wearing 2t clothes and size 4 diapers
• Still not wanting to potty train
• Loves to sing!! We sing the Wheels on the Bus, Itsy bitsy Spider and Bunny Fofo (sp) almost everyday
• Can also sing Barney's "I love you song" with minimal help
• Hates having her hair fixed
• Loves to brush her teeth in the mornings while mommy brushes her's
• Loves her grandma's, grandpa's, grandpa Carolyn, Petie, Alicia :)
• Everytime I tell her that I love her she says "I love you mommy" awww, just melts my heart
• Loves going to Grandma Peggy's! On the morning's she goes there she jumps up in her bed and yells gma Peggy, Mavrick, Addalyn and Whitley! Then says "O they are nice" :)   (thank you gma Peggy, Im soooo glad she is in good hands) *tear*
• Takes a nap in mommy's bed almost everyday

I love you Ansley Jane! I can't believe how much our lives have changed since you came into this world! Thank you! You make me a better person and proud to be your mommy!

I'm in serious need on some photoshop :)

The Swing Set!!!

Ansley will be 2 in just a few days and as long as she has been able to walk she has loved Mya and Macy's swingset she will go up and down the slide and always wanting to swing! We enjoy spending time with the neighbors but Ansley definately needed her own! So a couple months ago we noticed the swingsets were going on sale due to the end of the scorcher of a summer! We finally got her one and Zach and his Dad set it up a couple weeks ago. To see her face when her, grandma, and Karson pulled up was awesome! Her eyes were glowing, she was screaming at the top of her lungs, and just as happy as any almost two year old could ever be! Needless to say she absolutely loves it! We didn't get any pics of the building of it but here are a few afterwards and some of the kids enjoying their new toy!

Fall 2011!

Yes, I know this post should have been before Halloween 2011, but hey you get what you get these days! :) We headed to Applejack's Pumpkin Patch in early October with our great friends Jamie, Luke, Landen and Jaycie! It was a cold and dreary day with rain on any off. We happened to think that it wouldn't rain while we were there, but boy were we wrong! It poured on us! We were there a total of 5 minutes before the rain started, so needless to say we didn't get to enjoy the pumpkin patch! :(  We did manage to get a few pumpkins from the patch before heading home! Maybe next year we will have better luck.

We did manage to carve a couple of pumpkins thanks to Zach and his dad! Ansley didn't want anything to do with it!

Halloween 2011

Finally, pictures of Halloween! We were busy, busy on Halloween night! I think we made 11 stops and still skipped 4 stops! Its was crazy, but the kids were champs and acted great the entire night! :) Ansley got a ton of candy this year and had a hard time putting her candy in her bag! She wanted to eat every piece she got at each stop! :) We left the house at 5:30 and retured at 8:30 with some very tired kiddo's!