Happy 2nd Birthday Ainsley!!

Wow, how fast they grow. Happy Birthday to my beautiful baby girl, Ainsley! I hope that she had a great day.We held a costume birthday party for her with a few of her friends, which she seemed to enjoy. She had been waiting for weeks to dress up in her ladybug costume. When it was time to open presents she seemed a little overwhelmed with the attention and all the kids trying to help.

When dad got home Ainsley opened more presents, this time she seemed a lot happier and there wasn't as much chaos. She is such a happy girl and brings so much joy to our family.

Baby Shower

A small group of my friends held a baby shower for little "Suzie" at the Nordstrom Cafe. We all piled in the Esplin van and carpooled to the mall. We had yummy food and treats. Thank you!! 

The Girls 

Hagen's Country Fair

Hagen's school held a country fair on Thursday that we were invited to attend. The auditorium was decorated in quilts, stuffed farm animals, and had games for the kids to play. Several of the kids were dressed up like cowboys, luckily I had bought a cowboy hat that Hagen was excited to wear. It was a lot of fun!

Two little cowboys 

Too much going on

Hagen's Preschool Class

Potty trained before 2...

I decided to be brave and try and potty train Ainsley before the baby was born. It was difficult having both Hagen and Ainsley in diapers the first time around, I wanted to try and avoid it if I could. I used the same book that worked when I potty trained Hagen: "How to potty train in less than a day". Ainsley was a lot younger and didn't quite understand as much as Hagen did, but she did understand the concept. It was a hard four hours of teaching how and what to do, but she mastered it. Ainsley has been potty trained for a couple of weeks now and hasn't had any accidents. I am so proud of her!!

Pumpkin Patch

Last year we had so much fun at the pumpkin patch we decided to make the trek out to Mesa and do it again. The kids enjoyed playing in the bouncy house, riding the train around the farm, seeing several farm animals, running through a hay maze, and choosing a pumpkin. We were all worn out from such a big day. I look forward to doing it again next year.

Riding the train 

The boys in front of the tractor

Playing in the rain

Last week Arizona was fortunate to have a big rain storm to cool things down. I bought the kids rain boots a few weeks ago and this was their chance to try them out, they were so excited. They loved running up and down the street splashing in the big puddles and getting soaked. I had fun standing under my umbrella taking pictures trying to stay dry. 

Bust-a-move

While the men attended priesthood session on Saturday, they ladies decided that we should take the kiddos to Desert Ridge for dinner. The kids enjoyed running through the splash pad and chasing a ball everywhere. Once it got dark, a band started playing which kept Hagen & Ainsley's attention. The kids loved hearing the music and dancing with each other. It was funny to watch!!

Hagen having a great time dancing with his friend

Ring around the rosie

Hagen trying to pick up his friend