Happy Mother's Day

Kasey and Ainsley's Mother's Day Gift for me...tulips, a card, and my very own tiara.  What a special lady I am to get this kind of wonderful handmade gift.  Honestly, it really was great!

 Yesterday, we had a Mother's Day tea @ our church.  I was asked to decorate a table with my own tea set and whatever other decorations I wanted to add.  I was excited to get to use my china for such a special occasion.  I finally landed on a plan for my table and I think it turned out beautiful.  I was happy to have Kasey's mom and Ainsley with me but wished my mom could be there also.

Ainsley and Nana enjoying brunch

Ainsley managed to down a cupcake and 2 then 3 then 4 CUPCAKES before I noticed she had wandered off to another table and was trading smiles for cupcakes.  I've got to watch this little one closer.

Ainsley and Seraphina all dressed up!

Easter Sunday

Easter 2011 was not a typical Easter Sunday for us.  I neglected to think about Easter weekend a few months ago when I was planning a little getaway for our anniversary but we decided to head up to the tulip festival for the weekend and camp at the KOA anyway. We had a great time!

Ainsley woke up to her Easter basket and was so excited Kasey and I could hardly sleep anymore.  She was squealing with delight.  I set up a small easter egg hunt in the trailer for her to practice before the actual hunt at the KOA.

More practice outside with the Easter eggs.



Look Mom, I found one!

There's chocolate in these eggs!

We came home from camping to a surprise dinner from Kasey's parents.  Check out the table below!  It was absolutely beautiful and we are so grateful to have them close by for special occasions like this.

Bonnie is making a new quilt for Ainsley.

64 Easter eggs around the house for Ainsley to hunt



Odds and Ends from the Weekend

More pictures of the weekend.  We enjoyed a campfire and smores the first night.  Ainsley was so excited about standing at the edge of the road and looking at all the dogs in the other campsites.  She would squeal everytime she saw an animal.  There were tons of airplanes in the sky as well.  That is what she is doing below, everytime an airplane goes by, Kasey taught her to put her hand in the air like a plane. 

Enjoying the campfire



Sliding with Daddy

 We went into La Conner and biked around town.  We stopped for playtime in the park and for lunch.  A very fun and cute town indeed.  We were glad to be riding around instead of driving.  The truck would have made it a tight fit in most places.  Another beautiful day for us so we played, swang, crawled around, walked, checked out the river, and just enjoyed time together as a family. 

Tunnels are fun

Lunch in La Conner.  Great pic of these two!

More sliding

Ainsley and Mommy swinging together

Ainsley staring at the river on the bridge

At the end of our walk-another beautiful day!

Tulip Festival



We just returned today from a weekend getaway up to Skagit Valley to celebrate our 7 year anniversary, Easter weekend, and the tulip festival.  We stayed @ the KOA there in my dad's trailer (thanks for the loan) for 2 nights of camping.  We had a great time and the weather was absolutely amazing as you can see by the pictures below.  I think Kasey and I enjoyed the tulips much more than Ainsley.  She was more interested in playing in the dirt, pushing the stroller and going where she is not supposed to rather than starring at the tulips.  It was nice to go when it is not so crowded and no hurry to get back on the road.  Hope you enjoy the pictures below.  For those of you in Texas, we were thinking of you in spirit!!



The only 1/2 smile we could get out of here in the middle of the tulips.  Not a day for a photo shoot but we had ton's of fun anyway



Absolutely breathtaking!

Running in the Daffodils



A Perfect Peanut Picture




Love this shot of all 3 of us.



The Family

Sunday, we all went to my cousin Kyle's baseball game at BCC.  About 30 members of the Conwell family and some good friends of Auntie Kellies attended a potluck and the game.  It was a day to get together and remember Kellie and her love for life!!!  This is one of the only pics we took during the day as we spent most of the game chasing Ainsley around.  We all had a great time.

Putting on Shh...Shh..



You might think I mispelled shoes but that is what Ainsley is calling them these days.  Shh..Shh.  She absolutely loves to get her shoes and bring them to us to put on her feet.  Ultimately, I think she is just so excited to go outside!  Papa, Gma Paula, and Auntie Bethany came over for a visit last weekend.  Below are some snapshots of the Shh's!!!

Papa, the shoe goes on my left foot.



Pay attention Papa



Got it! Ready for church.  Oops, I need a shoe on the other foot.



More Swimming Lessons

Fun video to check out of Ainsley and I @ Swim Class!!

Back Stroke

Jumping off the ledge

Kick...kick...kick...

Auntie Bethany and Gma Paula came to watch Ainsley swim.

Practice makes Perfect

You might wonder why I put these pictures up other than how unbelievably cute she is.  Ainsley emptied every last tube, lotion and wipe out of her basket just to pull her cloth diapers out of her dresser and place them in the basket.

She decided to carry them around the house.  I am sure this is in preperation for hunting for Easter eggs (since she is the smartest baby ever)

Finally, she landed on the floor and decided to blow us kisses while we were trying to get her to smile for a picture. 

A Chance to Stop and Smell the Roses

Last weekend, Kasey and I headed down to Portland for a few days.  Kasey's parents were kind enough to come up and spend the weekend with Ainsley.  We didn't have to twist their arms too much!!  Everyone had a great time.  Nana and Grandpa spoiled our little girl.

Friday was a beautiful day so we took a walk around the neighborhood.  Ainsley made sure we took time to stop and smell the roses (more like dandelions) along the way.

A Closer Look

Let's go this way Nana

Even a closer look at things

Bathtime Fun

Wanted to share a few quick pics of our little cutie at bath time.  Her hair is really getting quite long so you can appreciate it well in these pictures.  Hope you enjoy!

Before

During

After!

HAPPY GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spring Training

While the Mariners hit spring training in Arizona this last week, we dusted off our bikes and bike trailer (thanks Mom and Randy) for Ainsley and hit the pavement in the 40 degree weather.  Not the Arizona sun but the sun was indeed out!

Biking Fun!!!!

It was fun to get out for a ride and enjoy the fresh yet quite cool air.  Ainsley was quiet as a peep just like she is when go for a walk.  The super cute bike helmet (free thanks to my good friend Lori) was not a big hit with her but she managed to keep it on for the ride.  Of course, Kasey and I had our helmets on as well. 


Mommy and Ainsley after the bike ride





Daddy and Ainsley ready for bike ride



A New Way of Eating

For those die hard followers of our blog.  Ainsley eating with a fork.  A new skill for her.  She hasn't quite mastered the art of putting the food on the fork but definately getting it into her mouth.  What a big girl.  The following our a couple of action shots!

Mac & Cheese

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Last FPU class

Last evening we had our final FPU class at our church for the year.  It was very fun to lead another group on the journey and find ourselves with renewed strength every time around.  Our class (picture below) consisted of 3 couples and 1 single lady.  They paid off close to $16,000 and saved and gave away $10,000 in 3 months.  We are so proud of all their hardwork.

Sharon, Ryan and Jenn, Jim and Sylvia, Kevin and Melinda with daughter Gabie.

Next weekend Kasey and I are going down to Portland to see Dave Live.  We are very excited and will be a nice one night get away for us.   

Spring Fun

Today we all decided to get outside after the torrential rains we had this week.  It felt good to get out in the yard to do some mowing, weeding, pruning and of course playing in the grass with our girls.  Ainsley just loves it outside and I am finding every opportunity I get to get outside and love it as well.  Kasey was outside as well taking all the pictures for me to blog.

Thought this was a funny picture of the two of us

Ready Set Go!

Ainsley decided to play peek-a-boo through the slats on the deck. Very cute!