Weekend fun

We took Ainsley to see the cows Saturday morning.  She didn't know what to think of them, and stared them down!  

Ainsley didn't want it too close to her!

She then wanted to get down and run around, which wasn't going to happen since she had on flip flops and there were big piles of poop every few feet, so we got back in the truck to look at the crops.  You're jealous of my exciting Saturday morning looking at cows and corn, aren't you?!


Sometime on Saturday, Ainsley found a pacifier.  She never really took a pacifier.  I mean, she may have sucked on one for five minutes here and there for a month or so, but that was about the extent of it.  Joel gave her a bath that evening and they walked out of the bathroom with Ainsley sucking on the pacifier.  It's so funny to see it in her mouth.  She was really sucking on it, too! 

I probably need to ask Lisa if she steals Blaine's pacifier at day care.  He's the only one she's around quite a bit that has one (that I know of, anyway).

I didn't think it was possible for Ainsley to get into more than she already does, but she proved me wrong this weekend.  She loves to climb in the chair in the living room, and she discovered the light switch that is right above it.  She likes to flip the light switch on and off...numerous times in a row.  At first, we ignored her and thought she would stop.  She would look over her shoulder and watch the lamp go on and off that's connected to the light switch and she'd look over at each of us to see what we were going to say.  We ignored her, but it didn't stop her at all. 

This light switch is pretty cool!

She's obsessed with buttons...the dvr in the living room, buttons on the oven, dishwasher, washer, dryer, if it has something to press, she's on it.  She's also figured out how to shut the vent off in the bathroom by pressing the little lever, and has really discovered outlets.  Every once in a while, she will go over to an outlet and look at it, but she's never bothered them before.  We've caught her numerous times in the last few days behind her rocking chair in her bedroom with the nightlight in her hand and out of the outlet.  She's also discovered the outlet behind the armoire in our bedroom and tries pulling the cords out of the outlet.  We have outlet covers on all the outlets that don't have something plugged into them, and hopefully she'll learn after a few more slaps on the hand that she can't touch the outlets.  I'm hoping this is another one of those stages that doesn't last very long.

I cleaned the house Saturday afternoon and Ainsley helped....sort of.  I gave her one of Joel's old socks and showed her how to "dust" with it.  She kind of got the point and would wipe down our bedroom armoire with it while I dusted.  She really thought she was doing something.  It was so cute!

Speaking of cleaning, I got a new vacuum a few months ago.  I got rid of our Rainbow vacuum and got a Dyson instead.  I have to say that I'm very happy with our Dyson and it makes it so much easier to go up and down the basement stairs and clean down there.  I ended up getting the vacuum for animal hair.  I figured, since I shed as much as any animal, I needed it!  It does a really good job getting all my hair, along with everything else.  I would highly recommend it!

Sunday, we met Dad and Tanner at Kampsville, and we were excited about eating some catfish fritters.  We hadn't been over there in a few years, and forgot how bad the service was.  We got there at 2:30 and it wasn't very busy.  It took us at least 5 minutes for someone to come and seat us.  Then it took at least another 5 minutes before a waitress came to get our drink order.  Of course, Ainsley didn't want to sit in the high chair, but instead wanted to get down and run around.  Joel and I caved in, and let her watch Little Einstein's on Uncle Tanner's phone.  That kept her entertained for 10-15 minutes, and she was really happy to watch it.  She patted her legs and raised her arms in the air when the rocket blasted off.  We finally got our food 45 minutes later and tried to eat as fast as we could because Ainsley was ready to go at that point. 

Ainsley's waving to the ferry

Waving again

Uncle Tanner showing Ainsley the water

We let her walk around and play outside while we waited on the ferry.  She liked waving to the boats and ferry as they went by.  Since it's been so dry, the grass was dead and very hard.   Ainsley only said "ouch" a few times while walking across it in her flip flops.  There was a nice breeze and it was a nice afternoon.

Ainsley watching the ferry as we ride across the river

Today when Joel got home and took his boots off, Ainsley thought she wanted them on her feet.  She played with them and tried to step in them, but didn't get very far.

Trying to get her foot in....